Fine scale population structure of Acropora palmata and Acropora cervicornis in the Colombian Caribbean.

ABSTRACT: Using a standardized SNP array, we identified two populations of Acropora cervicornis and one population of A. palmata in the Caribbean coast of Colombia. San Andrés was the most genetically differentiated location for both species. An average pairwise F_ST value of 0.131 and 0.050 between San Andrés and neighboring collection sites was estimated, for A. cervicornis and A. palmata, respectively. Based on population patterns of both acroporid species, we inferred that Magdalena River is not a barrier of genetic connectivity among Colombian populations. Genetic comparisons between the Colombian coast of Caribbean with other Caribbean locations agree with previous studies for both species, where four populations were identified in A. cervicornis

SUBMITTER: Garcia-Uruena R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9438773 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature