Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management
Nile perch establishment in novel ranges in East Africa is one of the most successful freshwater invasion stories in the recent history. Itbecame ecologically dominant and well established in several lakes in the Lake Victoria Region in a period of less than 5 decades. Geneticdiversity of both intro...
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| author | Matthew Tenywa Mwanja Wilson Waiswa Mwanja Vincent Muwanika Charles Masembe Sylvester Nyakaana |
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| description | Nile perch establishment in novel ranges in East Africa is one of the most successful freshwater invasion stories in the recent history. Itbecame ecologically dominant and well established in several lakes in the Lake Victoria Region in a period of less than 5 decades. Geneticdiversity of both introduced and native populations were assessed and patterns compared in order to establish the genetic consequences oftheir introductions. Genetic variation was surveyed at both the mitochondrial control region (CR) and at nine microsatellite loci. A total of 527 Nile perch fish were sampled from 5 East African lakes: native source populations were examined from lakes Albert and Turkana while introduced populations were sampled from lakes Kyoga, Nabugabo and Victoria. Both types of markers revealed higher average geneticdiversity for invasive species (HE = 0.70, h = 0.81) than for native source populations (HE = 0.66, h = 0.69). Both populations scoredrelatively higher than the average for freshwater fishes (HE = 0.62). Both native and introduced populations had 2 underlying geneticgroupings in similar proportions as revealed by the STRUCTURE program. The high genetic diversity was most probably a consequence ofhigher numbers of propagules than outlined by official records of introductions. Use of high number of individuals at stocking is probably the reason for apparently minimized ‘founder effects’ of Nile perch in the introduced ranges. The two underling populations revealed through genetic analysis may be representatives of the two subspecies of Nile perch previously reported in other studies. Implications to the management of this fishery in the East African region is that with the relatively high genetic diversity, the species could be sustainably exploited if it were effectively managed. In addition, further studies of the life histories and other attributes of the two genetic groupings of Nile perch in the region are recommended, as they may require different management plans. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-df48d88498ff4a07bc40ccd9be698ea12022-12-22T00:41:38ZengRegional Euro-Asian Biological Invasions Centre (REABIC)Management of Biological Invasions1989-86492012-12-01327788http://dx.doi.org/10.3391/mbi.2012.3.2.02Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for managementMatthew Tenywa MwanjaWilson Waiswa MwanjaVincent MuwanikaCharles MasembeSylvester NyakaanaNile perch establishment in novel ranges in East Africa is one of the most successful freshwater invasion stories in the recent history. Itbecame ecologically dominant and well established in several lakes in the Lake Victoria Region in a period of less than 5 decades. Geneticdiversity of both introduced and native populations were assessed and patterns compared in order to establish the genetic consequences oftheir introductions. Genetic variation was surveyed at both the mitochondrial control region (CR) and at nine microsatellite loci. A total of 527 Nile perch fish were sampled from 5 East African lakes: native source populations were examined from lakes Albert and Turkana while introduced populations were sampled from lakes Kyoga, Nabugabo and Victoria. Both types of markers revealed higher average geneticdiversity for invasive species (HE = 0.70, h = 0.81) than for native source populations (HE = 0.66, h = 0.69). Both populations scoredrelatively higher than the average for freshwater fishes (HE = 0.62). Both native and introduced populations had 2 underlying geneticgroupings in similar proportions as revealed by the STRUCTURE program. The high genetic diversity was most probably a consequence ofhigher numbers of propagules than outlined by official records of introductions. Use of high number of individuals at stocking is probably the reason for apparently minimized ‘founder effects’ of Nile perch in the introduced ranges. The two underling populations revealed through genetic analysis may be representatives of the two subspecies of Nile perch previously reported in other studies. Implications to the management of this fishery in the East African region is that with the relatively high genetic diversity, the species could be sustainably exploited if it were effectively managed. In addition, further studies of the life histories and other attributes of the two genetic groupings of Nile perch in the region are recommended, as they may require different management plans.http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2012/2/MBI_2012_2_Mwanja_etal.pdfNile perchEast Africainvasivenessgenetic diversity |
| spellingShingle | Matthew Tenywa Mwanja Wilson Waiswa Mwanja Vincent Muwanika Charles Masembe Sylvester Nyakaana Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management Management of Biological Invasions Nile perch East Africa invasiveness genetic diversity |
| title | Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management |
| title_full | Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management |
| title_fullStr | Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management |
| title_short | Genetic evidence of successful establishment of the Nile perch (Lates spp. L.) in East African lakes and implications for management |
| title_sort | genetic evidence of successful establishment of the nile perch lates spp l in east african lakes and implications for management |
| topic | Nile perch East Africa invasiveness genetic diversity |
| url | http://www.reabic.net/journals/mbi/2012/2/MBI_2012_2_Mwanja_etal.pdf |
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