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12 March 2023 Genetic Diversity and Hybrid Origin of an Invasive Population of Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) in Wichita, Kansas
Stacy D. Holt Jr., James B. Beck
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Abstract

Callery pear (Pyrus calleryana) is a rapidly spreading invasive species in the central and eastern United States. This invasion is thought to comprise populations founded by hybrids between different intentionally planted P. calleryana cultivars. We investigate this scenario in an invasive population found in an urban park and natural area in Wichita, KS. Ten nuclear microsatellite loci were genotyped in invasive individuals from the park as well as planted individuals in surrounding residential neighborhoods. All invasive individuals displayed unique multilocus genotypes, none of which matched those found in planted individuals. However, in many cases potential haploid genotypes from planted individuals are hypothetical matches for one parent of invasive individuals. Taken together, these data suggest that this local invasive Callery pear population is a “hybrid swarm” resulting from gene flow among nearby, intentionally planted individuals.

Stacy D. Holt Jr. and James B. Beck "Genetic Diversity and Hybrid Origin of an Invasive Population of Callery Pear (Pyrus calleryana) in Wichita, Kansas," Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science 126(3-4), 199-207, (12 March 2023). https://doi.org/10.1660/062.126.0305
Published: 12 March 2023
KEYWORDS
hybridization
invasive species
microsatellites
population genetics
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