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Population genetic structure of a California endemic branchiopod, Branchinecta sandiegonensis

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Book cover Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology and Conservation

Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 125))

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Branchinecta sandiegonensis (Crustacea: Anostraca) is a narrow range endemic fairy shrimp discontinuously distributed in ephemeral pools on coastal mesas in San Diego County, USA. Ten populations across the range of the species were subjected to.allozyme analysis for eleven loci. The species exhibits low variability (P 95 = 9.1−45.5) and one third of the loci tested did not conform to Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium expectations. The species also exhibited a high degree of genetic differentiation between populations. F ST values (fixation index) for most pairs of populations were above 0.25 (0.036–0.889). Low genetic variability and high genetic structure may result from low gene flow and founder effects due to habitat fragmentation and the lack of potential vectors for cyst dispersal. The unpredictable rainfall of the region also creates potential for variable population sizes which could affect structure and variability.

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    Cathleen P. Davies

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    Marie A. Simovich

  3. San Diego State University, Department of Geography, 300 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA, 92181-5200, USA

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Davies, C.P., Simovich, M.A., Hathaway, S.A. (1997). Population genetic structure of a California endemic branchiopod, Branchinecta sandiegonensis . In: Simovich, M.A., Sassaman, C., Belk, D. (eds) Studies on Large Branchiopod Biology and Conservation. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 125. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-3177-5_15

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