Daniel Jeffries
Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native taxa
Jeffries, Daniel; Lawson-Handley, Lori; Lamatsch, Dunja; Olsén, K. Håkan; Sayer, Carl D.; Hänfling, Bernd
Authors
Dr Lori Lawson Handley L.Lawson-Handley@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer
Dunja Lamatsch
K. Håkan Olsén
Carl D. Sayer
Bernd Hänfling
Abstract
Hybridization plays a pivotal role in evolution, influencing local adaptation and speciation. However, it can also reduce biodiversity, which is especially damaging when native and non-native species meet. Hybridization can threaten native species via competition (with vigorous hybrids), reproductive resource wastage and gene introgression. The latter, in particular, could result in increased fitness in invasive species, decreased fitness of natives and compromise reintroduction or recovery conservation practices. In this study, we use a combination of RAD sequencing and microsatellites for a range-wide sample set of 1366 fish to evaluate the potential for hybridization and introgression between native crucian carp (Carassius carassius) and three non-native taxa (Carassius auratus auratus, Carassius auratus gibelio and Cyprinus carpio) in European water bodies. We found hybridization between native and non-native taxa in 82% of populations with non-natives present, highlighting the potential for substantial ecological impacts from hybrids on crucian carp populations. However, despite such high rates of hybridization, we could find no evidence of introgression between these taxa. The presence of triploid backcrosses in at least two populations suggests that the lack of introgression among these taxa is likely due to meiotic dysfunction in hybrids, leading to the production of polyploid offspring which are unable to reproduce sexually. This result is promising for crucian reintroduction programs, as it implies limited risk to the genetic integrity of source populations. Future research should investigate the reproductive potential of triploid hybrids and the ecological pressures hybrids impose on C. carassius.
Citation
Jeffries, D., Lawson-Handley, L., Lamatsch, D., Olsén, K. H., Sayer, C. D., & Hänfling, B. (2024). Towards the conservation of the crucian carp in Europe: Prolific hybridization but no evidence for introgression between native and non-native taxa. Molecular ecology, 33(19), Article e17515. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17515
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Aug 13, 2024 |
Online Publication Date | Aug 30, 2024 |
Publication Date | Oct 1, 2024 |
Deposit Date | Aug 30, 2024 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 2, 2024 |
Journal | Molecular Ecology |
Print ISSN | 0962-1083 |
Publisher | Wiley |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 33 |
Issue | 19 |
Article Number | e17515 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17515 |
Keywords | Genomics; Invasive species; Polyploid; Postzygotic isolation; RADseq |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4792999 |
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