期刊
CONSERVATION GENETICS
卷 16, 期 6, 页码 1507-1513出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10592-015-0745-x
关键词
Conservation; Exotic species; Human introduction; Hybridization; Hyla
资金
- Swiss National Science Foundation [31003A_129894]
- University of Lausanne from the Faculty of Biology and Medicine
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [31003A_129894] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
Hybridization by introduced taxa is a major threat to native species. Characterizing human introductions is thus one of the missions of conservation geneticists. Here we survey a declining population of the regionally endangered European tree frog (Hyla arborea) in the Grangettes natural reserve (Rhone valley, Western Switzerland), where previous evidence indicated human introduction of the Italian taxon Hyla intermedia. We combined fast-evolving mitochondrial and nuclear markers and an extended sampling to conduct population genetic analyses of the Grangettes and putative source areas. We show that the Grangettes population is a hybrid swarm, with all individuals featuring recent nuclear admixture and mitochondrial DNA of introduced H. intermedia, most likely of proximate south Alpine origin. In contrast, H. arborea and H. intermedia hardly introgress in their natural parapatric ranges, consistent with an advanced reproductive isolation. From our results, even distantly-related species can endanger the genetic integrity of local taxa in the context of introductions. Potential hybrid incompatibilities may thus account for the strong decline of this population, despite important conservation efforts. Although their hybrid nature makes them a priori unworthy of any protection, we propose specific measures to recover local H. arborea gene pool and preserve tree frogs in the Grangettes, the last population remaining from this heavily impacted part of the Alps.
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