Effective number of breeding adults in Bufo bufo estimated from age-specific variation at minisatellite loci
Molecular Ecology
By: K.T. Scribner, J.W. Arntzen, and T. Burke
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Abstract
Estimates of the effective number of breeding adults were derived for three semi-isolated populations of the common toad Bufo bufo based on temporal (i.e. adult-progeny) variance in allele frequency for three highly polymorphic minisatellite loci. Estimates of spatial variance in allele frequency among populations and of age-specific measures of genetic variability are also described. Each population was characterized by a low effective adult breeding number (N(b)) based on a large age-specific variance in minisatellite allele frequency. Estimates of N(b) (range 21-46 for population means across three loci) were ??? 55-230-fold lower than estimates of total adult census size. The implications of low effective breeding numbers for long-term maintenance of genetic variability and population viability are discussed relative to the species' reproductive ecology, current land-use practices, and present and historical habitat modification and loss. The utility of indirect measures of population parameters such as N(b) and N(e) based on time-series data of minisatellite allele frequencies is discussed relative to similar measures estimated from commonly used genetic markers such as protein allozymes.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Effective number of breeding adults in Bufo bufo estimated from age-specific variation at minisatellite loci |
| Series title | Molecular Ecology |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Year Published | 1997 |
| Language | English |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Molecular Ecology |
| First page | 701 |
| Last page | 712 |
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