Population genetics of steelhead (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Oncorhynchus mykiss</Emphasis>) in the Klamath River |
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Authors: | Devon E Pearse Christopher J Donohoe John Carlos Garza |
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Institution: | (1) NOAA Fisheries, Southwest Fisheries Science Center, Santa Cruz, CA, USA |
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Abstract: | An analysis of population structure and genetic diversity was conducted on samples of Oncorhynchus mykiss (steelhead/rainbow trout) from 33 sites in the Klamath–Trinity River basin. Genotype data from 16 microsatellite loci in
almost 1,700 fish revealed genetic differentiation between most sampled locations. Two pairs of samples from the same sites
in different years were not significantly different, indicating stability of population structure, at least on a short time
scale. Most sampling sites were genetically distinct from all other sampling sites, and there was an evidence of geographic
structure within the Klamath–Trinity River basin, although populations from tributaries within the watershed (e.g. Salmon
River, Scott River, Clear Creek) did not always constitute distinct genetic lineages. Population structure was evident using
phylogeographic trees, isolation by distance analyses and individual assignment tests, which all found a relationship between
geographic and genetic distance. Populations in the lower Klamath region, below the confluence with the Trinity River, consistently
clustered together in phylogeographic analyses and had patterns of genetic diversity that suggest reduced gene flow between
these sites and sites above the confluence. Finally, in an analysis that included data from other coastal California rivers,
the populations closest to the mouth of the Klamath River appeared intermediate between populations from adjacent watersheds
and the lineage formed by the other populations in the Klamath–Trinity basin. |
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Keywords: | Rainbow trout Resident Anadromous Microsatellites |
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