Island biogeography and ecological modeling of the amblypygid Phrynus marginemaculatus in the Florida Keys archipelago.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The biogeography of terrestrial organisms across the Florida Keys archipelago is poorly understood. We used population genetics and spatioecological modeling of the Amblypygi Phrynus marginemaculatus to understand the genetic structure and metapopulation dynamics of Keys populations that are otherwise isolated by human development and ocean.

Location

The Florida Keys archipelago and mainland Florida.

Methods

We sequenced a 1,238 bp fragment of mtDNA for 103 individuals of P. marginemaculatus from 13 sites in the Florida Keys and South Florida, binned into four regions. We used population genetic analyses to understand the population structure of the species throughout its US range. Furthermore, we used ecological modeling with climate, habitat, and h

SUBMITTER: Chapin KJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6194218 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature