Morphological and genetic variability among Mpasa (Opsaridium microlepis Gnther, 1864) populations from the inflow rivers of Lake Malawi
| Autor: | Hamad Stima, Wilson W. L. Jere, Wisdom Changadeya, Emmanuel Kaunda, Daud Kassam |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0106 biological sciences
education.field_of_study biology Ecology Population Endangered species biology.organism_classification Fish stock 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Overexploitation Genetic variation Opsaridium Genetic variability Fisheries management education 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture. 9:52-58 |
| ISSN: | 2006-9839 |
| DOI: | 10.5897/ijfa2017.0626 |
| Popis: | Fisheries management continues to be a nightmare due to over exploitation of fish stocks and various anthropogenic activities resulting in a reduction of genetic resources. Opsaridium microlepis, a commercially exploited fish species from Lake Malawi, is no exception, hence it is listed among as endangered species. Opsaridium microlepis stocks from four different rivers, were analyzed using 13 geometric morphometric landmarks and 20 microsatellite loci, to determine if the stocks were morphologically and/or genetically different. AMOVA performed on DNA data revealed a significant (P < 0.001) genetic differentiation with 16.4% of the total genetic variance ascribed to differences among populations, and 83.6% due to differences within population. This finding was supported by higher pairwise FST values (FST = 0.17). MANOVA of morphological data showed significant body shape variation among the stocks (Wilk’s λ = 0.0913; P < 0.0001). Pairwise comparisons using both methods indicated that all pairs were significantly different, except morphologically for Bua and Linthipe (P=0.3311). The morphological differences observed consisted of shorter gape and shorter head were thatof the Bua/Linthipe stock was seen in the North Rukuru and Dwangwa stocks. The morpho-genetic differentiation revealed in this study implies that the populations are distinct and should be considered as separate management and conservation units. Key words: Lake Malawi, Mpasa, procrustes distance, genetic differentiation, endangered species, fish stocks, conservation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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