title: Interspecific hybridization between greater kudu and nyala.
abstract: Hybridization of wildlife species, even in the absence of introgression, is of concern due to wasted reproductive effort and a reduction in productivity. In this study we detail an accidental mating between a female nyala (Tragelaphus angasii) and a male greater kudu (T. strepsiceros). The hybrid was phenotypically nyala and was identified as such based on mitochondrial DNA. Further genetic analysis based on nine microsatellite markers, chromosome number and chromosome morphology however, confirmed its status as an F1 hybrid. Results obtained from a reproductive potential assessment indicated that this animal does not have the potential to breed successfully and can be considered as sterile.
authors.affiliation: National Zoological Gardens of South Africa, P.O. Box 754, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa, desire@nzg.ac.za.
authors.forename: Desiré L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Dalton
authors.forename: Adrian
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tordiffe
authors.forename: Ilse
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Luther
authors.forename: Assumpta
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Duran
authors.forename: Anna M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: van Wyk
authors.forename: Helene
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Brettschneider
authors.forename: Almero
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oosthuizen
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Modiba
authors.forename: Antoinette
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotzé
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000235:genetics* / Q000502:physiology; D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D059785:Karyotype; D008297:Male; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats; D010641:Phenotype; D012098:Reproduction; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D004272:DNA, Mitochondrial