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Use of a genetic marker to examine genetic interaction among subpopulations of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

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In 1979 and 1981, a genetic marker was bred into one of the five identifiable subpopulations of pink salmon [Oncorhynchus gorbuscha (Walbaum)] in the Auke Lake drainage in Southeast Alaska. As a result of the marking effort, the frequencies of two malate dehydrogenase (MDH-B1, 2*) alleles were changed in the marked subpopulation, but not in other subpopulations that spawn at different times or places. Between 1983 and 1989, the marker allele frequencies were monitored in many of these subpopulations and in early- and late-run pink salmon spawning in nearby Waydelich Creek, located approximately 1 km away. Changes in allele frequencies at MDH-B1, 2*, used to obtain direct estimates of average migration rates (m) from the marked to the unmarked subpopulations, revealed little or no introgression into early subpopulations or into nearby Waydelich Creek. Moreover, spatially distinct late-run Auke Creek subpopulations were not immediately overrun by the more abundant marked subpopulation. These observations suggest that genetic isolation exists between temporally distinct spawning runs and that small temporal and spatial (or ecological) differences contribute to population structure. These observations should be considered in taking actions that affect conservation and harvest management or extensive culture of salmonids.

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  1. Fisheries Division, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK, 99801, USA

    A.J. Gharrett

  2. Fisheries Division, School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska, Fairbanks 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK, 99801, USA

    S. Lane & A.J. McGregor

  3. Taku Smokeries, 550 Shaune Drive C-1, Juneau, AK, 99801, USA

    S. Lane

  4. Commercial Fisheries Division, Alaska Department of Fish and Game, P.O. Box 240020, Douglas, AK, 99824, USA

    A.J. McGregor

  5. Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Auke Bay Laboratory, US National Marine Fisheries Service, 11305 Glacier Highway, Auke Bay, AK, 99801, USA

    S.G. Taylor

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Gharrett, A., Lane, S., McGregor, A. et al. Use of a genetic marker to examine genetic interaction among subpopulations of pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha). Genetica 111, 259–267 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1013791314900

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