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Comprehensive analysis of population genetics of Phoxinus phoxinus ujmonensis in the Irtysh River: Abiotic and biotic factors.

ABSTRACT: As a widely distributed species along the Irtysh River, Phoxinus phoxinus ujmonensis (Kaschtschenko, 1899) was used as a model to investigate genetic diversity and population structure as well as the influence of environmental factors on population genetics. In this study, we specifically developed 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci. The analysis of microsatellite and mtDNA markers revealed a high and a moderate genetic diversity across seven populations, respectively. Moderate differentiation was also detected among several populations, indicating the impact of habitat fragmentation and divergence. The absence of isolation by distance implied an extensive gene flow, while the presence of isolation by adaptation implied that these populations might be in the process of adapting to divergent habitats. Correlation analysis showed that abiotic factors like dissolved oxygen, pH, total dissolved solids, and conductivity in water as well as biotic factors like plankton diversity and fish species diversity had impact on genetic diversity and divergence in P. phoxinus ujmonensis populations. The results of this study will provide an insight into the effect of environmental factors on genetic diversity and contribute to the study of population genetics of sympatric species.

SUBMITTER: Xie P

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6662318 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Comprehensive analysis of population genetics of <i>Phoxinus phoxinus ujmonensis</i> in the Irtysh River: Abiotic and biotic factors.

Xie Peng P Zhao Guang G Niu Jian-Gong JG Wang Jun J Zhou Qiong Q Guo Yan Y Ma Xu-Fa XF

Ecology and evolution 20190702 14

As a widely distributed species along the Irtysh River, <i>Phoxinus phoxinus ujmonensis</i> (Kaschtschenko, 1899) was used as a model to investigate genetic diversity and population structure as well as the influence of environmental factors on population genetics. In this study, we specifically developed 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci. The analysis of microsatellite and mtDNA markers revealed a high and a moderate genetic diversity across seven populations, respectively. Moderate differenti ...[more]

PMID: 31380067

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Comprehensive analysis of population genetics of Phoxinus phoxinus ujmonensis in the Irtysh River: Abiotic and biotic factors.

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Comprehensive analysis of population genetics of <i>Phoxinus phoxinus ujmonensis</i> in the Irtysh River: Abiotic and biotic factors.

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