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Selection on life-history traits and genetic population divergence in rotifers

Garcia-Roger, E; Campillo, S.; G�mez, A.; GarcÍa-Roger, E. M.; Carmona, M. J.; Gomez, Africa; Serra, M.

Authors

E Garcia-Roger

S. Campillo

A. G�mez

E. M. GarcÍa-Roger

M. J. Carmona

M. Serra



Abstract

A combination of founder effects and local adaptation - the Monopolization hypothesis - has been proposed to reconcile the strong population differentiation of zooplankton dwelling in ponds and lakes and their high dispersal abilities. The role genetic drift plays in genetic differentiation of zooplankton is well documented, but the impact of natural selection has received less attention. Here, we compare differentiation in neutral genetic markers (F-ST) and in quantitative traits (Q(ST)) in six natural populations of the rotifer Brachionus plicatilis to assess the importance of natural selection in explaining genetic differentiation of life-history traits. Five life-history traits were measured in four temperature x salinity combinations in common-garden experiments. Population differentiation for neutral genetic markers - 11 microsatellite loci - was very high (F-ST = 0.482). Differentiation in life-history traits was higher in traits related to sexual reproduction than in those related to asexual reproduction. Q(ST) values for diapausing egg production (a trait related to sexual reproduction) were higher than their corresponding F-ST in some pairs of populations. Our results indicate the importance of divergent natural selection in these populations and suggest local adaptation to the unpredictability of B. plicatilis habitats.

Citation

Campillo, S., GarcÍa-Roger, E. M., Carmona, M. J., Gomez, A., & Serra, M. (2009). Selection on life-history traits and genetic population divergence in rotifers. Journal of evolutionary biology, 22(12), 2542-2553. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01871.x

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 30, 2009
Online Publication Date Oct 30, 2009
Publication Date Dec 1, 2009
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal JOURNAL OF EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY
Print ISSN 1010-061X
Electronic ISSN 1420-9101
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 22
Issue 12
Pages 2542-2553
DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01871.x
Keywords Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/391345
Publisher URL http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01871.x/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+unavailable+17+Dec+from+10-13+GMT+for+IT+maintenance.