Genetic Diversity and Hybridisation between Native and Introduced Salmonidae Fishes in a Swedish Alpine Lake.

• Published in: PLOS ONE
• Main Authors: Leanne Faulks, Örjan Östman
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016
• Subjects: Medicine; R; Science; Q; Arctic; Alpine Lake; Arctic charr; Climate change; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0152732; https://doaj.org/article/7ec511e8e0ac4e8bb7d78d10ff4499c6

Understanding the processes underlying diversification can aid in formulating appropriate conservation management plans that help maintain the evolutionary potential of taxa, particularly under human-induced activities and climate change. Here we assessed the microsatellite genetic diversity and str...