TY - JOUR
T1 - Genetic diversity of Nuphar lutea in Lithuanian river populations
AU - Butkauskas, Dalius
AU - Regina, Vyšniauskienė
AU - Vida, Rančelienė
AU - Donatas, Naugžemys
AU - Eglė, Rudaitytė-Lukošienė
AU - Jolata, Patamsytė
AU - Patamsytė, null
AU - Jolata, null
AU - Jolanta, Patamsytė
AU - Eugenija, Kupčinskienė
AU - Donatas, Žvingila
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier B.V.
PY - 2020/2
Y1 - 2020/2
N2 - Currently, in Europe, increasing attention is being paid to the genetic diversity of aquatic macrophytes. Insufficient information exists about the river plants of the Baltic states. Our study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity of Nuphar lutea individuals growing in Lithuanian watercourses. Eighteen populations were studied in the river catchments of Lithuania: Nemunas, Venta and Lielupė. The genetic diversity of the populations was evaluated at microsatellite loci. The population genetic data of N. lutea were analysed by multiple tests, including hierarchical analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and the Mantel test. The observed (HO) and expected (HE) heterozygosity values per population were 0.242 - 0.655 and 0.503 - 0.759, respectively. Our study revealed significant differentiation among populations (FST = 0.162; p < 0.001) and no correlation between genetic and geographical distances; this outcome is in agreement with relatively high inbreeding in populations and implies limited gene flow among subcatchments.
AB - Currently, in Europe, increasing attention is being paid to the genetic diversity of aquatic macrophytes. Insufficient information exists about the river plants of the Baltic states. Our study aimed to evaluate the genetic diversity of Nuphar lutea individuals growing in Lithuanian watercourses. Eighteen populations were studied in the river catchments of Lithuania: Nemunas, Venta and Lielupė. The genetic diversity of the populations was evaluated at microsatellite loci. The population genetic data of N. lutea were analysed by multiple tests, including hierarchical analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA), principal coordinate analysis (PCoA) and the Mantel test. The observed (HO) and expected (HE) heterozygosity values per population were 0.242 - 0.655 and 0.503 - 0.759, respectively. Our study revealed significant differentiation among populations (FST = 0.162; p < 0.001) and no correlation between genetic and geographical distances; this outcome is in agreement with relatively high inbreeding in populations and implies limited gene flow among subcatchments.
KW - Aquatic ecosystems
KW - Aquatic plants
KW - Nymphaeaceae
KW - Simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers
UR - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0304377019302360
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85075504340
U2 - 10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103173
DO - 10.1016/j.aquabot.2019.103173
M3 - Article
SN - 0304-3770
VL - 161
JO - Aquatic Botany
JF - Aquatic Botany
M1 - 103173
ER -