Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools)
Arctic ecosystems are changing at an unprecedented rate. How Arctic species are able to respond to such environmental change is partially dependent on the connections between local and broadly distributed populations. For species like the Long-tailed Duck ( Clangula hyemalis), we have limited teleme...
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crarcticinstna:10.14430/arctic4548 2024-06-23T07:48:11+00:00 Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) Wilson, Robert E. Gust, Judy R. Petersen, Margaret R. Talbot, Sandra L. 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.14430/arctic4548 http://arctic.journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/arctic/index.php/arctic/article/viewFile/4548/4720 unknown The Arctic Institute of North America ARCTIC volume 69, issue 1, page 65 ISSN 1923-1245 0004-0843 journal-article 2016 crarcticinstna https://doi.org/10.14430/arctic4548 2024-06-04T05:46:34Z Arctic ecosystems are changing at an unprecedented rate. How Arctic species are able to respond to such environmental change is partially dependent on the connections between local and broadly distributed populations. For species like the Long-tailed Duck ( Clangula hyemalis), we have limited telemetry and band-recovery information from which to infer population structure and migratory connectivity; however, genetic analyses can offer additional insights. To examine population structure in the Long-tailed Duck, we characterized variation at mtDNA control region and microsatellite loci among four breeding areas in Alaska, Canada, and Russia. We observed significant differences in the variance of mtDNA haplotype frequencies between the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) and the three Arctic locations (Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska, eastern Siberia, and central Canadian Arctic). However, like most sea duck genetic assessments, our study found no evidence of population structure based on autosomal microsatellite loci. Long-tailed Ducks use multiple wintering areas where pair formation occurs with some populations using both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This situation provides a greater opportunity for admixture across breeding locales, which would likely homogenize the nuclear genome even in the presence of female philopatry. The observed mtDNA differentiation was largely due to the presence of two divergent clades: (A) a clade showing signs of admixture among all breeding locales and (B) a clade primarily composed of YKD samples. We hypothesize that the pattern of mtDNA differentiation reflects some degree of philopatry to the YKD and isolation of two refugial populations with subsequent expansion and admixture. We recommend additional genetic assessments throughout the circumpolar range of Long-tailed Ducks to further quantify aspects of genetic diversity and migratory connectivity in this species. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Kuskokwim Alaska Siberia Yukon Arctic Institute of North America Arctic Canada Pacific Yukon ARCTIC 69 1 65 |
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Arctic ecosystems are changing at an unprecedented rate. How Arctic species are able to respond to such environmental change is partially dependent on the connections between local and broadly distributed populations. For species like the Long-tailed Duck ( Clangula hyemalis), we have limited telemetry and band-recovery information from which to infer population structure and migratory connectivity; however, genetic analyses can offer additional insights. To examine population structure in the Long-tailed Duck, we characterized variation at mtDNA control region and microsatellite loci among four breeding areas in Alaska, Canada, and Russia. We observed significant differences in the variance of mtDNA haplotype frequencies between the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta (YKD) and the three Arctic locations (Arctic Coastal Plain in Alaska, eastern Siberia, and central Canadian Arctic). However, like most sea duck genetic assessments, our study found no evidence of population structure based on autosomal microsatellite loci. Long-tailed Ducks use multiple wintering areas where pair formation occurs with some populations using both the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. This situation provides a greater opportunity for admixture across breeding locales, which would likely homogenize the nuclear genome even in the presence of female philopatry. The observed mtDNA differentiation was largely due to the presence of two divergent clades: (A) a clade showing signs of admixture among all breeding locales and (B) a clade primarily composed of YKD samples. We hypothesize that the pattern of mtDNA differentiation reflects some degree of philopatry to the YKD and isolation of two refugial populations with subsequent expansion and admixture. We recommend additional genetic assessments throughout the circumpolar range of Long-tailed Ducks to further quantify aspects of genetic diversity and migratory connectivity in this species. |
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Wilson, Robert E. Gust, Judy R. Petersen, Margaret R. Talbot, Sandra L. Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) |
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Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) |
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Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) |
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Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) |
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Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) |
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Spatial Genetic Structure of Long-tailed Ducks ( Clangula hyemalis) among Alaskan, Canadian, and Russian Breeding Populations + Supplementary Appendix Tables S1 and S2 (See Article Tools) |
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spatial genetic structure of long-tailed ducks ( clangula hyemalis) among alaskan, canadian, and russian breeding populations + supplementary appendix tables s1 and s2 (see article tools) |
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