A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada
Frequencies of alleles of the genes governing electrophoretic phenotypes of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) muscle glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-3-PDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzymes, the genetics of which were determined previously, proved useful tools for characterizing po...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f77-097 2023-12-17T10:33:09+01:00 A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada Franzin, W. G. Clayton, J. W. 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f77-097 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f77-097 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 34, issue 5, page 617-625 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1977 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f77-097 2023-11-19T13:38:51Z Frequencies of alleles of the genes governing electrophoretic phenotypes of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) muscle glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-3-PDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzymes, the genetics of which were determined previously, proved useful tools for characterizing populations. Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and hemoglobin electrophoretic phenotypes, the genetics of which have not been determined, proved useful only for discerning differences among large groups of populations. Using all these characters we determined postglacial routes of gene flow among western Canadian lake whitefish populations and related the biochemical data to the glacial refugia in which lake whitefish are believed to have survived the Wisconsin glaciation. Apparently most lake whitefish populations west of the Ontario–Manitoba boundary and east of the Rocky Mountains were derived from a Mississippi refugium stock with some input from the Bering refugium. At an early stage in the mixing of the two stocks, headwaters of the Peace, Athabasca, and Mackenzie rivers and the Fraser River system were invaded. Subsequently, these areas were cut off from mainstem rivers of the plains, and a G-3-PDH allele not found in early emigrants from the Mississippi refugium appeared and spread throughout the major river systems of central Canada. No evidence was found that any Mississippi stock lake whitefish were able to invade the upper Liard River and Yukon River system including the area of the Bering refugium. Bering stock lake whitefish probably emigrated from that refugium by way of headwater transfer from the Yukon River to the Liard River and possibly, by way of the Porcupine and Peel rivers, from the Yukon River to the lower Mackenzie River. Routes of postglacial dispersal suggested by geological information, rather than selection, appear to provide adequate explanations for the distributions of the biochemical characters in present day lake whitefish populations. This explanation of the biochemical data is also in ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Liard River Mackenzie river Yukon river Yukon Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Yukon Mackenzie River Canada Fraser River ENVELOPE(-62.243,-62.243,56.619,56.619) Liard ENVELOPE(-67.417,-67.417,-66.850,-66.850) Upper Liard ENVELOPE(-128.906,-128.906,60.050,60.050) Stock Lake ENVELOPE(-104.134,-104.134,55.883,55.883) Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 34 5 617 625 |
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Frequencies of alleles of the genes governing electrophoretic phenotypes of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) muscle glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-3-PDH) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzymes, the genetics of which were determined previously, proved useful tools for characterizing populations. Malate dehydrogenase (MDH) and hemoglobin electrophoretic phenotypes, the genetics of which have not been determined, proved useful only for discerning differences among large groups of populations. Using all these characters we determined postglacial routes of gene flow among western Canadian lake whitefish populations and related the biochemical data to the glacial refugia in which lake whitefish are believed to have survived the Wisconsin glaciation. Apparently most lake whitefish populations west of the Ontario–Manitoba boundary and east of the Rocky Mountains were derived from a Mississippi refugium stock with some input from the Bering refugium. At an early stage in the mixing of the two stocks, headwaters of the Peace, Athabasca, and Mackenzie rivers and the Fraser River system were invaded. Subsequently, these areas were cut off from mainstem rivers of the plains, and a G-3-PDH allele not found in early emigrants from the Mississippi refugium appeared and spread throughout the major river systems of central Canada. No evidence was found that any Mississippi stock lake whitefish were able to invade the upper Liard River and Yukon River system including the area of the Bering refugium. Bering stock lake whitefish probably emigrated from that refugium by way of headwater transfer from the Yukon River to the Liard River and possibly, by way of the Porcupine and Peel rivers, from the Yukon River to the lower Mackenzie River. Routes of postglacial dispersal suggested by geological information, rather than selection, appear to provide adequate explanations for the distributions of the biochemical characters in present day lake whitefish populations. This explanation of the biochemical data is also in ... |
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A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada |
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A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada |
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A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada |
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A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada |
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A Biochemical Genetic Study of Zoogeography of Lake Whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) in Western Canada |
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biochemical genetic study of zoogeography of lake whitefish ( coregonus clupeaformis ) in western canada |
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1977 |
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ENVELOPE(-62.243,-62.243,56.619,56.619) ENVELOPE(-67.417,-67.417,-66.850,-66.850) ENVELOPE(-128.906,-128.906,60.050,60.050) ENVELOPE(-104.134,-104.134,55.883,55.883) |
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Yukon Mackenzie River Canada Fraser River Liard Upper Liard Stock Lake |
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Yukon Mackenzie River Canada Fraser River Liard Upper Liard Stock Lake |
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Liard River Mackenzie river Yukon river Yukon |
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