Genetic patterns in Montipora capitata across an environmental mosaic in Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i.

ABSTRACT: Spatial genetic structure (SGS) is important to a population's ability to adapt to environmental change. For species that reproduce both sexually and asexually, the relative contribution of each reproductive mode has important ecological and evolutionary implications because asexual reproduction can have a strong effect on SGS. Reef-building corals reproduce sexually, but many species also propagate asexually under certain conditions. To understand SGS and the relative importance of reproductive mode across environmental gradients, we evaluated genetic relatedness in almost 600 colonies of Montipora capitata across 30 environmentally characterized sites in Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, Hawaii, using low-depth restriction digest-associated sequencing. Clonal colonies were relatively rare overall but

SUBMITTER: Caruso C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9825948 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature