Relationship between allozymes, heterozygosity and morphological characters in red deer (Cervus elaphus), and the influence of selective hunting on allele frequency distribution.

Abstract excerpt

Morphological characters in red deer (Cervus elaphus), which serve as criteria for selective hunting, were examined in relation to electrophoretic variation in three populations from the Vosges in eastern France. From the polymorphic loci examined, certain alleles at Idh-2, Me-1 and Acp-1 showed significant associations with a special development of body and antler characters selected for by hunters. Idh-2(125)...

Topics

• Alleles
• Animals
• Deer
• France
• Gene Frequency
• Genetic Variation
• Heterozygote
• Isoenzymes
• Selection, Genetic
• Sports