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Genetic structure and disease prevalence of boreal toads ( Bufo boreas ) in Glacier National

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Author	Park Rebekah, Brett
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Addis, Brett, M.S., May 2013 Organismal Biology and Ecology GENETIC STRUCTURE AND DISEASE PREVALENCE OF BOREAL TOADS (BUFO BOREAS) IN GLACIER NATIONAL PARK Co-Chairperson: Dr. Winsor H. Lowe Co-Chairperson: Dr. Fred W. Allendorf Amphibians are more threatened than any other vertebrate group, with 41% of species experiencing declines. The causes of most declines are not well understood, though many declines have been linked to the emerging infectious disease chytridiomycosis. Additionally, amphibians are physiologically constrained to moist habitats and considered poor dispersers; thus, they may suffer genetic consequences of population isolation. To address threats to the persistence of boreal toads (Bufo boreas) in Glacier National Park, USA, I genotyped 551 individuals at 11 microsatellite loci and used spatially independent (STRUCTURE) and spatially explicit (GENELAND) Bayesian methods to describe population genetic structure and identify barriers to gene flow. I found evidence of hierarchical population structure: individuals were splint into high and low elevation groups, and 2 secondary groups were detected within the high elevation group. These results indicate that elevation strongly influences genetic structure. Genetic variation was high, but allelic richness declined with increasing elevation. I tested a subset of the samples for Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd), the fungal pathogen which causes chytridiomycosis. Thirty-seven of 109 toads tested positive for Bd. Infection prevalence was not correlated with elevation, but—surprisingly—increased with individual heterozygosity. This finding suggests that dispersal may be facilitating the spread of disease because heterozygosity is highest where dispersal and gene flow are greatest.
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