Parallel evolution? Microsatellite variation of recently isolated marine and freshwater three-spined stickleback.

GA Olafsdottir, SS Snorrason, Michael Gordon Ritchie

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Abstract

Variation at nine microsatellite loci, four of which are linked to phenotypic traits (spine length and lateral plate morphology) in Canadian three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus, are used to test for selection on marine and freshwater three-spined stickleback morphs in Iceland. There are indications of strong selection on loci linked to dorsal spine length, providing another potential example of parallel divergence at the genomic level in three-spined stickleback. (c) 2007 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2007 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-131
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Fish Biology
Volume70(A)
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2007

Keywords

  • adaptive divergence
  • gene flow
  • genome scans
  • local adaptation
  • stickleback
  • GASTEROSTEUS-ACULEATUS L.
  • LEWONTIN-KRAKAUER TEST
  • THREESPINE STICKLEBACK
  • GENETIC ARCHITECTURE
  • POPULATION-STRUCTURE
  • POLYMORPHISMS
  • DIVERGENCE
  • SELECTION
  • LOCI
  • FISH

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