Comparative Population Genomics Unveils Congruent Secondary Suture Zone in Southwest Pacific Hydrothermal Vents.

ABSTRACT: How the interplay of biotic and abiotic factors shapes current genetic diversity at the community level remains an open question, particularly in the deep sea. Comparative phylogeography of multiple species can reveal the influence of past climatic events, geographic barriers, and species life history traits on spatial patterns of genetic structure across lineages. To shed light on the factors that shape community-level genetic variation and to improve our understanding of deep-sea biogeographic patterns, we conducted a comparative population genomics study on seven hydrothermal vent species co-distributed in the Back-Arc Basins of the Southwest Pacific region. Using ddRAD-seq, we compared the range-wide distribution of genomic diversity across species and discovered a shared phylogeograph

SUBMITTER: Tran Lu Y A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11878553 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature