Walk, swim or fly? Locomotor mode predicts genetic differentiation in vertebrates.

Medina, I; Cooke, GM; Ord, TJ

Walk, swim or fly? Locomotor mode predicts genetic differentiation in vertebrates.

Medina, I Cooke, GM Ord, TJ

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Ecol Lett, 2018, 21, (5), pp. 638-645
Issue Date:: 2018-05

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dc.contributor.author	Medina, I
dc.contributor.author	Cooke, GM
dc.contributor.author	Ord, TJ
dc.contributor.editor	Gaillard, J
dc.date.accessioned	2025-03-10T22:11:24Z
dc.date.available	2018-01-27
dc.date.available	2025-03-10T22:11:24Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05
dc.identifier.citation	Ecol Lett, 2018, 21, (5), pp. 638-645
dc.identifier.issn	1461-023X
dc.identifier.issn	1461-0248
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/185637
dc.description.abstract	Limited dispersal is commonly used to explain differences in diversification rates. An obvious but unexplored factor affecting dispersal is the mode of locomotion used by animals. Whether individuals walk, swim or fly can dictate the type and severity of geographical barriers to dispersal, and determine the general range over which genetic differentiation might occur. We collated information on locomotion mode and genetic differentiation (FST ) among vertebrate populations from over 400 published articles. Our results showed that vertebrate species that walk tend to have higher genetic differentiation among populations than species that swim or fly. Within species that swim, vertebrates in freshwater systems have higher genetic differentiation than those in marine systems, which is consistent with the higher number of species in freshwater environments. These results show that locomotion mode can impact gene flow among populations, supporting at a broad-scale what has previously been proposed at smaller taxonomical scales.
dc.format	Print-Electronic
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	WILEY
dc.relation.ispartof	Ecol Lett
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1111/ele.12930
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	0501 Ecological Applications, 0602 Ecology, 0603 Evolutionary Biology
dc.subject.classification	Ecology
dc.subject.classification	3103 Ecology
dc.subject.classification	4102 Ecological applications
dc.subject.classification	4104 Environmental management
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Gene Flow
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Drift
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Phylogeny
dc.subject.mesh	Swimming
dc.subject.mesh	Vertebrates
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Vertebrates
dc.subject.mesh	Phylogeny
dc.subject.mesh	Swimming
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Drift
dc.subject.mesh	Gene Flow
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Animals
dc.subject.mesh	Gene Flow
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Drift
dc.subject.mesh	Genetic Variation
dc.subject.mesh	Phylogeny
dc.subject.mesh	Swimming
dc.subject.mesh	Vertebrates
dc.title	Walk, swim or fly? Locomotor mode predicts genetic differentiation in vertebrates.
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	21
utslib.location.activity	England
utslib.for	0501 Ecological Applications
utslib.for	0602 Ecology
utslib.for	0603 Evolutionary Biology
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Graduate School of Health/GSH.Genetic Counselling
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dc.date.updated	2025-03-10T22:11:22Z
pubs.issue	5
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	21
utslib.citation.issue	5

Abstract:

Limited dispersal is commonly used to explain differences in diversification rates. An obvious but unexplored factor affecting dispersal is the mode of locomotion used by animals. Whether individuals walk, swim or fly can dictate the type and severity of geographical barriers to dispersal, and determine the general range over which genetic differentiation might occur. We collated information on locomotion mode and genetic differentiation (FST ) among vertebrate populations from over 400 published articles. Our results showed that vertebrate species that walk tend to have higher genetic differentiation among populations than species that swim or fly. Within species that swim, vertebrates in freshwater systems have higher genetic differentiation than those in marine systems, which is consistent with the higher number of species in freshwater environments. These results show that locomotion mode can impact gene flow among populations, supporting at a broad-scale what has previously been proposed at smaller taxonomical scales.

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