Low genetic connectivity in an estuarine fish with pelagic larvae
We evaluated the spatial scale of metapopulation structure and genetic connectivity in rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, using eight microsatellite loci at 22 spawning locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Consistent with low gene flow and limited dispersal, significant genetic structuring (F...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f07-154 2024-06-23T07:54:47+00:00 Low genetic connectivity in an estuarine fish with pelagic larvae Bradbury, I R Campana, S E Bentzen, P 2008 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f07-154 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f07-154 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences volume 65, issue 2, page 147-158 ISSN 0706-652X 1205-7533 journal-article 2008 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f07-154 2024-06-13T04:10:51Z We evaluated the spatial scale of metapopulation structure and genetic connectivity in rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, using eight microsatellite loci at 22 spawning locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Consistent with low gene flow and limited dispersal, significant genetic structuring (F ST ≈ 0.11) was present at small spatial scales (<200 km). Moreover, strong isolation by distance (IBD, P < 0.001, r 2 = 0.47) was observed, which was linear at small scales and nonlinear at large distances (>200 km). We hypothesized that despite high dispersal potential associated with a pelagic larval stage, behaviours restricting gene flow may result in structuring at the estuary scale. Multidimensional scaling and neighbour-joining of multilocus genotypes indicate some bay-scale associations. However, a comparison of F ST values and IBD residuals at both estuary and bay scales indicated low structure within and elevated structure among estuaries. Estuarine structuring was further supported by the presence of significant small-scale IBD within several coastal embayments (50–100 km), as well as Bayesian clustering consistent with estuarine-scale independence. Finally, estimates of dispersal based on the IBD relationship are consistent with local estuarine recruitment (<1.5 km·generation –1 ). We conclude that the unexpectedly high genetic structure observed is consistent with behavioral influences reducing dispersal, supporting previous work implicating active larval retention. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Canadian Science Publishing Newfoundland Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65 2 147 158 |
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We evaluated the spatial scale of metapopulation structure and genetic connectivity in rainbow smelt, Osmerus mordax, using eight microsatellite loci at 22 spawning locations throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Consistent with low gene flow and limited dispersal, significant genetic structuring (F ST ≈ 0.11) was present at small spatial scales (<200 km). Moreover, strong isolation by distance (IBD, P < 0.001, r 2 = 0.47) was observed, which was linear at small scales and nonlinear at large distances (>200 km). We hypothesized that despite high dispersal potential associated with a pelagic larval stage, behaviours restricting gene flow may result in structuring at the estuary scale. Multidimensional scaling and neighbour-joining of multilocus genotypes indicate some bay-scale associations. However, a comparison of F ST values and IBD residuals at both estuary and bay scales indicated low structure within and elevated structure among estuaries. Estuarine structuring was further supported by the presence of significant small-scale IBD within several coastal embayments (50–100 km), as well as Bayesian clustering consistent with estuarine-scale independence. Finally, estimates of dispersal based on the IBD relationship are consistent with local estuarine recruitment (<1.5 km·generation –1 ). We conclude that the unexpectedly high genetic structure observed is consistent with behavioral influences reducing dispersal, supporting previous work implicating active larval retention. |
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Low genetic connectivity in an estuarine fish with pelagic larvae |
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Low genetic connectivity in an estuarine fish with pelagic larvae |
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