TY - JOUR
T1 - Variations of the mitochondrial control region sequence in whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) from the Gulf of California, Mexico
AU - Ramírez-Macías, Dení
AU - Vázquez-Juárez, Ricardo
AU - Galván-Magaña, Felipe
AU - Munguía-Vega, Adrián
N1 - Funding Information:
Field work was provided by James Ketchum, Mauricio Hoyos, Abraham Vázquez, Ana Hacohen, Roberto Enriquez, Lucina Iñiguez, Felipe Morales, Nezahualpilli Tovar, Mario Salinas, Francisco J. Vergara, Yoel Goldchein, Florencia Cerutti, Flavio Zepeda, Ciro Calderón, Gabriel Aguirre, Romeo Saldívar, Lilia Gama, Liza Gómez, Mario Jaime, Ciro Arista, Calvillo, Nicolás Quiñónez, Agnes Rocha, Rodrigo Rocha. Collection of samples of beached whale shark tissues was provided by James Ketchum, Antonio Resendiz, and Jonathan Nelson. Hever Latisnere, Dariel Tovar, and Neftalí Gutiérrez helped with critical steps in the laboratory. Francisco García de León and Clarissa Galindo provided insightful observations about genetic analysis. Editing and related aspects of the English text were provided by the editor at CIBNOR. CONACYT and the Instituto Politecnico Nacional provided PIFI scholarships to D.R.M. COFAA provided a fellowship. Funding was provided by SEMARNAT-CONACYT (project no. FOSEMARNAT-2004-01-457).
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - A highly variable fragment of the mtDNA control region of the whale shark was sequenced to investigate genetic population structure at three localities in the Gulf of California. We found high levels of variation with 14 haplotypes among 36 individuals (h = 0.90, π = 0.005). AMOVA analysis did not detect significant structuring among Gulf of California whale sharks (P > 0.12, ΦST 0.029), which indicates a single, highly mobile population. Genetic analysis, along with field observations, suggests natal philopatry of female whale sharks in the Gulf of California.
AB - A highly variable fragment of the mtDNA control region of the whale shark was sequenced to investigate genetic population structure at three localities in the Gulf of California. We found high levels of variation with 14 haplotypes among 36 individuals (h = 0.90, π = 0.005). AMOVA analysis did not detect significant structuring among Gulf of California whale sharks (P > 0.12, ΦST 0.029), which indicates a single, highly mobile population. Genetic analysis, along with field observations, suggests natal philopatry of female whale sharks in the Gulf of California.
KW - Control region
KW - Genetic structure
KW - Gulf of California
KW - Whale shark
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33846902836&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.038
DO - 10.1016/j.fishres.2006.11.038
M3 - Artículo
SN - 0165-7836
VL - 84
SP - 87
EP - 95
JO - Fisheries Research
JF - Fisheries Research
IS - 1
ER -