Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling
Contact zones between ecotypes are windows for understanding how species may react to climate changes. Here, we analysed the fine-scale genetic and morphological variation in harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) around the UK by genotyping 591 stranded animals at nine microsatellite loci. The dat...
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Ecotype specialization Molecular ecology Continuous population Dispersal Climate change Admixture 1001 70 197 60 Biology (Whole Organism) Research Article ecotype specialization;molecular ecology;continuous population;dispersal;climate change;admixture envir geo Michael C. Fontaine Nicholas J. Davison Oliver Thatcher Sylvain Piry Paul Jepson Andrew Brownlow Rob Deaville Simon J. Goodman Nicolas Ray Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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Contact zones between ecotypes are windows for understanding how species may react to climate changes. Here, we analysed the fine-scale genetic and morphological variation in harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) around the UK by genotyping 591 stranded animals at nine microsatellite loci. The data were integrated with a prior study to map at high resolution the contact zone between two previously identified ecotypes meeting in the northern Bay of Biscay. Clustering and spatial analyses revealed that UK porpoises are derived from two genetic pools with porpoises from the southwestern UK being genetically differentiated, and having larger body sizes compared to those of other UK areas. Southwestern UK porpoises showed admixed ancestry between southern and northern ecotypes with a contact zone extending from the northern Bay of Biscay to the Celtic Sea and Channel. Around the UK, ancestry blends from one genetic group to the other along a southwest--northeast axis, correlating with body size variation, consistent with previously reported morphological differences between the two ecotypes. We also detected isolation by distance among juveniles but not in adults, suggesting that stranded juveniles display reduced intergenerational dispersal. The fine-scale structure of this admixture zone raises the question of how it will respond to future climate change and provides a reference point for further study. |
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Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle (MIVEGEC) Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud ) Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences Groningen (GELIFES) University of Groningen Groningen Inst. Zool. Zoological Society of London Geometry and Lighting (ALICE) Inria Nancy - Grand Est Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Department of Algorithms, Computation, Image and Geometry (LORIA - ALGO) Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA) Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA) Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Veterinary Service Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Institute of Zoology Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology University of Leeds Sch Biol, Fac Biol Sci, Groningen Inst Evolutionary Life Sci GELIFES University of Groningen Dept. Zool. University of Cambridge EnviroSPACE Laboratory, Institute for Environmental Sciences University of Geneva Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) SRUC Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) EnviroSPACE Laboratory Institute for Environmental Sciences Geneva (ISE) University of Geneva Switzerland -University of Geneva Switzerland Animal and Plant Health Agency Addlestone, UK (APHA) Fontaine lab Fontaine, Michael C. Goodman, Simon J. |
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Michael C. Fontaine Nicholas J. Davison Oliver Thatcher Sylvain Piry Paul Jepson Andrew Brownlow Rob Deaville Simon J. Goodman Nicolas Ray |
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Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern uk waters revealed by genetic profiling |
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:50|dedup_wf_001::be5307b2ba67b6b689cd408bfcfc496d 2023-05-15T17:59:13+02:00 Mixing of porpoise ecotypes in southwestern UK waters revealed by genetic profiling Michael C. Fontaine Nicholas J. Davison Oliver Thatcher Sylvain Piry Paul Jepson Andrew Brownlow Rob Deaville Simon J. Goodman Nicolas Ray Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle (MIVEGEC) Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud ) Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences Groningen (GELIFES) University of Groningen Groningen Inst. Zool. Zoological Society of London Geometry and Lighting (ALICE) Inria Nancy - Grand Est Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Department of Algorithms, Computation, Image and Geometry (LORIA - ALGO) Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA) Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Laboratoire Lorrain de Recherche en Informatique et ses Applications (LORIA) Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (Inria)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)-Université de Lorraine (UL)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) Centre de Biologie pour la Gestion des Populations (UMR CBGP) Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro) Scottish Marine Animal Stranding Scheme, SRUC Veterinary Service Scotland's Rural College (SRUC) Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Institute of Zoology Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology University of Leeds Sch Biol, Fac Biol Sci, Groningen Inst Evolutionary Life Sci GELIFES University of Groningen Dept. Zool. University of Cambridge EnviroSPACE Laboratory, Institute for Environmental Sciences University of Geneva Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Centre international d'études supérieures en sciences agronomiques (Montpellier SupAgro)-Université de Montpellier (UM)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD France-Sud )-Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier (Montpellier SupAgro) SRUC Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) EnviroSPACE Laboratory Institute for Environmental Sciences Geneva (ISE) University of Geneva Switzerland -University of Geneva Switzerland Animal and Plant Health Agency Addlestone, UK (APHA) Fontaine lab Fontaine, Michael C. 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Here, we analysed the fine-scale genetic and morphological variation in harbour porpoises ( Phocoena phocoena ) around the UK by genotyping 591 stranded animals at nine microsatellite loci. The data were integrated with a prior study to map at high resolution the contact zone between two previously identified ecotypes meeting in the northern Bay of Biscay. Clustering and spatial analyses revealed that UK porpoises are derived from two genetic pools with porpoises from the southwestern UK being genetically differentiated, and having larger body sizes compared to those of other UK areas. Southwestern UK porpoises showed admixed ancestry between southern and northern ecotypes with a contact zone extending from the northern Bay of Biscay to the Celtic Sea and Channel. Around the UK, ancestry blends from one genetic group to the other along a southwest--northeast axis, correlating with body size variation, consistent with previously reported morphological differences between the two ecotypes. We also detected isolation by distance among juveniles but not in adults, suggesting that stranded juveniles display reduced intergenerational dispersal. The fine-scale structure of this admixture zone raises the question of how it will respond to future climate change and provides a reference point for further study. Article in Journal/Newspaper Phocoena phocoena Unknown Royal Society Open Science 4 3 160992 |