Population genetic consequences of larval dispersal mode and hydrography: a case study with bryozoans |
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Authors: | A J Goldson R N Hughes C J Gliddon |
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Institution: | (1) School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2UW, UK e-mail: r.n.hughes@bangor.ac.uk Fax: +44-1248-371644, GB |
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Abstract: | Genetic analysis of the marine bryozoans Celleporella hyalina and Electra pilosa using the RAPD technique revealed population structuring corresponding to the contrasting modes of larval dispersal. Samples
of C. hyalina exhibited genetic differentiation over distances as small as 10 m, concordant with the limited dispersal predicted by a simulation
model, based on the short pelagic phase of the lecithotrophic larvae and the local hydrography. In contrast, E. pilosa showed high levels of genetic heterogeneity only over much larger spatial scales, commensurate with its production of comparatively
long-lived planktotrophic larvae. The population differentiation observed between samples of E. pilosa, collected from sites 70 km apart, is reconcilable with coastal water currents and frontal systems that restrict the exchange
of water masses between the two sites. Hydrographic conditions and discontinuous distribution of suitable substrata therefore
are seen to constrain gene flow, creating opportunities for local genetic differentiation despite the high dispersal potential
of pelagic larvae.
Received: 9 August 2000 / Accepted: 18 November 2000 |
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