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Population genetic structure in the paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola Jerd.)

Zehtindjiev, Pavel ; Ilieva, Mihaela ; Hansson, Bengt LU orcid ; Oparina, Olga ; Oparin, Mihail and Bensch, Staffan LU orcid (2011) In Current Zoology 57(1). p.63-71
Abstract
Population genetic structure was studied in paddyfield warblers Acrocephalus agricola breeding in NE Bulgaria, SE Russia and S Kazakhstan. We were particularly interested in the degree of genetic differentiation and gene flow of the Bulgarian population due to its geographical isolation, recent origin and unique migratory strategy. Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) showed that there was no divergence between Bulgarian and Russian populations (F-ST = 0.007), whereas those in Kazakhstan differed significantly from the European breeding populations (Russia: F-ST = 0.058; Bulgaria: F-ST = 0.114). The degree of differentiation between populations at nuclear markers (five microsatellite loci; F-ST approximate to 0) was weaker than for mtDNA.... (More)
Population genetic structure was studied in paddyfield warblers Acrocephalus agricola breeding in NE Bulgaria, SE Russia and S Kazakhstan. We were particularly interested in the degree of genetic differentiation and gene flow of the Bulgarian population due to its geographical isolation, recent origin and unique migratory strategy. Analyses of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) showed that there was no divergence between Bulgarian and Russian populations (F-ST = 0.007), whereas those in Kazakhstan differed significantly from the European breeding populations (Russia: F-ST = 0.058; Bulgaria: F-ST = 0.114). The degree of differentiation between populations at nuclear markers (five microsatellite loci; F-ST approximate to 0) was weaker than for mtDNA. We suggest that this relatively weak differentiation over the range of this species reflects a recent postglacial expansion, and results from mismatch distribution analyses and Fu's F-S tests are in agreement. Preservation of small and geographically isolated populations which may contain individuals with unique adaptive traits, such as the studied Bulgarian population of paddyfield warbler, is valuable for the long-term conservation of expanding migratory bird species [Current Zoology 57 (1): 63-71, 2011]. (Less)
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Phylogeography, Post-glacial expansion, Population structure, Mitochondria, Microsatellite
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Current Zoology
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57
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63 - 71
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Oxford University Press
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1674-5507
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  author       = {{Zehtindjiev, Pavel and Ilieva, Mihaela and Hansson, Bengt and Oparina, Olga and Oparin, Mihail and Bensch, Staffan}},
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  keywords     = {{Phylogeography; Post-glacial expansion; Population structure; Mitochondria; Microsatellite}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{1}},
  pages        = {{63--71}},
  publisher    = {{Oxford University Press}},
  series       = {{Current Zoology}},
  title        = {{Population genetic structure in the paddyfield warbler (Acrocephalus agricola Jerd.)}},
  url          = {{http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11755}},
  volume       = {{57}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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