Journal
MITOCHONDRIAL DNA
Volume 25, Issue 2, Pages 150-156Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/19401736.2013.792053
Keywords
Control region; genetic structure; Macrodon atricauda; southern king weakfish; southwestern Atlantic
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- CNPq [306233/2009-6, 141224/2008-8]
- FAPESPA (PRONEX)
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We investigated the genetic structure and diversity of M. atricauda, based on 266 specimens collected off the coast of southern Brazil and Argentina at seven locations, covering the whole geographic distribution of this species. A DNA sequence alignment of 904 base pairs of the mitochondrial Control Region revealed a total of 85 haplotypes. F-ST analyses suggest that M. atricauda does not comprise a single demographic stock. Two different genetic units are identified, which possibly are related to ecological adaptations of the species within its range. Genetic diversity, Bayesian analysis of population structure, and significant negative results for the D and FS tests indicate that M. atricauda populations have undergone recent expansion. The spatial distribution of genetic variation seems to be related to historical colonization from south to north, followed by expansion.
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