Macrogenetic studies must not ignore limitations of genetic markers and scale

Ivan Paz-Vinas; Evelyn L. Jensen; Laura D. Bertola; Martin F. Breed; Brian K. Hand; Margaret E. Hunter; Francine Kershaw; Deborah M. Leigh; Gordon Luikart; Joachim Mergeay; Joshua M. Miller; Charles B. Van Rees; Gernot Segelbacher; Sean Hoban

doi:10.1111/ele.13732

Macrogenetic studies must not ignore limitations of genetic markers and scale

Ivan Paz-Vinas
, Evelyn L. Jensen
, Laura D. Bertola
, Martin F. Breed
, Brian K. Hand
, Margaret E. Hunter
, Francine Kershaw
, Deborah M. Leigh
, Gordon Luikart
, Joachim Mergeay
, Joshua M. Miller
, Charles B. Van Rees
, Gernot Segelbacher
, Sean Hoban

Flathead Lake Biological Station

Université de Toulouse
Yale University
City University of New York
Flinders University
United States Geological Survey
Natural Resources Defense Council
Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research
KU Leuven
University of Alberta
University of Montana
University of Freiburg
Morton Arboretum

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Abstract

Millette et al. (Ecology Letters, 2020, 23:55–67) reported no consistent worldwide anthropogenic effects on animal genetic diversity using repurposed mitochondrial DNA sequences. We reexamine data from this study, describe genetic marker and scale limitations which might lead to misinterpretations with conservation implications, and provide advice to improve future macrogenetic studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1282-1284
Number of pages	3
Journal	Ecology Letters
Volume	24
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13732
State	Published - Jun 2021

Funding

We acknowledge the support of the GEO BON Genetic Composition Working Group in the development of this manuscript. We also thank Arne Mooers and the reviewers for their comments. I.P-V works in a laboratory supported by the ‘Laboratoire d’Excellence’ (LABEX) entitled TULIP (ANR-10-LABX-41).

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ANR-10-LABX-41

Keywords

COI
Genbank
anthropogenic impacts
conservation
genetic data archiving
genetic diversity patterns
macroecology
macrogenetics
mitochondrial sequences
population genetics

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