Unravelling the mystery of endemic versus translocated populations of the endangered Australian lungfish (Neoceratodus forsteri).

Autor: Biello R; Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.; Department of Crop Genetics, John Innes Centre, Norwich, UK., Ghirotto S; Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy., Schmidt DJ; Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Fuselli S; Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy., Roberts DT; Seqwater, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia., Espinoza T; Burnett Mary Regional Group, Bargara, Queensland, Australia., Hughes JM; Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia., Bertorelle G; Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Molecular ecology [Mol Ecol] 2024 Mar; Vol. 33 (5), pp. e17266. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 19.
DOI: 10.1111/mec.17266
Abstrakt: The Australian lungfish is a primitive and endangered representative of the subclass Dipnoi. The distribution of this species is limited to south-east Queensland, with some populations considered endemic and others possibly descending from translocations in the late nineteenth century shortly after European discovery. Attempts to resolve the historical distribution of this species have met with conflicting results based on descriptive genetic studies. Understanding if all populations are endemic or some are the result of, or influenced by, translocation events, has implications for conservation management. In this work, we analysed the genetic variation at three types of markers (mtDNA genomes, 11 STRs and 5196 nuclear SNPs) using the approximate Bayesian computation (ABC) algorithm to compare several demographic models. We postulated different contributions of Mary River and Burnett River gene pools into the Brisbane River and North Pine River populations, related to documented translocation events. We ran the analysis for each marker type separately, and we also estimated the posterior probabilities of the models combining the markers. Nuclear SNPs have the highest power to correctly identify the true model among the simulated datasets (where the model was known), but different marker types typically provided similar answers. The most supported demographic model able to explain the real dataset implies that an endemic gene pool is still present in the Brisbane and North Pine Rivers and coexists with the gene pools derived from past documented translocation events. These results support the view that ABC modelling can be useful to reconstruct complex historical translocation events with contemporary implications, and will inform ongoing conservation efforts for the endangered and iconic Australian lungfish.
(© 2024 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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