Evolutionary associations between sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarius) and silver seatrout (C. nothus) inferred from morphological characters, mitochondrial DNA, and microsatellite markers
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Date
2009
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The evolutionary associations between closely related fishspecies, both contemporary and historical, are frequently assessed by using molecular markers, such as microsatellites. Here, the presence and variability of microsatellite loci in two closely related species of marinefishes, sand seatrout (Cynoscion arenarius) and silver seatrout (C. nothus), are explored by using heterologousprimers from red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Data from these loci are used in conjunction with morphologicalcharacters and mitochondrial DNA haplotypes to explore the extent of genetic exchange between species offshore of Galveston Bay, TX. Despite seasonal overlap in distribution, low genetic divergence at microsatellite loci, and similar life history parameters of C. arenarius and C. nothus, all three data sets indicated that hybridization between these species does not occur or occurs only rarely and that historical admixture in Galveston Bay after divergence between these species was unlikely. These results shed light upon the evolutionary history of these fishes and highlight the genetic properties of each species that are influenced by their life history and ecology.Journal
Fishery BulletinVolume
107Issue/Article Nr
1Page Range
13-23Resource/Dataset Location
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