Neutral and adaptive loci reveal fine-scale population structure in Eleginops maclovinus from north Patagonia.

ABSTRACT: Patagonia is an understudied area, especially when it comes to population genomic studies with relevance to fishery management. However, the dynamic and heterogeneous landscape in this area can harbor an important but cryptic genetic population structure. Once such information is revealed, it can be integrated into the management of infrequently investigated species. Eleginops maclovinus is a protandrous hermaphrodite species with economic importance for local communities that are currently managed as a single genetic unit. In this study, we sampled five locations distributed across a salinity cline from Northern Patagonia to investigate the genetic population structure of E. maclovinus. We used restriction site-associated DNA (RAD) sequencing and outlier tests to obta

SUBMITTER: Canales-Aguirre CB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9530513 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature