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A global population genetic study of Pantala flavescens
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A global population genetic study of Pantala flavescens
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Troast
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Daniel Peter
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1984-
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Daniel Peter Troast
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Jessica L
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Jessica L Ware
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Rutgers University
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Graduate School - Newark
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2015
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2015-10
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2015
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eng
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Among Odonata, the dragonfly species Pantala flavescens is remarkable due to their nearly global distribution and extensive migratory ranges; the largest of any known insect. Capable of migrating across oceans, the potential for high rates of gene flow among geographically distant populations is significant. It has been hypothesized that P. flavescens may be a global panmictic population but no sufficient genetic evidence has been collected thus far. Through a population genetic analysis of P. flavescens samples from North America, South America, and Asia, the current study aimed to examine the extent at which gene flow is occurring on a global scale and discusses the implications of the genetic patterns we uncovered on population structure and genetic diversity of the species. This was accomplished using PCR-amplified mitochondrial DNA data to reconstruct phylogenetic trees, haplotype networks, and perform molecular variance analyses. Our results suggested high rates of gene flow are occurring among all included geographic regions; providing the first significant evidence that Pantala flavescens should be considered a global panmictic population.
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Biology
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Dragonflies
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Genetics
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Odonata
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Rutgers University Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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1 online resource (iv, 26 p. : ill.)
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M.S.
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Includes bibliographical references
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by Daniel Peter Troast
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Graduate School - Newark Electronic Theses and Dissertations
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ETD graduate
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The author owns the copyright to this work.
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Troast
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Daniel
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Peter
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2015-07-16 21:33:51
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Daniel Troast
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I hereby grant to the Rutgers University Libraries and to my school the non-exclusive right to archive, reproduce and distribute my thesis or dissertation, in whole or in part, and/or my abstract, in whole or in part, in and from an electronic format, subject to the release date subsequently stipulated in this submittal form and approved by my school. I represent and stipulate that the thesis or dissertation and its abstract are my original work, that they do not infringe or violate any rights of others, and that I make these grants as the sole owner of the rights to my thesis or dissertation and its abstract. I represent that I have obtained written permissions, when necessary, from the owner(s) of each third party copyrighted matter to be included in my thesis or dissertation and will supply copies of such upon request by my school. I acknowledge that RU ETD and my school will not distribute my thesis or dissertation or its abstract if, in their reasonable judgment, they believe all such rights have not been secured. I acknowledge that I retain ownership rights to the copyright of my work. I also retain the right to use all or part of this thesis or dissertation in future works, such as articles or books.
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2015-10-31
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2016-05-01
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Access to this PDF has been restricted at the author's request. It will be publicly available after May 1st, 2016.
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