Genetic variation and clonal differentiation in the Daphnia population of the Greifensee, a pre-alpine Swiss lake
Genetic variation and clonal differentiation in the Daphnia population of the Greifensee, a pre-alpine Swiss lake
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瑞士阿尔卑斯山前湖泊格赖芬湖水蚤种群的遗传变异和克隆分化
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2000
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Hans Rudolf Bürgi
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P. Spaak;L. Eggenschwiler;Hans Rudolf Bürgi
Interspecific hybridization is a common phenomenon in Daphnia populations (ScHWE:--IK & SPAAK 1997). In several European coumries, populations from the D. galeata complex have been idemified (e.g. Germany, Sweden, The Netherlands, Czech Republic, Poland, France and England), in several of which hybrids are the most common taxa (WOLF 1987, SPAAK 1996). However, hybrid daphnids have been described only for a limited number of lakes in each of these countries. An important reason for this is the difficult distinction between paremal species and hybrids based on morphological characters (FLOGNER 1993). WOLF & MORT (1986) showed that the allozyme Got could be used to distinguish between the hybrids and parental species of the D. galeata complex. Since rhen, many researchers have used this relatively easy method to idemifY and quantifY hybrid daphnids in their system. Recently, GmBLER (1997) showed that Got is nor a good marker locus in all cases. The Got-F allele, which was rhoughr to be unique for D. galeata, was also found in D. hyalina clones from lakes in southern Germany. But the Got-5 allele, which was described by WoLF & MoRT (1986) as unique to D. hyalína, was also unique for D. hyalina in southern Germany. GrEGLER (1997) suggested to use the allozyme Ao because all three species in the D. ga/eata complex (e.g. D. galeata, D. cucullata and D. hyalina) are fixed for o ne or more unique alleles. Another factor complicating the use of marker loci to distinguish between parental species and hybrids is the production of backcrosses. Recent studies (SPAAK 1996, ScHWENK 1997) showed that introgression is an important process within rhe D. galeata species complex. However, these backcrosses cannot be identified with only one species-specific locus, since 50% of these backcrosses have one of the parental genotypes. In the large lakes o n the northern side o f the Swiss Alps, all three parental taxa of the D. galeata complex are present (BüRGI et al. 1985). Most likely there are also hybrids in these lakes. The aim of the present study is to describe the genetic composition of the Daphnia population for one of these lakes (Greifensee). We hypothesise that in this lake, in which D. galeata and D. hyalina were described (BüRGI et al. 1985), the hybrid D. galeata x D. hyalina also occurs. By using two species-specific genetic markers, (Got and Ao) we examine whether backcrossing occurs and at what rate. Lastly, we tested if the genetic composition of the Daphnia population was different just above the sediment compared to the rest of the water column, to test i f genotype specific migration patterns take place.