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ArticlePloS one2015

Multilocus Bayesian Estimates of Intra-Oceanic Genetic Differentiation, Connectivity, and Admixture in Atlantic Swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.).

Brad L Smith, Ching-Ping Lu, Blanca García-Cortés, Jordi Viñas, Shean-Ya Yeh, Jaime R Alvarado Bremer

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6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Brad L SmithDepartment of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, OCSB 3029, Galveston, TX 77553, United States of America; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, TAMU 2258, College Station, TX, 75044, United States of America.
Ching-Ping LuDepartment of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, TAMU 2258, College Station, TX, 75044, United States of America.
Blanca García-CortésCentro Oceanográphico A Coruña, Instituto Español de Oceanografia, Muelle de las Animas s/n P.O. Box 130, 15080 A Coruña, Spain.
Jordi ViñasDepartment de Biologia, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, E-17071 Girona, Spain.
Shean-Ya YehInstitute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan.
Jaime R Alvarado BremerDepartment of Marine Biology, Texas A&M University at Galveston, OCSB 3029, Galveston, TX 77553, United States of America; Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, 210 Nagle Hall, TAMU 2258, College Station, TX, 75044, United States of America.
Texas A&M University at Galveston · USInstituto Español de Oceanografía · ESNational Taiwan University · TWTexas A&M University · USUniversitat de Girona · ES

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Abstract

Previous genetic studies of Atlantic swordfish (Xiphias gladius L.) revealed significant differentiation among Mediterranean, North Atlantic and South Atlantic populations using both mitochondrial and nuclear DNA data. However, limitations in geographic sampling coverage, and the use of single loci, precluded an accurate placement of boundaries and of estimates of admixture. In this study, we present multilocus analyses of 26 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within 10 nuclear genes to estimate population differentiation and admixture based on the characterization of 774 individuals representing North Atlantic, South Atlantic, and Mediterranean swordfish populations. Pairwise FST values, AMOVA, PCoA, and Bayesian individual assignments support the differentiation of swordfish inhabiting these three basins, but not the current placement of the boundaries that separate them. Specifically, the range of the South Atlantic population extends beyond 5°N management boundary to 20°N-25°N from 45°W. Likewise the Mediterranean population extends beyond the current management boundary at the Strait of Gibraltar to approximately 10°W. Further, admixture zones, characterized by asymmetric contributions of adjacent populations within samples, are confined to the Northeast Atlantic. While South Atlantic and Mediterranean migrants were identified within these Northeast Atlantic admixture zones no North Atlantic migrants were identified respectively in these two neighboring basins. Owing to both, the characterization of larger number of loci and a more ample spatial sampling coverage, it was possible to provide a finer resolution of the boundaries separating Atlantic swordfish populations than previous studies. Finally, the patterns of population structure and admixture are discussed in the light of the reproductive biology, the known patterns of dispersal, and oceanographic features that may act as barriers to gene flow to Atlantic swordfish.

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Genetic LociAllelesAnimalsAtlantic OceanBayes TheoremCluster AnalysisGenetics, PopulationGeographyLinkage DisequilibriumMediterranean RegionPerciformesPrincipal Component Analysis

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