Recent Adaptation in a Threatened Salmonid Revealed by Museum Genomics.

ABSTRACT: Steelhead/rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) is an imperilled salmonid with two main life history strategies: migrate to the ocean or remain in freshwater. Domesticated hatchery forms of this species have been stocked into almost all California waterways, possibly resulting in introgression into natural populations and altered population structure. We compared whole-genome sequence data from contemporary populations against a set of museum population samples of steelhead from the same locations that were collected prior to most hatchery stocking. We observed minimal introgression and few steelhead-hatchery trout hybrids despite a century of extensive stocking. Our historical data show signals of introgression with a sister species and indications of an early hatchery facility. Finally, we

SUBMITTER: Sharo AG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421487 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature