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ArticlePloS one2020

Geolocator tagging links distributions in the non-breeding season to population genetic structure in a sentinel North Pacific seabird.

J Mark Hipfner, Marie M Prill, Katharine R Studholme, Alice D Domalik, Strahan Tucker, Catherine Jardine, Mark Maftei, Kenneth G Wright, Jessie N Beck, Russell W Bradley and 14 more

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24 authors.

J Mark HipfnerWildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Delta, British Columbia, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-4036-598X
Marie M PrillDepartment of Biology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
Katharine R StudholmeDepartment of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Alice D DomalikDepartment of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
Strahan TuckerFisheries and Oceans Canada, Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada.
Catherine JardineBirds Canada, Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
Mark MafteiWildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
Kenneth G WrightWildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
Jessie N BeckOikonos Ecosystems Knowledge, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America.
Russell W BradleyPoint Blue Conservation Science, Petaluma, California, United States of America.
Ryan D CarleOikonos Ecosystems Knowledge, Santa Cruz, California, United States of America.
Thomas P GoodNorthwest Fisheries Science Centre, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, Washington, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-3639-4016
Scott A HatchInstitute for Seabird Research and Conservation, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America.
Peter J HodumDepartment of Biology, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington, United States of America.
Motohiro ItoDepartment of Applied Biosciences, Toyo University, Bunkyō-ku, Japan.
Scott F PearsonWashington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington, United States of America.ORCID 0000-0003-4960-3956
Nora A RojekUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service, Homer, Alaska, United States of America.
Leslie SlaterUnited States Fish and Wildlife Service, Homer, Alaska, United States of America.
Yutaka WatanukiGraduate School of Fisheries Sciences, Hokkaido University, Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan.
Alexis P WillInstitute of Arctic Biology, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America.
Aidan D BindoffWicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0943-2702
Glenn T CrossinDepartment of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Mark C DreverWildlife Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Delta, British Columbia, Canada.
Theresa M BurgDepartment of Biology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that segregation in wintering areas is associated with population differentiation in a sentinel North Pacific seabird, the rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca monocerata). We collected tissue samples for genetic analyses on five breeding colonies in the western Pacific Ocean (Japan) and on 13 colonies in the eastern Pacific Ocean (California to Alaska), and deployed light-level geolocator tags on 12 eastern Pacific colonies to delineate wintering areas. Geolocator tags were deployed previously on one colony in Japan. There was strong genetic differentiation between populations in the eastern vs. western Pacific Ocean, likely due to two factors. First, glaciation over the North Pacific in the late Pleistocene might have forced a southward range shift that historically isolated the eastern and western populations. And second, deep-ocean habitat along the northern continental shelf appears to act as a barrier to movement; abundant on both sides of the North Pacific, the rhinoceros auklet is virtually absent as a breeder in the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea, and no tagged birds crossed the North Pacific in the non-breeding season. While genetic differentiation was strongest between the eastern vs. western Pacific, there was also extensive differentiation within both regional groups. In pairwise comparisons among the eastern Pacific colonies, the standardized measure of genetic differentiation (FꞌST) was negatively correlated with the extent of spatial overlap in wintering areas. That result supports the hypothesis that segregation in the non-breeding season is linked to genetic structure. Philopatry and a neritic foraging habit probably also contribute to the structuring. Widely distributed, vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors, and exhibiting extensive genetic structure, the rhinoceros auklet is fully indicative of the scope of the conservation challenges posed by seabirds.

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Conservation of Natural ResourcesSocial IsolationAnimal MigrationAnimalsBirdsBreedingCharadriiformesEcosystemGenetics, PopulationGenetic VariationGeographyPacific OceanPopulation Dynamics

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PMID33166314
PMCPMC7652296

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