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  • ecological consequences of hybridization between native westslope cutthroat Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi and introduced rainbow Oncorhynchus mykiss trout effects on life history and habitat use
    Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2010
    Co-Authors: Joseph Rasmussenj B B Rasmussen, Michael Robinsonm D D Robinson, Daniel D Heath
    Abstract:

    In the Upper Oldman River, Alberta, Canada, hybridization between introduced rainbow trout (RT; Oncorhynchus mykiss) and native westslope cutthroat trout (WCT; Oncorhynchus clarkii lewisi) has produced a genotypic gradient with rainbow trout alleles undetectable (<1%) at high elevations and increasing in abundance downstream. Few F1 hybrids were found, and genotype frequencies suggest strong backcrossing of hybrids to pure parental populations at both ends of the gradient. The increasing prevalence of RT alleles downstream is accompanied by a life history gradient such that RT alleles were positively associated with growth rate and negatively associated with survivorship. Although physical barriers extended the distribution of pure WCT downstream, several streams held genetically pure WCT in their uppermost reaches, even when no barriers were present. For example, RT alleles were undetectable in headwaters of Dutch Creek, which had no barriers but was very cold (average summer temperature <7.3 °C). We pro...

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