Population genetic analysis of microsatellite variation of guppies (Poecilia reticulata) in Trinidad and Tobago: evidence for a dynamic source-sink metapopulation structure, founder events and population bottlenecks

2009 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-497 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. J. BARSON ◽  
J. CABLE ◽  
C. VAN OOSTERHOUT
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Poecilia Reticulata ◽  
Population Bottlenecks ◽  
Population Genetic Analysis ◽  
Microsatellite Variation ◽  
Metapopulation Structure ◽  
Dynamic Source ◽  
Source Sink ◽  
Founder Events

scholarly journals The relative importance of ecology and geographic isolation for speciation in anoles

2008 ◽  
Vol 363 (1506) ◽  
pp. 3071-3081 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger S Thorpe ◽  
Yann Surget-Groba ◽  
Helena Johansson
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Genetic Exchange ◽  
Allopatric Speciation ◽  
Secondary Contact ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Coastal Habitat ◽  
Population Genetic Analysis ◽  
Microsatellite Variation ◽  
Biogeographic Patterns

The biogeographic patterns in sexually reproducing animals in island archipelagos may be interpreted as reflecting the importance of allopatric speciation. However, as the forms are allopatric, their reproductive isolation is largely untestable. A historical perspective integrating geology and molecular phylogeny reveals specific cases where ancient precursor islands coalesce, which allows the application of population genetics to critically test genetic isolation. The Anolis populations on Martinique in the Lesser Antilles are one such case where species-level populations on ancient precursor islands ( ca 6–8 Myr BP) have met relatively recently. The distribution of the mtDNA lineages is tightly linked to the precursor island, but the population genetic analysis of microsatellite variation in large samples shows no evidence of restricted genetic exchange between these forms in secondary contact. This tests, and rejects, the hypothesis of simple allopatric speciation in these forms. By contrast, Martinique has pronounced environmental zonation, to which anoles are known to adapt. The population genetic analysis shows restricted genetic exchange across the ecotone between xeric coastal habitat and montane rainforest. This does not indicate full ecological speciation in these forms, but it does suggest the relative importance of the role of ecology in speciation in general.

scholarly journals Adaptive Evolution of Relish, a Drosophila NF-κB/IκB Protein

Genetics ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 154 (3) ◽  
pp. 1231-1238 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J Begun ◽  
Penn Whitley
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Innate Immunity ◽  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Adaptive Evolution ◽  
Strong Evidence ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Population Genetic Analysis ◽  
Evolutionary Conflict ◽  
A Site

Abstract NF-κB and IκB proteins have central roles in regulation of inflammation and innate immunity in mammals. Homologues of these proteins also play an important role in regulation of the Drosophila immune response. Here we present a molecular population genetic analysis of Relish, a Drosophila NF-κB/IκB protein, in Drosophila simulans and D. melanogaster. We find strong evidence for adaptive protein evolution in D. simulans, but not in D. melanogaster. The adaptive evolution appears to be restricted to the IκB domain. A possible explanation for these results is that Relish is a site of evolutionary conflict between flies and their microbial pathogens.

Population genetic analysis of Enterocytozoon bieneusi in humans

2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Li ◽  
Vitaliano Cama ◽  
Yaoyu Feng ◽  
Robert H. Gilman ◽  
Caryn Bern ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Enterocytozoon Bieneusi ◽  
Population Genetic Analysis

scholarly journals Population genetic analysis and phylogeny reconstruction in Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) using high-throughput, genome-wide genotyping

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 206-224 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy A. Steane ◽  
Dean Nicolle ◽  
Carolina P. Sansaloni ◽  
César D. Petroli ◽  
Jason Carling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
High Throughput ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Phylogeny Reconstruction ◽  
Population Genetic Analysis ◽  
Genome Wide

Rhodnius pallescens microsatellite markers for population genetic analysis in Rhodnius ecuadoriensis: preliminary assessment

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario J. Grijalva
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Analysis ◽  
Microsatellite Markers ◽  
Population Genetic ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Population Genetic Analysis ◽  
Rhodnius Ecuadoriensis ◽  
Rhodnius Pallescens

Rhodnius ecuadoriensis Lent & León (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) es el prinicipal vector de    la enfermedad de Chagas en Ecuador, donde la estructura genética de sus poblaciones es poco conocida. Nosotros probamos seis Repeticiones Cortas en Tamdem (RCT) de R. pallescens Barber en poblaciones selváticas y domésticas de R. ecuadoriensis. Dos microsatelites fueron monomórficos, dos dieron resultados ambiguos y dos fueron polimórficos (16 y 19 alelos) y fueron utilizados para análisis. Los resultados de las frecuencias alélicas, AMOVA y los pruebas Bayesianas para genética favorecen la teorí­a de la existencia de una sola población. Estos resultados preliminares sugieren que las poblaciones selváticas y domésticas d R. ecuadoriensis intercambian frecuentemente migrantes. Por consiguiente el control de la Enfermedad de Chagas requiere vigilancia entomológica continua en la costa del Ecuador.

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