An integrated genetic-demographic model to unravel the origin of genetic structure in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.).

ABSTRACT: The evolutionary enlightened management of species with complex life cycles often requires the development of mathematical models integrating demographic and genetic data. The genetic structure of the endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.) has been thoroughly analyzed in several studies in the past years. However, the interpretation of the key demographic and biologic processes that determine the observed spatio-temporal genetic structure has been very challenging owing to the complex life cycle of this catadromous species. Here, we present the first integrated demographic-genetic model applied to the European eel that explicitly accounts for different levels of larval and adult mixing during oceanic migrations and allows us to explore alternative hypotheses on genetic differentiat

SUBMITTER: Andrello M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3352426 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature