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Sex-specific effects of outbreeding on offspring quality in pike (Esox lucius).

ABSTRACT: Intraspecific genetic admixture occurs when previously separated populations within a species start interbreeding, and it can have either positive, negative, or neutral effects on reproductive performance. As there currently is no reliable predictor for the outcome of admixture, an increased knowledge about admixture effects in different species and populations is important to increase the understanding about what determines the response to admixture. We tested for effects of admixture on F1 offspring quality in three subpopulations of pike (Esox lucius). Gametes were collected in the field, and eggs from each female were experimentally fertilized with milt from a male from each population (one "pure" and two "admixed" treatments). Three offspring quality measures (hatching success, fry survival, and fry length) were determined and compared between (a) pure and admixed population combinations and (b) the sex-specific treatments within each admixed population combination (based on the origin of the male and female, respectively). The results suggested that although there were no overall effects of admixture on offspring quality, the consequences for a given population combination could be sex-specific and thus differ depending on which of the parents originated from one or the other population. All offspring quality traits were influenced by both maternal ID and paternal ID. Sex- and individual-specific effects can have implications for dispersal behavior and gene flow between natural populations, and are important to consider in conservation efforts.

SUBMITTER: Sunde J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6238122 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sex-specific effects of outbreeding on offspring quality in pike (<i>Esox lucius</i>).

Sunde Johanna J Tibblin Petter P Larsson Per P Forsman Anders A

Ecology and evolution 20181002 21

Intraspecific genetic admixture occurs when previously separated populations within a species start interbreeding, and it can have either positive, negative, or neutral effects on reproductive performance. As there currently is no reliable predictor for the outcome of admixture, an increased knowledge about admixture effects in different species and populations is important to increase the understanding about what determines the response to admixture. We tested for effects of admixture on F1 off ...[more]

PMID: 30464817

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Project description:BackgroundPikes, members of genus Esox, are widespread freshwater predators of the northern hemisphere, and important sport fish also. From the Carpathian basin only one species, the northern pike (E. lucius) is noted. At the same time the pike stocks living in this area show high level of phenotypic variance (e.g. various body pattern) and its growth varies highly both among and within populations. These features usually explained by the environmental diversity of the area. Whereas we think that genetic reasons -e.g. the appearance of other/new pike species in the area- may also be responsible for these observed features. Since as no detailed information have been published from the pike populations of this area, so far; we conducted phylogenetic and morphological assay on 88 pike specimens, collected from 49 Middle Danubian sampling sites.ResultsOur phylogenetic surveys showed that the northern pike appear in the study area solely, but all the three of its major lineages (Northern, Circumpolar, Southern) were indicated. Only six specimens represent the Northern lineage, collected from the western part of the study area. The Circumpolar and Southern lineages were common in the Carpathian basin, but the Southern lineage showed higher levels of haplotype diversity than the Circumpolar clade. Which indicates that only the Southern lineage is native in the area, while the other two groups could have appeared in the Middle Danubian system either spontaneously or by human introduction. Moreover, the different clades appeared in the same populations, suggesting the opportunity of inter-lineage hybridisation. From the studied morphologicalal features, the number of scales on the lateral line and the head length showed significant differences among the lineages. At the same time the body pattern of the studied individuals seems to be rather influenced by the ontogenic changes than phylogeny.ConclusionsThe high phenotypic variability of Middle Danubian northern pike populations may be due that all of its three major clades appeared and came in secondary contact in the area. In the within watershed spread of the non-native lineages the human stocking/transfer may play a considerable role.

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Sex-specific effects of outbreeding on offspring quality in pike (Esox lucius).

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Sex-specific effects of outbreeding on offspring quality in pike (<i>Esox lucius</i>).

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