scholarly journals Genetic and phenotypic changes in an Atlantic salmon population supplemented with non-local individuals: a longitudinal study over 21 years

2015 ◽  
Vol 282 (1802) ◽  
pp. 20142765 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Le Cam ◽  
Charles Perrier ◽  
Anne-Laure Besnard ◽  
Louis Bernatchez ◽  
Guillaume Evanno
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Life History ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Source Population ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Source Populations

While introductions and supplementations using non-native and potentially domesticated individuals may have dramatic evolutionary effects on wild populations, few studies documented the evolution of genetic diversity and life-history traits in supplemented populations. Here, we investigated year-to-year changes from 1989 to 2009 in genetic admixture at 15 microsatellite loci and in phenotypic traits in an Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ) population stocked during the first decade of this period with two genetically and phenotypically distinct source populations. We detected a pattern of temporally increasing introgressive hybridization between the stocked population and both source populations. The proportion of fish returning to the river after a single winter at sea ( versus several ones) was higher in fish assigned to the main source population than in local individuals. Moreover, during the first decade of the study, both single-sea-winter and multi-sea-winter (MSW) fish assigned to the main source population were smaller than local fish. During the second decade of the study, MSW fish defined as hybrids were lighter and smaller than fish from parental populations, suggesting outbreeding depression. Overall, this study suggests that supplementation with non-local individuals may alter not only the genetic diversity of wild populations but also life-history traits of adaptive significance.

Hormones and Behavior

2019 ◽  
pp. 11-26
Author(s):  
Maren N. Vitousek ◽  
Laura A. Schoenle
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Developmental Plasticity ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Social Environments ◽  
Trade Offs ◽  
And Behavior

Hormones mediate the expression of life history traits—phenotypic traits that contribute to lifetime fitness (i.e., reproductive timing, growth rate, number and size of offspring). The endocrine system shapes phenotype by organizing tissues during developmental periods and by activating changes in behavior, physiology, and morphology in response to varying physical and social environments. Because hormones can simultaneously regulate many traits (hormonal pleiotropy), they are important mediators of life history trade-offs among growth, reproduction, and survival. This chapter reviews the role of hormones in shaping life histories with an emphasis on developmental plasticity and reversible flexibility in endocrine and life history traits. It also discusses the advantages of studying hormone–behavior interactions from an evolutionary perspective. Recent research in evolutionary endocrinology has provided insight into the heritability of endocrine traits, how selection on hormone systems may influence the evolution of life histories, and the role of hormonal pleiotropy in driving or constraining evolution.

Comparing Mutational Variabilities

Genetics ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 143 (3) ◽  
pp. 1467-1483 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Houle ◽  
Bob Morikawa ◽  
Michael Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Genetic Variance ◽  
Balance Model ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Infinite Population ◽  
Persistence Time ◽  
Coefficients Of Variation ◽  
Balance Hypothesis

Abstract We have reviewed the available data on VM, the amount of genetic variation in phenotypic traits produced each generation by mutation. We use these data to make several qualitative tests of the mutation-selection balance hypothesis for the maintenance of genetic variance (MSB). To compare VM values, we use three dimensionless quantities: mutational heritability, the mutational coefficient of variation, CVM; and the ratio of the standing genetic variance to VM, VG/VM. Since genetic coefficients of variation for life history traits are larger than those for morphological traits, we predict that under MSB, life history traits should also have larger CVM. This is confirmed; life history traits have a median CVM value more than six times higher than that for morphological traits. VG/VM approximates the persistence time of mutations under MSB in an infinite population. In order for MSB to hold, VG/VM must be small, substantially less than 1000, and life history traits should have smaller values than morphological traits. VG/VM averages about 50 generations for life history traits and 100 generations for morphological traits. These observations are all consistent with the predictions of a mutation-selection balance model.

scholarly journals Estructura genética de poblaciones de Eriocaulon bilobatum (Eriocaulaceae): una especie amenazada de humedades temporales

2019 ◽  
Vol 85 ◽  
pp. 81
Author(s):  
Fabiola Magallán Hernández ◽  
Mahinda Martínez ◽  
Luis Hernández Sandoval ◽  
Ken Oyama
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Life History ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Aquatic Environments ◽  
Starch Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Temporary Wetlands ◽  
Sexual And Asexual Reproduction ◽  
Starch Gel

<em>Eriocaulon bilobatum</em> is an aquatic species that inhabits temporary wetlands in central Mexico. It is annual, herbaceous, emergent, with sexual and asexual reproduction, monoecious and insect pollinated. It is a rare and vulnerable species due to its endangered habitats. The objectives of this study were to determine the diversity and genetic structure of <em>E. bilobatum </em> and to know if there is a correlation with genetic diversity and its ecological and life history traits. Using horizontal starch-gel electrophoresis, we screened 160 individuals from four populations. <em>E. bilobatum</em> has a higher genetic diversity (A=2.32, Ae=1.31, P=69.65, Ho=0.134, He=0.197, HT=0.221) than species with similar ecological and life history traits, moderate levels of inbreeding (FIS = 0.312) and low genetic differentiation among populations (FST = 0.053 y GST = 0.048). Its diversity and genetic structure are determined by the mating system and life history traits, more than by inhabiting aquatic environments.

scholarly journals Evolution and seed dormancy shape plant genotypic structure through a successional cycle

2021 ◽  
Vol 118 (34) ◽  
pp. e2026212118
Author(s):  
Anurag A. Agrawal ◽  
Amy P. Hastings ◽  
John L. Maron
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Life History ◽  
Environmental Change ◽  
Seed Dormancy ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Rapid Evolution ◽  
Insect Herbivory ◽  
Oenothera Biennis ◽  
The Face ◽  
The Impact

Dormancy has repeatedly evolved in plants, animals, and microbes and is hypothesized to facilitate persistence in the face of environmental change. Yet previous experiments have not tracked demography and trait evolution spanning a full successional cycle to ask whether early bouts of natural selection are later reinforced or erased during periods of population dormancy. In addition, it is unclear how well short-term measures of fitness predict long-term genotypic success for species with dormancy. Here, we address these issues using experimental field populations of the plant Oenothera biennis, which evolved over five generations in plots exposed to or protected from insect herbivory. While populations existed above ground, there was rapid evolution of defensive and life-history traits, but populations lost genetic diversity and crashed as succession proceeded. After >5 y of seed dormancy, we triggered germination from the seedbank and genotyped >3,000 colonizers. Resurrected populations showed restored genetic diversity that reduced earlier responses to selection and pushed population phenotypes toward the starting conditions of a decade earlier. Nonetheless, four defense and life-history traits remained differentiated in populations with insect suppression compared with controls. These findings capture key missing elements of evolution during ecological cycles and demonstrate the impact of dormancy on future evolutionary responses to environmental change.

scholarly journals Dispersal and selection mediate hybridization between a native and invasive species

2015 ◽  
Vol 282 (1799) ◽  
pp. 20142454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan P. Kovach ◽  
Clint C. Muhlfeld ◽  
Matthew C. Boyer ◽  
Winsor H. Lowe ◽  
Fred W. Allendorf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Native Species ◽  
Genetic Admixture ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Genetic Introgression ◽  
Selection Coefficient ◽  
Oncorhynchus Clarkii ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Source Populations ◽  
Two Populations

Hybridization between native and non-native species has serious biological consequences, but our understanding of how dispersal and selection interact to influence invasive hybridization is limited. Here, we document the spread of genetic introgression between a native ( Oncorhynchus clarkii ) and invasive ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) trout, and identify the mechanisms influencing genetic admixture. In two populations inhabiting contrasting environments, non-native admixture increased rapidly from 1984 to 2007 and was driven by surprisingly consistent processes. Individual admixture was related to two phenotypic traits associated with fitness: size at spawning and age of juvenile emigration. Fish with higher non-native admixture were larger and tended to emigrate at a younger age―relationships that are expected to confer fitness advantages to hybrid individuals. However, strong selection against non-native admixture was evident across streams and cohorts (mean selection coefficient against genotypes with non-native alleles ( s ) = 0.60; s.e. = 0.10). Nevertheless, hybridization was promoted in both streams by the continuous immigration of individuals with high levels of non-native admixture from other hybrid source populations. Thus, antagonistic relationships between dispersal and selection are mediating invasive hybridization between these fish, emphasizing that data on dispersal and natural selection are needed to fully understand the dynamics of introgression between native and non-native species.

Indirect estimates reveal the potential of transgene flow in the crop–wild–weed Sorghum bicolor complex in its centre of origin, Ethiopia

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 496-505
Author(s):  
Asfaw Adugna ◽  
Endashaw Bekele
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Wild Populations ◽  
Centre Of Origin ◽  
Transgene Flow ◽  
Potential Risks ◽  
Cultivated Populations ◽  
Simple Sequence

AbstractA study was carried out between 2008 and 2011 to investigate the potential risks of gene flow and its consequences in the crop–wild–weed S. bicolor complex in Ethiopia to aid efforts to conserve genetic diversity. Morphological measurements and genomic DNA samples were taken in situ from 30 wild and eight cultivated populations representing a total of 760 samples from five regions. Genetic diversity, gene flow, population structure and outcrossing rates of wild populations were computed using phenotypic measurements and/or polymorphic simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. Moreover, morphological analyses of fitness of crop–wild hybrids were studied. High diversity was observed among the wild/weedy sorghum populations for phenotypic traits and SSRs. SSR diversity was high in both wild and cultivated populations, but the magnitude was greater in the former. Gene flow between the wild and the cultivated sorghum was observed to be higher than that within either pool. Wild sorghums exhibited variation in the multilocus outcrossing rate (range = 0.31–0.65) and fitness was not compromised in most wild × crop hybrids. The study indicated that crop-to-wild gene flow is possible in Ethiopia. Thus, genes from transgenic sorghum are expected to enter into the wild and non-transgenic cultivated populations and may spread and persist, if transgenic sorghum is deployed in Ethiopia and in other countries of Africa, which may pose risk of introduction of unwanted effects, which in turn may lead to loss of genetic diversity.

scholarly journals A framework for understanding Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) life history

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (S1) ◽  
pp. 48-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth A Marschall ◽  
Thomas P Quinn ◽  
Derek A Roff ◽  
Jeffrey A Hutchings ◽  
Neil B Metcalfe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Salmo Salar ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Environmental Changes ◽  
Individual Life ◽  
Atlantic Salmon Salmo Salar ◽  
Large Size ◽  
The Family ◽  
Long Time

We took a hierarchical approach to understanding Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) life history patterns by first comparing salmonids to other teleosts, next comparing Atlantic salmon to other salmonids, and finally, mapping correlations among individual life history traits within Atlantic salmon. The combination of anadromy, large eggs, nest construction and egg burial by females, and large size at maturity differentiates salmonids from most other teleosts. Within the family Salmonidae, there is considerable variation in all traits but Atlantic salmon are generally in the middle of the range. Within Atlantic salmon, we were able to map correlations among individual life history traits, but we found that we still lacked an understanding comprehensive and quantitative enough to allow us to predict how the entire life history should respond to environmental changes. Thus, we proposed several general courses of action: (i) use models to synthesize complex patterns and relationships, (ii) collect long time series of data in individual systems, and (iii) design experiments to assess phenotypic plasticity and how environmental influences differ from genetic effects and constraints.

scholarly journals Genetic architecture of age at maturity can generate divergent and disruptive harvest-induced evolution

2017 ◽  
Vol 372 (1712) ◽  
pp. 20160035 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Kuparinen ◽  
Jeffrey A. Hutchings
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Atlantic Salmon ◽  
Genetic Architecture ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Single Locus ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic ◽  
Age At Maturity ◽  
Sexually Dimorphic Expression ◽  
Strong Control ◽  
Dimorphic Expression

Life-history traits are generally assumed to be inherited quantitatively. Fishing that targets large, old individuals is expected to decrease age at maturity. In Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar ), it has recently been discovered that sea age at maturity is under strong control by a single locus with sexually dimorphic expression of heterozygotes, which makes it less intuitive to predict how life histories respond to selective fishing. We explore evolutionary responses to fishing in Atlantic salmon, using eco-evolutionary simulations with two alternative scenarios for the genetic architecture of age at maturity: (i) control by multiple loci with additive effects and (ii) control by one locus with sexually dimorphic expression. We show that multi-locus control leads to unidirectional evolution towards earlier maturation, whereas single-locus control causes largely divergent and disruptive evolution of age at maturity without a clear phenotypic trend but a wide range of alternative evolutionary trajectories and greater trait variability within trajectories. Our results indicate that the range of evolutionary responses to selective fishing can be wider than previously thought and that a lack of phenotypic trend need not imply that evolution has not occurred. These findings underscore the role of genetic architecture of life-history traits in understanding how human-induced selection can shape target populations. This article is part of the themed issue ‘Human influences on evolution, and the ecological and societal consequences’.

scholarly journals Heritability and genetic correlations of personality, life history and morphology in the grey mouse lemur ( Microcebus murinus )

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (10) ◽  
pp. 190632 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pauline B. Zablocki-Thomas ◽  
Anthony Herrel ◽  
Caitlin J. Karanewsky ◽  
Fabienne Aujard ◽  
Emmanuelle Pouydebat
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Maternal Effects ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Genetic Correlations ◽  
Microcebus Murinus ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
Pace Of Life ◽  
Sources Of Variation

The recent interest in animal personality has sparked a number of studies on the heritability of personality traits. Yet, how the sources variance these traits can be decomposed remains unclear. Moreover, whether genetic correlations with life-history traits, personality traits and other phenotypic traits exist as predicted by the pace-of-life syndrome hypothesis remains poorly understood. Our aim was to compare the heritability of personality, life-history and morphological traits and their potential genetic correlations in a small primate ( Microcebus murinus ). We performed an animal model analysis on six traits measured in a large sample of captive mouse lemurs ( N = 486). We chose two personality traits, two life-history traits and two morphological traits to (i) estimate the genetic and/or environmental contribution to their variance, and (ii) test for genetic correlations between these traits. We found modest narrow-sense heritability for personality traits, morphological traits and life-history traits. Other factors including maternal effects also influence the sources of variation in life-history and morphological traits. We found genetic correlations between emergence latency on the one hand and radius length and growth rate on the other hand. Emergence latency was also genetically correlated with birth weight and was influenced by maternal identity. These results provide insights into the influence of genes and maternal effects on the partitioning of sources of variation in personality, life-history and morphological traits in a captive primate model and suggest that the pace-of-life syndrome may be partly explained by genetic trait covariances.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document