Download or read book Characterization of the Genetic Structure Among Brook Trout salvelinus Fontinalis Within LeConte Creek Tennessee a Recently Founded Population Formed by the Introduction of Three Gentically Distinct Populations from the Pigeon French Broad River System written by Amber Lynne Richards and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetic Investigation of Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis Population Structure in Lake Superior Tributaries Located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore Michigan USA written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focused on four tributaries located in Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore: Miners River, Mosquito River, Sevenmile Creek, and Hurricane River. Eight microsatellite loci were used to examine genetic diversity and structure between groups of brook trout. Brook trout were sampled in Open and Restricted sections from each tributary for wider comparisons between groups. Open designated sections are the downstream portion of the tributary with access to Lake Superior, whereas each Restricted section is the upstream portion above a barrier to fish movement (i.e. waterfall). Adfluvial brook trout were classified from PIT tag movement data from two of the streams (MOS and SVN). Abundance of classified adfluvial (coaster) brook trout, individuals that utilize both stream and lake environments, varied between streams (MOS=35 to SVN= 106). The results showed that adfluvial brook trout were more closely related to the fluvial brook trout from their stream of capture than to other designated adfluvial groups. All Restricted sections of rivers were most closely related to their Open section counterparts, with the exception of Hurricane Restricted which was most closely related to Sevenmile Open. Within the Restricted sections there was moderate genetic differentiation between all tributaries. Miners River was the most genetically distinct population overall followed by Mosquito River, which showed levels consistent with higher interaction rates between other tributaries. Sevenmile Creek and Hurricane River are the most genetically similar populations. This suggests that there is more movement of brook trout between Sevenmile Creek and Hurricane River than between the other sites in PIRO. I suggest that the movement of adfluvial brook trout between systems is the most likely explanation for these patterns and inter-stream movement is driving the genetic dynamics found across the population.
Download or read book Genetic Characteristics of Southern and Northern Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis Populations at the Zone of Contact written by Joanne E. Printz and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Population genetic evidence suggests differentiation among evolutionarily significant units of southern and northern Appalachian brook trout, with the zone of contact in southwestern Virginia. Before this differentiation was recognized, brook trout of northern origin were stocked throughout the southeastern United States. In order to determine this differentiation, established allozyme markers were used to classify 56 southwest Virginia populations as southern, northern, or introgressed. Variation at 4 polymorphic loci, including the diagnostic creatine kinase (CK-A2*) locus, indicated that 19 populations were of southern origin, 5 of northern origin, and 32 of mixed genetic origin. Data compiled among genetic studies of brook trout in the southern Appalachians showed that the southern/northern break is sharp, occurring at the New/Roanoke-James watershed divide. New River drainage populations exhibited the southern allele at high frequency, suggesting their historic native character as southern, with presence of northern alleles due to stocking or stream capture events. In conclusion, the present study suggests that management of southern Appalachian brook trout should include: (1) genetically cognizant planning of stocking events, (2) management of populations on a stream-by-stream basis, (3) prioritized conservation of pure southern brook trout populations, and (4) use of southern Appalachian hatchery stocks in restoration efforts.
Download or read book Genetic Origin of Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis in Selected Streams of the Pigeon River Watershed written by Charles Joseph Moore and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Electrophoretic Analysis and Population Genetics of Selected Enzymes of Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park written by Elizabeth Shipp and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Genetic Diversity and Population Structure of Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis in a Remote Adirondack Watershed written by Spencer Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Neutral and Adaptive Drivers of Genomic Change in Introduced Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis Populations Revealed by Pooled Whole genome Re sequencing written by Brent Brookes and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding the drivers of successful species invasions is important for conserving native biodiversity and for mitigating the economic impacts of introduced species. However, whole genome resolution investigations of the underlying contributions of neutral and adaptive genetic variation to successful colonization in introduced populations are rare. Increased propagule pressure should result in greater neutral genetic variation, while environmental differences should elicit selective pressures on introduced populations, potentially supporting greater adaptive genetic variation. We investigated neutral and adaptive variation among nine introduced brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) populations using whole-genome sequencing (28,490,618 SNPs based on pool-seq). The populations inhabit different, isolated lakes in western Canada and descend from a common source, with an average of ~19 (range of 7-41) generations since introduction. We found no evidence of bottleneck events nor strong evidence of purifying selection, and little support that varying propagule pressure or differences in local environments shaped neutral genetic variation. Putative outlier analysis revealed non-convergent patterns of adaptive differentiation among lakes with minimal outlier loci (0.001%-0.15%) which did not correspond with tested environmental variables, despite conditions that should facilitate stronger adaptive differentiation (e.g. abiotic and biotic environmental differences, propagule pressure differences). Our whole genome sequencing analysis provides an example of an introduction success not strongly influenced by genetic variation and suggests that observed differentiation among introduced salmonid populations can be idiosyncratic, population-specific, or stochastic.
Download or read book Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis Genetic Structure in New York State written by Spencer Bruce and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis in Tennessee written by Leslie Rueter Saidak and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Genetic Effect of Stocking and Population Structure of Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis in the Beef River written by Kevin Callen and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Conservation Genetics of Remnant Anadromous Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis Populations at the Southern Limit of Their Distribution written by Brendan J. Annett and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book CONSERVATION GENETICS OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIAN BROOK TROUT Salvelinus Fontinalis written by Thomas Casey Weathers and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many range-restricted species, particularly mountaintop species, are often the first groups in which entire species experience extinction due to range contractions and perturbations. Rear-edge, lower latitude, salmonid populations often occupy fragmented habitats and may in turn exhibit more pronounced signatures of isolation than higher latitude conspecifics. Therefore, rear-edge populations present significant conservation challenges to biologists interested in identifying and maintaining ecological and evolutionary processes within and among such populations. Brook Trout (Salvelinus fontinalis), the only endemic salmonid to southern Appalachia, are rich in ecologically and evolutionarily interesting traits such as multiple life history forms, broad latitudinal and elevational distribution, and prodigious neutral genetic differentiation. Causes of continual Brook Trout population and range declines include overharvest, acid precipitation, habitat degradation, competition with non-native species, and climate change. Such declines have led to the increased isolation of many populations of Brook Trout. In the absence of gene flow many isolated populations of Brook Trout may exhibit rapid genetic drift or inbreeding, thus resulting in subsequent losses of adaptive potential. Consequently, there is considerable demand for the implementation of restoration programs that maximize population recovery and resilience of wild Brook Trout. As such, resource managers must plan for an evolutionary future for such a trust species. While the current paradigm of conservation places emphasis on recognition and protection of irreplaceable evolutionarily distinct lineages, the precise and accurate delineation of populations must become a priority. Once populations are identified the best strategy for future conservation may be to enhance connectivity via restoration or translocation efforts rather than protecting specific genotypes. Elucidating spatial clusters of Brook Trout is critical to their conservation, particularly regarding unprecedented environmental change. Therefore, I have combined informative microsatellite data with riverscape genetics approaches to assess whether functional (meta)population assemblages exist among rear-edge populations of Brook Trout sampled across southern Appalachia in the following research chapters. My research elucidates the effects of isolation and fragmentation on Brook Trout genetic and phenotypic (i.e., morphometric and meristic) differentiation, whether neighboring populations exhibit enough gene flow to warrant being considered metapopulations, and the effect of potential barriers to gene flow upon subsequent metapopulation dynamics and genetic diversity. My research largely suggests that rear-edge populations of Brook Trout exhibit extensive neutral genetic differences and appear to be prodigiously isolated. My findings provide biologists a reference when setting management and conservation priorities and may foster more aggressive efforts focused on restoring connectivity among many populations of rear-edge Brook Trout. Further, by demarcating population and subpopulation clusters across riverscapes I provide resource managers information needed to enhance future Brook Trout conservation outcomes.I sought to document existing patterns of genetic variation within and among populations of Brook Trout and then translate my results into an approachable format for managers to access for future management and conservation decision making and to further encourage managers to implement population genetic monitoring programs. My work supports that non-native trout removals combined with habitat restorations could improve connectivity and enhance the outlook for many fragmented populations of wild, native brook trout across southern Appalachia. Moreover, it is my hope that the results from these studies can be used by Brook Trout biologists to select local restoration source stocks used to potentially bolster the effectiveness of different conservation strategies (i.e., founder translocations and genetic rescue).
Download or read book The Genetics of Native and Stocked Brook Trout Populations in East Tennessee written by Frank Joseph Kriegler and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brook Trout Populations in Headwater Stream Networks written by Yoichiro Kanno and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Estimating the Effective Number of Breeders of Brook Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis Over Multiple Generations in Two Stream Systems written by Matthew R. Cembrola and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The use of genetic markers in monitoring populations has become increasingly important for conservation purposes, and can take many forms. While effective population size (Ne) is of great interest to conservation genetics, it may be much easier and more practical to estimate the effective number of breeders (Nb) per cohort as a tool for genetic monitoring of populations. Few studies have estimated Nb for the same species over long periods of time in comparison with demographic or environmental variables. I estimated Nb of the eastern brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, as part of long-term studies of two stream systems: West Brook (WB) in Massachusetts and Stanley Brook (SB) in Maine. I used eight microsatellite loci for all available young of the year (YOY) from each cohort in WB and a random subset of YOY distributed evenly throughout SB to obtain genetic-based estimates. I estimated adult abundance (NC) from mark-recapture data, and used seasonal stream flow as an environmental variable. I performed linear models with Nb as the response variable and family structure (number of families and variance in family size), NC, and seasonal stream flow as predictor variables. I found that both the number of families and variance in family size had a strong influence on Nb. Compared to abundance of adults and YOY, Nb was relatively stable over time.Stream flow in both autumn and spring showed a quadratic relationship with Nb in WB, suggesting that intermediate flows are optimal for maintaining a higher Nb. SB, with fewer years of data, did not show these relationships. If incorporated into monitoring programs, Nb can be a useful tool for detecting changes in population status and for informing management decisions.
Download or read book Assessing Population Genetic Structure and Hatchery Introgression in Eastern Book Trout Salvelinus Fontinalis in the Beebe River Watershed written by Jared B. Lamy and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecological Methods written by Peter A. Henderson and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2016-02-03 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4th edition of this classic Ecology text Computational methods have largely been replaced by descriptions of the available software Includes procedure information for R software and other freely available software systems Now includes web references for equipment, software and detailed methodologies
