Sequencing improves our ability to study threatened migratory species: Genetic population assignment in California's Central Valley Chinook salmon.

ABSTRACT: Effective conservation and management of migratory species requires accurate identification of unique populations, even as they mix along their migratory corridors. While telemetry has historically been used to study migratory animal movement and habitat use patterns, genomic tools are emerging as a superior alternative in many ways, allowing large-scale application at reduced costs. Here, we demonstrate the usefulness of genomic resources for identifying single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that allow fast and accurate identification of the imperiled Chinook salmon in the Great Central Valley of California. We show that 80 well-chosen loci, drawn from a pool of over 11,500 SNPs developed from restriction site-associated DNA sequencing, can accurately identify Chinook salmon runs and sel

SUBMITTER: Meek MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6093154 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature