The use of non-lethal sampling for transcriptomics to assess the physiological status of wild fishes

KM Jeffries, A Teffer, S Michaleski, NJ Bernier… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fishes respond to different abiotic and biotic stressors through changes in gene expression
as a part of an integrated physiological response. Transcriptomics approaches have been …

Single nucleotide polymorphism markers with applications in conservation and exploitation of aquatic natural populations

R Wenne - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary In recent decades, societies, states and local authorities have become
increasingly aware that for effective long-term management and protection of aquatic …

Mixed‐stock analysis using Rapture genotyping to evaluate stock‐specific exploitation of a walleye population despite weak genetic structure

PT Euclide, T MacDougall, JM Robinson… - Evolutionary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Mixed‐stock analyses using genetic markers have informed fisheries management in cases
where strong genetic differentiation occurs among local spawning populations, yet many …

Using transcriptomics to examine the physiological status of wild-caught walleye (Sander vitreus)

JD Jeffrey, MJ Thorstensen, EC Enders, JR Treberg… - FACETS, 2023 - facetsjournal.com
Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba, is Canada's second largest commercial inland freshwater fishery,
and concern over collapse of the walleye fishery is growing. Molecular techniques have …

RNA sequencing describes both population structure and plasticity-selection dynamics in a non-model fish

MJ Thorstensen, MR Baerwald, KM Jeffries - BMC genomics, 2021 - Springer
Background Messenger RNA sequencing is becoming more common in studies of non-
model species and is most often used for gene expression-based investigations. However …

Elevated temperatures reduce population‐specific transcriptional plasticity in developing lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)

WS Bugg, MJ Thorstensen, KE Marshall… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rising mean and variance in temperatures elevates threats to endangered freshwater
species such as lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens. Previous research demonstrated that …

Hepatic transcriptome, transcriptional effects and antioxidant responses in Poecilia vivipara exposed to sanitary sewage

CE Piazza, JJ Mattos, D Lima, MN Siebert… - Marine Pollution …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aquatic environments are subject to threats from multiple human activities, particularly
through the release of untreated sanitary sewage into the coastal environments. These …

Extensive transcriptome data providing great efficacy in genetic research and adaptive gene discovery: a case study of Elymus sibiricus L. (Poaceae, Triticeae)

Y Xiong, D Li, T Liu, Y Xiong, Q Yu, X Lei… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Genetic markers play a central role in understanding genetic diversity, speciation,
evolutionary processes, and how species respond to environmental stresses. However …

A chromosomal inversion may facilitate adaptation despite periodic gene flow in a freshwater fish

MJ Thorstensen, PT Euclide, JD Jeffrey… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Differences in genomic architecture between populations, such as chromosomal inversions,
may play an important role in facilitating adaptation despite opportunities for gene flow. One …

Conservation genetics of a freshwater percid, Sander canadensis, in Manitoba, Canada

CHS Wong, MJ Thorstensen, S Forbes… - Conservation …, 2024 - Springer
There is limited understanding of the genetic status and structure of Sauger (Sander
canadensis) populations in Manitoba, Canada. We used twelve microsatellite loci to resolve …