Population Genetics of Athabasca River Basin Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus)
Across its native range, Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) extent and abundance are in decline due to historic overharvest, invasive species and habitat degradation. These factors inhibit Bull Trout recovery and can lead to negative genetic consequences. To establish baseline population genetic un...
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ftunivcalgary:oai:prism.ucalgary.ca:11023/3693 2023-08-27T04:08:23+02:00 Population Genetics of Athabasca River Basin Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) Carroll, Emma Vamosi, Steven Post, John Alexander, Shelley Bender, Darren 2017 application/pdf http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3693 https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27383 eng eng Graduate Studies University of Calgary Calgary Carroll, E. (2017). Population Genetics of Athabasca River Basin Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27383 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27383 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3693 University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Ecology Bull Trout conservation population genetics master thesis 2017 ftunivcalgary https://doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27383 2023-08-06T06:29:29Z Across its native range, Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) extent and abundance are in decline due to historic overharvest, invasive species and habitat degradation. These factors inhibit Bull Trout recovery and can lead to negative genetic consequences. To establish baseline population genetic understanding of Bull Trout in the Athabasca River Basin, 431 Bull Trout from 20 sites across Alberta’s Eastern slopes were sampled, and compared using 10 microsatellite loci to characterize within- and among-population genetic variation. The Saskatchewan and Athabasca River basins contained similar levels of heterozygosity but were differentiated from one another, suggesting that Bull Trout in the watersheds have similar genetic diversity, but are genetically differentiated from one another. Within the Athabasca River basin, five genetically differentiated clusters were identified. Additionally, no ‘Isolation By Distance’ pattern was found between sites, suggesting that some near populations are genetically differentiated while some distant populations are genetically similar to one another. Master Thesis Athabasca River PRISM - University of Calgary Digital Repository Athabasca River |
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Across its native range, Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) extent and abundance are in decline due to historic overharvest, invasive species and habitat degradation. These factors inhibit Bull Trout recovery and can lead to negative genetic consequences. To establish baseline population genetic understanding of Bull Trout in the Athabasca River Basin, 431 Bull Trout from 20 sites across Alberta’s Eastern slopes were sampled, and compared using 10 microsatellite loci to characterize within- and among-population genetic variation. The Saskatchewan and Athabasca River basins contained similar levels of heterozygosity but were differentiated from one another, suggesting that Bull Trout in the watersheds have similar genetic diversity, but are genetically differentiated from one another. Within the Athabasca River basin, five genetically differentiated clusters were identified. Additionally, no ‘Isolation By Distance’ pattern was found between sites, suggesting that some near populations are genetically differentiated while some distant populations are genetically similar to one another. |
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Population Genetics of Athabasca River Basin Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) |
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Population Genetics of Athabasca River Basin Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) |
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Carroll, E. (2017). Population Genetics of Athabasca River Basin Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus) (Unpublished master's thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27383 http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27383 http://hdl.handle.net/11023/3693 |
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University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. |
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