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Colonization events like range expansion or biological invasions can be associated with population bottlenecks. Small population size may lead to loss of genetic diversity due to random genetic drift, to loss of heterozygosity due to increased inbreeding and should leave a signature on the genetic polymorphism and genetic structure of pop- ulations. The mating system might additionally influence the outcome of such a process. Here, we compare invasive and native populations of the hermaphroditic freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis. In the native range we included populations that were ice-free during the last glaciation period and populations that were glaciated and are located at the edge of the species native distribution range. The microsatellite data show substantial loss of genetic variation in the introduced range and no signs of high propagule pressure or admixture. The expressed polymorphism was so low that mating system analysis was not possible. In the native region, all populations display strong levels of differentiation (global FST: 0.341) independent of colonization history and exhibit no significant pattern of inbreeding. However, the populations in more recently colonized habitats show diminished genetic diversity. Overall, these results illustrate how dramatic the reduction in genetic diversity can be for hermaphroditic animals and that gene flow in the native range can be surprisingly low despite short distances.
Author(s): Kopp KC, Wolff K, Jokela J
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Evolutionary Ecology
Year: 2012
Volume: 26
Issue: 3
Pages: 483-498
Print publication date: 29/06/2011
ISSN (print): 0269-7653
ISSN (electronic): 1573-8477
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10682-011-9504-8
DOI: 10.1007/s10682-011-9504-8
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