Outcomes of reciprocal invasions between genetically diverse and genetically uniform populations of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Daphnia obtusa</Emphasis> (Kurz) |
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Authors: | N?Tagg D?J?Innes Email author" target="_blank">C?P?DoncasterEmail author |
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Institution: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO16 7PX, UK;(2) Department of Biology, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John’s, Newfoundland, A1B 3X9, Canada |
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Abstract: | Ecological theory predicts that genetic variation produced by sexual reproduction results in niche diversification and provides
a competitive advantage both to facilitate invasion into genetically uniform asexual populations and to withstand invasion
by asexual competitors. We tested the hypothesis that a large group of diverse clones of Daphnia obtusa has greater competitive advantage when invading into genetically uniform populations of this species than a smaller group
with inherently less genetic diversity. We compared competitive outcomes to those of genetically uniform groups of small and
large size invading into genetically diverse populations. Genetically diverse invaders of initially large group size increased
their representation by more than those of initially small size; in contrast, genetically uniform invaders of initially large
group size diminished on average by more than those of initially small size. These results demonstrate an advantage to the
genetic variation produced by sexual reproduction, both in invasion and resisting invasion, which we attribute to competitive
release experienced by individuals in genetically diverse populations. |
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Keywords: | Cost of males Cost of sex Density dependence Niche breadth |
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