The Contribution of Clonality to Population Genetic Structure in the Sea Anemone, Diadumene lineata.

ABSTRACT: Ecological and evolutionary processes differ depending on how genetic diversity is organized in space. For clonal organisms, the organization of both genetic and genotypic diversity can influence the fitness effects of competition, the mating system, and reproductive mode, which are key drivers of life cycle evolution. Understanding how individual reproductive behavior contributes to population genetic structure is essential for disentangling these forces, particularly in species with complex and plastic life cycles. The widespread sea anemone, Diadumene lineata, exhibits temperature-dependent fission, which contributes to predictable variation in clonal rate along the Atlantic coast of the United States, part of its non-native range. Because warmer conditions lead to higher rates of clona

SUBMITTER: Ryan WH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8355472 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature