Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA

The Connecticut River lost its Atlantic salmon population as a result of human activity 200 years ago. Cultured stocks, derived mainly from the Penobscot River, were employed to restore the population, and an annual run of salmon has been successfully re-established, although the population is not y...

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Main Authors: Ayllon, F, Martinez, JL, Juanes, F, Gephard, S, Garcia-Vazquez, E
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Published: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst 2006
Subjects:
Atlantic salmon
genetic changes
microsatellite loci
population restoration
stock transfer
Salmo salar
Online Access:https://scholarworks.umass.edu/nrc_faculty_pubs/199
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spelling ftunivmassamh:oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:nrc_faculty_pubs-1198 2023-05-15T15:29:53+02:00 Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA Ayllon, F Martinez, JL Juanes, F Gephard, S Garcia-Vazquez, E 2006-01-01T08:00:00Z https://scholarworks.umass.edu/nrc_faculty_pubs/199 unknown ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst https://scholarworks.umass.edu/nrc_faculty_pubs/199 Environmental Conservation Faculty Publication Series Atlantic salmon genetic changes microsatellite loci population restoration stock transfer text 2006 ftunivmassamh 2022-09-08T17:45:12Z The Connecticut River lost its Atlantic salmon population as a result of human activity 200 years ago. Cultured stocks, derived mainly from the Penobscot River, were employed to restore the population, and an annual run of salmon has been successfully re-established, although the population is not yet self-sustaining. We examined variation at microsatellite loci in historical scale and modern tissue samples to evaluate the degree and direction of any genetic changes that have occurred in the introduced population. The current genetic pattern of the Connecticut River population is very similar to that of its Penobscot River donor population. We found no differences in heterozygosity, mean number of alleles per locus, number of migrants, or FST values between the two populations, suggesting that no genetic bottlenecks had occurred during the restoration programme. Text Atlantic salmon Salmo salar University of Massachusetts: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
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topic Atlantic salmon
genetic changes
microsatellite loci
population restoration
stock transfer
spellingShingle Atlantic salmon
genetic changes
microsatellite loci
population restoration
stock transfer
Ayllon, F
Martinez, JL
Juanes, F
Gephard, S
Garcia-Vazquez, E
Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA
topic_facet Atlantic salmon
genetic changes
microsatellite loci
population restoration
stock transfer
description The Connecticut River lost its Atlantic salmon population as a result of human activity 200 years ago. Cultured stocks, derived mainly from the Penobscot River, were employed to restore the population, and an annual run of salmon has been successfully re-established, although the population is not yet self-sustaining. We examined variation at microsatellite loci in historical scale and modern tissue samples to evaluate the degree and direction of any genetic changes that have occurred in the introduced population. The current genetic pattern of the Connecticut River population is very similar to that of its Penobscot River donor population. We found no differences in heterozygosity, mean number of alleles per locus, number of migrants, or FST values between the two populations, suggesting that no genetic bottlenecks had occurred during the restoration programme.
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author Ayllon, F
Martinez, JL
Juanes, F
Gephard, S
Garcia-Vazquez, E
author_facet Ayllon, F
Martinez, JL
Juanes, F
Gephard, S
Garcia-Vazquez, E
author_sort Ayllon, F
title Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA
title_short Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA
title_full Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA
title_fullStr Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA
title_full_unstemmed Genetic history of the population of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., under restoration in the Connecticut River, USA
title_sort genetic history of the population of atlantic salmon, salmo salar l., under restoration in the connecticut river, usa
publisher ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
publishDate 2006
url https://scholarworks.umass.edu/nrc_faculty_pubs/199
genre Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
genre_facet Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
op_source Environmental Conservation Faculty Publication Series
op_relation https://scholarworks.umass.edu/nrc_faculty_pubs/199
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