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Multiscale patterns of genetic structure in a marine snail (Solenosteira macrospira) without pelagic dispersal

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The northern Gulf of California (NGC) is one of the most dynamic and productive marine ecosystems in the world, yet knowledge about population connectivity and dispersal patterns is lacking for many of its resident species. Using nuclear and mitochondrial markers, we investigated the effects of open water, geographical distance and suitable habitat on patterns of genetic structure of Solenosteira macrospira, a benthic buccinid whelk with direct development. We collected samples in April 2004, 2005 and May 2007 from the upper NGC (31°34.39″N, 114°44.45″W). Phylogenetic analyses, hierarchical analyses of variance and Bayesian assignment tests substantiated a break between the east and west coasts. Genetic distance between population pairs increased with geographical distance, but only when assuming a U-shaped dispersal pathway over the open water of the NGC. Given S. macrospira’s association with rocky intertidal habitats, and its limited dispersal potential, we assumed that the geographical distribution of rocky habitat would play a significant role in genetic differentiation of S. macrospira. Nevertheless, populations separated by sand were more similar than populations separated by rocks. The influence of open water, geographical distance and suitable habitat (rocks vs. sand) also varied significantly across different genetic markers that presumably evolve at different rates. Specifically, the more rapidly evolving nuclear microsatellites suggested that physical transport processes strongly influence genetic differentiation on contemporary time scales, even in a species with direct benthic development. This underscores the strong, and potentially homogenizing, effect of present-day ocean circulation patterns in the NGC.

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Kamel, S.J., Grosberg, R.K. & Addison, J.A. Multiscale patterns of genetic structure in a marine snail (Solenosteira macrospira) without pelagic dispersal. Mar Biol 161, 1603–1614 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00227-014-2444-4

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