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dc.contributor.authorGeraerts, M.
dc.contributor.authorVangestel, C.
dc.contributor.authorArtois, T.
dc.contributor.authorde Oliveira Fernandes, J.M.
dc.contributor.authorJorissen, M.W.P
dc.contributor.authorChocha Manda, A.
dc.contributor.authorDanadu Mizani, C.
dc.contributor.authorSmeets, K.
dc.contributor.authorSnoeks, J.
dc.contributor.authorSonet, G.
dc.contributor.authorTingbao, Y.
dc.contributor.authorVan Steenberge, M.
dc.contributor.authorVreven, E.
dc.contributor.authorLunkayilakio Wamuini, S.
dc.contributor.authorVanhove, M.P.M
dc.contributor.authorHuyse, T.
dc.date2022
dc.date.accessioned2024-03-14T13:26:10Z
dc.date.available2024-03-14T13:26:10Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://orfeo.belnet.be/handle/internal/12917
dc.descriptionDuring colonial times, Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) was introduced into non-native parts of the Congo Basin (Democratic Republic of the Congo, DRC) for the first time. Currently, it is the most farmed cichlid in the DRC, and is present throughout the Congo Basin. Although Nile tilapia has been reported as an invasive species, documentation of historical introductions into this basin and its consequences are scant. Here, we study the genetic consequences of these introductions by genotyping 213 Nile tilapia from native and introduced regions, focusing on the Congo Basin. Additionally, 48 specimens from 16 other tilapia species were included to test for hybridization. Using RAD sequencing (27,611 single nucleotide polymorphisms), we discovered genetic admixture with other tilapia species in several morphologically identified Nile tilapia from the Congo Basin, reflecting their ability to interbreed and the potential threat they pose to the genetic integrity of native tilapias. Nile tilapia populations from the Upper Congo and those from the Middle Lower Congo are strongly differentiated. The former show genetic similarity to Nile tilapia from the White Nile, while specimens from the Benue Basin and Lake Kariba are similar to Nile tilapia from the Middle Lower Congo, suggesting independent introductions using different sources. We conclude that the presence of Nile tilapia in the Congo Basin results from independent introductions, reflecting the dynamic aquaculture history, and that their introduction probably leads to genetic interactions with native tilapias, which could lower their fitness. We therefore urge avoiding further introductions of Nile tilapia in non-native regions and to use native tilapias in future aquaculture efforts.
dc.languageeng
dc.titlePopulation genomics of introduced Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758) in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Repeated introductions since colonial times with multiple sources
dc.typeArticle
dc.subject.frascatiBiological sciences
dc.audienceScientific
dc.subject.freeVertebrates
dc.source.titleMolecular Ecology
dc.source.volume31(12)
dc.source.page3304-3322
Orfeo.peerreviewedYes
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16479
dc.identifier.rmca6398


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