Coastal and demersal chondrichthyans(sharks,rays,and skates)are expected to exhibit high levels of genetic differentiation in areas of complex geomorphology.Population genetic studies investigating the extent to which...Coastal and demersal chondrichthyans(sharks,rays,and skates)are expected to exhibit high levels of genetic differentiation in areas of complex geomorphology.Population genetic studies investigating the extent to which demographic history shapes the genetic structure of thesefishes are rare.Here,we combined mitochondrial DNA(Cytb and ND2)and 8 nuclear microsatellite loci from 244 individuals to examine the population genetic structure and demographic history of the 3 Indo-West Pacific species of sharpnose rays(Telatrygon zugei,Telatrygon biasa,and Trygon crozieri).High levels of genetic variation both within and between species were identified.Phylogenetic analysis partitioned haplotypes into 2 lineages supporting divergence of T.zugei from T.crozieri and T.biasa during the Pleistocene.Furthermore,microsatellite-based clustering analyses identified 4 genetic groups(i.e.T.zugei from Japan,T.zugei from coastal China,T.biasa from Gulf of Thailand,and T.crozieri from the Andaman Sea).Measurements of genetic differentiation also support these 4 groups.Additionally,Pleistocene demographic expansions were examined in all genetic groups.The climate oscillations and current hydrologic cycles in the Indo-West Pacific appear to coincide with the hypothesis regarding speciation and the observed demographic history trends of the sharpnose rays.Considering the species group has,until recently,been thought to be one species,these results are critical for defining management units and guiding conservation efforts to preserve stingray biodiversity.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDA19050202)the Natural Science Found of China(No.31272287 and No.41666008)+1 种基金the Grants-inaid for Conservation of Fishery Resources of the Ministry of Agriculture in China(No.171721301354052003)the JSPS Invitation Fellowship Program for sampling and Research in Japan.
文摘Coastal and demersal chondrichthyans(sharks,rays,and skates)are expected to exhibit high levels of genetic differentiation in areas of complex geomorphology.Population genetic studies investigating the extent to which demographic history shapes the genetic structure of thesefishes are rare.Here,we combined mitochondrial DNA(Cytb and ND2)and 8 nuclear microsatellite loci from 244 individuals to examine the population genetic structure and demographic history of the 3 Indo-West Pacific species of sharpnose rays(Telatrygon zugei,Telatrygon biasa,and Trygon crozieri).High levels of genetic variation both within and between species were identified.Phylogenetic analysis partitioned haplotypes into 2 lineages supporting divergence of T.zugei from T.crozieri and T.biasa during the Pleistocene.Furthermore,microsatellite-based clustering analyses identified 4 genetic groups(i.e.T.zugei from Japan,T.zugei from coastal China,T.biasa from Gulf of Thailand,and T.crozieri from the Andaman Sea).Measurements of genetic differentiation also support these 4 groups.Additionally,Pleistocene demographic expansions were examined in all genetic groups.The climate oscillations and current hydrologic cycles in the Indo-West Pacific appear to coincide with the hypothesis regarding speciation and the observed demographic history trends of the sharpnose rays.Considering the species group has,until recently,been thought to be one species,these results are critical for defining management units and guiding conservation efforts to preserve stingray biodiversity.
