Phylogeography and sex-biased dispersal across riverine manatee populations (Trichechus inunguis and Trichechus manatus) in South America
Autor: | Antonio A. Mignucci-Giannoni, Dalila Caicedo-Herrera, Susana Caballero, Carlos M. Perea-Sicchar, Carmen Rosa García-Dávila, Sebastián Duchêne, Fernando Trujillo, Paula Satizábal |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Evolutionary Genetics
Male Trichechus manatus Population Dynamics Marine and Aquatic Sciences lcsh:Medicine Gene flow Coalescent theory Marine Conservation bepress|Life Sciences Trichechus inunguis lcsh:Science education.field_of_study Sex Characteristics Multidisciplinary biology Geography Ecology Phylogeography Genes Mitochondrial Female MarXiv|Life Sciences Research Article Gene Flow Population Molecular Sequence Data Zoology Marine Biology MarXiv|Life Sciences|Ecology and Evolutionary Biology bepress|Life Sciences|Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Molecular Genetics Rivers biology.animal Manatee Genetics Animals education Biology bepress|Life Sciences|Ecology and Evolutionary Biology|Population Biology Evolutionary Biology Population Biology lcsh:R Genetic Variation Bayes Theorem South America MarXiv|Life Sciences|Ecology and Evolutionary Biology|Population Biology Genetics Population Haplotypes Earth Sciences Biological dispersal Animal Migration lcsh:Q Animal Genetics Population Genetics Microsatellite Repeats |
Zdroj: | PLoS ONE, Vol 7, Iss 12, p e52468 (2012) PLoS ONE |
ISSN: | 1932-6203 |
Popis: | Phylogeographic patterns and sex-biased dispersal were studied in riverine populations of West Indian (Trichechus manatus) and Amazonian manatees (T. inunguis) in South America, using 410bp D-loop (Control Region, Mitochondrial DNA) sequences and 15 nuclear microsatellite loci. This multi-locus approach was key to disentangle complex patterns of gene flow among populations. D-loop analyses revealed population structuring among all Colombian rivers for T. manatus, while microsatellite data suggested no structure. Two main populations of T. inunguis separating the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon were supported by analysis of the D-loop and microsatellite data. Overall, we provide molecular evidence for differences in dispersal patterns between sexes, demonstrating male-biased gene flow dispersal in riverine manatees. These results are in contrast with previously reported levels of population structure shown by microsatellite data in marine manatee populations, revealing low habitat restrictions to gene flow in riverine habitats, and more significant dispersal limitations for males in marine environments. |
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