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First results on the genetic diversity of the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) in Europe using novel microsatellite loci

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The introduction of non-native crayfish in aquatic ecosystems is very common due to human activities (e.g. aquaculture, recreational and commercial fisheries). The signal crayfish, Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852), is one of the most widespread invasive species in Europe. Although several important ecological and economic impacts of this species have been reported, its European population genetic characterisation has never been undertaken using nuclear markers. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop and characterise new microsatellite markers for signal crayfish that can be useful in future studies in its invaded range, since only five are available so far. In total, 93 individuals from four geographically distinct European populations (Portugal, Great Britain, Finland and Sweden) were scored for the new markers and for those previously described, with the Bayesian analysis revealing a clear distinction among populations. These markers are suitable for future studies of the population genetic structure of this important invasive species, by increasing information about the possible pathways of introduction and dispersal, and by giving insights about the most important vectors of introduction.

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Acknowledgements

Financial support was provided by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) project PTDC/AAC-AMB/117688/2010. LF was supported by Office National de l’Eau et des Milieux Aquatiques (ONEMA), AP by the Czech Science Foundation (project no. P505/12/0545) and LE by the Swedish Research Council FORMAS and SwAM. We would like to thank Stephanie Peay for collecting the UK samples and to Susana Lopes for the help with fragment analysis.

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  1. CIIMAR/CIMAR—Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

    E. Froufe, R. Sousa & M. Lopes-Lima

  2. CITAB-UTAD—Forestry Department, Centre for Research and Technology of Agro-Environment and Biological Sciences, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal

    S. Varandas

  3. CIMO-ESA-IPB Mountain Research Centre, School of Agriculture, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Bragança, Portugal

    A. Teixeira

  4. CBMA—Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, Department of Biology, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal

    R. Sousa

  5. Department of Ecology, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Viničná 7, 12844, Prague, Czech Republic

    L. Filipová & A. Petrusek

  6. Laboratoire Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions, Université de Poitiers, 40 av. du Recteur Pineau, 86022, Poitiers, France

    L. Filipová

  7. Institute of Freshwater Research, Department of Aquatic Resources, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, 178 93, Drottningholm, Sweden

    L. Edsman

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Froufe, E., Varandas, S., Teixeira, A. et al. First results on the genetic diversity of the invasive signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus (Dana, 1852) in Europe using novel microsatellite loci. J Appl Genetics 56, 375–380 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13353-015-0272-y

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