Habitat requirements affect genetic variation in three species of mayfly (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from South Africa:

Taylor, Chantal L; Barker, Nigel P; Barber-James, Helen M; Villet, Martin H; Pereira-da-Conceicoa, Lyndall L

Title: Habitat requirements affect genetic variation in three species of mayfly (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from South Africa:
Creator: Taylor, Chantal L
Creator: Barker, Nigel P
Creator: Barber-James, Helen M
Creator: Villet, Martin H
Creator: Pereira-da-Conceicoa, Lyndall L
Date Issued: 2020
Date: 2020
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/149314
Identifier: vital:38824
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.936.38587
Description: This study investigates genetic diversity in three species of Ephemeroptera, one eurytopic and therefore widespread (Afroptilum sudafricanum) and two stenotopic and thus endemic (Demoreptus natalensis and Demoreptus capensis) species, all of which co-occur in the southern Great Escarpment, South Africa. Mitochondrial DNA was analysed to compare the genetic diversity between the habitat generalist and the two habitat specialists. Afroptilum sudafricanum showed no indication of population genetic structure due to geographic location, while both Demoreptus species revealed clear genetic differentiation between geographic localities and catchments, evident from phylogenetic analyses and high FST values from AMOVA.
Format: 24 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: ZooKeys
Relation: Taylor, C.L., Barker, N.P., Barber-James, H.M., Villet, M.H. and Pereira-da-Conceicoa, L.L., 2020. Habitat requirements affect genetic variation in three species of mayfly (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae) from South Africa. ZooKeys, 936, p.1.
Relation: ZooKeys volume 936 number p.1 May 2020 1313-2970
Rights: Publisher
Rights: Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the ZooKeys Open Access Statement (https://zookeys.pensoft.net/about)

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