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- Title
Isolation by Distance in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginica, in Chesapeake Bay.
- Authors
Rose, Colin G.; Paynter, Kennedy T.; Hare, Matthew P.; Bowen, Brian
- Abstract
Intensive efforts are underway to restore depleted stocks of Crassostrea virginica in Chesapeake Bay. However, the extent of gene flow among local populations, an important force mediating the success of these endeavors, is poorly understood. Spatial and temporal population structures were examined in C. virginica from Chesapeake Bay using eight microsatellite loci. Deficits in heterozygosity relative to Hardy-Weinberg expectations were seen at all loci and were best explained by null alleles. Permutation tests indicated that heterozygote deficiency reduced power in tests of differentiation. Nonetheless, genotypic exact tests demonstrated significant levels of geographic differentiation overall, and a subtle pattern of isolation by distance (IBD) was observed. Comparisons between age classes failed to show differences in genotype frequencies, allelic richness, gene diversity, or differentiation as measured by FST, contrary to predictions made by the sweepstakes hypothesis. The IBD pattern could reflect an evolutionary equilibrium established because local gene flow predominates, or be influenced in either direction by recent anthropogenic activities. An evolutionary interpretation appears justified as more parsimonious, implying that local efforts to restore oyster populations will have local demographic payoffs, perhaps at the scale of tributaries or regional subestuaries within Chesapeake Bay.
- Subjects
REPRODUCTIVE isolation; AMERICAN oyster; MICROSATELLITE repeats; PERMUTATIONS; ANIMAL genetics
- Publication
Journal of Heredity, 2006, Vol 97, Issue 2, p158
- ISSN
0022-1503
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jhered/esj019