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The Impact of the Colonization of the Invasive American Artemia franciscana (Crustacea: Anostraca) on Genetic Differentiation in the United Arab Emirates (Asia)

Alireza Asem
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Rolf Schuster
,
Amin Eimanifar
,
Hao Lu
,
Muhan Li
,
Chunwei Liu
,
Pei-Zheng Wang
,
Weidong Li
Version 1 : Received: 30 March 2020 / Approved: 31 March 2020 / Online: 31 March 2020 (22:38:16 CEST)

How to cite: Asem, A.; Schuster, R.; Eimanifar, A.; Lu, H.; Li, M.; Liu, C.; Wang, P.; Li, W. The Impact of the Colonization of the Invasive American Artemia franciscana (Crustacea: Anostraca) on Genetic Differentiation in the United Arab Emirates (Asia). Preprints 2020, 2020030463. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0463.v1 Asem, A.; Schuster, R.; Eimanifar, A.; Lu, H.; Li, M.; Liu, C.; Wang, P.; Li, W. The Impact of the Colonization of the Invasive American Artemia franciscana (Crustacea: Anostraca) on Genetic Differentiation in the United Arab Emirates (Asia). Preprints 2020, 2020030463. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202003.0463.v1

Abstract

Artemia franciscana, native to America, has recently colonized non-indigenous populations in Eurasia, Mediterranean regions and Australia. In present we sought to evaluate the potential effects of colonization of A. franciscana on genetic differentiation in the new environments in UAE. We used the COI marker to determine population genetic structure and identify the origins of exotic populations in UAE. Our findings have confirmed the colonization of both localities by A. franciscana. Genetic variation of invasive A. franciscana were exclusively lower than native population in Great Salt Lake and San Francisco Bay. Results have showed the studied population could not possibly have colonized directly from natural American localities, perhaps resulting from secondary introduction events from other non-indigenous populations. Genetic analysis have yielded different demographic patterns for invasive studied populations. Al Wathba Wetland Reserve (AWWR) population have represented demographic expansion. In contrast, Godolphin Lakes (GL) population was at demographic equilibrium. Neutrality tests have documented the excess of both recent and historical mutations in the COI gene pool of invasive AWWR Artemia throughout establishment in the new environment.

Keywords

Artemia franciscana; non-native population; mtDNA-COI; genetic variation; biodiversity; UAE

Subject

Social Sciences, Ethnic and Cultural Studies

Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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