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Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) connectivity in the Southern Gulf of California

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We analysed the genetic connectivity and larval transport routes of Lutjanus argentiventris to test if eddies could transport coastal-demersal fish larvae between the peninsular and mainland coasts of the Southern Gulf of California. Larval transport was estimated using the ROMS oceanographic model during the main spawning period (July–August). We used 12 microsatellite loci to assess genetic diversity, population structure and gene flow estimates in 233 L. argentiventris samples from nine sites. The oceanographic model suggested the existence of a stream flow and eddies that maintain connectivity in the Southern Gulf of California. The global AMOVA and paired FST showed no significant genetic differentiation among the sites, and the estimations of the number of migrants indicated moderate to high gene flow among locations. However, after testing five demographic scenarios of connectivity with a coalescent sampler, our results supported the presence of a metapopulation structure with source-sink dynamics. We discuss the challenges to reconcile our results considering the assumptions of the different analyses and the characteristics of marine metapopulations. Connectivity of L. argentiventris could be representative of other costal-demersal species with a similar life history and spawning season.

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Acknowledgments

We thank Ricardo Pérez-Enríquez and Janeth Valadez-Rodríguez who provided microsatellites of L. guttatus. José Francisco Domínguez-Contreras provided technical support in the laboratory. We also thank Diana Cecilia Escobedo Urías from CIDIIR-Guasave for providing housing and transportation during our stay in Sinaloa, Vicente Hernández C. (CRIP Mazatlán) and the fishermen of cooperative “Horacio Fierro” at Huitusi and “San Carlos” at Topolobampo for providing support during sampling. Also, we thank Kristen Gruenthal who provided editing services and the anonymous reviewers who improved the paper.

Funding

This research was supported by CONACyT grants (CB2015-257019) from Noé Díaz-Viloria and (CB2014-236864-T) from Laura Sánchez-Velasco, IPN-SIP (20160514, 20170290, 20180339, 20195461) grants to Noé Díaz-Viloria, and The David and Lucile Packard Foundation grants to the PANGAS Science Coordination. Nicole Reguera-Rouzaud was a recipient of a BEIFI-IPN and a CONACYT scholarship (no. 589502).

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  1. Departamento de Plancton y Ecología Marina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional–Centro Interdisciplinario de Ciencias Marinas (IPN-CICIMAR), La Paz, Mexico

    Nicole Reguera-Rouzaud, Noé Díaz-Viloria & Laura Sánchez-Velasco

  2. Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Facultad de Ciencias Marinas, Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Ensenada, Mexico

    Ana Laura Flores-Morales

  3. Departamento de Oceanografía Física, Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, Ensenada, Mexico

    Alejandro Parés-Sierra

  4. Marine Biology Research Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, USA

    Octavio Aburto-Oropeza

  5. Conservation Genetics Laboratory, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Adrián Munguía-Vega

  6. Lab Applied Genetics Research, La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico

    Adrián Munguía-Vega

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NRR conducted experiments, analyzed data and wrote the manuscript. NDV conceived and designed research, wrote manuscript and contributed new reagents, LSV conceived and designed research, ALF and APS conducted experiments, OAO contributed economically in taking samples, and AMV analyzed data and wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the manuscript.

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Reguera-Rouzaud, N., Díaz-Viloria, N., Sánchez-Velasco, L. et al. Yellow snapper (Lutjanus argentiventris) connectivity in the Southern Gulf of California. Mar. Biodivers. 50, 54 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12526-020-01070-y

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