Does asymmetric gene flow among matrilines maintain the evolutionary potential of the European eel?

ABSTRACT: Using evolutionary theory to predict the dynamics of populations is one of the aims of evolutionary conservation. In endangered species, with geographic range extending over continuous areas, the predictive capacity of evolutionary-based conservation measures greatly depends on the accurate identification of reproductive units. The endangered European eel (Anguilla anguilla) is a highly migratory fish species with declining population due to a steep recruitment collapse in the beginning of the 1980s. Despite punctual observations of genetic structure, the population is viewed as a single panmictic reproductive unit. To understand the possible origin of the detected structure in this species, we used a combination of mitochondrial and nuclear loci to indirectly evaluate the possible existen

SUBMITTER: Baltazar-Soares M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4984505 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature