White and other fur colourations and hybridization in golden jackals (Canis aureus) in the Carpathian basin

Ninausz, Nóra and Fehér, Péter Árpád and Csányi, Erika and Heltai, Miklós and Szabó, László and Sándor, Gyula and Jánoska, Ferenc and Kusza, Szilvia and Frank, Krisztián and Varga, László and Stéger, Viktor (2023) White and other fur colourations and hybridization in golden jackals (Canis aureus) in the Carpathian basin. SCIENTIFIC REPORTS, 13 (1). ISSN 2045-2322

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Abstract

The golden jackal ( Canis aureus ) is a reoccurring species in the centre of the Carpathian basin, in Hungary. In total, 31 golden jackal tissue samples were collected, from 8 white-coated, 2 black-coated and one mottled animal across Hungary. Sequences and fragment length polymorphisms were studied for white colour (MC1R), and for black coat colouration (CBD103). In each white animal, the most widespread mutation causing white fur colour in dogs in homozygous form was detected. Three animals were found to carry the mutation in heterozygous form. The two black golden jackals were heterozygous for the 3 bp deletion in CBD103 that mutation for black coat colouration in dogs, and one of them also carried the mutation causing white fur. None of the white animals showed signs of hybridization, but both the black and the mottled coloured individuals were found to be hybrids based on genetic testing. Kinship was found three times, twice between white animals, and once between a white animal and an agouti animal carrying the mutation of white coat. Our results confirm the findings that golden jackal – dog hybrids may occur without human intervention, and the detected mutation causing white fur colour in golden jackals could possibly be due to an early hybridization event.

Tudományterület / tudományág

agricultural sciences > forestry and wildlife management

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Soproni Egyetem

Item Type:	Article
SWORD Depositor:	Teszt Sword
Depositing User:	Csaba Horváth
Identification Number:	MTMT:34429768
Date Deposited:	09 Jan 2024 08:18
Last Modified:	09 Jan 2024 08:18
URI:	http://publicatio.uni-sopron.hu/id/eprint/2926

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