期刊
BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION
卷 142, 期 5, 页码 992-1002出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2008.12.026
关键词
Microsatellite; mtDNA; Sky islands; Structure; Evolutionary Significant Unit; Climate change; Alpine she-oak skink
资金
- Victorian Department of Sustainability and Environment (DSE) [10003522]
- Animal Ethics Committees at DSE [05/008]
- University of Melbourne [0703442.1]
- Australian Government's National Heritage Trust
- Australian Research Council
- Peter Rankin Trust Fund for Herpetology
Assessing levels of genetic diversity, connectivity and historical demography for threatened species provides important information for conservation management. We used a combination of the mitochondrial ND4 gene and seven microsatellite markers to examine both historical and recent population genetic structure and demography of the threatened alpine she-oak skink, Cyclodomorphus praealtus. This species is restricted to the sky islands of the Australian alpine region. Based on mtDNA, the New South Wales and Victorian regions are reciprocally monophyletic and highly divergent, with among population variation of 0.9 and net sequence divergence of 4.28%, which suggests that they should be considered separate Evolutionary Significant Units for management purposes. The mtDNA data also indicate historical connectivity between the three Victorian populations. However, a model-based clustering analysis of microsatellite genotypes identified strong population structure in Victoria, with three distinct populations that have no current inter-population gene flow. This suggests that the Victorian populations are effectively isolated from each other, and is indicative of very low dispersal capacity and a high degree of habitat specialisation. This is reinforced by the substantially lower genetic diversity within the lowest elevation population compared to the other higher elevation populations. We found no genetic signature of major changes in effective population size. These data provide a baseline for assessing future impacts of climate change on the genetic structure of this alpine endemic species. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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