caa a22 4500 445857536 CHVBK 20180317145432.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10592-010-0170-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10592-010-0170-0 Genetic relationships of hellbenders in the Ozark highlands of Missouri and conservation implications for the Ozark subspecies ( Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi ) [Elektronische Daten] [Rachel Crowhurst, Kaitlyn Faries, Jennifer Collantes, Jeffrey Briggler, Jeffrey Koppelman, Lori Eggert] The hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) is an obligately aquatic salamander that is in decline due to habitat loss and disease. Two subspecies of hellbender have been described based on morphological characteristics: C. a. alleganiensis (eastern subspecies) and C. a. bishopi (Ozark hellbender). Current conservation strategies include captive propagation for restorative releases even though information regarding the current levels of genetic variability and structure within populations is not sufficient to effectively plan for conservation of the genetic diversity of the species. To investigate patterns of population structure in the hellbender, we genotyped 276 hellbenders from eight Missouri River drainages, representing both subspecies. Our results showed low levels of within-drainage diversity but strong population structure among rivers, and three distinct genetic clusters. F ST values ranged from 0.00 to 0.61 and averaged 0.40. Our results confirmed previous reports that C. a. bishopi and C. a. alleganiensis are genetically distinct, but also revealed an equidistant relationship between two groups within C. a. bishopi and all populations of C. a. alleganiensis. Current subspecies delineations do not accurately incorporate genetic structure, and for conservation purposes, these three groups should be considered evolutionarily significant units. Springer Science+Business Media B.V., 2010 Amphibian nationallicence Salamander nationallicence Population genetics nationallicence Microsatellites nationallicence Cryptobranchus nationallicence Crowhurst Rachel Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 65201, Columbia, MO, USA aut Faries Kaitlyn Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 226 Tucker Hall, 65211, Columbia, MO, USA aut Collantes Jennifer Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 65201, Columbia, MO, USA aut Briggler Jeffrey Missouri Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, 65102, Jefferson City, MO, USA aut Koppelman Jeffrey Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 65201, Columbia, MO, USA aut Eggert Lori Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 226 Tucker Hall, 65211, Columbia, MO, USA aut Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/3(2011-06-01), 637-646 1566-0621 12:3<637 2011 12 10592 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-010-0170-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-010-0170-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crowhurst Rachel Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 65201, Columbia, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Faries Kaitlyn Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 226 Tucker Hall, 65211, Columbia, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Collantes Jennifer Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 65201, Columbia, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Briggler Jeffrey Missouri Department of Conservation, P.O. Box 180, 65102, Jefferson City, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Koppelman Jeffrey Missouri Department of Conservation, Resource Science Center, 65201, Columbia, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Eggert Lori Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 226 Tucker Hall, 65211, Columbia, MO, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Conservation Genetics Springer Netherlands 12/3(2011-06-01), 637-646 1566-0621 12:3<637 2011 12 10592 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer