Genetic structure, spatial organization, and dispersal in two populations of bat-eared foxes.

ABSTRACT: We incorporated radio-telemetry data with genetic analysis of bat-eared foxes (Otocyon megalotis) from individuals in 32 different groups to examine relatedness and spatial organization in two populations in South Africa that differed in density, home-range sizes, and group sizes. Kin clustering occurred only for female dyads in the high-density population. Relatedness was negatively correlated with distance only for female dyads in the high-density population, and for male and mixed-sex dyads in the low-density population. Home-range overlap of neighboring female dyads was significantly greater in the high compared to low-density population, whereas overlap within other dyads was similar between populations. Amount of home-range overlap between neighbors was positively correlated with gen

SUBMITTER: Kamler JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3790538 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature