Multiple uprising invasions of Pelophylax water frogs, potentially inducing a new hybridogenetic complex

Abstract The genetic era has revolutionized our perception of biological invasions. Yet, it is usually too late to understand their genesis for efficient management. Here, we take the rare opportunity to reconstruct the scenario of an uprising invasion of the famous water frogs (Pelophylax) in south...

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Main Authors:	Christophe Dufresnes, Mathieu Denoël, Lionel di Santo, Sylvain Dubey
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Published:	Nature Portfolio 2017
Subjects:	Medicine R Science Q
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:3e183aecd7e74bb8b8022be23f9737412021-12-02T15:05:51ZMultiple uprising invasions of Pelophylax water frogs, potentially inducing a new hybridogenetic complex10.1038/s41598-017-06655-52045-2322https://doaj.org/article/3e183aecd7e74bb8b8022be23f9737412017-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-06655-5https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract The genetic era has revolutionized our perception of biological invasions. Yet, it is usually too late to understand their genesis for efficient management. Here, we take the rare opportunity to reconstruct the scenario of an uprising invasion of the famous water frogs (Pelophylax) in southern France, through a fine-scale genetic survey. We identified three different taxa over less than 200 km2: the autochthonous P. perezi, along with the alien P. ridibundus and P. kurtmuelleri, which have suddenly become invasive. As a consequence, the latter hybridizes and may now form a novel hybridogenetic complex with P. perezi, which could actively promote its replacement. This exceptional situation makes a textbook application of genetics to early-detect, monitor and understand the onset of biological invasions before they pose a continental-wide threat. It further emphasizes the alarming rate of amphibian translocations, both at global and local scales, as well as the outstanding invasive potential of Pelophylax aliens.Christophe DufresnesMathieu DenoëlLionel di SantoSylvain DubeyNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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description	Abstract The genetic era has revolutionized our perception of biological invasions. Yet, it is usually too late to understand their genesis for efficient management. Here, we take the rare opportunity to reconstruct the scenario of an uprising invasion of the famous water frogs (Pelophylax) in southern France, through a fine-scale genetic survey. We identified three different taxa over less than 200 km2: the autochthonous P. perezi, along with the alien P. ridibundus and P. kurtmuelleri, which have suddenly become invasive. As a consequence, the latter hybridizes and may now form a novel hybridogenetic complex with P. perezi, which could actively promote its replacement. This exceptional situation makes a textbook application of genetics to early-detect, monitor and understand the onset of biological invasions before they pose a continental-wide threat. It further emphasizes the alarming rate of amphibian translocations, both at global and local scales, as well as the outstanding invasive potential of Pelophylax aliens.
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title	Multiple uprising invasions of Pelophylax water frogs, potentially inducing a new hybridogenetic complex
title_short	Multiple uprising invasions of Pelophylax water frogs, potentially inducing a new hybridogenetic complex
title_full	Multiple uprising invasions of Pelophylax water frogs, potentially inducing a new hybridogenetic complex
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Multiple uprising invasions of Pelophylax water frogs, potentially inducing a new hybridogenetic complex

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