An opportunity for testing multiple paternity in a wild Jaguar (Panthera onca)

Authors

  • Gabriela Medeiros de Pinho Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Departamento de Biologia
  • Rogerio Fonseca Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Departamento de Ciências Florestais
  • Izeni Pires Farias Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Departamento de Biologia

Keywords:

Felidae, Paternity test, Multiple paternity, Road kill, Amazon

Abstract

We performed a paternity test for three cubs from one wild female jaguar (Panthera onca). The opportunity for this study was generated by an accident involving a vehicle collision with a pregnant jaguar in the central Amazon. The cubs are polyzygotic triplets and were found to have been sired by the same male. Here, we also provide an overview and discuss several aspects of jaguar reproduction.
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Published

2014-09-01

How to Cite

Pinho, G. M. de, Fonseca, R., & Farias, I. P. (2014). An opportunity for testing multiple paternity in a wild Jaguar (Panthera onca). Biota Neotropica, 14(3). Retrieved from //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1326

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 3 (2014): v14n3

Section

Short Communications