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Microgeographic variation in Caiman latirostris
Authors:Verdade Luciano Martins  Zucoloto Rodrigo Barban  Coutinho Luiz Lehmann
Institution:Laboratório de Ecologia Animal, LPA, ESALQ/USP, Piracicaba, S?o Paulo, 13418-900, Brasil. lmv@esalq.usp.br
Abstract:In theory, geographic scale is related to genetic variation at the population level, whereas microgeographic scale may reveal intra-population structure such as social groups and families. In the present work, both levels of genetic variation in the broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris) were evaluated in small wetlands associated with the Piracicaba River and some of its tributaries in the state of S?o Paulo, Brazil. Genetic variation was determined using microsatellite DNA markers originally developed for the American alligator (Alligator mississipiensis) and previously tested in pedigreed captive broad-snouted caimans. Using these markers, we were able to detect variability among individuals from different sites, even those within a small geographic distance. Genetic results suggest that the groups sampled at each site are composed predominantly of related individuals. A possible combination of high mortality and low natality rates results in a low number of successfully dispersed individuals per generation. Future studies using a recently constructed Caiman latirostris microsatellite library (Zucoloto et al., 2002) might help us to understand metapopulation processes that may be occurring within this species.
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