Genetic structure of Columbia River redband trout populations in the Kootenai River drainage, Montana, revealed by microsatellite and allozyme loci

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
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We describe the genetic divergence among 10 populations of redband trout Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdneri from the upper Columbia River drainage. Resident redband trout from two watersheds in the Kootenai River drainage and hatchery stocks of migratory Kamloops redband trout from Kootenay Lake, British Columbia, were analyzed using allele frequency data from microsatellite and allozyme loci. The Kamloops populations have significantly different allele frequencies from those of the Kootenai River drainage. Of the total genetic variation detected in the resident redband trout, 40.7% (microsatellites) and 15.5% (allozymes) were due to differences between populations from the two Kootenai River watersheds. The divergence among populations within each watershed, however, was less than 3.5% with both techniques. Our data indicate that watershed-specific broodstocks of redband trout are needed by fisheries managers for reintroduction or the supplementation of populations at risk of extinction.

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Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Genetic structure of Columbia River redband trout populations in the Kootenai River drainage, Montana, revealed by microsatellite and allozyme loci
Series title Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
DOI 10.1577/1548-8659(2002)131<1093:GSOCRR>2.0.CO;2
Volume 131
Issue 6
Year Published 2002
Language English
Publisher Taylor Francis
Contributing office(s) Northern Rocky Mountain Science Center
Description 13 p.
First page 1093
Last page 1105
Country United States
State Idaho, Montana
Other Geospatial Columbia River, Kootenai River
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