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Population genetics of the invasive honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos) using AFLP’sA comparison between native and invasive rangesSteve Chivers
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What is an invasive species?
• an organism which colonises a new geographic location outside of its native range and disrupts local ecosystems
• egs. blackberry, Lantana, rabbit• why are some species capable of invading?
• escape from enemies/competition• life history traits (high reproductive rates, good dispersal
capabilities)• plant specific traits
• vegetative reproduction• generalist pollinator syndrome• tolerance of varying environmental conditions
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Invasive species and evolution
• population genetic consequences• founder effects• genetic drift• gene flow – which arises from high dispersal of seeds and pollen.
• novel selective pressures (evolution of different traits)• the evolution of different traits
• Therefore, microevolutionary changes and macroevolutionary changes
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Honey locust as an invader in Australia
• dioecious, leguminous tree native to the US
• floating seed pods (dispersal)• edible seed pods (dispersal)
• ~30 seeds/pod, lots of pods
• short generation time (3-5 years)
• generalist pollination syndrome
• often utilised by people
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Honey locust as an invader in Australia
• Queensland• 1907 – first plantings by McConnel• 1955 – noticed as a pest in Esk Shire
(“McConnel’s curse”)• 1993 – declared a noxious weed• 1994 – eradication begins
• NSW• mid-20th Century plantings in NSW
(Camden Park)• no eradication program
• Canberra• planted as a street tree• new populations along Molongolo River
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Predictions• Why study the honey locust?
• a successful invader with known history• clear population genetic predictions
• QLD populations will have lower genetic diversity than U.S populations
• the founder effect• QLD populations will be genetically similar to each
other• gene flow between populations
• QLD populations will be genetically similar to US populations
• limited time for changes to occur
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Distribution in the United States
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Indiana (n=14)
Illinois (n=30)
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South East Queensland
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Cherbourg (n=23)
Toowoomba 2 (n=25)Toowoomba 3 (n=26)
Toowoomba 1 (n=21)
Warwick 3 (n=14)
Warwick 4 (n=23)
Warwick 1 (n=21)Warwick 2 (n=6)
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Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP)
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Genetic diversity within populations
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Allozyme estimate = 62%(from native range)
Allozyme estimate = 19.8%(from native range)
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Analysis of Molecular Variance
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UPGMA dendrogram
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Indiana
Illinois
Cherbourg
Warwick 1
Warwick 4
Warwick 3
Warwick 2
Toowoomba 2
Toowoomba 1
Toowoomba 3
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Principle Coordinates Analysis
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Summary of results
• low levels of diversity in all populations• consistent with predictions of low genetic diversity in Australian
populations• inconsistent with predictions for US populations
• QLD populations are genetically similar• native and invasive populations are genetically similar• Conculsion: little microevolutionary change in invading
populations
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Future Directions
• conduct analyses on more populations over a wider geographical area
• more populations from the US• include NSW populations
• reanalyse loci, increase number of loci
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Acknowledgements
• Joe Miller (Supervisor)• Andy Schnabel (Supervisor)• Wang Xueqin (AFLP methodology)• Ish Sharma (Lab techniques)• Kristy Lam (Lab techniques)• Rest of the Herbarium Staff• CSIRO Plant Industry
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