Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore.
Recent studies on highly mobile carnivores revealed cryptic population genetic structures correlated to transitions in habitat types and prey species composition. This led to the hypothesis that natal-habitat-biased dispersal may be responsible for generating population genetic structure. However, d...
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| author | Małgorzata Pilot Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski Vadim E Sidorovich Wolfram Meier-Augenstein A Rus Hoelzel |
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| description | Recent studies on highly mobile carnivores revealed cryptic population genetic structures correlated to transitions in habitat types and prey species composition. This led to the hypothesis that natal-habitat-biased dispersal may be responsible for generating population genetic structure. However, direct evidence for the concordant ecological and genetic differentiation between populations of highly mobile mammals is rare. To address this we analyzed stable isotope profiles (δ(13)C and δ(15)N values) for Eastern European wolves (Canis lupus) as a quantifiable proxy measure of diet for individuals that had been genotyped in an earlier study (showing cryptic genetic structure), to provide a quantitative assessment of the relationship between individual foraging behavior and genotype. We found a significant correlation between genetic distances and dietary differentiation (explaining 46% of the variation) in both the marginal test and crucially, when geographic distance was accounted for as a co-variable. These results, interpreted in the context of other possible mechanisms such as allopatry and isolation by distance, reinforce earlier studies suggesting that diet and associated habitat choice are influencing the structuring of populations in highly mobile carnivores. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8d83b61bed6947dfac91f4b9df98b62a2022-12-21T23:20:19ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032012-01-0176e3934110.1371/journal.pone.0039341Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore.Małgorzata PilotWłodzimierz JędrzejewskiVadim E SidorovichWolfram Meier-AugensteinA Rus HoelzelRecent studies on highly mobile carnivores revealed cryptic population genetic structures correlated to transitions in habitat types and prey species composition. This led to the hypothesis that natal-habitat-biased dispersal may be responsible for generating population genetic structure. However, direct evidence for the concordant ecological and genetic differentiation between populations of highly mobile mammals is rare. To address this we analyzed stable isotope profiles (δ(13)C and δ(15)N values) for Eastern European wolves (Canis lupus) as a quantifiable proxy measure of diet for individuals that had been genotyped in an earlier study (showing cryptic genetic structure), to provide a quantitative assessment of the relationship between individual foraging behavior and genotype. We found a significant correlation between genetic distances and dietary differentiation (explaining 46% of the variation) in both the marginal test and crucially, when geographic distance was accounted for as a co-variable. These results, interpreted in the context of other possible mechanisms such as allopatry and isolation by distance, reinforce earlier studies suggesting that diet and associated habitat choice are influencing the structuring of populations in highly mobile carnivores.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3387138?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Małgorzata Pilot Włodzimierz Jędrzejewski Vadim E Sidorovich Wolfram Meier-Augenstein A Rus Hoelzel Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore. PLoS ONE |
| title | Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore. |
| title_full | Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore. |
| title_fullStr | Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore. |
| title_short | Dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore. |
| title_sort | dietary differentiation and the evolution of population genetic structure in a highly mobile carnivore |
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