Conservation biologists assign population distinctiveness by classifying populations as
evolutionarily significant units (ESUs). Historically, this classification has included ecological …

Microsatellites are the most popular and versatile genetic marker with myriads of
applications in population genetics, conservation biology, and evolutionary biology. These …

DNA‐based techniques have proven useful for defining trophic links in a variety of
ecosystems and recently developed sequencing technologies provide new opportunities for …

Widespread population extirpations and the consequent loss of ecological, genetic, and life‐
history diversity can lead to extinction of evolutionarily significant units (ESUs) and species …

The use of DNA markers to define the genetic makeup (genotype) and predict the
performance of an animal is a powerful aid to animal breeding. One strategy is known as …

Migratory bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) historically spawned in tributaries of the Clark
Fork River, Montana and inhabited Lake Pend Oreille as subadult and adult fish. However …

Androgenetic doubled haploid progeny produced from a cross between the Oregon State
University and Arlee clonal rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) lines, used for a previous …

Presents 15 microsatellite loci isolated from coho salmon and examines cross-species
amplification of these loci in chum salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, cutthroat trout …

Pacific salmon exhibit complex patterns of population subdivision and undergo substantial
marine migrations that result in stock intermixing. Stock assessment, fishery management …

Simulations are used to investigate the expected pattern of variation at loci under different
forms of multi-allelic balancing selection in a finite island model of a subdivided population …