Hidden dispersal in an urban world: genetic analysis reveals occasional long-distance dispersal and limited spatial substructure among Dutch pine martens

Groot, G.A. de; Hofmeester, Tim R.; Haye, M.J.J. La; Jansman, H.A.H.; Pérez-Haro, M.; Koelewijn, H.P.

doi:10.1007/s10592-015-0765-6

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“…Thus, it is evident from our genetic data that the reintroduction of fishers from Minnesota was the origin of the fishers within our sample area in Wisconsin. Fishers like other Mustelids are capable of long distance dispersal , Mowry et al 2015, de Groot et al 2016 and despite the distance of our sample site to the Nicolet National Forest (NNF), we expected to find evidence of the New York reintroduction in our Wisconsin samples had it been successful. This was not the case in our study and it appears that the original founders did not spread west in Wisconsin despite a strong recovery by fishers in the state.…”

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Genetic population structure of fishers (Pekania pennanti) in the Great Lakes region: remnants and reintroductions

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Reintroduction programs have been pivotal in augmenting populations of fishers (Pekania pennanti (Erxleben, 1777)) and re-establishing them to their former range in North America. The majority of reintroduction efforts in fishers have been considered demographically successful, but reintroductions can alter genetic population structure and success has rarely been evaluated in fishers from a genetic standpoint. We used microsatellite data (n = 169) to examine genetic population structure of fishers in the Great Lakes region and comment on the success of past reintroductions at two different spatial scales. We found significant genetic population structure among source and reintroduced populations within the Great Lakes region and large-scale genetic structure between fisher populations located in two geographically distant regions (Great Lakes and Northeast) in the eastern United States. Reintroductions associated with the Great Lakes produced results that were largely consistent with other studies of fisher reintroductions in the Northeast. However, our data are the first to support a measurable impact on genetic population structure in Pekania pennanti pennanti (Erxleben, 1777) from a reintroduction using geographically distant source and reintroduced populations. When feasible, we strongly recommend that reintroduction programs include an investigation of the underlying genetic structure to better define intended goals and supplement measures of demographic success.

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Genetic population structure of fishers (Pekania pennanti) in the Great Lakes region: remnants and reintroductions

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“…kansuensis was unlikely the result of a range fragmentation, but shaped by long-distance dispersal crossing the wide arid land. Generally, long-distance dispersal is characterized by a movement from high genetic diversity region to low genetic diversity region [23,25]. The index of genetic diversity ( H T ) of the QTPG is significant higher than the TSG ( H T = 0.880 vs .…”

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“…Theoretical and empirical evidence suggests that, when the disjunction is due to recent long-distance dispersal, individuals from separated regions will cluster together in a phylogenetic tree [16–18]. Additionally, the regions are characterized by different levels of genetic diversity [23,25] with the newly colonized region harboring lower levels. By contrast, in the case of range fragmentation, individuals from different regions will cluster by region [18,23] while levels of genetic diversity remain comparable [19,20,24].…”

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“…Additionally, the regions are characterized by different levels of genetic diversity [23,25] with the newly colonized region harboring lower levels. By contrast, in the case of range fragmentation, individuals from different regions will cluster by region [18,23] while levels of genetic diversity remain comparable [19,20,24]. Obviously, the level and spatial distribution of genetic diversity within a species is also dependent on the combination of life-history traits, e.g.…”

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Long-Distance Dispersal after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) Led to the Disjunctive Distribution of Pedicularis kansuensis (Orobanchaceae) between the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and Tianshan Region

Sui

Kuss

et al. 2016

PLoS ONE

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Quaternary climate fluctuations have profoundly affected the current distribution patterns and genetic structures of many plant and animal species in the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and adjacent mountain ranges, e.g. Tianshan (TSR), Altay, etc. In this greater area disjunct distributions are prominent but have nevertheless received little attention with respect to the historical processes involved. Here, we focus on Pedicularis kansuensis to test whether the current QTP and TSR disjunction is the result of a recent Holocene range expansion involving dispersal across arid land bridge(s) or a Pleistocene range fragmentation involving persistence in refugia. Two chloroplast DNA spacers were sequenced for 319 individuals from 34 populations covering the entire distribution range of this species in China. We found a total of 17 haplotypes of which all occurred in the QTP, and only five in the TSR. Overall genetic diversity was high (HT = 0.882, HS = 0.559) and higher in the QTP than in the TSR. Genetic differentiation among regions and populations was relatively low (GST = 0.366) and little evidence for a phylogeographic pattern emerged. The divergence times for the four main lineages could be dated to the early Pleistocene. Surprisingly, the two ubiquitous haplotypes diverged just before or around the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) and were found in different phylogenetic lineages. The Species Distribution Model suggested a disappearance of P. kansuensis from the TSR during the LGM in contrast to a relatively constant potential distribution in the QTP. We conclude that P. kansuensis colonized the TSR after the LGM. The improbable long-distance dispersal by wind or water across arid land seed flow may well have had birds or men as vector.

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“…Long-distance dispersal events in animals have been increasingly reported (e.g. Blackmore et al, 2011;Jerina et al, 2014;de Groot et al, 2016;Hawley et al, 2016;Cross et al, 2017). Assuming that results from Dai et al (2013) are robust, these results raise the question of why some male black-throated tits engage in long-distance dispersal.…”

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Sex-biased dispersal patterns of a social passerine: complementary approaches and evidence for a role of spatial scale

Wang

et al. 2019

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

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Animal dispersal patterns have important implications for many biological processes, but the measurement of dispersal is challenging and often requires the use of complementary approaches. In this study, we investigated the local-scale sex-biased dispersal pattern in a social bird, the black-throated tit (Aegithalos concinnus), in central China. Spatial genetic autocorrelation analyses suggested that significant fine-scale genetic structure existed in males but not in females. Mark–recapture analyses of ringed individuals also showed that female offspring were more dispersive than male offspring, supporting genetic evidence of local female-biased dispersal. These results were contrary to a previous finding of male-biased long-distance dispersal in this species that was based on analyses of gene flow across the species range in China. This implies that the species might potentially have a scale-dependent dispersal strategy, with females frequently dispersing further than males at the local level, but with a proportion of males occasionally dispersing over long distances and contributing more to gene flow at a larger geographical scale. Long-distance dispersal by male black-throated tits might be induced by competition for resources or by unfavourable environmental conditions, warranting further investigation, but our findings increase the evidence that geographical scale is an important factor to be considered when investigating animal dispersal patterns.

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Hidden dispersal in an urban world: genetic analysis reveals occasional long-distance dispersal and limited spatial substructure among Dutch pine martens

Cited by 8 publications

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Genetic population structure of fishers (Pekania pennanti) in the Great Lakes region: remnants and reintroductions

Genetic population structure of fishers (Pekania pennanti) in the Great Lakes region: remnants and reintroductions

Long-Distance Dispersal after the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM) Led to the Disjunctive Distribution of Pedicularis kansuensis (Orobanchaceae) between the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and Tianshan Region

Sex-biased dispersal patterns of a social passerine: complementary approaches and evidence for a role of spatial scale

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