The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)

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Main Author:	Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella
Language:	English
Published:	Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK 2017
Subjects:	Biology Conservation Genetics demographic bottlenecks genetic drift balancing selection major histocompatibility complex
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1494588279161113

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu14945882791611132021-08-03T07:02:32Z The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus) Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella Biology Conservation Genetics demographic bottlenecks genetic drift balancing selection major histocompatibility complex Although several studies have documented the genetic effects of demographic bottlenecks on the overall genetic diversity of natural populations, there is conflicting evidence on the potential roles that genetic drift and selection may play in driving changes in genetic variation at neutral and adaptive loci. In this study, genetic variation at neutral microsatellite and mtDNA loci in conjunction with an adaptive MHC class II locus was analyzed in the Galapagos penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus), a species that has undergone serial demographic bottlenecks associated with El Niño events through its evolutionary history. Levels of variation in the Galapagos penguin were compared to those of its congener, the Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus), a closely related species that has consistently maintained a large populations size, and thus was used a non-bottlenecked control. The comparison of neutral and adaptive markers in these two demographically distinct species allowed assessment of the potential role of balancing selection in maintaining levels of MHC variation during bottleneck events. This analysis highlights the dearth of genetic diversity at all loci in the Galapagos penguin compared to the Magellanic penguin due to its history of demographic bottlenecks. There were two MHC alleles, one mtDNA haplotype, and six alleles across all five microsatellite loci assessed in the Galapagos penguin, a small fraction of the allelic and haplotype diversity detected in the Magellanic penguin. Despite the decreased genetic diversity in the Galapagos penguin, results revealed signals of current balancing selection at the MHC, which suggest that selection can counteract the effects of genetic drift through bottleneck events, maintaining current levels of polymorphism at this locus. Although Galapagos penguin populations have persisted for a long time, increased frequency of El Niño events due to global climate change, as well as the low diversity exhibited at immunological loci, may put this species at further risk of extinction. 2017-07-26 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1494588279161113 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1494588279161113 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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spellingShingle	Biology Conservation Genetics demographic bottlenecks genetic drift balancing selection major histocompatibility complex Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
author	Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella
author_facet	Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella
author_sort	Arauco-Shapiro, Gabriella
title	The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
title_short	The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
title_full	The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
title_fullStr	The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
title_full_unstemmed	The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
title_sort	role of demographic history in shaping genetic diversity in the galapagos penguin (spheniscus mendiculus) and the magellanic penguin (spheniscus magellanicus)
publisher	Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK
publishDate	2017
url	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1494588279161113
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The Role of Demographic History in Shaping Genetic Diversity in the Galapagos Penguin (Spheniscus mendiculus) and the Magellanic Penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)

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