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ArticleGenetica2017

A possible genetic basis for vulnerability in Euphydryas maturna (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae).

Katalin Pecsenye, Andrea Tóth, Judit Bereczki, Zoltán Varga

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Article in Genetica, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katalin PecsenyeDepartment of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary. pecskati@science.unideb.hu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2203-6376
Andrea TóthDepartment of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary.
Judit BereczkiDepartment of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary.
Zoltán VargaDepartment of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1, Debrecen, Hungary.
University of Debrecen · HU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nearly all of the known populations of Scarce Fritillary, Euphydryas maturna (Linnaeus, 1758), are declining in Western and Central Europe. In order to identify the possible reasons for its vulnerability we surveyed the population genetics of this butterfly species using multi-locus genotype data. Females of our target species lay lots of eggs in one or two batches only and pre-hibernation caterpillars live and feed gregariously in a nest. As a consequence, a random unfavourable event can eliminate most offspring of a particular female resulting in a strong genetic drift effect combined with inbreeding. Thus, our hypothesis regarding the genetic composition of Scarce Fritillary populations suggests that: (1) there will be random fluctuations in allele frequencies from generation to generation; (2) populations should exhibit small effective sizes and a relatively high level of heterozygote deficiency, and; (3) the majority of the individuals in a population will be composed of the offspring of just a few females. In order to test these hypotheses, fine-scale genetic structure was studied in two subpopulations of a Hungarian Scarce Fritillary population for 4 consecutive years (generations) using enzyme polymorphism data. The results supported all of our assumptions. We detected random fluctuation in the frequency of several alleles, small effective population size and the index of heterozygote deficiency (F

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Genetic VariationAllelesAnimalsButterfliesEcosystemEndangered SpeciesEnzymesFemaleGene FrequencyGenetic DriftGenetics, PopulationGenotypeGeographyHungaryInsect ProteinsRomaniaEnzymesInsect ProteinsAllozyme polymorphismGametic phaseRelatednessSib families

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