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Surfing in tortoises? Empirical signs of genetic structuring owing to range expansion


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Título :
Surfing in tortoises? Empirical signs of genetic structuring owing to range expansion
Autor :
Graciá Martínez, Eva
Botella, Francisco
Anadón Herrera, José Daniel
Edelaar, Pim
Harris, James
Giménez, Andrés
Departamento:
Departamentos de la UMH::Biología Aplicada
Fecha de publicación:
2013-04-03
URI :
http://hdl.handle.net/11000/2697
Resumen :
Much of our current knowledge about the genetic dynamics in range expansions originates from models, simulations and microcosm experiments that need to be corroborated by field data. Here,we report a neutral genetic pattern that matches the predictions of the genetic surfing theory. Genetic surfing occurs when repeated founding events and genetic drift act on the wave of advance of an expanding population, promoting strong spatial structure. In the range expansion of the tortoise Testudo graeca from North Africa to southeastern Spain, we found several genetic signatures consistent with surfing: a decrease of genetic diversity with distance from the initial founder area, clinal patterns in allele frequencies, rare African alleles which have become common at distal sites in the Spanish range, and stronger spatial differentiation in the expanded range than in the original one. Our results provide support for the theory that genetic drift can be an important force in shaping the genetic structure of expanding populations.
Palabras clave/Materias:
genetic drift
rare alleles
founding events
spur-thighed tortoise
isolation-by-distance
Área de conocimiento :
CDU: Ecología general y biodiversidad
Tipo documento :
application/pdf
Derechos de acceso:
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
DOI :
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2012.1091
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Artículos Biología Aplicada



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