Dispersal ability and its consequences for population genetic differentiation and diversification.

ABSTRACT: Dispersal ability is known to influence geographical structuring of genetic variation within species, with a direct relationship between low vagility and population genetic structure, which can potentially give rise to allopatric speciation. However, our general understanding of the relationship between dispersal ability, population differentiation and lineage diversification is limited. To address this issue, we sampled mitochondrial DNA variation within lineages of beetles and spiders across the Canary Islands to explore the relationships between dispersal ability, differentiation within lineages and diversification. We found positive relationships between population genetic structure and diversification for both beetles and spiders. Comparisons between dispersive and non-dispersive line

SUBMITTER: Suarez D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9115014 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature