Asymmetrical hybridization and environmental factors influence the spatial genetic structure of a killifish hybrid zone.

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Main Authors: Hardy, Andrew L, Gaither, Michelle R, Lotterhos, Katie E, Greaves, Samuel, Cipolla, Kyra Jean, Kerns, Emily V, Prieto Trujillo, Andres, Gilg, Matthew R
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Published: Evolution; international journal of organic evolution 2025
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author Hardy, Andrew L
Gaither, Michelle R
Lotterhos, Katie E
Greaves, Samuel
Cipolla, Kyra Jean
Kerns, Emily V
Prieto Trujillo, Andres
Gilg, Matthew R
author_facet Hardy, Andrew L
Gaither, Michelle R
Lotterhos, Katie E
Greaves, Samuel
Cipolla, Kyra Jean
Kerns, Emily V
Prieto Trujillo, Andres
Gilg, Matthew R
Hardy, Andrew L
Gaither, Michelle R
Lotterhos, Katie E
Greaves, Samuel
Cipolla, Kyra Jean
Kerns, Emily V
Prieto Trujillo, Andres
Gilg, Matthew R
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Asymmetrical hybridization and environmental factors influence the spatial genetic structure of a killifish hybrid zone. Hardy, Andrew L Gaither, Michelle R Lotterhos, Katie E Greaves, Samuel Cipolla, Kyra Jean Kerns, Emily V Prieto Trujillo, Andres Gilg, Matthew R Hybridization, Genetic Fundulidae Animals Florida Environment Genetic Speciation Hybridization offers insight into speciation and the forces that maintain barriers to reproduction, and hybrid zones provide excellent opportunities to test how environment shapes barriers to reproduction and hybrid fitness. A hybrid zone between the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus and Fundulus grandis, had been identified in northeastern Florida, although the spatial structure and parameters that affect the distribution of the two species remain unknown. The present study aimed to determine the fine-scale spatial genetic patterns of the hybrid zone to test the hypothesis that species ranges are influenced by changes in dominant vegetation and to determine how differences in reproductive barriers between the two species influence the observed patterns. The area of overlap between the two species spanned ~37 km and showed a mosaic pattern of hybridization, suggesting the spatial structure of the hybrid zone is largely influenced by the environment. Environmental association analysis, however, suggested that while dominant vegetation had a significant influence on the spatial structure of the hybrid zone, a combination of environmental factors was driving the observed patterns. Hybridization tended to be rare at sites where F. heteroclitus was the more abundant species, suggesting that differences in preference for conspecifics can lead to differences in rates of introgression into parental taxa and likely result in a range-shift as opposed to adaptation in the face of climate change.
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spellingShingle Asymmetrical hybridization and environmental factors influence the spatial genetic structure of a killifish hybrid zone.
Hardy, Andrew L
Gaither, Michelle R
Lotterhos, Katie E
Greaves, Samuel
Cipolla, Kyra Jean
Kerns, Emily V
Prieto Trujillo, Andres
Gilg, Matthew R
Hybridization, Genetic
Fundulidae
Animals
Florida
Environment
Genetic Speciation
Asymmetrical hybridization and environmental factors influence the spatial genetic structure of a killifish hybrid zone. Hardy, Andrew L Gaither, Michelle R Lotterhos, Katie E Greaves, Samuel Cipolla, Kyra Jean Kerns, Emily V Prieto Trujillo, Andres Gilg, Matthew R Hybridization, Genetic Fundulidae Animals Florida Environment Genetic Speciation Hybridization offers insight into speciation and the forces that maintain barriers to reproduction, and hybrid zones provide excellent opportunities to test how environment shapes barriers to reproduction and hybrid fitness. A hybrid zone between the killifish, Fundulus heteroclitus and Fundulus grandis, had been identified in northeastern Florida, although the spatial structure and parameters that affect the distribution of the two species remain unknown. The present study aimed to determine the fine-scale spatial genetic patterns of the hybrid zone to test the hypothesis that species ranges are influenced by changes in dominant vegetation and to determine how differences in reproductive barriers between the two species influence the observed patterns. The area of overlap between the two species spanned ~37 km and showed a mosaic pattern of hybridization, suggesting the spatial structure of the hybrid zone is largely influenced by the environment. Environmental association analysis, however, suggested that while dominant vegetation had a significant influence on the spatial structure of the hybrid zone, a combination of environmental factors was driving the observed patterns. Hybridization tended to be rare at sites where F. heteroclitus was the more abundant species, suggesting that differences in preference for conspecifics can lead to differences in rates of introgression into parental taxa and likely result in a range-shift as opposed to adaptation in the face of climate change.
title Asymmetrical hybridization and environmental factors influence the spatial genetic structure of a killifish hybrid zone.
topic Hybridization, Genetic
Fundulidae
Animals
Florida
Environment
Genetic Speciation
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39514674/