Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter?
Abstract Aim The relationship of population genetics with the ecology and biogeography of species may be explored by comparing phenotypically similar but ecologically different congeners with overlapping ranges. We compared genetic differentiation between two congeneric rocky intertidal gastropods a...
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crwiley:10.1111/jbi.13502 2024-09-15T18:24:46+00:00 Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? Wort, Edward J. G. Chapman, Mark A. Hawkins, Stephen J. Henshall, Lucy Pita, Alfonso Rius, Marc Williams, Suzanne T. Fenberg, Phillip B. Consellería de Cultura, Educación e Ordenación Universitaria, Xunta de Galicia Natural Environment Research Council 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13502 https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fjbi.13502 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jbi.13502 en eng Wiley http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Journal of Biogeography volume 46, issue 2, page 369-380 ISSN 0305-0270 1365-2699 journal-article 2019 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.13502 2024-08-20T04:16:40Z Abstract Aim The relationship of population genetics with the ecology and biogeography of species may be explored by comparing phenotypically similar but ecologically different congeners with overlapping ranges. We compared genetic differentiation between two congeneric rocky intertidal gastropods across a major portion of their sympatric range. We hypothesized that the habitat generalist with high abundance and continuous distribution would exhibit comparatively less genetic differentiation than the habitat specialist with low abundance and a fragmented distribution. Location North‐east Atlantic from the north‐west Iberian Peninsula to southern British coastline. Taxon Gastropoda, Trochidae, Steromphala (formerly Gibbula ). Methods Field surveys were conducted to assess the presence/absence and the abundance of Steromphala umbilicalis (generalist) and S. pennanti (specialist) at 23 localities along ~1,800 km coastline. We isolated polymorphic microsatellite markers for both species (seven loci for S. umbilicalis and eight for S. pennanti ) and used these to genotype 187 S. umbilicalis and 157 S. pennanti individuals. We used standard population genetic analyses to compare patterns of genetic differentiation between species in relation to the field surveys. Results Steromphala pennanti showed a more fragmented distribution, significantly lower abundance, and greater genetic differentiation than S. umbilicalis . One S. umbilicalis population towards the north of the range (southern Britain) was genetically distinct from all other sampled populations. Steromphala pennanti showed greater genetic differentiation between three southern localities, which may be attributable to its fragmented distribution and lower abundance because of limited availability of its preferred fucoid habitat in this region. We also suggest that oceanographic currents could be associated with regional genetic structure. Main conclusions The habitat generalist showed high‐local abundances, continuous distribution and low regional genetic ... Article in Journal/Newspaper North East Atlantic Wiley Online Library Journal of Biogeography 46 2 369 380 |
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Abstract Aim The relationship of population genetics with the ecology and biogeography of species may be explored by comparing phenotypically similar but ecologically different congeners with overlapping ranges. We compared genetic differentiation between two congeneric rocky intertidal gastropods across a major portion of their sympatric range. We hypothesized that the habitat generalist with high abundance and continuous distribution would exhibit comparatively less genetic differentiation than the habitat specialist with low abundance and a fragmented distribution. Location North‐east Atlantic from the north‐west Iberian Peninsula to southern British coastline. Taxon Gastropoda, Trochidae, Steromphala (formerly Gibbula ). Methods Field surveys were conducted to assess the presence/absence and the abundance of Steromphala umbilicalis (generalist) and S. pennanti (specialist) at 23 localities along ~1,800 km coastline. We isolated polymorphic microsatellite markers for both species (seven loci for S. umbilicalis and eight for S. pennanti ) and used these to genotype 187 S. umbilicalis and 157 S. pennanti individuals. We used standard population genetic analyses to compare patterns of genetic differentiation between species in relation to the field surveys. Results Steromphala pennanti showed a more fragmented distribution, significantly lower abundance, and greater genetic differentiation than S. umbilicalis . One S. umbilicalis population towards the north of the range (southern Britain) was genetically distinct from all other sampled populations. Steromphala pennanti showed greater genetic differentiation between three southern localities, which may be attributable to its fragmented distribution and lower abundance because of limited availability of its preferred fucoid habitat in this region. We also suggest that oceanographic currents could be associated with regional genetic structure. Main conclusions The habitat generalist showed high‐local abundances, continuous distribution and low regional genetic ... |
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Wort, Edward J. G. Chapman, Mark A. Hawkins, Stephen J. Henshall, Lucy Pita, Alfonso Rius, Marc Williams, Suzanne T. Fenberg, Phillip B. |
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Wort, Edward J. G. Chapman, Mark A. Hawkins, Stephen J. Henshall, Lucy Pita, Alfonso Rius, Marc Williams, Suzanne T. Fenberg, Phillip B. Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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Wort, Edward J. G. Chapman, Mark A. Hawkins, Stephen J. Henshall, Lucy Pita, Alfonso Rius, Marc Williams, Suzanne T. Fenberg, Phillip B. |
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Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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Contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: Do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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contrasting genetic structure of sympatric congeneric gastropods: do differences in habitat preference, abundance and distribution matter? |
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