Isolation-by-distance and isolation-by-oceanography in Maroon Anemonefish (Amphiprion biaculeatus).

ABSTRACT: Obtaining dispersal estimates for a species is key to understanding local adaptation and population dynamics and to implementing conservation actions. Genetic isolation-by-distance (IBD) patterns can be used for estimating dispersal, and these patterns are especially useful for marine species in which few other methods are available. In this study, we genotyped coral reef fish (Amphiprion biaculeatus) at 16 microsatellite loci across eight sites across 210 km in the central Philippines to generate fine-scale estimates of dispersal. All sites except for one followed IBD patterns. Using IBD theory, we estimated a larval dispersal kernel spread of 8.9 km (95% confidence interval of 2.3-18.4 km). Genetic distance to the remaining site correlated strongly with the inverse probability of

SUBMITTER: Fitz KS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9923474 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature