Low genetic variability in lake populations of brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis): A consequence of exploitation?

Conservation Genetics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 245-256

  Jones, Matthew W ^a   McParland, Tara L ^a   Hutchings, Jeffrey A ^a   Danzmann, Roy G ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exploitation; Genetic variation; Population bottlenecks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042784191     PISSN: 15660621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012215826057     Document Type: Article

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