Genetic Differentiation Among Populations of the Salt Marsh Beetle Pogonus littoralis (Coleoptera: Carabidae): A Comparison Between Atlantic and Mediterranean Populations

Genetic differentiation was studied among populations of the salt marsh beetle Pogonus littoralis (Coleoptera: Carabidae), comparing Atlantic and Mediterranean populations over a large part of its range. The genetic structure of this highly mobile beetle was investigated by studying allozyme polymor...

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Published inThe Journal of heredity Vol. 96; no. 4; pp. 381 - 387
Main Authors Dhuyvetter, H, Gaublomme, E, Verdyck, P, Desender, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Oxford University Press 01.07.2005
Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
Subjects
allozymes
Animal populations
Animals
biochemical polymorphism
biodiversity
biogeography
Carabidae
Coleoptera - classification
Coleoptera - genetics
Comparative analysis
France
Genetic Variation
Genetics
Genetics, Population
Geography
Greece
habitat fragmentation
Insects
Phylogeny
Pogonus littoralis
Polymorphism, Genetic
population genetics
France
Mediterranean Sea
Atlantic Ocean
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Summary:Genetic differentiation was studied among populations of the salt marsh beetle Pogonus littoralis (Coleoptera: Carabidae), comparing Atlantic and Mediterranean populations over a large part of its range. The genetic structure of this highly mobile beetle was investigated by studying allozyme polymorphism at nine enzyme loci in 13 populations. Mediterranean P. littoralis were highly significantly differentiated from Atlantic populations. Moreover, more isolated Atlantic populations showed increased differentiation and decreased genetic diversity compared to less fragmented Mediterranean populations.
Bibliography:istex:B0EA906E97A471475B96A656F6AA63D8F4AFAB8E
Address correspondence to Hilde Dhuyvetter at the address above, or e-mail: hildedhuyvetter@yahoo.com.
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ISSN:0022-1503
1465-7333
DOI:10.1093/jhered/esi040