Investigating the genomics underlying fish movement and behaviour

• Main Author: Thorstensen, Matthew John
• Other Authors: Jeffries, Kenneth (Biological Sciences), Garroway, Colin (Biological Sciences), Treberg, Jason (Biological Sciences), Muthukumarana, Saman (Statistics), Rogers, Sean (University of Calgary, Biological Sciences)
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: ecology; walleye; metabolites; freshwater; population genetics; RNA; DNA; bioinformatics; conservation; Canada; Fish Lake; First Nations
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/1993/35906

Movement of organisms through space has large effects on population dynamics, reproduction, and persistence. Movement of genetic material can sway the evolution of populations by influencing local adaptation and population structure. Therefore, information on movement is of fundamental and conservat...