Journal article
Contrasting patterns of population connectivity between regions in a commercially important mollusc Haliotis rubra: integrating population genetics, genomics and marine LiDAR data
AD Miller, A van Rooyen, G Rašić, DA Ierodiaconou, HK Gorfine, R Day, C Wong, AA Hoffmann, AR Weeks
Molecular Ecology | WILEY | Published : 2016
DOI: 10.1111/mec.13734
Abstract
Estimating contemporary genetic structure and population connectivity in marine species is challenging, often compromised by genetic markers that lack adequate sensitivity, and unstructured sampling regimes. We show how these limitations can be overcome via the integration of modern genotyping methods and sampling designs guided by LiDAR and SONAR data sets. Here we explore patterns of gene flow and local genetic structure in a commercially harvested abalone species (Haliotis rubra) from southeastern Australia, where the viability of fishing stocks is believed to be dictated by recruitment from local sources. Using a panel of microsatellite and genomewide SNP markers, we compare allele frequ..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This project was funded by the Fisheries Research and Development Corporation (FRDC) projects '2011-033: Spatial patterns, landscape genetics and postvirus recovery of blacklip abalone, Haliotis rubra (Leach), in the western commercial fishing zone of Victoria' and '2015-025: Patterns of interaction between habitat and oceanographic variables affecting the connectivity and productivity of invertebrate fisheries' on behalf of the Australian Government, plus contributions from the Western Abalone Divers Association and the Department of Environment and Primary Industries. We would like to thank the divers: David Forbes, Rob Torelli and Johno Rudge, Drs Matt Koopman and Fabian Trinnie and their respective crews for their assistance with the fine- and broad-scale sampling. We also thank Nicholas Gudkovs of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Animal, Food and Health Sciences, Mohan Raj (Lonimar Australia Pty Ltd) and Mark Touzeau (AFCOL Australia Ltd) for coordinating the collection of genetic samples from South Australia, and the Victorian Central and Eastern Zones, respectively. Additional thanks to Craig Mundy from The University of Tasmania for assistance with experimental design, Justin Borevitz, Niccy Aitkens and Alex Rattray from the Australian National University and Deakin University for assistance with genomic and geospatial analyses.