scholarly journals A genomic assessment of population structure and gene flow in an aquatic salamander identifies the roles of spatial scale, barriers, and river architecture

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mason O. Murphy ◽  
Kara S. Jones ◽  
Steven J. Price ◽  
David W. Weisrock
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Spatial Scale

scholarly journals Multiscale patterns of isolation by ecology and fine-scale population structure in Texas bobcats

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11498
Author(s):  
Imogene A. Cancellare ◽  
Elizabeth M. Kierepka ◽  
Jan Janecka ◽  
Byron Weckworth ◽  
Richard T. Kazmaier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Spatial Scale ◽  
Behavioral Plasticity ◽  
Spatial Genetic Structure ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Lynx Rufus ◽  
Multiscale Approach ◽  
Ecological Processes

Patterns of spatial genetic variation can be generated by a variety of ecological processes, including individual preferences based on habitat. These ecological processes act at multiple spatial and temporal scales, generating scale-dependent effects on gene flow. In this study, we focused on bobcats (Lynx rufus), a highly mobile, generalist felid that exhibits ecological and behavioral plasticity, high abundance, and broad connectivity across much of their range. However, bobcats also show genetic differentiation along habitat breaks, a pattern typically observed in cases of isolation-by-ecology (IBE). The IBE observed in bobcats is hypothesized to occur due to habitat-biased dispersal, but it is unknown if this occurs at other habitat breaks across their range or at what spatial scale IBE becomes most apparent. Thus, we used a multiscale approach to examine isolation by ecology (IBE) patterns in bobcats (Lynx rufus) at both fine and broad spatial scales in western Texas. We genotyped 102 individuals at nine microsatellite loci and used partial redundancy analysis (pRDA) to test if a suite of landscape variables influenced genetic variation in bobcats. Bobcats exhibited a latitudinal cline in population structure with a spatial signature of male-biased dispersal, and no clear barriers to gene flow. Our pRDA tests revealed high genetic similarity in similar habitats, and results differed by spatial scale. At the fine spatial scale, herbaceous rangeland was an important influence on gene flow whereas mixed rangeland and agriculture were significant at the broad spatial scale. Taken together, our results suggests that complex interactions between spatial-use behavior and landscape heterogeneity can create non-random gene flow in highly mobile species like bobcats. Furthermore, our results add to the growing body of data highlighting the importance of multiscale study designs when assessing spatial genetic structure.

Differentiation and Interrelations of Two Representatives of Laudakia stellio Complex (Reptilia: Agamidae) in Israel

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evgenyi N. Panov ◽  
Larissa Yu. Zykova
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Habitat Preference ◽  
Additional Data ◽  
Near East ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Subspecies Level ◽  
Limited Gene Flow ◽  
Study Sites ◽  
And Behavior

Field studies were conducted in Central Negev within the breeding range of Laudakia stellio brachydactyla and in NE Israel (Qyriat Shemona) in the range of an unnamed form (tentatively “Near-East Rock Agama”), during March – May 1996. Additional data have been collected in Jerusalem at a distance of ca. 110 km from the first and about 170 km from the second study sites. A total of 63 individuals were caught and examined. The animals were marked and their subsequent movements were followed. Social and signal behavior of both forms were described and compared. Lizards from Negev and Qyriat Shemona differ from each other sharply in external morphology, habitat preference, population structure, and behavior. The differences obviously exceed the subspecies level. At the same time, the lizards from Jerusalem tend to be intermediate morphologically between those from both above-named localities, which permits admitting the existence of a limited gene flow between lizard populations of Negev and northern Israel. The lizards from NE Israel apparently do not belong to the nominate subspecies of L. stellio and should be regarded as one more subspecies within the species.

scholarly journals Population genetics of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in its native range in Lao People’s Democratic Republic

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maysa Tiemi Motoki ◽  
Dina Madera Fonseca ◽  
Elliott Frederic Miot ◽  
Bruna Demari-Silva ◽  
Phoutmany Thammavong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Aedes Albopictus ◽  
Isolation By Distance ◽  
Genetic Locus ◽  
Lao Pdr ◽  
Phylogenetic Network ◽  
Population Expansion ◽  
Recent Population Expansion ◽  
The Usa

Abstract Background The Asian tiger mosquito, Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse) is an important worldwide invasive species and can be a locally important vector of chikungunya, dengue and, potentially, Zika. This species is native to Southeast Asia where populations thrive in both temperate and tropical climates. A better understanding of the population structure of Ae. albopictus in Lao PDR is very important in order to support the implementation of strategies for diseases prevention and vector control. In the present study, we investigated the genetic variability of Ae. albopictus across a north-south transect in Lao PDR. Methods We used variability in a 1337-bp fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene (cox1), to assess the population structure of Ae. albopictus in Lao PDR. For context, we also examined variability at the same genetic locus in samples of Ae. albopictus from Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Italy and the USA. Results We observed very high levels of genetic polymorphism with 46 novel haplotypes in Ae. albopictus from 9 localities in Lao PDR and Thailand populations. Significant differences were observed between the Luangnamtha population and other locations in Lao PDR. However, we found no evidence of isolation by distance. There was overall little genetic structure indicating ongoing and frequent gene flow among populations or a recent population expansion. Indeed, the neutrality test supported population expansion in Laotian Ae. albopictus and mismatch distribution analyses showed a lack of low frequency alleles, a pattern often seen in bottlenecked populations. When samples from Lao PDR were analyzed together with samples from Thailand, China, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, Italy and the USA, phylogenetic network and Bayesian cluster analysis showed that most populations from tropical/subtropical regions are more genetically related to each other, than populations from temperate regions. Similarly, most populations from temperate regions are more genetically related to each other, than those from tropical/subtropical regions. Conclusions Aedes albopictus in Lao PDR are genetically related to populations from tropical/subtropical regions (i.e. Thailand, Singapore, and California and Texas in the USA). The extensive gene flow among locations in Lao PDR indicates that local control is undermined by repeated introductions from untreated sites.

Genetic diversity, population structure and gene flow pattern among populations of Lasiurus sindicus Henr. - an endemic, C4 grass of Indian Thar desert

Plant Gene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 100206 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bhuwnesh Goswami ◽  
Rekha Rankawat ◽  
Wahlang Daniel Regie ◽  
Bhana Ram Gadi ◽  
Satyawada Rama Rao
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Diversity ◽  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Flow Pattern ◽  
Thar Desert ◽  
C4 Grass

scholarly journals POPULATION STRUCTURE AND LEVELS OF GENE FLOW IN THE MEDITERRANEAN LAND SNAIL ALBINARIA CORRUGATA (PULMONATA: CLAUSILIIDAE)

Evolution ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 577-586 ◽  
Author(s):  
Menno Schilthuizen ◽  
Marcel Lombaerts
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Land Snail ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Population structure, gene flow and natural selection in populations of Euphydryas phaeton

Heredity ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 407-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter F Brussard ◽  
A Thomas Vawter
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Natural Selection

Population structure and gene flow in a heavily disturbed habitat: implications for the management of the imperilled Red Hills salamander (Phaeognathus hubrichti)

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 913-923 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Apodaca ◽  
Leslie J. Rissler ◽  
James C. Godwin
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Disturbed Habitat ◽  
Red Hills

EST-SSR analysis provides insights about genetic relatedness, population structure and gene flow in grass pea (Lathyrus sativus)

2015 ◽  
Vol 134 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
Khela R. Soren ◽  
Ashutosh Yadav ◽  
Gaurav Pandey ◽  
Priyanka Gangwar ◽  
Ashok K. Parihar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Gene Flow ◽  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Lathyrus Sativus ◽  
Grass Pea ◽  
Ssr Analysis
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