Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon
Abstract To assess the genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian brown trout (Salmo trutta complex) populations, we analyzed both mitochondrial DNA sequences and genotypes at 10 microsatellite loci of fish caught in the Black Sea and from nine river catchments in Georgia, flowing into either the Black or C...
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| description | Abstract To assess the genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian brown trout (Salmo trutta complex) populations, we analyzed both mitochondrial DNA sequences and genotypes at 10 microsatellite loci of fish caught in the Black Sea and from nine river catchments in Georgia, flowing into either the Black or Caspian seas. The results show that: (1) there is substantial genetic differentiation among Ponto‐Caspian trout populations, both among the populations of different nominal species and within those of the same species; (2) the genetic distance between conspecific populations from the Black and Caspian Sea basins exceeds that among the populations within the same basin. Moreover, within drainages, genetic distance correlates with the geographic distance; (3) the Black Sea itself is not a barrier to gene flow among the watersheds draining into the Black Sea; (4) some populations in the headwaters of the rivers draining into the Black Sea Basin fall out of this pattern and likely form a separate, non‐anadromous (resident) taxon, previously described from northeastern Turkey as Salmo rizeensis. This hypothesis is supported by mitochondrial DNA phylogeny. The presence of both anadromous and resident populations in a single river basin calls for a substantial re‐thinking of speciation patterns and taxonomy of Eurasian brown trout. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f8b417c7cf3b402c9b924932f9cbf7ff2024-01-11T02:50:02ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582023-07-01137n/an/a10.1002/ece3.10335Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxonLevan Ninua0David Tarkhnishvili1Cort Lewis Anderson2Institute of Ecology Ilia State University Tbilisi GeorgiaInstitute of Ecology Ilia State University Tbilisi GeorgiaInstitute of Ecology Ilia State University Tbilisi GeorgiaAbstract To assess the genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian brown trout (Salmo trutta complex) populations, we analyzed both mitochondrial DNA sequences and genotypes at 10 microsatellite loci of fish caught in the Black Sea and from nine river catchments in Georgia, flowing into either the Black or Caspian seas. The results show that: (1) there is substantial genetic differentiation among Ponto‐Caspian trout populations, both among the populations of different nominal species and within those of the same species; (2) the genetic distance between conspecific populations from the Black and Caspian Sea basins exceeds that among the populations within the same basin. Moreover, within drainages, genetic distance correlates with the geographic distance; (3) the Black Sea itself is not a barrier to gene flow among the watersheds draining into the Black Sea; (4) some populations in the headwaters of the rivers draining into the Black Sea Basin fall out of this pattern and likely form a separate, non‐anadromous (resident) taxon, previously described from northeastern Turkey as Salmo rizeensis. This hypothesis is supported by mitochondrial DNA phylogeny. The presence of both anadromous and resident populations in a single river basin calls for a substantial re‐thinking of speciation patterns and taxonomy of Eurasian brown trout.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10335anadromybrown troutisolation by distancePonto‐Caspian regionresident formsSalmo caspius |
| spellingShingle | Levan Ninua David Tarkhnishvili Cort Lewis Anderson Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon Ecology and Evolution anadromy brown trout isolation by distance Ponto‐Caspian region resident forms Salmo caspius |
| title | Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon |
| title_full | Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon |
| title_fullStr | Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon |
| title_short | Genetic structure of Ponto‐Caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident Salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon |
| title_sort | genetic structure of ponto caspian trout populations shows gene flow among river drainages and supports resident salmo rizeensis as a genetically distinct taxon |
| topic | anadromy brown trout isolation by distance Ponto‐Caspian region resident forms Salmo caspius |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10335 |
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