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Asymmetrical gene flow between coastal and inland dunes in a threatened digger wasp

Femke Batsleer (UGent) , Matthieu Gallin, Moyra Delafonteyne, Daan Dekeukeleire, Filiep T’Jollyn, Pieter Vantieghem (UGent) , An Vanden Broeck, Joachim Mergeay, Dirk Maes and Dries Bonte (UGent)
(2024) CONSERVATION GENETICS. 25(1). p.259-275
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Connectivity is a species- and landscape-specific measure that is key to species conservation in fragmented landscapes. However, information on connectivity is often lacking, especially for insects which are known to be severely declining. Patterns of gene flow constitute an indirect measure of functional landscape connectivity. We studied the population genetic structure of the rare digger wasp Bembix rostrata in coastal and inland regions in and near Belgium. The species is restricted to sandy pioneer vegetations for nesting and is well known for its philopatry as it does not easily colonize vacant habitat. It has markedly declined in the last century, especially in the inland region where open sand habitat has decreased in area and became highly fragmented. To assess within and between region connectivity, we used mating system independent population genetic methods suitable for haplodiploid species. We found more pronounced genetic structure in the small and isolated inland populations as compared to the well-connected coastal region. We also found a pattern of asymmetrical gene flow from coast to inland, including a few rare dispersal distances of potentially up to 200 to 300 km, based on assignment tests. We point to demography, wind and difference in dispersal capacities as possible underlying factors that can explain the discrepancy in connectivity and asymmetrical gene flow between the different regions. Overall, gene flow between existing populations appeared not highly restricted, especially at the coast. Therefore, to improve the conservation status of B. rostrata, the primary focus should be to preserve and create sufficient habitat for this species to increase the number and quality of (meta) populations, rather than focusing on landscape connectivity itself.
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Genetics, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Haplodiploid, Microsatellites, Insect conservation, Dunes, Coastal, Sandy habitats, Hymenoptera, Crabronidae, Bembix rostrata

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Batsleer, Femke, et al. “Asymmetrical Gene Flow between Coastal and Inland Dunes in a Threatened Digger Wasp.” CONSERVATION GENETICS, vol. 25, no. 1, 2024, pp. 259–75, doi:10.1007/s10592-023-01566-7.
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Batsleer, F., Gallin, M., Delafonteyne, M., Dekeukeleire, D., T’Jollyn, F., Vantieghem, P., … Bonte, D. (2024). Asymmetrical gene flow between coastal and inland dunes in a threatened digger wasp. CONSERVATION GENETICS, 25(1), 259–275. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01566-7
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Batsleer, Femke, Matthieu Gallin, Moyra Delafonteyne, Daan Dekeukeleire, Filiep T’Jollyn, Pieter Vantieghem, An Vanden Broeck, Joachim Mergeay, Dirk Maes, and Dries Bonte. 2024. “Asymmetrical Gene Flow between Coastal and Inland Dunes in a Threatened Digger Wasp.” CONSERVATION GENETICS 25 (1): 259–75. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-023-01566-7.
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Batsleer, Femke, Matthieu Gallin, Moyra Delafonteyne, Daan Dekeukeleire, Filiep T’Jollyn, Pieter Vantieghem, An Vanden Broeck, Joachim Mergeay, Dirk Maes, and Dries Bonte. 2024. “Asymmetrical Gene Flow between Coastal and Inland Dunes in a Threatened Digger Wasp.” CONSERVATION GENETICS 25 (1): 259–275. doi:10.1007/s10592-023-01566-7.
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Batsleer F, Gallin M, Delafonteyne M, Dekeukeleire D, T’Jollyn F, Vantieghem P, et al. Asymmetrical gene flow between coastal and inland dunes in a threatened digger wasp. CONSERVATION GENETICS. 2024;25(1):259–75.
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F. Batsleer et al., “Asymmetrical gene flow between coastal and inland dunes in a threatened digger wasp,” CONSERVATION GENETICS, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 259–275, 2024.
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