Population Structure and Variation in Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast of Florida as Determined From Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequence
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2004
Department
Marine Science
Abstract
The mitochondrial DNA control regions of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the Gulf of Mexico (n = 140) and Atlantic coast of Florida (n = 35) were sequenced to generate a prestocking genetic baseline for planned stock enhancement. Intrasample haplotype and nucleotide diversities ranged from 0.94 to 1.00 and 1.8% to 2.5%, respectively. All population analyses were consistent with the hypothesis that red snapper constitute a single, panmictic population over the sampled range. A ubiquitous, predominant haplotype, shared by 23% of the specimens, appeared to be evolutionarily recent, in contrast to previous findings based on restriction fragment length polymorphism data. Tajima's D values were suggestive of a recent bottleneck. Mismatch distributions from Gulf samples were smooth and unimodal, characteristic of recent population expansion. However, the Atlantic sample exhibited a comparatively broader, possibly multimodal distribution, suggestive of a more stable population history. Additional control-region data may clarify potentially disparate demographic histories of Gulf and Atlantic snapper.
Publication Title
Marine Biotechnology
Volume
6
Issue
2
First Page
175
Last Page
185
Recommended Citation
Garber, A. F.,
Tringali, M. D.,
Stuck, K. C.
(2004). Population Structure and Variation in Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) from the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Coast of Florida as Determined From Mitochondrial DNA Control Region Sequence. Marine Biotechnology, 6(2), 175-185.
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