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Microsatellite diversity and conservation of a relic trout population: McCloud River redband trout.
Molecular ecology - 1 Dec 1999
Nielsen J L, Crow K D, Fountain M C
Abstract excerpt
Rainbow trout native to the McCloud River, California, USA (Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei) are thought to represent a relic, nonanadromous trout adapted to harsh, fragmented environments. These fish, commonly named McCloud River 'redband' trout, survive in their most primitive form in a small, spring-fed stream, Sheepheaven Creek, in the upper McCloud River drainage. Turn-of-the-century fisheries records document...
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