Population structure of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) In Atlin Lake, British Columbia and contributions to local fisheries: a microsatellite DNA-based assessment

• Main Author: Northrup, Sara
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2008
• Subjects: Lake trout; genetic diversity; Atlin; Atlin Lake; Tagish; Tagish Lake; Western Lake
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/376

An understanding of the level of both genetic and morphological diversity within a taxon and how that diversity is structured within and across habitats is important when determining the conservation value of that taxon and for successful habitat management programs to be developed. Atlin Lake is a...