Molecular genetic polymorphism of American mink populations (Neovison vison) in model fur farms and on the adjacent territories in Belarus
https://doi.org/10.29235/1561-8323-2020-64-6-685-693
Abstract
American mink (Neovison vison) is both a problematic invader and an economically valuable fur breed species in Belarus. The increasing scale of mink breeding for fur and the growing impact of this invasive species on the local ecosystems requires sound, novel strategies for managing both farm and wild populations. Containment of wild American mink populations under the effects of possible migration from the fur farms could be especially problematic. With that issue in mind, we have used microsatellite analysis todetermine the genetic polymorphism in two color breeds of farm-bred American mink in the populations of several Belorussian model fur farms, as well as the same characteristics for the feral populations on the territories adjacent to said fur farms. We confirm the presence of effective influx of mink into the wild from fur farms, determined through the means of analyzing microsatellite genotype data of feral and farm populations.
About the Authors
A. A. Valnisty
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Valnisty Arseni A. – Junior researcher
27, Akademisheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
K. V. Homel
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Homel Kanstantsin V. – Ph. D. (Biology), Leading researcher
27, Akademisheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
E. E. Kheidorova
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Kheidorova Ekaterina E. – Ph. D. (Biology), Leading researcher
27, Akademisheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
A. V. Shpak
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Shpak Aleksey V. – Senior researcher
27, Akademisheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
M. E. Nikiforov
Scientific and Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus on Bioresources
Belarus
Belarus
Nikiforov Mikhail E. – Academician, D. Sc. (Biology), Professor, Head of the Laboratory
27, Akademisheskaya Str., 220072, Minsk
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