High population differentiation and genetic variation in the endangered Mexican pine Pinus rzedowskii (Pinaceae)

被引:59
作者
Delgado, P [1 ]
Piñero, D [1 ]
Chaos, A [1 ]
Pérez-Nasser, N [1 ]
Alvarez-Buylla, ER [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Ecol Evolut, Inst Ecol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
关键词
conservation; gene flow; genetic structure; Pinaceae; Pinus rzedowskii;
D O I
10.2307/2656576
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
Pinus rzedowskii is an endangered pine species from Michoacan (central Mexico), which has been previously reported from only three localities. Classified within the subgenus Strobus, it exhibits intermediate morphological characters between subgenera Strobus and Pinus. We analyzed genetic aspects that could shed light on the Evolution and conservation of this species. The genetic structure of nine populations was examined using 14 isozyme loci. Pinus rzedowskii has a relatively high level of genetic variation with 46.8% of the loci assayed being polymorphic, a total of 35 alleles, and a mean heterozygosity per population of 0.219. We calculated 'Wright's F-ST,, statistic to estimate gene flow indirectly and to evaluate whether or not there was genetic structuring among populations. We found a marked differentiation among populations (F-ST,, = 0.175) and significant inbreeding (F-IS,, = 0.247). No pattern of isolation by distance was found. We also constructed a dendrogram, based on a genetic distance matrix to obtain an overview of the possible historical relationships among populations. Finally, we found a convex relationship between the genetic distance among populations and the number of ancestral lineages, suggesting that demographically this species has not been at risk recently. Although endangered, with small and fragmented populations, P. rzedowskii shows higher levels of genetic Variation than other conifer species with larger populations or similar conservation status.
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