Family size and effective population size in a hatchery stock of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
By: R.C. Simon, J.D. McIntyre, and A.R. Hemmingsen
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Abstract
Means and variances of family size measured in five year-classes of wire-tagged coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) were linearly related. Population effective size was calculated by using estimated means and variances of family size in a 25-yr data set. Although numbers of age 3 adults returning to the hatchery appeared to be large enough to avoid inbreeding problems (the 25-yr mean exceeded 4500), the numbers actually contributing to the hatchery production may be too low. Several strategies are proposed to correct the problem perceived. Argument is given to support the contention that the problem of effective size is fairly general and is not confined to the present study population.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Family size and effective population size in a hatchery stock of coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) |
| Series title | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1139/f86-302 |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 1986 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Canadian Science Publishing |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Fisheries Research Center |
| Description | 9 p. |
| First page | 2434 |
| Last page | 2442 |
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