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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
卷 100, 期 1, 页码 92-98出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14922
关键词
microsatellites; mtDNA sequencing; population genetics; species at risk
资金
- Fisheries and oceans canada
- nserc
This study re-assessed the genetic structure of the eastern sand darter using genotype data from microsatellite loci and COI sequencing. A newly discovered population in West Lake, Ontario exhibited a divergent genetic structure, indicating the importance of considering it as a separate conservation unit.
Human activity can put non-game fishes at higher risk of extinction because of inappropriate management action. Eastern sand darter (Ammocrypta pellucida), a small benthic fish classified as threatened across much of its northern range, inhabits increasingly fragmented sandy habitats and, as a non-game fish, may be easily overlooked in conservation efforts. In this study, the authors use genotype data from nine microsatellite loci and cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequencing data across its northern native range to re-assess genetic structure and to characterize a newly discovered, geographically disjunct population. Previous microsatellite marker analyses had identified seven distinct population genetic clusters across the region sampled; the analysis of this study showed that the newly discovered population (West Lake, Ontario) exhibits a divergent structure. COI haplotype analysis suggests that a single haplotype recolonized the Great Lakes and surrounding water bodies after the Wisconsinan glacial period, and subsequent fluctuation in water levels and habitat fragmentation resulted in divergence of genetic clusters. Although the novel West Lake population has a common ancestral source with other populations in the broader region, its divergent genetic signature merits its consideration as a separate conservation unit. The analyses of this study highlight the potential conservation implications of the discovery of new populations, particularly those of at-risk species, even within a region that has been genetically well characterized.
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