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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
Genetic population structure of Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae) and evidence of temporal variation in structure
Contributor:
Rueda, Eva C.;
Machado, Carolina B.;
Castro, Veronica;
Braga‐Silva, Alline;
Ojeda, Guillermo;
Vargas, Facundo;
Loretán, Gisela;
Freitas, Patricia D.;
Galetti, Pedro M.;
Ortí, Guillermo
imprint:
Wiley, 2023
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1111/jfb.15346
ISSN:
0022-1112;
1095-8649
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Surubim (<jats:italic>Pseudoplatystoma corruscans</jats:italic>, Pimelodidae) are migratory catfish native to the rivers in the La Plata and São Francisco basins. They are piscivores that attain considerable body sizes and are a valuable economic resource. Surubim exhibits extensive migrations during its life cycle that may affect the population structure at vast geographic scales. The authors examined the genetic diversity and population genetic structure of <jats:italic>P. corruscans</jats:italic> using microsatellite markers from a comprehensive sampling of 260 individuals from the Upper and Lower Paraná River. They identified two well‐differentiated genetic clusters corresponding to a natural geographic barrier historically separating Upper and Lower Paraná regions. They also demonstrated temporal variation in population genetic structure at a site in Lower Paraná close to the confluence with the Paraguay River, most likely explained by the influx of migrant fishes at certain times of the year.</jats:p>