Does predation drive morphological differentiation among Adriatic populations of the three-spined stickleback?

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12491" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12491</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bij.12491" target="_blank" >10.1111/bij.12491</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Does predation drive morphological differentiation among Adriatic populations of the three-spined stickleback?

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Morphometric differentiation among freshwater fish populations is a commonplace occurrence, although the underlying causes for this divergence often remain elusive. We analysed the degree and patterns of morphological differentiation among nine freshwater three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) populations inhabiting isolated karst rivers of the Adriatic Sea basin, to characterise the phenotypic diversity and differentiation in these populations. The analyses revealed marked and significant morphometric differentiation - especially in traits related to predator defence amongst most populations - even among those located within close geographic proximity in the same catchment system. Accordingly, the degree of morphometric and neutral genetic differentiation, as assessed from variability in 15 microsatellite loci from a parallel study, were uncorrelated across the populations. However, P-ST/F-ST comparisons revealed that the degree of phenotypic differentiation (P-ST) among populations exceeded that to be expected from genetic drift alone, suggesting a possible adaptive basis for the observed differentiation. In fact, avian predation pressure and several physiochemical environmental variables were identified as the main putative drivers of the observed differentiation, particularly in the dorsal spines, ascending process and lateral plates. Hence, the high degree of morphometric differentiation among Adriatic three-spined stickleback populations appears to reflect adaptation to local ecological conditions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Does predation drive morphological differentiation among Adriatic populations of the three-spined stickleback?

Popis výsledku anglicky

Morphometric differentiation among freshwater fish populations is a commonplace occurrence, although the underlying causes for this divergence often remain elusive. We analysed the degree and patterns of morphological differentiation among nine freshwater three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) populations inhabiting isolated karst rivers of the Adriatic Sea basin, to characterise the phenotypic diversity and differentiation in these populations. The analyses revealed marked and significant morphometric differentiation - especially in traits related to predator defence amongst most populations - even among those located within close geographic proximity in the same catchment system. Accordingly, the degree of morphometric and neutral genetic differentiation, as assessed from variability in 15 microsatellite loci from a parallel study, were uncorrelated across the populations. However, P-ST/F-ST comparisons revealed that the degree of phenotypic differentiation (P-ST) among populations exceeded that to be expected from genetic drift alone, suggesting a possible adaptive basis for the observed differentiation. In fact, avian predation pressure and several physiochemical environmental variables were identified as the main putative drivers of the observed differentiation, particularly in the dorsal spines, ascending process and lateral plates. Hence, the high degree of morphometric differentiation among Adriatic three-spined stickleback populations appears to reflect adaptation to local ecological conditions.

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

EG - Zoologie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2015

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

ISSN

0024-4066

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

115

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

219-240

Kód UT WoS článku

000352630300019

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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