Dr. Malin Pinsky, Rutgers University, presented on his work with respect to the impacts of overfishing on genetic diversity in fishes at the January 9, 2014 STEM Educators' Series.
26. tness than rams of lower breeding value
he average horn length observed in the
clined (Figure Ib). Unrestricted harvesting
decline in the trait that determines trophy
removing desirable rams of high genetic
uctive peak.
Bighorn sheep
wice the expected deviation of an individual’s
tion mean) for horn length of trophy-harvested
ountain. Males with greater breeding value are
thus tend to have lower fitnessal. 2003 Nature
Coltman et than males with
Plot of mean (ÆSE) horn length of 4-year-old
40. A few examples?
New Zealand snapper (Pagrus auratus)
Number of alleles (Ā)
after Hauser et al. 2002 PNAS
12
11
10
9
8
7
1940
Peter Halasz
1960
1980
2000
41. A few examples?
New Zealand snapper (Pagrus auratus)
Number of alleles (Ā)
after Hauser et al. 2002 PNAS
12
Also:
– Atlantic
cod
– European
plaice
11
10
9
8
7
1940
Peter Halasz
1960
1980
2000
42. A few examples?
New Zealand snapper (Pagrus auratus)
Number of alleles (Ā)
after Hauser et al. 2002 PNAS
12
Also:
– Atlantic
cod
– European
plaice
11
10
But not:
9
8
7
1940
Peter Halasz
1960
1980
2000
– Atlantic
cod
– Bluefin
tuna
– Canary
rockfish
48. Paired comparisons
A = 16
He = 0.7
A = 12
He = 0.8
Pinsky et al. 2014 Molecular Ecology
New Zealand
snapper
Other Pagrus
(Pagrus auratus)
49. Paired comparisons
overfished vs. control
n = 12
A50 = 10.2
A = 10.2
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
A50 = 16.6
He =50A = 10.2
0.736
A = 16.6
He =50
0.736
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
50
He = 0.736
He = 0.84616.6
A =
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50A = 16.6
0.846
He =50
0.846
He = 0.846
63. Summary
• Genetic diversity provides the raw
material for evolution
• Evolution is happening all around us
• Humans can influence the course of
evolution