Open AccessClone Diversity of Tetraploid Otiorhynchus Scaber in Northern Europe
Author(s) -
Stenberg Per,
Terhivuo Juhani,
Lokki Juhani,
Saura Anssi
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
hereditas
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.819
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1601-5223
pISSN - 0018-0661
DOI - 10.1111/j.1601-5223.1997.00169.x
Subject(s) - biology , monophyly , weevil , parthenogenesis , clone (java method) , botany , lineage (genetic) , ecology , zoology , phylogenetic tree , embryo , clade , genetics , gene , dna , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
Otiorhynchus scaber is a common weevil throughout northern Europe. It is tetraploid and parthenogenetic in this area. A total of 75 electrophoretically definable clones have been identified in northern Europe and they all appear to represent a monophyletic lineage. O. scaber is a flightless inhabitant of the climax community, the spruce forest. Rarefaction and similarity index has been used to measure clone diversity and its distribution. Clone diversity is highest in the Southern Boreal and the Middle Boreal zones and decreases towards north and south. The distribution of single clones appears to be associated with the biotic zonation of northern Europe. This implies that different clones are adapted to different environments.