Data from: Dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation: an integrative case study of genetic assignment calibrated with ecological data and pedigree information
Cite this dataset
Saatoglu, Dilan et al. (2021). Data from: Dispersal in a house sparrow metapopulation: an integrative case study of genetic assignment calibrated with ecological data and pedigree information [Dataset]. Dryad. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.xgxd254h1
Abstract
Dispersal has a crucial role determining eco-evolutionary dynamics through both gene flow and population size regulation. However, to study dispersal and its consequences, one must distinguish immigrants from residents. Dispersers can be identified using telemetry, capture-mark-recapture (CMR) methods, or genetic assignment methods. All of these methods have disadvantages, such as, high costs and substantial field efforts needed for telemetry and CMR surveys, and adequate genetic distance required in genetic assignment. In this study, we used genome-wide 200K Single Nucleotide Polymorphism data and two different genetic assignment approaches (GSI_SIM, Bayesian framework; BONE, network-based estimation) to identify the dispersers in a house sparrow (Passer domesticus) metapopulation sampled over 16 years. Our results showed higher assignment accuracy with BONE. Hence, we proceeded to diagnose potential sources of errors in the assignment results from the BONE method due to variation in levels of inter-population genetic differentiation, intra-population genetic variation and sample size. We show that assignment accuracy is high even at low levels of genetic differentiation and that it increases with the proportion of a population that has been sampled. Finally, we highlight that dispersal studies integrating both ecological and genetic data provide robust assessments of the dispersal patterns in natural populations.
Usage notes
Description of the data and scripts are given in the Geneticassignment_README.txt file.
Funding
Centre of Excellence, Award: 223257
The Research Council of Norway, Award: 221956
Norwegian Environmental Agency
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
European Commission, Award: METABIRD
Academy of Finland, Award: 295204 to AN
Biocenter, University of Oulu
Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation
The Research Council of Norway, Award: 274930
The Research Council of Norway, Award: 302619
Centre of Excellence, Award: 223257
Norwegian Environmental Agency
Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation
Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation