Genetic analysis across different spatial scales reveals multiple dispersal mechanisms for the invasive hydrozoanCordylophorain the Great Lakes
| Autor: | John A. Darling, Nadine C. Folino-Rorem |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Gene Flow
Genotype Range (biology) Biology Invasive species Propagule Genetics Animals Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Fragmentation (reproduction) Likelihood Functions Genetic diversity Models Genetic Ecology Reproduction Genetic Variation Bayes Theorem Sequence Analysis DNA Genetics Population Hydrozoa Taxon Larva Genetic structure Biological dispersal Great Lakes Region Microsatellite Repeats |
| Zdroj: | Molecular Ecology. 18:4827-4840 |
| ISSN: | 1365-294X 0962-1083 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2009.04405.x |
| Popis: | Discerning patterns of post-establishment spread by invasive species is critically important for the design of effective management strategies and the development of appropriate theoretical models predicting spatial expansion of introduced populations. The globally invasive colonial hydrozoan Cordylophora produces propagules both sexually and vegetatively and is associated with multiple potential dispersal mechanisms, making it a promising system to investigate complex patterns of population structure generated throughout the course of rapid range expansion. Here, we explore genetic patterns associated with the spread of this taxon within the North American Great Lakes basin. We collected intensively from eight harbours in the Chicago area in order to conduct detailed investigation of local population expansion. In addition, we collected from Lakes Michigan, Erie, and Ontario, as well as Lake Cayuga in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York in order to assess genetic structure on a regional scale. Based on data from eight highly polymorphic microsatellite loci we examined the spatial extent of clonal genotypes, assessed levels of neutral genetic diversity, and explored patterns of migration and dispersal at multiple spatial scales through assessment of population level genetic differentiation (pairwise F(ST) and factorial correspondence analysis), Bayesian inference of population structure, and assignment tests on individual genotypes. Results of these analyses indicate that Cordylophora populations in this region spread predominantly through sexually produced propagules, and that while limited natural larval dispersal can drive expansion locally, regional expansion likely relies on anthropogenic dispersal vectors. |
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