Genetic signatures of a range expansion in natura: when clones play leapfrog

Autor: Katherine J. Hayden, Stéphane De Mita, Etienne K. Klein, Constance Xhaard, Ronan Becheler, Pascal Frey, Fabien Halkett
Přispěvatelé: Interactions Arbres-Microorganismes (IAM), Université de Lorraine (UL)-Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Biostatistique et Processus Spatiaux (BIOSP), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR-11-BSV7-0007, ANR-12-ADAP-0009, ANR-13-BSV7-0011), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-Université de Lorraine (UL), Biostatistique et Processus Spatiaux (BioSP), European Project: 267196,EC:FP7:PEOPLE,FP7-PEOPLE-2010-COFUND,AGREENSKILLS(2012)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Ecology and Evolution
Ecology and Evolution, Wiley Open Access, 2016, 6 (18), pp.6625-6632. ⟨10.1002/ece3.2392⟩
Ecology and Evolution, 2016, 6 (18), pp.6625-6632. ⟨10.1002/ece3.2392⟩
ISSN: 2045-7758
Popis: The genetic consequences of range expansions have generally been investigated at wide geographical and temporal scales, long after the colonization event. A unique ecological system enabled us to both monitor the colonization dynamics and decipher the genetic footprints of expansion over a very short time period. Each year an epidemic of the poplar rust (Melampsora larici‐populina) expands clonally and linearly along the Durance River, in the Alps. The colonization dynamics observed in 2004 showed two phases with different genetic outcomes. Upstream, fast colonization maintained high genetic diversity. Downstream, the colonization wave progressively faltered, diversity eroded, and differentiation increased, as expected under recurrent founder events. In line with the high dispersal abilities of rust pathogens, we provide evidence for leapfrog dispersal of clones. Our results thus emphasize the importance of colonization dynamics in shaping spatial genetic structure in the face of high gene flow.
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