期刊
CONSERVATION GENETICS
卷 21, 期 4, 页码 771-783出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-020-01287-1
关键词
Conservation genetics; Stock structure; Control region; Marine turtles; Mixed stock analysis
资金
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Islands Regional Office [NA10, NA15, NA15NMF4540116, NA10NMF4540137, NA09NMF4540158, NA08NMF4540524, NA07NMF4540171, NA15NMF4540113, NA14NMF4540135, NA13NMF4540072, NA12NMF4540208]
Although the hawksbill turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata) nesting colony in HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai may constitute one of the smallest hawksbill nesting populations in the world, it is also the largest in the U.S. Pacific Islands and the Central North Pacific Ocean. The isolated nature of the Hawaiian Archipelago has raised interest in the genetic characterization of the population, yet research remains lacking. In this study we use mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to provide the first genetic characterization of nesting (n = 108) and foraging (n = 29) hawksbills in the Hawaiian Islands. We combine our data with sequences previously published from the West and East Pacific to evaluate the genetic distinctiveness of the nesting assemblage in HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai, and to gain insights into the origin of hawksbills found at foraging grounds around the archipelago. We found strong differentiation (F-ST > 0.238, P-value < 0.001) between the HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai hawksbill nesting colony and those in the West and East Pacific, indicating the HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai nesting colony is demographically isolated and warrants recognition as a distinct management unit. We also found evidence that the HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai nesting colony is likely the primary source of juvenile hawksbills occurring at foraging grounds around the archipelago, conforming to the natal foraging philopatry model and suggesting that hawksbills in HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai generally constitute a closed population. Despite these findings, we also found evidence of potential dispersal of turtles from the Hawaiian nesting colony to foraging grounds in the West Pacific. This study lends insights into the life-history of hawksbills around HawaiModified Letter Turned Commai that can facilitate effective management decision making.
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