Title
Population genetics of Cedrela fissilis (Meliaceae) from an ecotone in central Brazil
Date Issued
01 October 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Universidade Federal de Viçosa
Publisher(s)
Springer Verlag
Abstract
Cedrela fissilis is an endangered timber species associated with seasonal forests throughout South America. We investigated a population of C. fissilis (PAN) located toward central Brazil to uncover insights on how an ecotone may have shaped the evolutionary history of this species at the local scale. PAN consisted of 18 mother trees and their 283 offspring (18 families), which were genotyped with ten microsatellite loci. We supplemented our dataset with equivalent microsatellite data from 175 specimens representing the east and west lineages of C. fissilis. An array of complementary methods assessed PAN for genetic diversity, population structure, and mating system. In PAN, the gene pool of the east lineage combined with a third (previously unidentified) lineage to form an admixture population. PAN is under inbreeding (Ho = 0.80 and 0.74, uHe = 0.85 and 0.82, Ap = 1.1 and 7.1, F = 0.06 and 0.10, for mother trees and offspring, respectively). Mother trees were predominantly outcrossing (tm = 0.95), with some selfing (1 − tm = 0.05), and crossing between related individuals (tm–ts = 0.07); they received pollen from few donors (Nep = 9). Restricted gene flow within PAN gave rise to a strong population structure, which split the 18 families into six groups. Some mother trees were reproductively isolated. Conservation perspectives are discussed.
Volume
14
Issue
5
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Geografía física
Astronomía
Biología
Subjects
Publication version
Version of Record
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85053034706
Source
Tree Genetics and Genomes
ISSN of the container
1614-2942
Sponsor(s)
Funding information This work was supported by The Minas Gerais State Foundation of Research Aid – FAPEMIG (grant numbers PPM 00561-15 and APQ 03504-15) and by The National Council of Scientific and Technological Development – CNPq (fellowship number PQ 305827/2015-4) to LOO. JMDS received financial support from the Universidad de Sucre for his doctoral training. IBAMA and IEF-MG provided collecting permits.
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