Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis
Cultural transmission of migratory traditions enables species to deal with their environment based on experiences from earlier generations. Also, it allows a more adequate and rapid response to rapidly changing environments. When individuals break with their migratory traditions, new population stru...
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ftunigroningenpu:oai:pure.rug.nl:publications/6eec873e-f430-41ee-a07e-f43a443d487d 2024-09-15T17:58:04+00:00 Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis Jonker, R.M. Kraus, R. H. S. Zhang, Q. Van Hooft, P. Larsson, K. Van der Jeugd, H. P. Kurvers, R. H. J. M. van Wieren, S.E. Loonen, M. J. J. E. Crooijmans, R. P. M. A. Ydenberg, R. C. Groenen, M. A. M. Prins, H. H. T. 2013-12 https://hdl.handle.net/11370/6eec873e-f430-41ee-a07e-f43a443d487d https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/6eec873e-f430-41ee-a07e-f43a443d487d https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12548 eng eng https://research.rug.nl/en/publications/6eec873e-f430-41ee-a07e-f43a443d487d info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Jonker , R M , Kraus , R H S , Zhang , Q , Van Hooft , P , Larsson , K , Van der Jeugd , H P , Kurvers , R H J M , van Wieren , S E , Loonen , M J J E , Crooijmans , R P M A , Ydenberg , R C , Groenen , M A M & Prins , H H T 2013 , ' Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis ' , Molecular Ecology , vol. 22 , no. 23 , pp. 5835-5847 . https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12548 admixture cultural evolution migration modelling population genetics SNP speciation PARENTAL CARE CANADA GEESE EVOLUTION BIRD POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION DIRECTION CONNECTIVITY RELATEDNESS INHERITANCE article 2013 ftunigroningenpu https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12548 2024-06-24T15:45:03Z Cultural transmission of migratory traditions enables species to deal with their environment based on experiences from earlier generations. Also, it allows a more adequate and rapid response to rapidly changing environments. When individuals break with their migratory traditions, new population structures can emerge that may affect gene flow. Recently, the migratory traditions of the Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis changed, and new populations differing in migratory distance emerged. Here, we investigate the population genetic structure of the Barnacle Goose to evaluate the consequences of altered migratory traditions. We used a set of 358 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers to genotype 418 individuals from breeding populations in Greenland, Spitsbergen, Russia, Sweden and the Netherlands, the latter two being newly emerged populations. We used discriminant analysis of principal components, F-ST, linkage disequilibrium and a comparison of geneflow models using migrate-n to show that there is significant population structure, but that relatively many pairs of SNPs are in linkage disequilibrium, suggesting recent admixture between these populations. Despite the assumed traditions of migration within populations, we also show that genetic exchange occurs between all populations. The newly established nonmigratory population in the Netherlands is characterized by high emigration into other populations, which suggests more exploratory behaviour, possibly as a result of shortened parental care. These results suggest that migratory traditions in populations are subject to change in geese and that such changes have population genetic consequences. We argue that the emergence of nonmigration probably resulted from developmental plasticity. Article in Journal/Newspaper Barnacle goose Branta leucopsis Greenland Spitsbergen University of Groningen research database Molecular Ecology 22 23 5835 5847 |
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admixture cultural evolution migration modelling population genetics SNP speciation PARENTAL CARE CANADA GEESE EVOLUTION BIRD POPULATION DIFFERENTIATION DIRECTION CONNECTIVITY RELATEDNESS INHERITANCE Jonker, R.M. Kraus, R. H. S. Zhang, Q. Van Hooft, P. Larsson, K. Van der Jeugd, H. P. Kurvers, R. H. J. M. van Wieren, S.E. Loonen, M. J. J. E. Crooijmans, R. P. M. A. Ydenberg, R. C. Groenen, M. A. M. Prins, H. H. T. Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis |
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Cultural transmission of migratory traditions enables species to deal with their environment based on experiences from earlier generations. Also, it allows a more adequate and rapid response to rapidly changing environments. When individuals break with their migratory traditions, new population structures can emerge that may affect gene flow. Recently, the migratory traditions of the Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis changed, and new populations differing in migratory distance emerged. Here, we investigate the population genetic structure of the Barnacle Goose to evaluate the consequences of altered migratory traditions. We used a set of 358 single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers to genotype 418 individuals from breeding populations in Greenland, Spitsbergen, Russia, Sweden and the Netherlands, the latter two being newly emerged populations. We used discriminant analysis of principal components, F-ST, linkage disequilibrium and a comparison of geneflow models using migrate-n to show that there is significant population structure, but that relatively many pairs of SNPs are in linkage disequilibrium, suggesting recent admixture between these populations. Despite the assumed traditions of migration within populations, we also show that genetic exchange occurs between all populations. The newly established nonmigratory population in the Netherlands is characterized by high emigration into other populations, which suggests more exploratory behaviour, possibly as a result of shortened parental care. These results suggest that migratory traditions in populations are subject to change in geese and that such changes have population genetic consequences. We argue that the emergence of nonmigration probably resulted from developmental plasticity. |
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Jonker, R.M. Kraus, R. H. S. Zhang, Q. Van Hooft, P. Larsson, K. Van der Jeugd, H. P. Kurvers, R. H. J. M. van Wieren, S.E. Loonen, M. J. J. E. Crooijmans, R. P. M. A. Ydenberg, R. C. Groenen, M. A. M. Prins, H. H. T. |
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Jonker, R.M. Kraus, R. H. S. Zhang, Q. Van Hooft, P. Larsson, K. Van der Jeugd, H. P. Kurvers, R. H. J. M. van Wieren, S.E. Loonen, M. J. J. E. Crooijmans, R. P. M. A. Ydenberg, R. C. Groenen, M. A. M. Prins, H. H. T. |
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Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis |
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Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis |
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Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis |
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Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis |
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Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis |
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genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese branta leucopsis |
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Jonker , R M , Kraus , R H S , Zhang , Q , Van Hooft , P , Larsson , K , Van der Jeugd , H P , Kurvers , R H J M , van Wieren , S E , Loonen , M J J E , Crooijmans , R P M A , Ydenberg , R C , Groenen , M A M & Prins , H H T 2013 , ' Genetic consequences of breaking migratory traditions in barnacle geese Branta leucopsis ' , Molecular Ecology , vol. 22 , no. 23 , pp. 5835-5847 . https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.12548 |
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