Monozygotic Twin Wolves with Divergent Life Histories
Genetic evidence for monozygotic (identical) twinning in mammalian species is rare in the literature. Here we report what may be the first pair of monozygotic twins identified in a wild caniform carnivore, the grey wolf (Canis lupus). One of these individuals remained in its natal population of Bank...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/63099 2023-05-15T14:19:03+02:00 Monozygotic Twin Wolves with Divergent Life Histories Carmichael, Lindsey Nagy, John A. Strobeck, Curits 2009-08-25 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63099 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63099/47039 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/63099 ARCTIC; Vol. 61 No. 3 (2008): September: 233–346; 329-331 1923-1245 0004-0843 wolf Canis lupus monozygotic twin identical twin Banks Island dispersal migration life history loup jumeau monozygote jumeau identique île Banks dispersion cycle biologique info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 2009 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:20:33Z Genetic evidence for monozygotic (identical) twinning in mammalian species is rare in the literature. Here we report what may be the first pair of monozygotic twins identified in a wild caniform carnivore, the grey wolf (Canis lupus). One of these individuals remained in its natal population of Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, while its twin migrated across the polar sea ice to the mainland. This suggests divergent life history strategies in genetically identical individuals, making this incidence of twinning particularly interesting. Il est rare que la documentation fasse état de preuves génétiques à l’égard de jumeaux monozygotes (identiques) chez les espèces de mammifères. Ici, nous faisons mention de ce qui pourrait être la première paire de jumeaux monozygotes identifiée chez un carnivore caniforme sauvage, le loup gris (Canis lupus). Un de ces individus est resté au sein de sa population natale de l’île Banks, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, au Canada, tandis que son jumeau a migré jusqu’à la terre ferme au moyen de la glace polaire. Cela laisse entrevoir des stratégies de cycle biologique différentes chez des individus génétiquement identiques, ce qui rend cette gémellité particulièrement intéressante. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Banks Island Canis lupus Île Banks Northwest Territories Sea ice Territoires du Nord-Ouest loup gris University of Calgary Journal Hosting Canada Northwest Territories ARCTIC 61 3 |
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Genetic evidence for monozygotic (identical) twinning in mammalian species is rare in the literature. Here we report what may be the first pair of monozygotic twins identified in a wild caniform carnivore, the grey wolf (Canis lupus). One of these individuals remained in its natal population of Banks Island, Northwest Territories, Canada, while its twin migrated across the polar sea ice to the mainland. This suggests divergent life history strategies in genetically identical individuals, making this incidence of twinning particularly interesting. Il est rare que la documentation fasse état de preuves génétiques à l’égard de jumeaux monozygotes (identiques) chez les espèces de mammifères. Ici, nous faisons mention de ce qui pourrait être la première paire de jumeaux monozygotes identifiée chez un carnivore caniforme sauvage, le loup gris (Canis lupus). Un de ces individus est resté au sein de sa population natale de l’île Banks, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest, au Canada, tandis que son jumeau a migré jusqu’à la terre ferme au moyen de la glace polaire. Cela laisse entrevoir des stratégies de cycle biologique différentes chez des individus génétiquement identiques, ce qui rend cette gémellité particulièrement intéressante. |
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Monozygotic Twin Wolves with Divergent Life Histories |
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Monozygotic Twin Wolves with Divergent Life Histories |
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