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1 August 2005 PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE FIRE ANT SOLENOPSIS INVICTA IN ITS NATIVE SOUTH AMERICAN RANGE: ROLES OF NATURAL BARRIERS AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY
Michael E. Ahrens, Kenneth G. Ross, D. DeWayne Shoemaker
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Abstract

We generated mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence data from 402 individuals of the fire ant Solenopsis invicta collected from 11 native populations and analyzed these data using a combination of demographic, phylogenetic, and phylogeographic methods to infer features of the evolutionary history of this species. Prior expectations regarding high levels of genetic structure and isolation by distance among populations were supported by the data, but we also discovered several unanticipated patterns. Our analyses revealed a major genetic break between S. invicta mtDNA haplotypes that coincides with the Mesopotamia wetlands region of South America, resulting in two higher level nested clade groupings. In addition, we identified contrasting patterns of genetic differentiation within these two major groups, which may reflect differences in connectivity of suitable habitat in different parts of the native range of S. invicta. Our study represents the first attempt to understand the phylogeographic history of S. invicta across its native range.

Michael E. Ahrens, Kenneth G. Ross, and D. DeWayne Shoemaker "PHYLOGEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE FIRE ANT SOLENOPSIS INVICTA IN ITS NATIVE SOUTH AMERICAN RANGE: ROLES OF NATURAL BARRIERS AND HABITAT CONNECTIVITY," Evolution 59(8), 1733-1743, (1 August 2005). https://doi.org/10.1554/05-067.1
Received: 3 February 2005; Accepted: 19 May 2005; Published: 1 August 2005
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KEYWORDS
fire ant
genetic structure
mitochondrial DNA
nested clade
PHYLOGEOGRAPHY
Solenopsis invicta
Wolbachia
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