Geolocator tagging links distributions in the non-breeding season to population genetic structure in a sentinel North Pacific seabird

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dc.contributor.authorHipfner, J. Mark
dc.contributor.authorPrill, Marie M.
dc.contributor.authorStudholme, Katharine R.
dc.contributor.authorDomalik, Alice D.
dc.contributor.authorTucker, Strahan
dc.contributor.authorJardine, Catherine
dc.contributor.authorMaftei, Mark
dc.contributor.authorWright, Kenneth G.
dc.contributor.authorBeck, Jessie N.
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Russell W.
dc.contributor.authorCarle, Ryan D.
dc.contributor.authorGood, Thomas P.
dc.contributor.authorHatch, Scott A.
dc.contributor.authorHodum, Peter J.
dc.contributor.authorIto, Motohiro
dc.contributor.authorPearson, Scott F.
dc.contributor.authorRojek, Nora A.
dc.contributor.authorSlater, Leslie
dc.contributor.authorWatanuki, Yutaka
dc.contributor.authorWill, Alexis P.
dc.contributor.authorBindoff, Aidan D.
dc.contributor.authorCrossin, Glenn T.
dc.contributor.authorDrever, Mark C.
dc.contributor.authorBurg, Theresa M.
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-28T12:34:22Z
dc.date.available2021-06-28T12:34:22Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.descriptionOpen access article. Creative Commons CCO 1.0 Universal (CCO 1.0) Public Domain Dedication appliesen_US
dc.description.abstractWe tested the hypothesis that segregation in wintering areas is associated with population differentiation in a sentinel North Pacific seabird, the rhinoceros auklet (Cerorhinca mono cerata). We collected tissue samples for genetic analyses on five breeding colonies in the western Pacific Ocean (Japan) and on 13 colonies in the eastern Pacific Ocean (California to Alaska), and deployed light-level geolocator tags on 12 eastern Pacific colonies to delineate wintering areas. Geolocator tags were deployed previously on one colony in Japan. There was strong genetic differentiation between populations in the eastern vs. western Pacific Ocean, likely due to two factors. First, glaciation over the North Pacific in the late Pleistocene might have forced a southward range shift that historically isolated the eastern and western populations. And second, deep-ocean habitat along the northern continental shelf appears to act as a barrier to movement; abundant on both sides of the North Pacific, the rhinoceros auklet is virtually absent as a breeder in the Aleutian Islands and Bering Sea, and no tagged birds crossed the North Pacific in the non-breeding season. While genetic differentiation was strongest between the eastern vs. western Pacific, there was also extensive differentiation within both regional groups. In pairwise comparisons among the eastern Pacific colonies, the standardized measure of genetic differentiation (Fꞌ ST) was negatively correlated with the extent of spatial overlap in wintering areas. That result supports the hypothesis that segregation in the non-breeding season is linked to genetic structure. Philopatry and a neritic foraging habit probably also contribute to the structuring. Widely distributed, vulnerable to anthropogenic stressors, and exhibiting extensive genetic structure, the rhinoceros auklet is fully indicative of the scope of the conservation challenges posed by seabirds.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationHipfner, J. M., Prill, M. M., Studholme, K. R., Domalik, A. D., Tucker, S., Jardine, C., Maftei, M., Wright, K. G., Beck, J. N., Bradley, R. W., Carle, R. D., Good, T. P., Hatch, S. A., Hodum, P. J., Ito, M., Pearson, S. F., Rojek, N. A., Slater, L., Watanuki, A. P., ...Burg, T. M. (2020). Geolocator tagging links distributions in the non-breeding season to population genetic structure in a sentinel North Pacific seabird. PLoS ONE, 15(11), Article e0240056. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240056en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5920
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionEnvironment and Climate Change Canadaen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.publisher.institutionDahlousie Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionSimon Fraser Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionFisheries and Oceans Canadaen_US
dc.publisher.institutionOikonos Ecosystems Knowledgeen_US
dc.publisher.institutionBlue Point Conservation Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionNational Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administrationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionInstitute for Seabird Research and Conservationen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Puget Sounden_US
dc.publisher.institutionToyo Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionWashington Department of Fish and Wildlifeen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUnited States Fish and Wildlife Serviceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionHokkaido Universityen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Alaska Fairbanksen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Tasmaniaen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240056en_US
dc.subjectGeolocator taggingen_US
dc.subjectSeabirdsen_US
dc.subjectPacific seabirds
dc.subjectGenetic loci
dc.subject.lcshRhinocerus auklet
dc.subject.lcshAnimal population genetics
dc.subject.lcshSea birds
dc.titleGeolocator tagging links distributions in the non-breeding season to population genetic structure in a sentinel North Pacific seabirden_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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