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

Autores/as

  • 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

Palabras clave:

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

Resumen

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.
Issue Cover Vol.: 14 Num: 3

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Publicado

09/01/2014

Cómo citar

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). Recuperado a partir de //www.biotaneotropica.org.br/BN/article/view/1326

Número

Vol. 14 Núm. 3 (2014): v14n3

Sección

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