A test for within‐lake niche differentiation in the nine‐spined sticklebacks ( Pungitius pungitius ) | Zendy

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A test for within‐lake niche differentiation in the nine‐spined sticklebacks ( Pungitius pungitius )

Author(s) -

Calboli Federico C. F.,

Byström Pär,

Merilä Juha

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

ecology and evolution

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.17

H-Index - 63

ISSN - 2045-7758

DOI - 10.1002/ece3.2182

Subject(s) - niche , biology , zoology , ecology

Specialization for the use of different resources can lead to ecological speciation. Accordingly, there are numerous examples of ecologically specialized pairs of fish “species” in postglacial lakes. Using a polymorphic panel of single nucleotide variants, we tested for genetic footprints of within‐lake population stratification in nine‐spined sticklebacks ( Pungitius pungitius ) collected from three habitats ( viz . littoral, benthic, and pelagic) within a northern Swedish lake. Analyses of admixture, population structure, and relatedness all supported the conclusion that the fish from this lake form a single interbreeding unit.

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