Data from: Genomic evidence of hybridization between two independent invasions of European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in the Northwest Atlantic

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Invasive species have been associated with significant negative impacts in their introduced range often outcompeting native species, yet the long-term evolutionary dynamics of biological invasions are not well understood. Hybridization, either among waves of invasion or between native and introduced populations, could alter the ecological and evolutionary impacts of invasions yet has rarely been studied in marine invasive species. The European green crab (Carcinus maenas) invaded eastern North America twice from northern and southern locations in its native range. Here we examine the frequency of hybridization among these two distinct invasions at locations from New Jersey, USA to Newfoundland, Canada using restriction-site associated DNA sequencing (RAD-seq), microsatellite loci, and COI mtDNA sequences. We used Bayesian clustering and hybrid assignment analyses to investigate hybridization between the northern and southern populations. Of the samples analyzed, six locations contained at least one hybrid individual, while two locations were characterized by extensive hybridization, with 95% of individuals collected from Placentia Bay, Newfoundland being hybrids (mostly F2), and 90% of individuals from Kejimkujik, Nova Scotia being classified as hybrids, mostly backcrosses to the northern ecotype. The presence of both F2 hybrids and backcrossed individuals suggests that these hybrids are viable and introgression is occurring between invasions. Our results provide insight into the demographic and evolutionary consequences of hybridization between independent invasions, and will inform the management of green crabs in eastern North America.

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Author(s):

Jeffery, Nicholas W.

Jeffery, Nicholas W.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

, DiBacco, Claudio

DiBacco, Claudio

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

, Wringe, Brendan F.

Wringe, Brendan F.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

, Stanley, Ryan R.E.

Stanley, Ryan R.E.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

, Hamilton, Lorraine C.

Hamilton, Lorraine C.

Bedford Institute of Oceanography

, Ravindran, Praveen N.

Ravindran, Praveen N.

Dalhousie University

, and Bradbury, Ian R.

Bradbury, Ian R.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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Dryad

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URL:

https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.p9b8k

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Publication date:

2017-03-22

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Keywords:

invasion genomics, Carcinus maenas, and green crab

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APA Citation:

Jeffery, N. W., DiBacco, C., Wringe, B. F., Stanley, R. R. E., Hamilton, L. C., Ravindran, P. N., & Bradbury, I. R. (2017). Data from: Genomic evidence of hybridization between two independent invasions of European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in the Northwest Atlantic [Data set]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.p9b8k

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