Contribution of cyclic parthenogenesis and colonization history to population structure in Daphnia

Abstract

Populations of Daphnia longispina show marked among-population genetic variation and suprisingly high clonal variation, which suggests an important contribution of historic factors, local adaptation, and sexual reproduction.

Keywords

• clonal structure
• Daphnia longispina complex
• genetic differentiation
• microsatellites
• mitochondrial DNA
• monopolization hypothesis