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Evidence of pre-introduction hybridization of Formosan sika deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) on Okinoshima, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences

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To examine the origin of the Formosan sika deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) introduced to the island of Okinoshima (Wakayama Prefecture, Japan), sixteen tissue samples from Okinoshima population were analyzed to determine sequence variation in maternal mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) cytochrome b and nuclear DNA α-lactalbumin (αLAlb). Three cytochrome b haplotypes were found in the Okinoshima population, two Formosan sika deer haplotypes and one Formosan sambar (C. unicolor swinhoei) haplotype. Three nuclear DNA αLAlb sequences, i.e. Formosan sika deer, red deer (C. elaphus), and additional one unknown sequence were detected in the population. Cytonuclear disequilibrium was observed in five individuals, indicating that the Okinoshima population have occurrence of hybrid among the three deer species. The deer introduced on Okinoshima might have originated from a private deer-breeding facility in Taiwan. To avoid native Japanese sika deer (e.g. C. n. centralis) genetic introgression, the Okinoshima population should be isolated from native Japanese sika deer populations.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Mr. and Mrs. Yoshida and members of the Management Office of Tomogashima for their field assistance. Our thanks are also due to Dr. M. Maki for his useful comments.

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  1. Department of Genetics, School of Life Sciences, The Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI), Shonan Village, Hayama, Kanagawa, 240-0193, Japan

    Yuki Matsumoto

  2. Department of Animal Science and Technology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, 10673, Taiwan

    Yu-ten Ju

  3. Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokushima, 1-1 Minami-josanjima, Tokushima, 770-8502, Japan

    Tadashi Yamashiro

  4. Research Center for Management of Disaster and Environment, The University of Tokushima, 2-1 Minami-josanjima, Tokushima, 770-8506, Japan

    Asuka Yamashiro

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Matsumoto, Y., Ju, Yt., Yamashiro, T. et al. Evidence of pre-introduction hybridization of Formosan sika deer (Cervus nippon taiouanus) on Okinoshima, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, based on mitochondrial and nuclear DNA sequences. Conserv Genet 16, 497–502 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-014-0675-z

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