Genetic evidence for contrasting patterns of dispersal in solitary and colonial ascidians

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D. J. Ayre
A. R. Davis
M. Billingham
T. Llorens
C. Styan
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[1] Australian Flora and Fauna Research Centre and Department of Biological Sciences,
[2] University of Wollongong,undefined
[3] Wollongong,undefined
[4] New South Wales 2522,undefined
[5] Australia,undefined
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Marine Biology | 1997年 / 130卷
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Local Population; Genotype Frequency; Random Mating; Southern Coast; South Wale;
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In situ and in vitro observations indicate that brooding colonial ascidians commonly display limited larval dispersal, whilst the larvae of most solitary species are assumed to be widely dispersed. We used allozyme data to determine the population genetic consequences of reproduction and dispersal in a broadcast-spawning solitary ascidian and two brooding colonial species along the central and southern coast of New South Wales, Australia. We surveyed genetic variation at 2 to 9 variable loci for samples collected from 6 to 8 local populations of each of the stalked solitary species Pyura gibbosa gibbosa Heller, 1878; the social Stolonica australis Michaelsen, 1927 and the compound Botrylloides magnicoecum Hartmeyer, 1912. Samples from each local population displayed levels and patterns of genotypic diversity that were consistent with expectations for sexually-derived recruitment of both solitary zooids and separate colonies. However, we found clear differences in the structure of the populations of solitary and colonial species. Genotype frequencies within all nine samples of P. gibbosa gibbosa conformed to expectations for random mating (i.e. Hardy–Weinberg equilibria). Moreover, allele frequencies showed little variation among samples [mean standardised genetic variance (FST) =0.002], which implies that local populations are strongly connected by larval dispersal. We estimate (via Wright's “island model”) that gene flow (Nem) within this set of local populations is 125 effective migrants per generation, which is very similar to estimates obtained for other broadcast-spawning taxa in this region. In contrast, genotype frequencies within samples of both colonial species were characterised by large and statistically significant deficits of heterozygotes, consistent with expectations for highly limited dispersal of larvae or sperm. Moreover, local populations were highly differentiated (FST=0.201 and 0.202 for S. australis and B. magnicoecum, respectively) and Nem was estimated to be ∼1.0 in each case. These values of FST and subsequent estimates of Nem lie within the range of values reported for other New South Wales taxa with direct larval development, and imply that local populations are effectively closed to immigration.
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