Author:
Veliz David,Rojas-Hernández Noemi,Vega-Retter Caren,Zaviezo Camila,Garrido Ignacio,Pardo Luis Miguel
Abstract
AbstractElucidating the processes responsible for maintaining the population connectivity of marine benthic species mediated by larval dispersal remains a fundamental question in marine ecology and fishery management. Understanding these processes becomes particularly important in areas with a biogeographic break and unidirectional water movement along the sides of the break. Based on variability at 4209 single-nucleotide polymorphisms in 234 individuals, we determine the genetic structure, temporal genetic stability, and gene flow among populations of the commercially important mola rock crab Metacarcinus edwardsii in a system in southern Chile with a biogeographic break at latitude 42°S. Specimens were collected at eight sites within its geographic distribution, with collection at four of these sites was performed twice. Using population genetic approaches, we found no evidence of geographic or temporal population differentiation. Similarly, we found no evidence of an effect on gene flow of the biogeographic break caused by the the West Wind Drift Current. Moreover, migration analyses supported gene flow among all sites but at different rates for different pairs of sites. Overall, our findings indicate that M. edwardsii comprises a single large population with high levels of gene flow among sites separated by over 1700 km and demonstrate temporal stability in its genetic structure.
Funder
Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
Fondo de Financiamiento de Centros de Investigación en Áreas Prioritarias
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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