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Background  Oceanography and life-history characteristics are known to influence the genetic structure of marine species, however the relative role that these factors play in shaping phylogeographic patterns remains unresolved. The population genetic structure of the endemic, rocky shore dwelling  Caffrogobius caffer  was investigated across a known major oceanographic barrier, Cape Agulhas, which has previously been shown to strongly influence genetic structuring of South African rocky shore and intertidal marine organisms. Given the variable and dynamic oceanographical features of the region, we further sought to test how the pattern of gene flow between  C. caffer  populations is affected by the dominant Agulhas and Benguela current systems of the southern oceans.    Results  The variable 5' region of the mtDNA control region was amplified for 242 individuals from ten localities spanning the distributional range of  C. caffer . Fifty-five haplotypes were recovered and in stark contrast to previous phylogeographic studies of South African marine species,  C. caffer  showed no significant population genetic structuring along 1300 km of coastline. The parsimony haplotype network, AMOVA and SAMOVA analyses revealed panmixia. Coalescent analyses reveal that gene flow in  C. caffer  is strongly asymmetrical and predominantly affected by the Agulhas Current. Notably, there was no gene flow between the east coast and all other populations, although all other analyses detect no significant population structure, suggesting a recent divergence. The mismatch distribution suggests that  C. caffer  underwent a population expansion at least 14 500 years ago.    Conclusion  We propose several possible life-history adaptations that could have enabled  C. caffer  to maintain gene flow across its distributional range, including a long pelagic larval stage. We have shown that life-history characteristics can be an important contributing factor to the phylogeography of marine species and that the effects of oceanography do not necessarily suppress its influence on effective dispersal.

Evidence for panmixia despite barriers to gene flow in the southern African endemic, Caffrogobius caffer (Teleostei: Gobiidae)