The Atlantic Salmon Genetics, Conservation and Management

, by Verspoor, Eric; Stradmeyer, Lee; Nielsen, Jennifer L.

Write a Review

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

ISBN: 9781405115827 | 1405115823
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 5/21/2007

Buy New

Print on Demand: 2-4 Weeks. This item cannot be cancelled or returned.

$281.48

Summary

Author Biography

Supplemental Materials

This important new book seeks to address serious the decline in wild salmon stocks, providing a thorough review of the genetics of Atlantic Salmon.

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Background
Genetics, management and conservation
Purpose of this book
Organisation of this book
Summary and conclusions
Background
The Atlantic Salmon
Introduction
Taxonomy and geographic range
Life history variation
Biology of anadromous populations
Distribution and life in fresh water
Reproduction
Egg size, development and survival
Emergence and dispersal of fry
Free-swimming juvenile life and production
Sexual maturation of parr
Movements of parr
Smolt migration
Marine life and distribution
Homing and return marine migration
Biology of non-anadromous populations
Geographic distribution
Life history and behaviour
Maturation and reproduction
Summary and conclusions
The Atlantic Salmon Genome
DNA
Chromatin and chromosomes
Nature and structure
Replication, cell division and growth
Number and ploidy level
Genes and genome organisation
Molecular nature and structure
Number and molecular distribution
Extragenic DNA
Genes and development
Genotypes, alleles and loci
Genes and traits
Gene expression
Variation among individuals
Origin
Scope
Detection
Summary and conclusions
Investigating the Genetics of Populations
Overview
Population genetics
Basic concepts
Models of population structure
Population differentiation
Quantitative genetics
How does it differ from population genetics
Quantitative genetic variation
Genotype by environment interaction
Integration of molecular and quantitative genetics
The genetic characterisation of wild populations
Allozyme electrophoresis
Mitochondrial DNA
Microsatellite DNA
Other types of molecular markers
Studying populations: issues and limitations
Types of studies and their limitations
Mixed-stock analysis and assignment tests
Estimating effective population size and detecting population declines
Parentage assignment
Relatedness estimation
Future perspectives: going beyond quantifying genetic differentiation and understanding local adaptation
Summary and conclusions
Population Genetics
Biodiversity and Population Structure
Introduction
Evolutionary relatedness to other salmonids
Phylogeographic diversity
Range-wide
Eastern Atlantic
Western Atlantic
Resident (non-anadromous) salmon
Historical Origins
Regional and local population structure
Spatial scale and boundaries
Metapopulation structure and gene flow
Overview
Summary and conclusions
Management recommendations
Mating System and Social Structure
Introduction
Definitions, approach and organisation
Genetic markers in the analysis of mating system and social structure
Mating system
Effective population size
Factors affecting the variance in reproductive success of male alternative reproductive tactics
Reproductive success estimates and mate choice under natural conditions
Hybridisation
Social structure
Kin recognition and kin-biased behaviour
Patterns of relatedness in nature and fitness
Summary and conclusions
Management recommendations
Local Adaptation
Introduction
Phenotypic diversity and fitness in a changing world
Scope for local adaptations in Atlantic salmon
Genetic variation in fitness-relate
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

Please wait while the item is added to your bag...

FREE SHIPPING

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

The Atlantic Salmon Genetics, Conservation and Management

Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Supplemental Materials