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Landscape, colonization, and life history: their effects on genetic diversity in four sympatric species inhabiting a dendritic system

Authors :
Ruzzante, Daniel E.
McCracken, Gregory R.
Salisbury, Sarah J.
Brewis, Hilary T.
Keefe, Donald
Gaggiotti, Oscar E.
Perry, Robert
Source :
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. December, 2019, Vol. 76 Issue 12, p2288, 15 p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

To what degree are patterns of genetic structure in fragmented systems the result of contemporary landscape versus history? We examined the distribution of genetic diversity as a function of colonization history and contemporary landscape in four fish species inhabiting a hierarchically fragmented, unaltered system, the Kogaluk drainage (Labrador): lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), longnose sucker (Catostomus catostomus), round whitefish (Prosopium cylindraceum), and lake chub (Couesius plumbeus). The footprint of colonization history was still observable in the three species where this issue was examined regardless of the generations since their arrival. Approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) analyses suggest colonization took place from the southwest. The species exhibit similar diversity patterns despite different [[??].sub.e] values and generation intervals. Contemporary gene flow was largely negligible except for gene flow from a centrally located lake. These results suggest landscape has driven colonization history, which still has influence on genetic structuring. The species are widespread. Understanding how they behave in the pristine Kogaluk provides a baseline against which to evaluate how other anthropogenically perturbed systems are performing. Improved understanding of historical and contemporary processes is required to fully explain diversity patterns in complex metapopulations. Dans quelle mesure les motifs de structure genetique dans les systemes fragmentes sont-ils le resultat du paysage actuel plutot que de revolution passee? Nous avons examine la repartition de la diversite genetique en fonction de l'historique de colonisation et du paysage actuel pour quatre especes de poissons occupant un systeme non altere caracterise par une fragmentation hierarchique, le bassin versant de Kogaluk (Labrador), soit le touladi (Salvelinus namaycush), le meunier rouge (Catostomus catostomus), le menomini rond (Prosopium cylindraceum) et le mene de lac (Couesius plumbeus). L'empreinte de l'historique de colonisation est toujours perceptible chez les especes pour lesquelles cet aspect a ete examine, peu importe le nombre de generations depuis leur arrivee. Des analyses ABC (<>) semblent indiquer que la colonisation s'est effectuee a partir du sud-ouest. Les especes presentent des motifs de diversite semblables malgre des valeurs des [[??].sub.e] et intervalles entre generations differents. Le flux genetique actuel est generalement negligeable, sauf en ce qui concerne le flux genetique a partir d'un lac a situation centrale. Ces resultats donnent a penser que le paysage a module l'historique de colonisation, qui exerce toujours une influence sur la structuration genetique. Les especes sont ubiquistes. La comprehension de leur comportement dans le bassin versant intact de Kogaluk fournit une reference par rapport a laquelle evaluer la performance de systemes perturbes par l'activite humaine. Une meilleure comprehension des processus passes et actuels est necessaire pour expliquer en detail les motifs de diversite dans les metapopulations complexes.<br />Introduction To what degree are patterns of observed genetic diversity in complex metapopulation systems the result of contemporary versus historical processes? This is a fundamental question in current conservation and [...]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0706652X
Volume :
76
Issue :
12
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.605833148
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2018-0416