Cryptic invasion drives phenotypic changes in central European threespine stickleback

Lucek, Kay Jurka Olaf (2016). Cryptic invasion drives phenotypic changes in central European threespine stickleback. Conservation genetics, 17(5), pp. 1-7. Springer 10.1007/s10592-016-0837-2

[img]
Preview
Text
Lucek 2016_ConsGenet_Cryptic invasion drives phenotypic changes in central European threespine stickleback.pdf - Published Version
Available under License Creative Commons: Attribution (CC-BY).

Download (656kB) | Preview

Cryptic invasions are commonly associated with genetic changes of the native species or genetic lineage that the invaders replace. Phenotypic shifts resulting from cryptic invasions are less commonly reported given the relative paucity of historical specimens that document such phenotypic changes. Here, I study such a case in two populations of threespine stickleback from central Europe, comparing contemporary patterns of gene flow with phenotypic changes between historical and contemporary population samples. I find gene flow from an invasive lineage to be associated with significant phenotypic changes, where the degree of phenotypic change corresponds with the level of gene flow that a population receives. These findings underline the utility of combining genetic
approaches with phenotypic data to estimate the impact of gene flow in systems where anthropogenic alterations have removed former geographic barriers promoting cryptic
invasions.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Biology > Institute of Ecology and Evolution (IEE) > Aquatic Ecology

UniBE Contributor:

Lucek, Kay Jurka Olaf

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology

ISSN:

1566-0621

Publisher:

Springer

Language:

English

Submitter:

Marcel Häsler

Date Deposited:

07 Jun 2016 09:56

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:55

Publisher DOI:

10.1007/s10592-016-0837-2

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.80752

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/80752

Actions (login required)

Edit item Edit item
Provide Feedback