Genetic Divergence and Morphological Convergence in the Prairie Dogs, Cynomys gunnisoni and Cynomys leucurus I. Morphological and Ecological Analyses

Evolution ◽  
1976 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 345
Author(s):  
John J. Pizzimenti
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Divergence ◽  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Cynomys Gunnisoni ◽  
Morphological Convergence ◽  
Cynomys Leucurus

scholarly journals A Novel Retrovirus (Gunnison’s Prairie Dog Retrovirus) Associated With Thymic Lymphoma in Gunnison’s Prairie Dogs in Colorado, USA

Viruses ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 606
Author(s):  
Molly D. Butler ◽  
Karen Griffin ◽  
Connie D. Brewster ◽  
Marylee L. Kapuscinski ◽  
Mark D. Stenglein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Cynomys Ludovicianus ◽  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Prairie Dog ◽  
Thymic Lymphoma ◽  
Type D ◽  
Cynomys Gunnisoni ◽  
Cynomys Leucurus ◽  
Free Ranging ◽  
Gunnison's Prairie Dogs

As part of research and wildlife disease surveillance efforts, we performed necropsy examinations of 125 free-ranging (n = 114) and captive (n = 11) prairie dogs in Colorado from 2009 to 2017. From these cases, we identified three cases of thymic lymphoma in free-ranging Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni), and we identified a novel retroviral sequence associated with these tumors. The viral sequence is 7700 nucleotides in length and exhibits a genetic organization that is consistent with the characteristics of a type D betaretrovirus. The proposed name of this virus is Gunnison’s prairie dog retrovirus (GPDRV). We screened all 125 prairie dogs for the presence of GPDRV using PCR with envelope-specific primers and DNA extracted from spleen samples. Samples were from Gunnison’s prairie dogs (n = 59), black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys ludovicianus) (n = 40), and white-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys leucurus) (n = 26). We identified GPDRV in a total of 7/125 (5.6%) samples including all three of the prairie dogs with thymic lymphoma, as well as spleen from an additional four Gunnison’s prairie dogs with no tumors recognized at necropsy. None of the GPDRV-negative Gunnison’s prairie dogs had thymic lymphomas. We also identified a related, apparently endogenous retroviral sequence in all prairie dog samples. These results suggest that GPDRV infection may lead to development of thymic lymphoma in Gunnison’s prairie dogs.

Plague in a Colony of Gunnison's Prairie Dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni) Despite Three Years of Infusions of Burrows with 0.05% Deltamethrin to Kill Fleas

2018 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 347-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
John L. Hoogland ◽  
Dean E. Biggins ◽  
Nathaniel Blackford ◽  
David A. Eads ◽  
Dustin Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Cynomys Gunnisoni ◽  
Gunnison's Prairie Dogs

What is the best way to estimate vigilance? A comparison of two methods for Gunnison's prairie dogs, Cynomys gunnisoni

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 117-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian M. Hirschler ◽  
Jennifer L. Gedert ◽  
Jessica Majors ◽  
Tucker Townsend ◽  
John L. Hoogland
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Cynomys Gunnisoni ◽  
Gunnison's Prairie Dogs

A PLAGUE EPIZOOTIC IN THE WHITE-TAILED PRAIRIE DOGS (CYNOMYS LEUCURUS) OF MEETEETSE, WYOMING

1988 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 399-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonya R. Ubico ◽  
Gary O. Maupin ◽  
Kathleen A. Fagerstone ◽  
Robert G. McLean
Keyword(s):  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Cynomys Leucurus

Resource availability influences global social network properties in Gunnison’s prairie dogs (Cynomys gunnisoni)

Behaviour ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Ferenc Jordán ◽  
Bálint Kovács ◽  
Jennifer L. Verdolin
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Resource Availability ◽  
Network Size ◽  
Prairie Dogs ◽  
Word Index ◽  
Cynomys Gunnisoni ◽  
Network Connectedness ◽  
Network Properties ◽  
Gunnison's Prairie Dogs

Abstract Increasingly we are discovering that the interactions between individuals within social groups can be quite complex and flexible. Social network analysis offers a toolkit to describe and quantify social structure, the patterns we observe, and evaluate the social and environmental factors that shape group dynamics. Here, we used 14 Gunnison’s prairie dogs networks to evaluate how resource availability and network size influenced four global properties of the networks (centralization, clustering, average path length, small word index). Our results suggest a positive correlation between overall network cohesion and resource availability, such that networks became less centralized and cliquish as biomass/m2 availability decreased. We also discovered that network size modulates the link between social interactions and resource availability and is consistent with a more ‘decentralized’ group. This study highlights the importance of how individuals modify social cohesions and network connectedness as a way to reduce intragroup competition under different ecological conditions.

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