Adult distribution and the effects of dispersal and genetic drift on population genetic structure of resident rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Babine Lake, British Columbia.

• Main Author: Koehler, Rachel Anne
• Format: Master Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Windsor 2010
• Subjects: Health and environmental sciences; Biological sciences; Babine Lake; First Nations
• Online Access: https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/etd/7986; https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/context/etd/article/9011/viewcontent/Koehler_Adult_distribution_and_the_eff.pdf

Resident rainbow trout in Babine Lake, British Columbia are the focus of regionally important recreational and First Nations food fisheries. This study investigates the roles of dispersal and random genetic drift on lake-wide population genetic structure and non-random distribution of adults. Using...