Consistent scaling of inbreeding depression in space and time in a house sparrow metapopulation |
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Author: | Niskanen, Alina K.1,2; Billing, Anna M.1; Holand, Håkon1; |
Organizations: |
1Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Department of Biology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway 2Ecology and Genetics Research Unit, University of Oulu, 90014 Oulu, Finland 3Department of Aquatic Biodiversity, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
4Evolutionary Biology, Department of Ecology and Genetics, Uppsala University, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
5Centre for Integrative Genetics, Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 1433 Ås, Norway 6Centre for Biodiversity Dynamics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway |
Format: | article |
Version: | accepted version |
Access: | open |
Online Access: | PDF Full Text (PDF, 0.7 MB) |
Persistent link: | http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi-fe2020081148312 |
Language: | English |
Published: |
National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America,
2020
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Publish Date: | 2020-12-08 |
Description: |
AbstractInbreeding may increase the extinction risk of small populations. Yet, studies using modern genomic tools to investigate inbreeding depression in nature have been limited to single populations, and little is known about the dynamics of inbreeding depression in subdivided populations over time. Natural populations often experience different environmental conditions and differ in demographic history and genetic composition, characteristics that can affect the severity of inbreeding depression. We utilized extensive long-term data on more than 3,100 individuals from eight islands in an insular house sparrow metapopulation to examine the generality of inbreeding effects. Using genomic estimates of realized inbreeding, we discovered that inbred individuals had lower survival probabilities and produced fewer recruiting offspring than noninbred individuals. Inbreeding depression, measured as the decline in fitness-related traits per unit inbreeding, did not vary appreciably among populations or with time. As a consequence, populations with more resident inbreeding (due to their demographic history) paid a higher total fitness cost, evidenced by a larger variance in fitness explained by inbreeding within these populations. Our results are in contrast to the idea that effects of inbreeding generally depend on ecological factors and genetic differences among populations, and expand the understanding of inbreeding depression in natural subdivided populations. see all
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Series: |
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
ISSN: | 0027-8424 |
ISSN-E: | 1091-6490 |
ISSN-L: | 0027-8424 |
Volume: | 117 |
Issue: | 25 |
Pages: | 14584 - 14592 |
DOI: | 10.1073/pnas.1909599117 |
OADOI: | https://oadoi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909599117 |
Type of Publication: |
A1 Journal article – refereed |
Field of Science: |
1184 Genetics, developmental biology, physiology |
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Funding: |
A.K.N. received funding from the Academy of Finland (Project 295204), Finnish Cultural Foundation, and Oskar Huttunen Foundation. This study was funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN; Projects 221956, 214553, 274930, and 302619), RCN’s Centres of Excellence funding scheme (Project 223257), and European Union Commission (Project METABIRD). |
Academy of Finland Grant Number: |
295204 |
Detailed Information: |
295204 (Academy of Finland Funding decision) |
Copyright information: |
© 2020 The Authors. Published under the PNAS license. The final publication is available at https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1909599117. |