Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae)
The Curimatidae family plays an ecological role in the recycling and distribution of nutrients and constitutes a major food source for several commercially important fishes. Curimata mivartii, a member of this family, is considered a short-distance migratory species (≤100 km), categorized by the Int...
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| author | Ricardo M. Landínez-García Edna J. Marquez |
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| description | The Curimatidae family plays an ecological role in the recycling and distribution of nutrients and constitutes a major food source for several commercially important fishes. Curimata mivartii, a member of this family, is considered a short-distance migratory species (≤100 km), categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a near threatened species, based on its declining population densities and habitat disturbance and fragmentation. Since population genetics and species-specific molecular tools remain unknown for all members of the Curimatidae family, this study developed a set of microsatellite loci and studied the population genetics of C. mivartii in the lower section of the Colombian Magdalena-Cauca basin. The results showed high levels of genetic diversity and evidence of gene flow even between locations separated over 350 km. This information provides a baseline for designing conservation and management programs for C.mivartii and constitutes the first study of population genetics in Curimatidae. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-acd711a3e54744b5a7d53600c7ec054f2023-12-03T00:25:14ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592018-11-016e595910.7717/peerj.5959Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae)Ricardo M. Landínez-GarcíaEdna J. MarquezThe Curimatidae family plays an ecological role in the recycling and distribution of nutrients and constitutes a major food source for several commercially important fishes. Curimata mivartii, a member of this family, is considered a short-distance migratory species (≤100 km), categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as a near threatened species, based on its declining population densities and habitat disturbance and fragmentation. Since population genetics and species-specific molecular tools remain unknown for all members of the Curimatidae family, this study developed a set of microsatellite loci and studied the population genetics of C. mivartii in the lower section of the Colombian Magdalena-Cauca basin. The results showed high levels of genetic diversity and evidence of gene flow even between locations separated over 350 km. This information provides a baseline for designing conservation and management programs for C.mivartii and constitutes the first study of population genetics in Curimatidae.https://peerj.com/articles/5959.pdfMolecular markerFreshwater fishGene flowOutlier lociGenetic diversity |
| spellingShingle | Ricardo M. Landínez-García Edna J. Marquez Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae) PeerJ Molecular marker Freshwater fish Gene flow Outlier loci Genetic diversity |
| title | Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae) |
| title_full | Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae) |
| title_fullStr | Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae) |
| title_short | Microsatellite loci development and population genetics in Neotropical fish Curimata mivartii (Characiformes: Curimatidae) |
| title_sort | microsatellite loci development and population genetics in neotropical fish curimata mivartii characiformes curimatidae |
| topic | Molecular marker Freshwater fish Gene flow Outlier loci Genetic diversity |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/5959.pdf |
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