Article
Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the chalk streams of England are genetically unique.
Journal of fish biology - 1 Mar 2018
Ikediashi C, Paris J R, King R A, Beaumont W R C, Ibbotson A, Stevens J R
Abstract excerpt
Recent research has identified genetic groups of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar that show association with geological and environmental boundaries. This study focuses on one particular subgroup of the species inhabiting the chalk streams of southern England, U.K. These fish are genetically distinct from other British and European S. salar populations and have previously demonstrated markedly low admixture with...
Topics
- Animal Migration
- Animals
- England
- Europe
- Genetic Variation
- Genetics, Population
- Homing Behavior
- Microsatellite Repeats
- Rivers
- Salmo salar
