Data from: Distinct sources of gene flow produce contrasting population genetic dynamics at different range boundaries of a Choristoneura budworm

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Populations are often exposed to multiple sources of gene flow, but accounts are lacking of the population genetic dynamics that result from these interactions or their effects on local evolution. Using a genomic clines framework applied to 1195 SNPs, we documented genome-wide, locus-specific patterns of introgression between Choristoneura occidentalis biennis spruce budworms and two ecologically divergent relatives, C. o. occidentalis and C. fumiferana, that it interacts with at alternate boundaries of its range. We observe contrasting hybrid indexes between these hybrid zones, no overlap in ‘gene flow outliers’ (clines showing relatively extreme extents or rates of locus-specific introgression), and variable linkage disequilibrium among those outliers. At the same time, correlated genome-wide rates of introgression between zones suggest the presence of processes common to both boundaries. These findings highlight the contrasting population genetic dynamics that can occur at separate frontiers of a single population, while also suggesting that shared patterns may frequently accompany cases of divergence-with-gene-flow that involve a lineage in common. Our results point to potentially complex evolutionary outcomes for populations experiencing multiple sources of gene flow.

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Author(s):

Blackburn, Gwylim S.

Blackburn, Gwylim S.

Université Laval

, Brunet, Bryan M. T.

Brunet, Bryan M. T.

University of Alberta

, Muirhead, Kevin

Muirhead, Kevin

University of Alberta

, Cusson, Michel

Cusson, Michel

Canadian Forest Service

, Béliveau, Catherine

Béliveau, Catherine

Canadian Forest Service

, Levesque, Roger C.

Levesque, Roger C.

Université Laval

, Lumley, Lisa M.

Lumley, Lisa M.

Canadian Forest Service

, and Sperling, Felix A. H.

Sperling, Felix A. H.

University of Alberta

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Dryad

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URL:

https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9c50s

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Publication date:

2017-10-27

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Keywords:

divergence-with-gene-flow, spruce budworm, 1987-2013, Choristoneura fumiferana, Choristoneura, genomic cline, Choristoneura occidentalis biennis, and C. o. occidentalis

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APA Citation:

Blackburn, G. S., Brunet, B. M. T., Muirhead, K., Cusson, M., Béliveau, C., Levesque, R. C., Lumley, L. M., & Sperling, F. A. H. (2017). Data from: Distinct sources of gene flow produce contrasting population genetic dynamics at different range boundaries of a Choristoneura budworm [Data set]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.9c50s

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