从分子水平探讨中国东北狍的分类地位

国内外对中国狍的分类地位意见不一。本测定了来自中国东北完达山、小兴安岭、大兴安岭、三江和吉林向海等5个地区的15只野生狍的线粒体DNA Cyt 6基因(415 bp)和来自完达山、三江和吉林向海等3个地区的6只野生狍的线粒体控制区部分序列(764 bp),分析了中国东北狍与西伯利亚狍、欧洲狍的系统进化关系,得出中国东北狍与欧洲狍之间mtDNA Cyt 6和mtDNA控制区序列差异平均值分别为4．12%,和4．89％,达到了鹿类动物的种间差异水平;而与西伯利亚狍的mtDNA Cyt 6和mtDNA控制区序列差异平均值仅为1.61％和2．44％,只达到亚种水平。结合形态学的差异,本认为中国东北的狍与欧洲狍为两个独立的物种,与西伯利亚狍为同种。并提出中国东北狍与欧洲狍的分歧时间约在200万年前,与西伯利亚狍的分歧时间约在80万年前。     

狍冬季消化道形态特征及食物颗粒分布

1999年1月在黑龙江省通河县小东林场猎杀14只狍,应用解剖学方法和湿筛法分别对狍冬季消化道形态特征及消化道内食物颗粒分布进行了研究。结果表明,狍复胃中瘤胃比例最大,占71.3±2.6%,其次为皱胃(11.5士2.2%),瓣胃(9.7士2.3%),网胃(7.6士0.9%0);瘤胃粘膜中,瘤胃前庭区(ACF)是最重要的消化和吸收部位之一,具有最大的乳突密度、乳突长度和粘膜赓面扩张系数,显著高于其它区域(P< 0.05 ),后背盲囊区(DBF)次之;网瓣口在狍食物颗粒流通中起到了重要的调节作用,消化道食物颗粒分布中,大颗粒食物(>1.00mm)在瘤网胃中的比例为35.06±10.76%,显著高于其在瓣胃、皱胃及其它消化道内的比例(P<0.05),而小于1.00 mm的食物颗粒在瓣胃以下消化道中有明显的增加(P<0.05), 1.00mm为冬季通过狍网瓣口的临界食物颗粒大小。狍为适应冬季食物营养质量下降,通过增加瘤网胃容量、缩小网瓣口来改变消化道形态而增加食物颗粒在瘤网胃内的滞留时间,使富含纤维素的食物充分发酵和分解以获得更多的能量,从而产生营养适应性的季节变化。     

圈养条件下狍繁殖行为的研究

本试验研究了狍(东北亚种)在人工饲养条件下的繁殖行为。研究结果表明:(1)在交配季节,雄狍具有卷唇嗅闻、扒土等行为;雄狍与雌狍的卧息、冲突行为差异显著,尾阴探究差异极显著。(2)妊娠雌狍选择隐蔽处分娩产仔。(3)在临产前,雌狍有临产表现,采取侧卧分娩姿势,仔狍娩出后,舔食仔狍的胎水和胎膜。     

圈养条件下仔狍的生长与发育

2003 年4 月至2004 年10 月对12 只狍东北亚种雌性生产的16 只仔狍进行了生长发育观察。记录仔狍出生日期,观察生长过程的毛色变化,定期检查牙齿生长状况,测定体尺和体重,所得数据采用SPSS13. 0 软件处理,绘制生长曲线并建立体长与体重的拟合曲线方程。结果表明,圈养条件下仔狍出生主要集中在5 月中旬至6
月中旬,出生时毛色呈暗棕黄色,身体两侧分布不规则的白斑,翌年换毛后白斑消失;出生仔狍的齿式为(0 03 0 /4 0 3 0)×2 = 20,成年狍的齿式为(0 1 3 3/4 0 3 3)×2 = 34,乳齿6 ～7 月龄开始脱换,8 ～9 月龄完成,脱换的顺序为中央切齿→两侧切齿→隅齿;(上、下颌)后臼齿的第一后臼齿2 月龄萌发、3 ～ 4 月龄生长完成,第
二后臼齿6 ～ 7 月龄萌发,8 ～9 月龄生长完成,第三后臼齿12 ～ 13 月龄萌发,14 ～ 15 月龄生长完成;乳齿的前臼齿从12 月龄开始脱换,14 月龄完成,脱换的顺序是上颌第一前臼齿和下颌第三前臼齿→上、下颌第二前臼齿→上颌第三前臼齿和下颌第一前臼齿;仔狍体尺增长率顺序为体长> 臀高> 肩高> 胸围> 腰围。仔狍体长与体重的拟合曲线方程是Y = 63.1084 - 0.0070x + 1.1e ^{- 6} x² - 3e^{- 11} x³ ,生长发育过程可分为生长快速期、生长缓慢期和雌雄狍生长差异期3 个阶段。     

圈养条件下狍发情配种模式的研究

通过在吉林农业科技学院左家校区动物实习基地进行试验,研究了野生狍(中国亚种)在人工驯化饲养条件下的发情配种模式.研究结果表明:狍属于短日照繁殖动物,发情和配种在秋季进行,每年有一个发情周期,性成熟是14±2月龄;雄狍在整个发情配种期始终保持兴奋状态,随时可以与达到发情旺期的雌狍进行交配,发情的雌狍外观没有明显表现,当对雄狍表现好感、主动亲近雄狍时,就是交配的最好时机;狍配种方式采用单雄群雌的同期复配方式,性别比例为雄性狍∶雌性狍=1∶4.     

小兴安岭铁力林业局冬季西伯利亚狍(Capreolus pygargus)的生境选择

为了揭示西伯利亚狍(Capreolus pygargus)的生境选择倾向,本文在小兴安岭铁力林业局布设22条样线,每条样线长1.5 km左右,于2014年11月、2015年1月和12月沿着样线共设置西伯利亚狍的利用样方105个和对照样方68个,记录样方内15个生境因子特征。利用Bailey’s法判断西伯利亚狍对各生境因子的选择倾向,使用资源选择函数分析西伯利亚狍对生境因子的综合选择。结果表明,西伯利亚狍倾向选择的地形特征分别为海拔≤300 m或≥450 m、上坡位或坡度4°;倾向选择的植被特征分别为农田或针叶林、林龄≤25 yr、郁闭度≥0.6、乔木数量≤15棵、乔木平均高15 m、乔木平均胸径≤10 cm、灌木盖度≤0.3或草本盖度0.2;倾向选择的食物特征为食物多;倾向选择的安全特征分别为能见度50 m或雪深≤10 cm。影响西伯利亚狍生境综合选择的主要因子为坡向、坡度、植被类型、郁闭度、乔木数量、乔木平均高和能见度。铁力林业局西伯利亚狍喜欢农田、喜欢易于感知威胁并能够迅速逃跑的相对开阔的生境;地形特征、植被特征和安全特征是影响综合选择的主要生境特征。本研究提示,构建适宜农田林地空间配置的景观格局将成为景观尺度保护西伯利亚狍种群的途径。     

延安地区狍的生态观察

狍广泛分布于欧、亚大陆,是我国东北、华北、西北地区常见的中型兽。我国有二个亚种:西域亚种(Capreolus capreolus pygargus)分布在新疆;中原亚种(Capreolus capreolus bedfordi)分布在东北、内蒙、河北、陕西、青海、四川等地区。关于狍的生态,国内迄今未见报道。我们于1978—1984年在陕西省延安南部甘泉县府村公社和黄龙县小寺庄公社、瓦子街公社,对狍的生态进行了初步研究,现将结果报道如下。     

基于MaxEnt模型的北京周边山区野生狍(Capreolus pygargus)的生境适宜性评价

基于2019年7月—2021年2月在北京周边山区进行的野外调查,采集到65处野生狍(Capreolus pygargus)分布位点,选取22个影响野生狍分布的环境因子,利用最大熵(MaxEnt)模型模拟野生狍在北京周边山区的潜在生境分布。结果显示,训练集的AUC值为0.863,预测精度较高;最暖季均温、最湿月降水量、海拔、平均气温日较差、最干月份降水量、最暖月最高温度、温度季节性变化标准差和坡度的累积贡献率达90.9%,是影响北京周边山区狍生境适宜性的主要环境变量。据MaxEnt模型模拟结果对野生狍生境进行适宜性划分(高适宜、中适宜、低适宜和非适宜区),北京周边山区野生狍的适宜生境分布面积为3947.6 km²,占整个研究区域的24.1%,主要分布于北京西部的太行山区域及北京东北部的燕山区域,在北京北部呈少数斑块化分布。高适宜区分布面积为319.8 km²,占整个研究区域的2.0%。在进行北京周边山区野生狍种群及生境的保护实践中,应加强对野生狍适宜生境集中分布的百花山国家级自然保护区和雾灵山国家级自然保护区等区域的生境保护,并通过植被保育及生...     

内蒙古赛罕乌拉国家级自然保护区狍的日活动节律及其季节变化研究

为探究内蒙古赛罕乌拉国家级自然保护区中有蹄类动物日活动节律与行为的季节变化对生存环境和捕食者的适应,2013年3—12月,在保护区采用红外相机技术对狍Capreolus pygargus进行了行为特征监测研究。共得到3 439份野生动物有效影视数据,鉴别出狍个体共693只次。数据显示:(1)狍具有明显的晨昏活动习性,每日相对活动强度的2个高峰期分别为04∶00—06∶00和17∶00—19∶00;与其他季节相比,夏季相对活动强度高峰均推迟,主要受夏季高温以及捕食者的胁迫因素影响。(2)狍的日活动强度不存在季节差异,但春季的相对活动强度(49.64%)最大,其次为冬季(27.99%),夏季(10.68%)与秋季(11.69%)接近,温度、捕食风险、发情期和食物需求等可能是造成这一现象的主要原因。(3)狍的行为以取食、舔食营养盐和警戒为主,行为比例在不同季节的差异无统计学意义。本研究结果有助于了解野生狍的生活习性,为保护区有蹄类动物的有效管理提供数据支持。     

上颌有犬齿的狍一例

1982年8月26日,在陕西省黄龙县瓦子街公社杨村,采到一只雄性上颌有犬齿的狍。动物区系属古北界华北区黄土高原亚区,海拔1400米。狍外形和头骨量度见表1、2。齿式     

Microsatellite investigation of roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) in Scandinavia reveals genetic differentiation of a Baltic Sea Island population

After a decline in the early 19th century, a remnant population of the Scandinavian roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) was protected in southern Sweden around 1840. The roe deer quickly recovered and recolonized most of the Scandinavian Peninsula. In this study, I analyze microsatellite variation in 14 roe deer populations in Scandinavia to (1) investigate if all Swedish roe deer trace their ancestry to southern Sweden, (2) define other areas where roe deer may have remained during the population decline, and (3) examine if the large geographic distances during the expansion phase have influenced the degree and sorting of genetic variation. The results show that the mainland roe deer most likely trace their ancestry to southern Sweden, but interestingly, the two neighboring populations Övedskloster and Wittskövle in the south are significantly different from each other (p<0.01). Furthermore, the population in Wittskövle and roe deer from Köpingsvik at the Baltic Sea Island Öland are significantly different from all other populations (p<0.1). Thus, potentially, there are more than one founder population that contributed to the current Swedish population. The particular differentiation of roe deer from Öland might be an effect of random population genetic processes during the population expansion phase, potentially in combination with introductions of roe deer from other areas than the Swedish mainland. The results are discussed in relation to management of roe deer in Sweden.     

Seasonal differences between moose and roe deer in ability to digest browse

The digestive capacity of free-living moose Alces alces (L.) and roe deer Capreolus capreolus (L.) for four plant species was studied with in vitro technique. Moose were found to digest all species better than roe deer. Individual variations were also smaller for moose. In moose the level of digestibility was the same both summer and winter, while roe deer shot in winter digested winter samples of bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus L. and to some extent Scots pine Pinus silvestris L. better than did summer roe deer. This was taken as evidence for a seasonal adaptation in the roe deer rumen. Digestibility of the plant material studied showed a strong negative correlation to the fiber content. The results are discussed in relation to winter problems for roe deer and possible food competition between moose and roe deer.     

Intolerance amongst deer species at feeding: roe deer are uneasy banqueters

The function of inter-specific interactions in large herbivore assemblies is under debate. We have studied inter-specific interactions between roe and fallow deer on pastures, to assess whether competition between these Cervidae occurs through behavioural interference. Roe were displaced by fallow deer (i.e. the former moved away from the latter at a distance of >50 m) in 83% of cases (N = 127). Ninety-four percentage (N = 83) of displacement events occurred while roe deer were feeding; in 50% of these cases (N = 78), roe stopped grazing and left the feeding ground. Even when fallow deer did not show any sign of direct aggression to roe, these moved away from fallow in 72% of cases (N = 127). Vigilance rate was significantly greater in roe than in fallow deer, irrespectively of the presence of the other species. When roe and fallow deer grazed within 50 m from each other, vigilance rate increased significantly in roe, but not in fallow deer. Roe deer, in a group, were significantly more tolerant of the presence of fallow deer (even in group), than when solitary. Fallow deer seemed to be able to exclude roe deer from feeding sites through behavioural intolerance.     

Isozyme variation in roe deer in relation to their population history in Britain

The level of genetic variation in 245 roe deer (Cupreolus cupreolus L.), taken from 15 populations across Britain, was estimated by investigating electrophoretic polymorphism at 15 enzyme loci. The proportion of polymorphic loci and the average heterozygosity of roe deer in Britain were estimated as 13.3% and 3.2%, respectively. Allele frequencies at one locus suggested the existence of an east-west cline of an allelic variant in southern Britain which may have originated from an introduction of roe from continental Europe in the last century. These results are discussed in relation to the theoretical expectations for this species and the documented historical background of roe deer inBritain.     

Mitochondrial DNA Distinction of Northeastern China Roe Deer, Siberian Roe Deer, and European Roe Deer, to Clarify the Taxonomic Status of Northeastern China Roe Deer

Partial sequences of the mitochondrial control region of northeastern China roe deer were analyzed to determine the degree of genetic diversity. Fourteen haplotypes were observed. The haplotype diversity was high (h = 0.872), nucleotide diversity was medium (p _i = 0.0108), and the average Tamura–Nei nucleotide distance among them was 1.9%, indicating that genetic diversity of roe deer from northeastern China was relatively high and that the effective population size was large historically. To clarify the northeastern China roe deer's taxonomic status, these 14 haplotypes were compared with 31 haplotypes published in Genbank from Europe, Siberia, and Korea. The average genetic distance between haplogroups of northeastern China and European roe deer (5.8%) was more than twice that between northeastern China and Siberian roe deer (2.7%), indicating sufficient variation to consider roe deer of northeastern China and Siberia as a single species (Capreolus pygargus), distinct from European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus). This is the first presentation of mtDNA data for roe deer in northeastern China, which will be helpful in investigations of genetic diversity and clarifications of the taxonomic status of roe deer in the whole of China.     

黑龙江省胜山林场冬季驼鹿、马鹿和狍的种间关系

1987—1989年的两个冬季在黑龙江省黑河市胜山林场,对驼鹿、马鹿和狍的食性、采食高度和栖息地进行了研究。驼鹿的主要食物是柳(22.4％)、榛(16.0％)、红松(14.3％)和桦(13.8％);马鹿为杨(36.0％)、桦(22.7％)和红松(17.3％);狍为桦(26.5％)、柳(19.0％)、杨(12.7％)。三种动物采食高度的频次为正态分布。驼鹿的采食高度(标准差)为137.4(±39.0)厘米;马鹿为136.2(±37.0)厘米;狍为84.2(±29.2)厘米。驼鹿和马鹿对红松林的利用程度最高,而狍主要利用沼泽植物和红松林。驼鹿与狍在食物维和栖息地维上的生态位重叠最大,驼鹿与马鹿在采食高度维上的重叠最大。三种动物在食物、采食高度和栖息地三维生态位上的重叠大小的顺序为:驼鹿和马鹿>驼鹿和狍>马鹿和狍。     

Genotyping of Capreolus pygargus fossil DNA from Denisova cave reveals phylogenetic relationships between ancient and modern populations

Background

The extant roe deer (Capreolus Gray, 1821) includes two species: the European roe deer (C. capreolus) and the Siberian roe deer (C. pygargus) that are distinguished by morphological and karyotypical differences. The Siberian roe deer occupies a vast area of Asia and is considerably less studied than the European roe deer. Modern systematics of the Siberian roe deer remain controversial with 4 morphological subspecies. Roe deer fossilized bones are quite abundant in Denisova cave (Altai Mountains, South Siberia), where dozens of both extant and extinct mammalian species from modern Holocene to Middle Pleistocene have been retrieved.

Methodology/Principal Findings

We analyzed a 629 bp fragment of the mitochondrial control region from ancient bones of 10 Holocene and four Pleistocene Siberian roe deer from Denisova cave as well as 37 modern specimen belonging to populations from Altai, Tian Shan (Kyrgyzstan), Yakutia, Novosibirsk region and the Russian Far East. Genealogical reconstructions indicated that most Holocene haplotypes were probably ancestral for modern roe deer populations of Western Siberia and Tian Shan. One of the Pleistocene haplotypes was possibly ancestral for modern Yakutian populations, and two extinct Pleistocene haplotypes were close to modern roe deer from Tian Shan and Yakutia. Most modern geographical populations (except for West Siberian Plains) are heterogeneous and there is some tentative evidence for structure. However, we did not find any distinct phylogenetic signal characterizing particular subspecies in either modern or ancient samples.

Conclusion/Significance

Analysis of mitochondrial DNA from both ancient and modern samples of Siberian roe deer shed new light on understanding the evolutionary history of roe deer. Our data indicate that during the last 50,000 years multiple replacements of populations of the Siberian roe deer took place in the Altai Mountains correlating with climatic changes. The Siberian roe deer represent a complex and heterogeneous species with high migration rates and without evident subspecies structure. Low genetic diversity of the West Siberian Plain population indicates a recent bottleneck or founder effect.     

老爷岭南部狍冬季移动、卧息生境选择及其适宜性评价

在动物生境研究中,移动生境和卧息生境是生境研究的焦点。开展移动生境和卧息生境选择,并在此基础上进行生境评价,有利于深入了解动物对移动和卧息生境条件的需求,制定科学合理的栖息地保护计划。以东北虎（Panthera tigris altaica）的主要猎物物种之一-狍（Capreolus pygargus）为研究对象,于2017-2019年冬季积雪覆盖期在老爷岭南部通过随机布设28个大样方和84条用于足迹链跟踪的样线收集狍的移动点和卧息点信息,再结合近年来收集的东北虎出现点,利用广义可加模型（GAM）和最大熵模型（MaxEnt）进行狍移动、卧息生境选择及评价研究。移动生境选择研究表明,狍在移动的过程中偏好选择坡度小、距农田距离>500 m、远离道路、居民点和低海拔或较高海拔的区域;移动生境评价分析表明,移动适宜和次适宜生境面积之和为1318.16 km²,占研究区域面积的51.28%,当加入虎活动点影响因子后,狍移动适宜和次适宜生境面积之和为901.52 km²,适宜和次适宜生境面积之和减少了31.61%。狍卧息生境选择研究表明,水源、农田、道路和雪深是影响狍卧息的关键因素,其中雪深对狍卧息生境选择的贡献率达到70.13%;卧息生境评价表明,卧息适宜和次适宜生境面积之和为1243.77 km²,占研究区域面积的48.39%,当加入虎出现点因子后,适宜生境和次适宜生境面积之和减少了61.00%,仅为485.02 km²。研究认为,虎的出现对狍移动和卧息生境选择均产生影响,虎的活动及捕食行为可能会减少狍的活动范围和频次,狍远离虎活动区域卧息休息,压缩了狍适宜卧息的空间。     

Antibodies to granulocytic Ehrlichia in moose, red deer, and roe deer in Norway

Serum samples from 104 moose (Alces alces), 124 red deer (Cervus elaphus) and 114 roe deer (Capreolus capreolus), collected from different counties in southern Norway from 1994 to 2000, were analysed by an indirect immunofluorescent antibody staining method for antibodies to Ehrlichia equi. The overall seroprevalences for granulocytic Ehrlichia spp. in moose, red deer, and roe deer from Ixodes ricinus infested counties were 43%, 55%, and 96%, respectively. Antibody prevalence was significantly higher in roe deer than in moose and red deer (P < 0.001). Mean antibody titers (log10 +/- SD) to E. equi in sera from moose, red deer, and roe deer were 1:1,497 (3.17 +/- 0.646), 1:234 (2.37 +/- 0.424) and 1:676 (2.83 +/- 0.404), respectively. The present work indicates that all these wild ruminant species are exposed to granulocytic Ehrlichia in Norway.     

Life at the edge: Roe deer occurrence at the opposite ends of their geographical distribution,Norway and Portugal

In the face of climate change and habitat fragmentation there is an increasingly urgent need to learn more about factors that influence species distribution patterns and levels of environmental tolerance. Particular insights can be obtained by looking at the edges of a species range, especially from species with wide distributions. The European roe deer was chosen as a model species due to its widespread distribution. By using pellet group counts, we studied summer and winter habitat use of this herbivore at two of the extreme edges of its distribution – southwest of Portugal, and northeast of Norway – in relation to a range of fine-scale environmental factors including forest structure, vegetation characteristics and human disturbance. Our first prediction that roe deer would respond differently to human activity in both counties was supported. While in Norway roe deer are always close to houses, in Portugal they are either far (in summer) or indifferent (winter). However, everywhere and in every season, roe deer are far from roads. Our second prediction that roe deer better tolerate anthropogenic disturbances in the area where the importance of limiting factors is higher (Norway) was validated. However, our third prediction that anthropogenic disturbance would be less tolerated by roe deer outside the limiting seasons in each country was not supported. Our results suggest that roe deer perceive human activities differently in the two countries and that roe deer better tolerate anthropogenic disturbances in Norway.