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ArticleBMC ecology and evolution2021

Dispersal and mating patterns determine the fate of naturally dispersed populations: evidence from Bombina orientalis.

Liqun Yu, Shuai Zhao, Fanbing Meng, Yanshuang Shi, Chunzhu Xu

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Article in BMC ecology and evolution, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Liqun Yu *College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Road Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4786-7897
Shuai Zhao *College of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Road Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1518-647X
Fanbing MengCollege of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Road Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China.
Yanshuang ShiCollege of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Road Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China.
Chunzhu XuCollege of Life Science, Northeast Agricultural University, No. 600 Changjiang Road Xiangfang District, Harbin, 150030, China. cxu@neau.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-9993-7666
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Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province LH2019C017
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn contrast to the explosive increase of a population following biological invasion, natural dispersal, i.e., when a population disperses from its original range into a new range, is a passive process that is affected by resources, the environment, and other factors. Natural dispersal is also negatively impacted by genetic drift and the founder effect. Although the fates of naturally dispersed populations are unknown, they can adapt evolutionarily over time to the new environment. Can naturally dispersed populations evolve beneficial adaptive strategies to offset these negative effects to maintain their population in a stable state?

resultsThe current study addressed this question by focusing on the toad Bombina orientalis, the population of which underwent natural dispersal following the Last Glacial Maximum in Northeast Asia. Population genetic approaches were used to determine the genetic structure, dispersal pattern, and mating system of the population of B. orientalis in northeast China (Northern population). The results showed that this northern population of B. orientalis is a typical naturally dispersed population, in which the stable genetic structure and high level of genetic diversity of the population have been maintained through the long-distance biased dispersal behavior of males and the pattern of promiscuity within the population.

conclusionsOur findings suggest that naturally dispersed populations can evolve effective adaptive strategies to maintain a stable population. Different species may have different strategies. The relevance of these maintenance mechanisms for naturally dispersed populations provide a new perspective for further understanding the processes of speciation and evolution.

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Genetics, PopulationReproductionAnimalsAnuraChinaMalePopulation DynamicsBombina orientalisGenetic diversityMating systemNaturally dispersed populationSex-biased dispersal

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