Phylogeographic origin and genetic diversity of dunlin Calidris alpina in Svalbard

Autor:	Liv Wennerberg, Elin P. Pierce, Jan T. Lifjeld, Gunnhild Marthinsen
Rok vydání:	2008
Předmět:	education.field_of_study Genetic diversity food.ingredient Ecology Population Biodiversity Population genetics Biology Gene flow Calidris Phylogeography food Genetic structure General Agricultural and Biological Sciences education
Zdroj:	Polar Biology. 31:1409-1420
ISSN:	1432-2056 0722-4060
DOI:	10.1007/s00300-008-0480-6
Popis:	We investigated the genetic structure of the presumably small (10-100 pairs) and isolated dunlin (Calidris alpina) population breeding in Svalbard, and compared it with similar data recently published from several dunlin populations in the western Palearctic and East Greenland. Using mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers, as well as data on bill lengths, we sought to infer the phylogeographic origin of Svalbard dunlins and assess their within-population level of genetic diversity. Only dunlins with haplotypes of the European mtDNA clade (EUR) were found in Svalbard, indicating a close resemblance to dunlin populations in East Greenland and Iceland. Microsatellite data for Svalbard dunlins, as well as their short bills, also supported a western origin. The Svalbard population did not show signs of inbreeding or reduced levels of genetic diversity compared to other investigated populations, which suggests that the population was recently founded or is currently subject to considerable gene flow.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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