Genetics of reintroduced populations of the narrowly endemic thistle, Cirsium pitcheri (Asteraceae)1
Genetics of reintroduced populations of the narrowly endemic thistle, Cirsium pitcheri (Asteraceae)1
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10.1139/cjb-2012-0232
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发表时间:
2013-01
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1.1
通讯作者:
J. Fant;A. Kramer;Eileen Sirkin;Kayri Havens
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作者:
J. Fant;A. Kramer;Eileen Sirkin;Kayri Havens
The aim of any reintroduction is to provide sufficient genetic variability to buffer against changing selection pressures and ensure long-term survival. To date, few empirical studies have compared levels of genetic diversity in reintroduced and native plant populations. Using microsatellite markers, we measured the genetic diversity within reintroduced and native populations of the threatened Cirsium pitcher (Eaton) Torrey and Gray. We found that the use of local mixed source was successful in establishing populations with significantly higher genetic diversity (P < 0.005) than the native populations (allelic richness is 3.39 in reintroduced and 1.84 in native populations). However, the reintroduced populations had significantly higher inbreeding coefficients (P < 0.002) (FIS is 0.405 and 0.213 in reintroduced and in native populations, respectively), despite having multiple genetic founders, population sizes equivalent to native populations and a positive growth rate. These results may be due to inbreed...