Clonal diversity, population structure, and dispersal in the parthenogenetic moth Ectoedemia argyropeza |
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Authors: | Steph B. J. Menken and Maria Wiebosch-Steeman |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Systematics, Evolution, and Paleobiology, University of Amsterdam, Kruislaan 318, 1098 SM Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
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Abstract: | Populations of the parthenogenetic moth Ectoedemia argyropeza (Lepidoptera, Nepticulidae) were studied for their clonal composition. Clones were characterized by 6 polymorphic enzyme loci. In a geographic survey 32 clones were observed among 812 individuals. Two clones were predominant, together they explained over 75% of the total variation. Relationships among clones hinted at a monophyletic origin of the species. Analysis of the life cycle and population structure indicated that E. argyropeza is a very sedentary species, with bottlenecks, drift, and passive migration as important population genetical factors moulding the variation. |
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Keywords: | allozymes genotypic diversity parthenogenesis fitness Ectoedemia Nepticulidae Populus tremula |
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