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Contrasting genetic diversity and structure between endemic and widespread damselfishes are related to differing adaptive strategies
Robitzch, Vanessa; Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo; Alpermann, Tilman J. et al.
2023In Journal of Biogeography, 50 (2), p. 380 - 392
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Keywords :
coral reefs; Dascyllus; ddRAD; Djibouti; gene flow; Madagascar; Oman; Red Sea; SNPs; Yemen; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Ecology
Abstract :
[en] Aim: Several marine biogeographical provinces meet at the Arabian Peninsula. Where and how these junctions affect species is poorly understood. We herein aimed to identify the barriers to dispersal and how these shape fish populations, leading to differing biogeographies despite shared habitat and co-ancestry. Taxon: Dascyllus marginatus (endemic) and Dascyllus abudafur (widespread). Location: Coral reefs from the Red Sea (RS), Djibouti, Yemen, Oman, and Madagascar. Methods: We tested potential barriers to gene flow using RADseq-derived SNPs and identified whether population genetic differences on each side of these barriers were neutral or selective to relate this to the biogeography of the species. Seven locations (ranging over 5100 km) were sampled for the endemic and six (ranging over 7400 km) for the widespread species, taking 20 individuals per location, with two exceptions. Results: Dascyllus marginatus populations (comprising 5648 SNPs) had an order of magnitude higher genetic differentiation compared to D. abudafur (comprising 10,667 SNPs), as well as several outlier loci that were absent in D. abudafur despite equal sampling locations. In both species, the RS and Djibouti specimens formed one genetic cluster separated from all other locations. Although ranging from the RS to Madagascar, D. abudafur was absent in Yemen and Oman. Main Conclusions: Stronger genetic structure at smaller geographical scales and outlier loci in the endemic species seem associated with faster adaptation to environmental differences and selective pressure. Genetic differentiation in the widespread species is neutral and only occurs at large geographical distances. Restrictive transitions (between the Gulf of Aqaba and the RS or the RS and the Gulf of Aden) do not hinder gene flow in either species, and the environmental shift within the RS (at 22°N/20°N) only affected the endemic species. The genetic break in the Gulf of Aden likely reflects historical colonization processes and not contemporary environmental regimes.
Research Center/Unit :
FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège
Disciplines :
Zoology
Environmental sciences & ecology
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Robitzch, Vanessa ;  Red Sea Research Centre, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia ; Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Saenz-Agudelo, Pablo ;  Instituto de Ciencias Ambientales y Evolutivas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
Alpermann, Tilman J.;  Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
Frederich, Bruno  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch (FOCUS) ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Ecologie évolutive
Berumen, Michael L. ;  Red Sea Research Centre, Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Language :
English
Title :
Contrasting genetic diversity and structure between endemic and widespread damselfishes are related to differing adaptive strategies
Publication date :
February 2023
Journal title :
Journal of Biogeography
ISSN :
0305-0270
eISSN :
1365-2699
Publisher :
John Wiley and Sons Inc
Volume :
50
Issue :
2
Pages :
380 - 392
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
FONDECYT - Chile Fondo Nacional de Desarrollo Científico y Tecnológico
KAUST - King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
SQU - Sultan Qaboos University
Funding text :
For logistics and fieldwork support in Saudi Arabia, we thank the Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab at KAUST, the R/V Thuwal crew, diverse dive buddies and Amr Gusti. Sampling permits were obtained from the relevant authorities. Logistical support in Oman was provided by Oli Taylor (Five Oceans Environmental Service, Oman), Kaveh Samimi‐Namin (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands) and Michel Claereboudt (Sultan Qaboos University). The Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs of Oman granted collection and export permits. In Madagascar, sampling was approved by and under the supervision of the ‘Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines’ of Toliara and took place before the Nagoya protocol. Along the Yemeni mainland, sampling was carried out by Aref Hamoud and Moteah Shaikh. In Socotra, Mohamed Ahmer and Fouad Naseeb (Environmental Protection Authority) supported this research in the frame of the Memorandum Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation. We further thank the Grunelius‐Moellgaard Laboratory at the Senckenberg Research Institute and the Natural History Museum in Frankfurt (SMF); the Bioscience Core Laboratory at KAUST for next‐generation Illumina sequencing; and CONICYT/Fondecyt N° 1190710 for access to high‐performance computers at the UACh. Additional funding came from the KAUST baseline funds to M.L.B. and Xabier Irigoyen, and from LOEWE (Landes‐Offensive zur Entwicklung Wissenschaftlich‐ökonomischer Exzellenz) to Fareed Krupp and Uwe Zajonz (SMF and the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute).For logistics and fieldwork support in Saudi Arabia, we thank the Coastal and Marine Resources Core Lab at KAUST, the R/V Thuwal crew, diverse dive buddies and Amr Gusti. Sampling permits were obtained from the relevant authorities. Logistical support in Oman was provided by Oli Taylor (Five Oceans Environmental Service, Oman), Kaveh Samimi-Namin (Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Netherlands) and Michel Claereboudt (Sultan Qaboos University). The Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs of Oman granted collection and export permits. In Madagascar, sampling was approved by and under the supervision of the ‘Institut Halieutique et des Sciences Marines’ of Toliara and took place before the Nagoya protocol. Along the Yemeni mainland, sampling was carried out by Aref Hamoud and Moteah Shaikh. In Socotra, Mohamed Ahmer and Fouad Naseeb (Environmental Protection Authority) supported this research in the frame of the Memorandum Agreement on Scientific and Technical Cooperation. We further thank the Grunelius-Moellgaard Laboratory at the Senckenberg Research Institute and the Natural History Museum in Frankfurt (SMF); the Bioscience Core Laboratory at KAUST for next-generation Illumina sequencing; and CONICYT/Fondecyt N° 1190710 for access to high-performance computers at the UACh. Additional funding came from the KAUST baseline funds to M.L.B. and Xabier Irigoyen, and from LOEWE (Landes-Offensive zur Entwicklung Wissenschaftlich-ökonomischer Exzellenz) to Fareed Krupp and Uwe Zajonz (SMF and the Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Institute).
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