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Ignatz EH, Xue X, Hall JR, Islam SS, Rise ML, Fleming IA. Defence-relevant gene expression differences in hatchlings among wild Newfoundland and farmed European and North American Atlantic salmon and their hybrids. Mol Ecol 2024:e17535. [PMID: 39314041 DOI: 10.1111/mec.17535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 09/12/2024] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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Escape of genetically distinct farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) raises concerns about their potential interactions with wild populations and the disruption of local adaptation through genetic admixture. It is often unknown whether genetic origin or common domestication effects will have a greater influence on consequences posed by escaped farmed fish. Previous work showed that domestication could have prevalent effects on the behaviour and growth of farmed salmon, independent of their genetic origin. Yet, less is known whether this extends more broadly to gene expression, particularly at critical early life stages. Thus, we compared the expression of 24 transcripts related to the immune response, structural maintenance, stress response and iron metabolism among distinct farmed (North American [NA] and European [EO]), wild (Newfoundland) and F1 hybrid salmon at hatching under controlled conditions using qPCR analyses. A slightly higher number of transcripts were differentially expressed between the wild population relative to EO (i.e. atf3a, atf3b, bnip3, trim37a, ftm, hp and gapdh) than NA-farmed salmon (i.e. epdl2, hba1a, hba1b, hbb4 and ftm). The most differences existed between the two farmed strains themselves (11 of 24 transcripts), with the fewest differentially expressed transcripts found between the F1 hybrids and the domesticated/wild maternal strains (4 of 24 transcripts). Interestingly, despite similarities in the overall extent of gene expression differences among cross types, the expression patterns differed relative to a past study that compared fry from the same cross types at the end of yolk sac absorption. Overall, our findings suggest that interbreeding of escaped farmed salmon with wild Newfoundland populations would alter transcript expression levels and that developmental stage influences these changes.
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- Eric H Ignatz
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- Marine Affairs Program, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Aquatic Research Cluster, CREAIT Network, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- Department of Animal Science, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
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Reed TE, Kane A, McGinnity P, O'Sullivan RJ. Competitive interactions affect introgression and population viability amidst maladaptive hybridization. Evol Appl 2024; 17:e13746. [PMID: 38957310 PMCID: PMC11217556 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 06/18/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024] Open
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The deliberate release of captive-bred individuals, the accidental escape of domesticated strains, or the invasion of closely related conspecifics into wild populations can all lead to introgressive hybridization, which poses a challenge for conservation and wildlife management. Rates of introgression and the magnitude of associated demographic impacts vary widely across ecological contexts. However, the reasons for this variation remain poorly understood. One rarely considered phenomenon in this context is soft selection, wherein relative trait values determine success in intraspecific competition for a limiting resource. Here we develop an eco-genetic model explicitly focussed on understanding the influence of such competitive interactions on the eco-evolutionary dynamics of wild populations experiencing an influx of foreign/domesticated individuals. The model is applicable to any taxon that experiences natural or human-mediated inputs of locally maladapted genotypes ('intrusion'), in addition to phenotype-dependent competition for a limiting resource (e.g. breeding sites, feeding territories). The effects of both acute and chronic intrusion depended strongly on the relative competitiveness of intruders versus locals. When intruders were competitively inferior, density-dependent regulation limited their reproductive success (ability to compete for limited spawning sites), which prevented strong introgression or population declines from occurring. In contrast, when intruders were competitively superior, this amplified introgression and led to increased maladaptation of the admixed population. This had negative consequences for population size and population viability. The results were sensitive to the intrusion level, the magnitude of reproductive excess, trait heritability and the extent to which intruders were maladapted relative to locals. Our findings draw attention to under-appreciated interactions between phenotype-dependent competitive interactions and maladaptive hybridization, which may be critical to determining the impact captive breeding programmes and domesticated escapees can have on otherwise self-sustaining wild populations.
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- Thomas Eric Reed
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science and Earth InstituteUniversity College DublinDublinIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Environmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine Institute, Furnace, Newport, CoMayoIreland
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- Human Diversity Consortium, Faculty of Physiology and Genetics, Department of BiologyUniversity of TurkuTurkuFinland
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Bekkevold D, Besnier F, Frank‐Gopolos T, Nielsen EE, Glover KA. Introgression affects Salmo trutta juvenile life-history traits generations after stocking with non-native strains. Evol Appl 2024; 17:e13725. [PMID: 38962360 PMCID: PMC11219512 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/05/2024] Open
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Introgression of non-native conspecifics changes the genetic composition of wild populations, potentially leading to loss of local adaptations and fitness declines. However, long-term data from wild populations are still relatively few. Here, we studied the effects of introgression in a Danish brown trout (Salmo trutta, L.) population, subjected to intensive stocking with domesticated hatchery fish of non-native origin. We used wild-caught genetically wild and admixed trout as well as fish from the partly domesticated hatchery strain used for stocking the river up until ~15 years prior to this study, to produce 22 families varying in hatchery/wild admixture. Following a replicated common-garden experiment conducted in fish tanks from first feeding through 23 weeks at 7, 12, and 16°C, we observed a significant positive relationship between family admixture and fish size upon termination, an effect observed through all levels of admixture. Furthermore, the admixture effect was most distinct at the higher rearing temperatures. Although the hatchery strain used for stocking had been in culture for ~7 generations, it had not been deliberately selected for increased growth. These data thus demonstrate: (i) that growth had increased in the hatchery strain even in the absence of deliberate directional selection for this trait, (ii) that the increasing effect of admixture by temperature could represent inadvertent selection for performance in the hatchery strain at higher temperatures, and most significantly, (iii) that despite undergoing up to five generations of natural selection in the admixed wild population, the genetically increased growth potential was still detectable and thus persistent. Our findings suggest that altered growth patterns and potentially their cascading effects are of importance to the severity of hatchery/wild introgression, especially under changing-climate scenarios and are of general significance to conservation practitioners seeking to evaluate long-term effects of intra-specific hybridization including under recovery.
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- Dorte Bekkevold
- National Institute of Aquatic ResourcesTechnical University of DenmarkSilkeborgDenmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic ResourcesTechnical University of DenmarkSilkeborgDenmark
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- National Institute of Aquatic ResourcesTechnical University of DenmarkSilkeborgDenmark
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Jorde PE, van der Meeren T, Quintela M, Dahle G, Mateos‐Rivera A, Aase M, Norberg B, Sævik PN, Bjørn PA, Glover KA. Genetic analyses verify sexually mature escaped farmed Atlantic cod and farmed cod eggs in the natural environment. Evol Appl 2024; 17:e13688. [PMID: 38633132 PMCID: PMC11022607 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024] Open
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Elucidating the effects of domesticated organisms escaping into the natural environment represents a topic of importance in both evolutionary and conservation biology. However, when excluding the abundant data on salmonids, there is a lack of knowledge on this topic for marine fish aquaculture, which continues to expand globally. In order to bridge this empirical gap, we investigated a suspected escape of sexually mature domesticated Atlantic cod from a commercial marine fish farm in northern Norway. This involved genotyping samples of fish from cages on the farm, putatively identified escapees and wild cod captured in the region and samples of recently spawned eggs collected in the sea. Genetic analyses confirmed a farmed ancestry of the suspected escapees, and significantly, 27% of the sampled cod eggs. Furthermore, statistical analyses revealed a strong reduction in genetic variation in all samples of the farmed cod, including low effective population size and high degree of siblingship. These results thus document the escape of sexually mature adult cod and the release of fertilized domesticated cod eggs into the natural environment. Although it is possible that some of the mature escapees spawned post-escape, the fact that only a single egg of potential hybrid farmed × wild origin was identified, together with the high number of mature cod in the farm, points to within cage spawning as the primary source of these eggs. This suggestion is supported by oceanic particle-drift modelling, verifying that transport of eggs between the farm and the egg sampling locations was plausible. This study represents a rare documentation of interaction between domesticated and wild populations for a marine fish, pointing towards potential impacts on the local wild population.
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- Institute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
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- The Directorate of FisheriesTrondheimNorway
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van Muilekom DR, Mueller J, Lindemeyer J, Schultheiß T, Maser E, Seibel H, Rebl A, Schulz C, Goldammer T. Salinity change evokes stress and immune responses in Atlantic salmon with microalgae showing limited potential for dietary mitigation. Front Physiol 2024; 15:1338858. [PMID: 38410809 PMCID: PMC10894964 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2024.1338858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024] Open
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Smoltification was found to impact both immune and stress responses of farmed Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), but little is known about how salinity change affects salmon months after completed smoltification. Here, we examined (1) the effect of salinity change from brackish water to seawater on the stress and immune responses in Atlantic salmon and (2) evaluated if functional diets enriched with microalgae can mitigate stress- and immune-related changes. Groups of Atlantic salmon were fed for 8 weeks with different microalgae-enriched diets in brackish water and were then transferred into seawater. Samples of the head kidney, gill, liver and plasma were taken before seawater transfer (SWT), 20 h after SWT, and 2 weeks after SWT for gene-expression analysis, plasma biochemistry and protein quantification. The salmon showed full osmoregulatory ability upon transfer to seawater reflected by high nkaα1b levels in the gill and tight plasma ion regulation. In the gill, one-third of 44 investigated genes were reduced at either 20 h or 2 weeks in seawater, including genes involved in cytokine signaling (il1b) and antiviral defense (isg15, rsad2, ifit5). In contrast, an acute response after 20 h in SW was apparent in the head kidney reflected by increased plasma stress indicators and induced expression of genes involved in acute-phase response (drtp1), antimicrobial defense (camp) and stress response (hspa5). However, after 2 weeks in seawater, the expression of antiviral genes (isg15, rsad2, znfx1) was reduced in the head kidney. Few genes (camp, clra, c1ql2) in the gill were downregulated by a diet with 8% inclusion of Athrospira platensis. The results of the present study indicate that salinity change months after smoltification evokes molecular stress- and immune responses in Atlantic salmon. However, microalgae-enriched functional diets seem to have only limited potential to mitigate the related changes.
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- Doret R. van Muilekom
- Fish Genetics Unit, Institute of Genome Biology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Department for Marine Aquaculture, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, Büsum, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, Büsum, Germany
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- Fish Genetics Unit, Institute of Genome Biology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
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- Department for Marine Aquaculture, Institute of Animal Breeding and Husbandry, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
- Fraunhofer Research Institution for Individualized and Cell-Based Medical Engineering IMTE, Aquaculture and Aquatic Resources, Büsum, Germany
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- Fish Genetics Unit, Institute of Genome Biology, Research Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany
- Faculty of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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Juvenile semi-wild fish have a higher metabolic rate than farmed fish. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 275:111328. [PMID: 36206849 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111328] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Fish from commercially farmed stocks are often released into the natural environment to supplement wild populations. This practice is often applied to salmonid fish as they are an essential fishery resource and also used for recreational angling. However, farmed fish tend to show lower survival rates after release than wild fish. For this reason, the release of semi-wild fish is increasingly used in Japan; these fish are generated using female fish from domesticated stocks and male fish of wild origin. The survival rate of released semi-wild fish is higher than that of farmed fish, but the reason for this is unknown. This study compared the metabolism and swimming performance of semi-wild and farmed masu salmon (Oncorynchus masou). The analyses showed that resting metabolic rate (RMR), maximum metabolic rate (MMR) and swimming speeds that minimize energy costs of travel (optimal swimming speed) were higher in semi-wild fish than in farmed fish. Critical swimming speed did not differ significantly between the two groups of fish. Semi-wild fish with high RMR may have a social status advantage over farmed fish because a previous study reported that SMR, which is the value closest to basal metabolism significantly affects feeding motivation. This means that individuals with higher social status may be more motivated to feed. As RMR is proportional to food requirements, then release programs should be planned taking food resources at the release site into consideration.
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Links between host genetics, metabolism, gut microbiome and amoebic gill disease (AGD) in Atlantic salmon. Anim Microbiome 2022; 4:53. [PMID: 36109797 PMCID: PMC9479442 DOI: 10.1186/s42523-022-00203-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Background Rapidly spreading parasitic infections like amoebic gill disease (AGD) are increasingly problematic for Atlantic salmon reared in aquaculture facilities and potentially pose a risk to wild fish species in surrounding waters. Currently, it is not known whether susceptibility to AGD differs between wild and farmed salmon. Wild Atlantic salmon populations are declining and this emerging disease could represent an additional threat to their long-term viability. A better understanding of how AGD affects fish health is therefore relevant for the accurate assessment of the associated risk, both to farming and to the well-being of wild populations. In this study, we assessed the impact of natural exposure to AGD on wild, hybrid and farmed post-smolt Atlantic salmon reared in a sea farm together under common garden conditions. Results Wild fish showed substantially higher mortality levels (64%) than farmed fish (25%), with intermediate levels for hybrid fish (39%) suggesting that AGD susceptibility has an additive genetic basis. Metabolic rate measures representing physiological performance were similar among the genetic groups but were significantly lower in AGD-symptomatic fish than healthy fish. Gut microbial diversity was significantly lower in infected fish. We observed major shifts in gut microbial community composition in response to AGD infections. In symptomatic fish the relative abundance of key taxa Aliivibrio, Marinomonas and Pseudoalteromonas declined, whereas the abundance of Polaribacter and Vibrio increased compared to healthy fish. Conclusions Our results highlight the stress AGD imposes on fish physiology and suggest that low metabolic-rate fish phenotypes may be associated with better infection outcomes. We consider the role increased AGD outbreak events and a warmer future may have in driving secondary bacterial infections and in reducing performance in farmed and wild fish. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s42523-022-00203-x.
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Bradbury IR, Lehnert SJ, Kess T, Van Wyngaarden M, Duffy S, Messmer AM, Wringe B, Karoliussen S, Dempson JB, Fleming IA, Solberg MF, Glover KA, Bentzen P. Genomic evidence of recent European introgression into North American farmed and wild Atlantic salmon. Evol Appl 2022; 15:1436-1448. [PMID: 36187183 PMCID: PMC9488674 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Gene flow between wild and domestic populations has been repeatedly demonstrated across a diverse range of taxa. Ultimately, the genetic impacts of gene flow from domestic into wild populations depend both on the degree of domestication and the original source of the domesticated population. Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, used in North American aquaculture are ostensibly of North American origin. However, evidence of European introgression into North American aquaculture salmon has accumulated in recent decades, even though the use of diploid European salmon has never been approved in Canada. The full extent of such introgression as well as the potential impacts on wild salmon in the Northwest Atlantic remains uncertain. Here, we extend previous work comparing North American and European wild salmon (n = 5799) using a 220 K SNP array to quantify levels of recent European introgression into samples of domestic salmon, aquaculture escapees, and wild salmon collected throughout Atlantic Canada. Analysis of North American farmed salmon (n = 403) and escapees (n = 289) displayed significantly elevated levels of European ancestry by comparison with wild individuals (p < 0.001). Of North American farmed salmon sampled between 2011 and 2018, ~17% had more than 10% European ancestry and several individuals exceeded 40% European ancestry. Samples of escaped farmed salmon similarly displayed elevated levels of European ancestry, with two individuals classified as 100% European. Analysis of juvenile salmon collected in rivers proximate to aquaculture locations also revealed evidence of elevated European ancestry and larger admixture tract in comparison to individuals collected at distance from aquaculture. Overall, our results demonstrate that even though diploid European salmon have never been approved for use in Canada, individuals of full and partial European ancestry have been in use over the last decade, and that some of these individuals have escaped and hybridized in the wild.
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- Ian R. Bradbury
- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaBedford Institute of OceanographyDartmouthNSCanada
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- Centre for Integrative GeneticsNorwegian University of Life SciencesÅsNorway
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences CentreMemorial University of NewfoundlandSt John'sNLCanada
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- Population Genetics Research GroupInstitute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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- Biology DepartmentDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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Smith WJ, Quilodrán CS, Jezierski MT, Sendell-Price AT, Clegg SM. The wild ancestors of domestic animals as a neglected and threatened component of biodiversity. CONSERVATION BIOLOGY : THE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIETY FOR CONSERVATION BIOLOGY 2022; 36:e13867. [PMID: 34811819 DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Domestic animals have immense economic, cultural, and practical value and have played pivotal roles in the development of human civilization. Many domesticates have, among their wild relatives, undomesticated forms representative of their ancestors. Resurgent interest in these ancestral forms has highlighted the unclear genetic status of many, and some are threatened with extinction by hybridization with domestic conspecifics. We considered the contemporary status of these ancestral forms relative to their scientific, practical, and ecological importance; the varied impacts of wild-domestic hybridization; and the challenges and potential resolutions involved in conservation efforts. Identifying and conserving ancestral forms, particularly with respect to disentangling patterns of gene flow from domesticates, is complex because of the lack of available genomic and phenotypic baselines. Comparative behavioral, ecological, and genetic studies of ancestral-type, feral, and domestic animals should be prioritized to establish the contemporary status of the former. Such baseline information will be fundamental in ensuring successful conservation efforts.
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- William J Smith
- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Biology and Biochemistry, University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
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- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Edward Grey Institute of Field Ornithology, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Assessing Genetic Variation in Wild and Domesticated Pikeperch Populations: Implications for Conservation and Fish Farming. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12091178. [PMID: 35565604 PMCID: PMC9102197 DOI: 10.3390/ani12091178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2022] [Accepted: 04/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The pikeperch Sander lucioperca (Linnaeus, 1758) is an important fish species in the development of European aquaculture. The aquaculture of a fish species can be facilitated by knowing the genetic variability within and among populations. Here, we assessed the genetic background of 8 wild populations along with 13 broodstocks (i.e., from fish farms) of pikeperch through a combination of genetic markers. We underlined that current broodstocks have a genetic diversity similar to wild populations. When focusing on genetic differentiation, we highlight that European pikeperch populations are divided into two groups: one predominantly present in Northern Europe and around the Baltic Sea and another mainly in Central Europe. Broodstocks appear to contain fish of a single origin with only a few exceptions. Ultimately, we have proposed baseline information about genetic diversity of pikeperch along with a genetic tool that can help pikeperch producers manage and improve their fish stock. Abstract The pikeperch is a freshwater/brackish water fish species with growing interest for European aquaculture. Wild populations show signs of decline in many areas of the species natural range due to human activities. The comparative evaluation of genetic status in wild and domesticated populations is extremely useful for the future establishment of genetic breeding programs. The main objective of the present study was to assess and compare the genetic variability of 13 domesticated populations from commercial farms and 8 wild populations, developing an efficient microsatellite multiplex tool for genotyping. Partial cytochrome b gene sequences were also used to infer phylogeographic relationships. Results show that on average, the domesticated populations do not exhibit significantly lower levels of genetic diversity compared to the wild ones and do not suffer from inbreeding. Nuclear data provide evidence that pikeperch populations in Europe belong to at least two genetically differentiated groups: the first one is predominantly present in Northern Europe and around the Baltic Sea, while the second one comprises populations from Central Europe. In this second group, Hungarian origin populations constitute a differentiated stock that needs special consideration. Aquaculture broodstocks analyzed appear to contain fish of a single origin with only a few exceptions.
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Cui X, Zhang Q, Zhang Q, Zhang Y, Chen H, Liu G, Zhu L. Research Progress of the Gut Microbiome in Hybrid Fish. Microorganisms 2022; 10:891. [PMID: 35630336 PMCID: PMC9146865 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms10050891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2022] [Revised: 04/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/21/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Fish, including hybrid species, are essential components of aquaculture, and the gut microbiome plays a vital role in fish growth, behavior, digestion, and immune health. The gut microbiome can be affected by various internal and/or external factors, such as host development, diet, and environment. We reviewed the effects of diet and dietary supplements on intestinal microorganisms in hybrid fish and the difference in the gut microbiome between the hybrid and their hybrids that originate. Then, we summarized the role of the gut microbiome in the speciation and ecological invasion of hybrid fish. Finally, we discussed possible future studies on the gut microbiome in hybrid fish, including the potential interaction with environmental microbiomes, the effects of the gut microbiome on population expansion, and fish conservation and management.
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- Xinyuan Cui
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China; (X.C.); (Q.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China; (X.C.); (Q.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China; (X.C.); (Q.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China; (X.C.); (Q.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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- Mingke Biotechnology, Hangzhou 310000, China; (H.C.); (G.L.)
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- Mingke Biotechnology, Hangzhou 310000, China; (H.C.); (G.L.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210046, China; (X.C.); (Q.Z.); (Q.Z.); (Y.Z.)
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Fuentes-Valencia MA, Osornio-Esquivel JL, Martínez Palacios CA, Contreras-Ávila JL, Barriga-Tovar E, la Mora GID, Arellano-Torres A, Baizabal-Aguirre VM, Bravo-Patiño A, Cajero-Juárez M, Valdez Alarcón JJ. Bacterial and parasite co-infection in Mexican golden trout (Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) by Aeromonas bestiarum, Aeromonas sobria, Plesiomonas shigelloides and Ichthyobodo necator. BMC Vet Res 2022; 18:137. [PMID: 35414073 PMCID: PMC9004087 DOI: 10.1186/s12917-022-03208-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Background Bacterial infections are responsible of high economic losses in aquaculture. Mexican golden trout (Oncorhynchus chrysogaster) is a threatened native trout species that has been introduced in aquaculture both for species conservation and breeding for production and for which no studies of bacterial infections have been reported. Case presentation Fish from juvenile stages of Mexican golden trout showed an infectious outbreak in a farm in co-culture with rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), showing external puntiform red lesions around the mouth and caudal pedunculus resembling furuncles by Aeromonas spp. and causing an accumulated mortality of 91%. Isolation and molecular identification of bacteria from lesions and internal organs showed the presence of Aeromonas bestiarum, Aeromonas sobria, Plesiomonas shigelloides and Ichthyobodo necator isolated from a single individual. All bacterial isolates were resistant to amoxicillin-clavulanic acid and cefazoline. P. shigelloides was resistant to third generation β-lactamics. Conclusions This is the first report of coinfection by Aeromonas bestiarum, Aeromonas sobria, Plesiomonas shigelloides and Ichthyobodo necator in an individual of Mexican golden trout in co-culture with rainbow trout. Resistance to β-lactams suggests the acquisition of genetic determinants from water contamination by human- or livestock-associated activities.
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- María Anel Fuentes-Valencia
- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Comité Estatal de Sanidad e Inocuidad Acuícola de Michoacán A.C. (CESAMICH), Morelia, Mexico
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- Dirección General Adjunta de Investigación en Acuacultura, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, Pátzcuaro, Mexico.,Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera en Pátzcuaro, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, Pátzcuaro, Mexico
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- Dirección General Adjunta de Investigación en Acuacultura, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, Pátzcuaro, Mexico.,Centro Regional de Investigación Acuícola y Pesquera en Pátzcuaro, Instituto Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura, Pátzcuaro, Mexico
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico.,Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias y Forestales, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico
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- Centro Multidisciplinario de Estudios en Biotecnología, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Morelia, Mexico.
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Harvey A, Skaala Ø, Borgstrøm R, Fjeldheim PT, Christine Andersen K, Rong Utne K, Askeland Johnsen I, Fiske P, Winterthun S, Knutar S, Sægrov H, Urdal K, Alan Glover K. Time series covering up to four decades reveals major changes and drivers of marine growth and proportion of repeat spawners in an Atlantic salmon population. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e8780. [PMID: 35386868 PMCID: PMC8976282 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.8780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Wild Atlantic salmon populations have declined in many regions and are affected by diverse natural and anthropogenic factors. To facilitate management guidelines, precise knowledge of mechanisms driving population changes in demographics and life history traits is needed.Our analyses were conducted on (a) age and growth data from scales of salmon caught by angling in the river Etneelva, Norway, covering smolt year classes from 1980 to 2018, (b) extensive sampling of the whole spawning run in the fish trap from 2013 onwards, and (c) time series of sea surface temperature, zooplankton biomass, and salmon lice infestation intensity.Marine growth during the first year at sea displayed a distinct stepwise decline across the four decades. Simultaneously, the population shifted from predominantly 1SW to 2SW salmon, and the proportion of repeat spawners increased from 3 to 7%. The latter observation is most evident in females and likely due to decreased marine exploitation. Female repeat spawners tended to be less catchable than males by anglers.Depending on the time period analyzed, marine growth rate during the first year at sea was both positively and negatively associated with sea surface temperature. Zooplankton biomass was positively associated with growth, while salmon lice infestation intensity was negatively associated with growth.Collectively, these results are likely to be linked with both changes in oceanic conditions and harvest regimes. Our conflicting results regarding the influence of sea surface temperature on marine growth are likely to be caused by long-term increases in temperature, which may have triggered (or coincided with) ecosystem shifts creating generally poorer growth conditions over time, but within shorter datasets warmer years gave generally higher growth. We encourage management authorities to expand the use of permanently monitored reference rivers with complete trapping facilities, like the river Etneelva, generating valuable long-term data for future analyses.
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementÅsNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Institute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
- Department of BiologyUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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Besnier F, Ayllon F, Skaala Ø, Solberg MF, Fjeldheim PT, Anderson K, Knutar S, Glover KA. Introgression of domesticated salmon changes life history and phenology of a wild salmon population. Evol Appl 2022; 15:853-864. [PMID: 35603027 PMCID: PMC9108307 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 03/03/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- F. Besnier
- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research PO box 1870 Nordnes N‐5817 Norway
- Department of Biological Sciences University of Bergen N‐5020 Bergen Norway
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Islam SS, Xue X, Caballero-Solares A, Bradbury IR, Rise ML, Fleming IA. Distinct early life stage gene expression effects of hybridization among European and North American farmed and wild Atlantic salmon populations. Mol Ecol 2022; 31:2712-2729. [PMID: 35243721 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2021] [Revised: 01/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Due to multi-generation domestication selection, farmed and wild Atlantic salmon diverge genetically, which raises concerns about potential genetic interactions among escaped farmed and wild populations and disruption of local adaptation through introgression. When farmed strains of distant geographic origin are used, it is unknown whether the genetic consequences posed by escaped farmed fish will be greater than if more locally derived strains are used. Quantifying gene transcript expression differences among divergent farmed, wild and F1 hybrids under controlled conditions is one of the ways to explore the consequences of hybridization. We compared the transcriptomes of fry at the end of yolk sac absorption of a European (EO) farmed ("StofnFiskur", Norwegian strain), a North American (NA) farmed (Saint John River, NB strain), a Newfoundland (NF) wild population with EO ancestry, and related F1 hybrids using 44K microarrays. Our findings indicate that the wild population showed greater transcriptome differences from the EO farmed strain than that of the NA farmed strain. We also found the largest differences in global gene expression between the two farmed strains. We detected the fewest differentially expressed transcripts between F1 hybrids and domesticated/wild maternal strains. We also found that the differentially expressed genes between cross types over-represented GO terms associated with metabolism, development, growth, immune response, and redox homeostasis processes. These findings suggest that the interbreeding of escaped EO/NA farmed and NF wild population would alter gene transcription, and the consequences of hybridization would be greater from escaped EO farmed than NA farmed salmon, resulting in potential effects on the wild populations.
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- Shahinur S Islam
- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada.,Salmonids Section, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, 80 East White Hills Road, St. John's, NL, A1C 5X, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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- Department of Ocean Sciences, Ocean Sciences Centre, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, A1C 5S7, Canada
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Waldman JR, Quinn TP. North American diadromous fishes: Drivers of decline and potential for recovery in the Anthropocene. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eabl5486. [PMID: 35089793 PMCID: PMC8797777 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abl5486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Diadromous fishes migrate between freshwater and marine habitats to complete their life cycle, a complexity that makes them vulnerable to the adverse effects of current and past human activities on land and in the oceans. Many North American species are critically endangered, and entire populations have been lost. Major factors driving declines include overfishing, pollution, water withdrawals, aquaculture, non-native species, habitat degradation, over-zealous application of hatcheries designed to mitigate effects of other factors, and effects of climate change. Perhaps, the most broadly tractable and effective factors affecting diadromous fishes are removals of the dams that prevent or hinder their migrations, alter their environment, and often favor non-native biotic communities. Future survival of many diadromous fish populations may depend on this.
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- John R. Waldman
- Queens College and Graduate School, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA
- Corresponding author.
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Bolstad GH, Karlsson S, Hagen IJ, Fiske P, Urdal K, Sægrov H, Florø-Larsen B, Sollien VP, Østborg G, Diserud OH, Jensen AJ, Hindar K. Introgression from farmed escapees affects the full life cycle of wild Atlantic salmon. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabj3397. [PMID: 34936452 PMCID: PMC8694624 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abj3397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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After a half a century of salmon farming, we have yet to understand how the influx of genes from farmed escapees affects the full life history of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) in the wild. Using scale samples of over 6900 wild adult salmon from 105 rivers, we document that increased farmed genetic ancestry is associated with increased growth throughout life and a younger age at both seaward migration and sexual maturity. There was large among-population variation in the effects of introgression. Most saliently, the increased growth at sea following introgression declined with the population’s average growth potential. Variation at two major-effect loci associated with age at maturity was little affected by farmed genetic ancestry and could not explain the observed phenotypic effects of introgression. Our study provides knowledge crucial for predicting the ecological and evolutionary consequences of increased aquaculture production worldwide.
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- Geir H. Bolstad
- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Rådgivende Biologer, NO-5059 Bergen, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), NO-7485 Trondheim, Norway
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Perry WB. Turbo charged salmon and stream ecosystem function: the plight of aquaculture escapees. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2021; 99:1777. [PMID: 34951020 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Folio DM, Gil J, Caudron A, Labonne J. Genotype-by-environment interactions drive the maintenance of genetic variation in a Salmo trutta L. hybrid zone. Evol Appl 2021; 14:2698-2711. [PMID: 34815748 PMCID: PMC8591331 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Allopatric gene pools can evolve in different directions through adaptive and nonadaptive processes and are therefore a source of intraspecific diversity. The connection of these previously isolated gene pools through human intervention can lead to intraspecific diversity loss, through extirpation of native populations or hybridization. However, the mechanisms leading to these situations are not always explicitly documented and are thus rarely used to manage intraspecific diversity. In particular, genotype-by-environment (GxE) interactions can drive postzygotic reproductive isolation mechanisms that may result in a mosaic of diversity patterns, depending on the local environment. We test this hypothesis using a salmonid species (Salmo trutta) in the Mediterranean (MED) area, where intensive stocking from non-native Atlantic (ATL) origins has led to various outcomes of hybridization with the native MED lineage, going from MED resilience to total extirpation via full hybridization. We investigate patterns of offspring survival at egg stage in natural environments, based on parental genotypes in interaction with river temperature, to detect potential GxE interactions. Our results show a strong influence of maternal GxE interaction on embryonic survival, mediated by maternal effect through egg size, and a weak influence of paternal GxE interaction. In particular, when egg size is large and temperature is cold, the survival rate of offspring originating from MED females is three times higher than that of ATL females' offspring. Because river temperatures show contrast at small scale, this cold adaptation for MED females' offspring constitutes a potent postzygotic mechanism to explain small-scale spatial heterogeneity in diversity observed in MED areas where ATL fish have been stocked. It also indicates that management efforts could be specifically targeted at the environments that actively favor native intraspecific diversity through eco-evolutionary processes such as postzygotic selection.
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- Dorinda Marie Folio
- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’AdourUMR INRAE‐UPPAEcobiopSaint‐Pée‐sur‐NivelleFrance
- SCIMABIO InterfaceThonon‐les‐BainsFrance
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- UMR CARRTELINRAEUSMBThonon‐les‐BainsFrance
- Conservatoire des Espaces Naturels Rhône‐AlpesVogüeFrance
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- Université de Pau et des Pays de l’AdourUMR INRAE‐UPPAEcobiopSaint‐Pée‐sur‐NivelleFrance
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Andrew King R, Miller AL, Stevens JR. Has stocking contributed to an increase in the rod catch of anadromous trout (Salmo trutta L.) in the Shetland Islands, UK? JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2021; 99:980-989. [PMID: 33991118 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The stocking of hatchery-origin fish into rivers and lakes has long been used in fisheries management to try to enhance catches, especially for trout and salmon species. Frequently, however, the long-term impacts of stocking programmes have not been evaluated. In this study, the authors investigate the contribution of a stocking programme undertaken to support the rod catch of sea trout in the Shetland Islands, UK. Once a highly productive recreational fishery, Shetland sea trout catches crashed in the mid-1990s. Around the time that stocking began, increases in rod catches were also reported, with advocates of the stocking highlighting the apparent success of the programme. Using a suite of genetic markers (microsatellites), this study explores the contribution of the stocking programme to the Shetland sea trout population. The authors found that the domesticated broodstock and wild spawned brown trout from seven streams were genetically distinct. Despite extensive stocking, wild spawned brown trout dominated, even in those streams with a long history of supplementation. The majority of sea trout caught and analysed were of wild origin - only a single individual was of pure stocked origin, with a small number of fish being of wild × stocked origins. This study suggests that stocking with a domesticated strain of brown trout has made only a very limited contribution to the Shetland Islands rod catch, and that the revival of sea trout numbers appears to be driven almost exclusively by recovery of trout spawned in the wild.
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- R Andrew King
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hatherly Building, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Division of Life Science and State Key Laboratory of Molecular Neuroscience, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
- North Atlantic Fisheries College Marine Centre, University of the Highlands and Islands, Scalloway, Shetland, UK
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hatherly Building, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Perry WB, Kaufmann J, Solberg MF, Brodie C, Coral Medina AM, Pillay K, Egerton A, Harvey A, Phillips KP, Coughlan J, Egan F, Grealis R, Hutton S, Leseur F, Ryan S, Poole R, Rogan G, Ryder E, Schaal P, Waters C, Wynne R, Taylor M, Prodöhl P, Creer S, Llewellyn M, McGinnity P, Carvalho G, Glover KA. Domestication-induced reduction in eye size revealed in multiple common garden experiments: The case of Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar L.). Evol Appl 2021; 14:2319-2332. [PMID: 34603501 PMCID: PMC8477603 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Domestication leads to changes in traits that are under directional selection in breeding programmes, though unintentional changes in nonproduction traits can also arise. In offspring of escaping fish and any hybrid progeny, such unintentionally altered traits may reduce fitness in the wild. Atlantic salmon breeding programmes were established in the early 1970s, resulting in genetic changes in multiple traits. However, the impact of domestication on eye size has not been studied. We measured body size corrected eye size in 4000 salmon from six common garden experiments conducted under artificial and natural conditions, in freshwater and saltwater environments, in two countries. Within these common gardens, offspring of domesticated and wild parents were crossed to produce 11 strains, with varying genetic backgrounds (wild, domesticated, F1 hybrids, F2 hybrids and backcrosses). Size-adjusted eye size was influenced by both genetic and environmental factors. Domesticated fish reared under artificial conditions had smaller adjusted eye size when compared to wild fish reared under identical conditions, in both the freshwater and marine environments, and in both Irish and Norwegian experiments. However, in parr that had been introduced into a river environment shortly after hatching and sampled at the end of their first summer, differences in adjusted eye size observed among genetic groups were of a reduced magnitude and were nonsignificant in 2-year-old sea migrating smolts sampled in the river immediately prior to sea entry. Collectively, our findings could suggest that where natural selection is present, individuals with reduced eye size are maladapted and consequently have reduced fitness, building on our understanding of the mechanisms that underlie a well-documented reduction in the fitness of the progeny of domesticated salmon, including hybrid progeny, in the wild.
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- William Bernard Perry
- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics LaboratorySchool of Biological ScienceBangor UniversityBangor, GwyneddUK
- Water Research InstituteSchool of BiosciencesCardiff UniversityCardiffUK
- Population Genetics Research GroupInstitute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- Ecosystems and Environment Research CentreSchool of Environment and Life SciencesUniversity of SalfordSalfordUK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics LaboratorySchool of Biological ScienceBangor UniversityBangor, GwyneddUK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics LaboratorySchool of Biological ScienceBangor UniversityBangor, GwyneddUK
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- Population Genetics Research GroupInstitute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
- Institute of BiodiversityAnimal Health & Comparative MedicineUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of East AngliaNorwichUK
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- Institute for Global Food SecuritySchool of Biological SciencesMedical Biology CentreQueen’s UniversityBelfastUK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics LaboratorySchool of Biological ScienceBangor UniversityBangor, GwyneddUK
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- Institute of BiodiversityAnimal Health & Comparative MedicineUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- Marine InstituteFurnace, NewportCo. MayoIreland
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics LaboratorySchool of Biological ScienceBangor UniversityBangor, GwyneddUK
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- Population Genetics Research GroupInstitute of Marine ResearchBergenNorway
- Institute of BiologyUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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Koch IJ, Narum SR. An evaluation of the potential factors affecting lifetime reproductive success in salmonids. Evol Appl 2021; 14:1929-1957. [PMID: 34429740 PMCID: PMC8372082 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Lifetime reproductive success (LRS), the number of offspring produced over an organism's lifetime, is a fundamental component of Darwinian fitness. For taxa such as salmonids with multiple species of conservation concern, understanding the factors affecting LRS is critical for the development and implementation of successful conservation management practices. Here, we reviewed the published literature to synthesize factors affecting LRS in salmonids including significant effects of hatchery rearing, life history, and phenotypic variation, and behavioral and spawning interactions. Additionally, we found that LRS is affected by competitive behavior on the spawning grounds, genetic compatibility, local adaptation, and hybridization. Our review of existing literature revealed limitations of LRS studies, and we emphasize the following areas that warrant further attention in future research: (1) expanding the range of studies assessing LRS across different life-history strategies, specifically accounting for distinct reproductive and migratory phenotypes; (2) broadening the variety of species represented in salmonid fitness studies; (3) constructing multigenerational pedigrees to track long-term fitness effects; (4) conducting LRS studies that investigate the effects of aquatic stressors, such as anthropogenic effects, pathogens, environmental factors in both freshwater and marine environments, and assessing overall body condition, and (5) utilizing appropriate statistical approaches to determine the factors that explain the greatest variation in fitness and providing information regarding biological significance, power limitations, and potential sources of error in salmonid parentage studies. Overall, this review emphasizes that studies of LRS have profoundly advanced scientific understanding of salmonid fitness, but substantial challenges need to be overcome to assist with long-term recovery of these keystone species in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Ilana J. Koch
- Columbia River Inter‐Tribal Fish CommissionHagermanIDUSA
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- Columbia River Inter‐Tribal Fish CommissionHagermanIDUSA
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Wacker S, Aronsen T, Karlsson S, Ugedal O, Diserud OH, Ulvan EM, Hindar K, Næsje TF. Selection against individuals from genetic introgression of escaped farmed salmon in a natural population of Atlantic salmon. Evol Appl 2021; 14:1450-1460. [PMID: 34025778 PMCID: PMC8127704 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2020] [Revised: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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The viability of wild Atlantic salmon populations is threatened by genetic introgression from escaped farmed salmon. Farmed Atlantic salmon are genetically improved for important commercial traits and a life in captivity but are poorly adapted to the natural environment. The rate of gene flow from escaped farmed to wild salmon depends on their spawning success and on offspring survival at various life stages. We here investigate relative survival of introgressed juvenile Atlantic salmon (parr) in a river in northern Norway. The studied population has experienced genetic introgression from farmed salmon for about four generations (20 years). We followed two cohorts of parr from the year of hatching (0+) to the age of 2 years (2+). Farmed genetic introgression was quantified at the individual level and on a continuous scale using diagnostic SNPs. Population-level genetic introgression decreased from 0+ to 2+ by 64% (2011 cohort) and 37% (2013 cohort). This change was driven by a 70% (2011 cohort) and 49% (2013 cohort) lower survival from age 0+ to 2+ in introgressed parr compared to parr of wild origin. Our observations show that there is natural selection against genetic introgression with a potential cost of lower productivity.
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature ResearchTrondheimNorway
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Östergren J, Palm S, Gilbey J, Spong G, Dannewitz J, Königsson H, Persson J, Vasemägi A. A century of genetic homogenization in Baltic salmon-evidence from archival DNA. Proc Biol Sci 2021; 288:20203147. [PMID: 33878928 PMCID: PMC8059615 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.3147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Intra-species genetic homogenization arising from anthropogenic impacts is a major threat to biodiversity. However, few taxa have sufficient historical material to systematically quantify long-term genetic changes. Using archival DNA collected over approximately 100 years, we assessed spatio-temporal genetic change in Atlantic salmon populations across the Baltic Sea, an area heavily impacted by hydropower exploitation and associated with large-scale mitigation stocking. Analysis was carried out by screening 82 SNPs in 1680 individuals from 13 Swedish rivers. We found an overall decrease in genetic divergence and diminished isolation by distance among populations, strongly indicating genetic homogenization over the past century. We further observed an increase in genetic diversity within populations consistent with increased gene flow. The temporal genetic change was lower in larger wild populations than in smaller wild and hatchery-reared ones, indicating that larger populations have been able to support a high number of native spawners in relation to immigrants. Our results demonstrate that stocking practices of salmon in the Baltic Sea have led to the homogenization of populations over the last century, potentially compromising their ability to adapt to environmental change. Stocking of reared fish is common worldwide, and our study is a cautionary example of the potentially long-term negative effects of such activities.
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- Johan Östergren
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stångholmsvägen 2, SE-178 93 Drottningholm, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stångholmsvägen 2, SE-178 93 Drottningholm, Sweden
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- Marine Scotland Science, Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory, Faskally, Pitlochry, PH16 5LB, UK
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83 USA
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stångholmsvägen 2, SE-178 93 Drottningholm, Sweden
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- Department of Wildlife, Fish, and Environmental Studies, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-901 83 USA
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stångholmsvägen 2, SE-178 93 Drottningholm, Sweden
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- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Aquatic Resources, Institute of Freshwater Research, Stångholmsvägen 2, SE-178 93 Drottningholm, Sweden.,Chair of Aquaculture, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu, Estonia
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Fraser TWK, Hansen TJ, Sambraus F, Fjelldal PG. Vertebral deformities in interspecific diploid and triploid salmonid hybrids. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2021; 98:1059-1070. [PMID: 32307707 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.14353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Vertebral deformities in salmonid interspecific hybrids, some of which were triploidised, were assessed across three separate year classes during the freshwater life stage. Initially, eggs from a farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar were crossed with the sperm from a S. salar, arctic char Salvelinus alpinus or brown trout Salmo trutta. For S. salar × S. trutta, half the eggs were triploidised. In a second- and third-year class, the eggs from a farmed S. salar were crossed with the sperm from either a S. salar or a S. trutta, and half of each group was triploidised. In the two initial-year classes, all hybrids were larger than the S. salar controls, and triploid S. salar × S. trutta were larger than diploid counterparts. In the third-year class, the S. salar × S. trutta were smaller than the S. salar, in contrast to the initial 2 year classes, although the triploid hybrids were still larger than the diploids. In the third-year class, a high degree of spontaneous triploidy was also observed in the putative diploid groups (between 16 and 39%). Vertebral deformities were consistently higher in pressure-shocked triploids than diploids, irrespective of hybridisation, but there was no consistent effect of hybridisation among experiments. Although this study was not able to explain the contrasting results for vertebral deformities between year classes, triploid S. salar × S. trutta can demonstrate impressive freshwater growth that could be of interest for future farming programmes.
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- Thomas W K Fraser
- Reproduction and Developmental Biology Group, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matre Aquaculture Research Station, Matredal, Norway
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- Reproduction and Developmental Biology Group, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matre Aquaculture Research Station, Matredal, Norway
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- Reproduction and Developmental Biology Group, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matre Aquaculture Research Station, Matredal, Norway
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- Reproduction and Developmental Biology Group, Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Matre Aquaculture Research Station, Matredal, Norway
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Tanaka T, Ueda R, Sato T. Captive-bred populations of a partially migratory salmonid fish are unlikely to maintain migratory polymorphism in natural habitats. Biol Lett 2021; 17:20200324. [PMID: 33435849 DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2020.0324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Variation in life history is fundamental to the long-term persistence of populations and species. Partial migration, in which both migratory and resident individuals are maintained in a population, is commonly found across animal taxa. However, human-induced habitat fragmentation continues to cause a rapid decline in the migratory phenotype in many natural populations. Using field and hatchery experiments, we demonstrated that despite both migrants and residents being maintained in captive environments, few individuals of the red-spotted masu salmon, Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae, became migrants in natural streams when released prior to the migration decision. Released fish rarely reached the threshold body size necessary to become migrants in natural streams, presumably owing to lower growth rates in natural than in captive environments. The decision to migrate is often considered a threshold trait in salmonids and other animal taxa. Our findings highlight the need for management programmes that acknowledge the effects of the environment on the determination of the migratory phenotypes of partially migratory species when releasing captive-bred individuals prior to their migratory decisions.
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- Tatsuya Tanaka
- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Biology, Graduate School of Sciences, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada-ku, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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Vrdoljak D, Matić-Skoko S, Peharda M, Uvanović H, Markulin K, Mertz-Kraus R. Otolith fingerprints reveals potential pollution exposure of newly settled juvenile Sparus aurata. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2020; 160:111695. [PMID: 33181962 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Coastal ecosystems are increasingly threatened by a wide range of human activities. Fish otolith chemistry, by creating a unique specific signature, can be used as a natural tag for determining life stage dispersal, spatial connectivity and population structure. In this study, we tested whether differences in otolith composition among juveniles of gilthead sea bream, Sparus aurata, could enable their proper allocation to polluted areas based on higher concentrations of elements related to contaminants. Otoliths were embedded, sectioned and analysed by LA-ICP-MS in line scan mode. Multivariate analysis confirmed clear separation between sites and elements. Samples from the site under the strongest anthropogenic impact from industrial and agricultural river input were characterized by higher values of Pb/Ca and Zn/Ca. However, these relatively low values likely do not have a negative effect on S. aurata recruitment, though they could serve for identifying the contribution of polluted nurseries to stock dynamics.
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- Dario Vrdoljak
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 2100 Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 2100 Split, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 2100 Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 2100 Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Šetalište I. Meštrovića 63, 2100 Split, Croatia
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- Institute for Geosciences, Johannes Gutenberg University, J.-J.-Becher-Weg 21, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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O'Sullivan RJ, Aykanat T, Johnston SE, Rogan G, Poole R, Prodöhl PA, de Eyto E, Primmer CR, McGinnity P, Reed TE. Captive-bred Atlantic salmon released into the wild have fewer offspring than wild-bred fish and decrease population productivity. Proc Biol Sci 2020; 287:20201671. [PMID: 33081620 PMCID: PMC7661298 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.1671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The release of captive-bred animals into the wild is commonly practised to restore or supplement wild populations but comes with a suite of ecological and genetic consequences. Vast numbers of hatchery-reared fish are released annually, ostensibly to restore/enhance wild populations or provide greater angling returns. While previous studies have shown that captive-bred fish perform poorly in the wild relative to wild-bred conspecifics, few have measured individual lifetime reproductive success (LRS) and how this affects population productivity. Here, we analyse data on Atlantic salmon from an intensely studied catchment into which varying numbers of captive-bred fish have escaped/been released and potentially bred over several decades. Using a molecular pedigree, we demonstrate that, on average, the LRS of captive-bred individuals was only 36% that of wild-bred individuals. A significant LRS difference remained after excluding individuals that left no surviving offspring, some of which might have simply failed to spawn, consistent with transgenerational effects on offspring survival. The annual productivity of the mixed population (wild-bred plus captive-bred) was lower in years where captive-bred fish comprised a greater fraction of potential spawners. These results bolster previous empirical and theoretical findings that intentional stocking, or non-intentional escapees, threaten, rather than enhance, recipient natural populations.
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- Ronan James O'Sullivan
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland.,Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Marine Institute, Furnace, Newport, Mayo, Ireland
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- Institute for Global Food Security, School of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, UK
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- Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Research Program, Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Helsinki, PO Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.,Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland.,Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.,Marine Institute, Furnace, Newport, Mayo, Ireland
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- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Distillery Fields, North Mall, Cork, Ireland.,Environmental Research Institute, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Nayfa MG, Jones DB, Benzie JAH, Jerry DR, Zenger KR. Comparing Genomic Signatures of Selection Between the Abbassa Strain and Eight Wild Populations of Nile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus) in Egypt. Front Genet 2020; 11:567969. [PMID: 33193660 PMCID: PMC7593532 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.567969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Domestication to captive rearing conditions, along with targeted selective breeding have genetic consequences that vary from those in wild environments. Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is one of the most translocated and farmed aquaculture species globally, farmed throughout Asia, North and South America, and its African native range. In Egypt, a breeding program established the Abbassa Strain of Nile tilapia (AS) in 2002 based on local broodstock sourced from the Nile River. The AS has been intensively selected for growth and has gone through genetic bottlenecks which have likely shifted levels and composition of genetic diversity within the strain. Consequently, there are questions on the possible genetic impact AS escapees may have on endemic populations of Nile tilapia. However, to date there have been no genetic studies comparing genetic changes in the domesticated AS to local wild populations. This study used 9,827 genome-wide SNPs to investigate population genetic structure and signatures of selection in the AS (generations 9-11) and eight wild Nile tilapia populations from Egypt. SNP analyses identified two major genetic clusters (captive and wild populations), with wild populations showing evidence of isolation-by-distance among the Nile Delta and upstream riverine populations. Between genetic clusters, approximately 6.9% of SNPs were identified as outliers with outliers identified on all 22 O. niloticus chromosomes. A lack of localized outlier clustering on the genome suggests that no genes of major effect were presently detected. The AS has retained high levels of genetic diversity (Ho_All = 0.21 ± 0.01; He_All = 0.23 ± 0.01) when compared to wild populations (Ho_All = 0.18 ± 0.01; He_All = 0.17 ± 0.01) after 11 years of domestication and selective breeding. Additionally, 565 SNPs were unique within the AS line. While these private SNPs may be due to domestication signals or founder effects, it is suspected that introgression with blue tilapia (Oreochromis aureus) has occurred. This study highlights the importance of understanding the effects of domestication in addition to wild population structure to inform future management and dissemination decisions. Furthermore, by conducting a baseline genetic study of wild populations prior to the dissemination of a domestic line, the effects of aquaculture on these populations can be monitored over time.
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- Maria G. Nayfa
- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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- WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Tropical Futures Institute, James Cook University, Singapore, Singapore
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- Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
- Centre for Tropical Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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Perry WB, Solberg MF, Brodie C, Medina AC, Pillay KG, Egerton A, Harvey A, Creer S, Llewellyn M, Taylor M, Carvalho G, Glover KA. Disentangling the effects of sex, life history and genetic background in Atlantic salmon: growth, heart and liver under common garden conditions. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2020; 7:200811. [PMID: 33204455 PMCID: PMC7657880 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.200811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Livestock domestication has long been a part of agriculture, estimated to have first occurred approximately 10 000 years ago. Despite the plethora of traits studied, there is little understanding of the possible impacts domestication has had on internal organs, which are key determinants of survival. Moreover, the genetic basis of observed associated changes in artificial environments is still puzzling. Here we examine impacts of captivity on two organs in Atlantic salmon (Salar salar) that have been domesticated for approximately 50 years: heart and liver, in addition to growth. We studied multiple families of wild, domesticated, F1 and F2 hybrid, and backcrossed strains of S. salar in replicated common garden tanks during the freshwater and marine stages of development. Heart and liver weight were investigated, along with heart morphology metrics examined in just the wild, domesticated and F1 hybrid strains (heart height and width). Growth was positively linked with the proportion of the domesticated strain, and recombination in F2 hybrids (and the potential disruption of co-adapted gene complexes) did not influence growth. Despite the influence of domestication on growth, we found no evidence for domestication-driven divergence in heart or liver morphology. However, sexual dimorphism was detected in heart morphology, and after controlling for body size, females exhibited significantly larger heart weight and heart width when compared with males. Wild females also had an increased heart height when compared with wild males, and this was not observed in any other strain. Females sampled in saltwater showed significantly larger heart height with rounder hearts, than saltwater males. Collectively, these results demonstrate an additive basis of growth and, despite a strong influence of domestication on growth, no clear evidence of changes in heart or liver morphology associated with domestication was identified.
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- William Bernard Perry
- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
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- Population Genetics Research Group, Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870, Nordnes 5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Mariani Molecular Ecology Laboratory, School of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 5UX, UK
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- School of Microbiology, Food Science and Technology Building University College Cork, Cork T12 TP07, Ireland
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
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- Population Genetics Research Group, Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870, Nordnes 5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, Gwynedd LL57 2UW, UK
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- Population Genetics Research Group, Institute of Marine Research, PO Box 1870, Nordnes 5817, Bergen, Norway
- Institute of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Islam SS, Wringe BF, Bradbury IR, Fleming IA. Behavioural variation among divergent European and North American farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) populations. Appl Anim Behav Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2020.105029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Bicskei B, Taggart JB, Bron JE, Glover KA. Transcriptomic comparison of communally reared wild, domesticated and hybrid Atlantic salmon fry under stress and control conditions. BMC Genet 2020; 21:57. [PMID: 32471356 PMCID: PMC7257211 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-00858-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Accepted: 05/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Domestication is the process by which organisms become adapted to the human-controlled environment. Since the selection pressures that act upon cultured and natural populations differ, adaptations that favour life in the domesticated environment are unlikely to be advantageous in the wild. Elucidation of the differences between wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon may provide insights into some of the genomic changes occurring during domestication, and, help to predict the evolutionary consequences of farmed salmon escapees interbreeding with wild conspecifics. In this study the transcriptome of the offspring of wild and domesticated Atlantic salmon were compared using a common-garden experiment under standard hatchery conditions and in response to an applied crowding stressor. RESULTS Transcriptomic differences between wild and domesticated crosses were largely consistent between the control and stress conditions, and included down-regulation of environmental information processing, immune and nervous system pathways and up-regulation of genetic information processing, carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism and digestive and endocrine system pathways in the domesticated fish relative to their wild counterparts, likely reflective of different selection pressures acting in wild and cultured populations. Many stress responsive functions were also shared between crosses and included down-regulation of cellular processes and genetic information processing and up-regulation of some metabolic pathways, lipid and energy in particular. The latter may be indicative of mobilization and reallocation of energy resources in response to stress. However, functional analysis indicated that a number of pathways behave differently between domesticated and wild salmon in response to stress. Reciprocal F1 hybrids permitted investigation of inheritance patterns that govern transcriptomic differences between these genetically divergent crosses. Additivity and maternal dominance accounted for approximately 42 and 25% of all differences under control conditions for both hybrids respectively. However, the inheritance of genes differentially expressed between crosses under stress was less consistent between reciprocal hybrids, potentially reflecting maternal environmental effects. CONCLUSION We conclude that there are transcriptomic differences between the domesticated and wild salmon strains studied here, reflecting the different selection pressures operating on them. Our results indicate that stress may affect certain biological functions differently in wild, domesticated and hybrid crosses and these should be further investigated.
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- Beatrix Bicskei
- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA UK
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- Institute of Aquaculture, School of Natural Sciences, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA UK
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- Institute of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Lehnert SJ, Baillie SM, MacMillan J, Paterson IG, Buhariwalla CF, Bradbury IR, Bentzen P. Multiple decades of stocking has resulted in limited hatchery introgression in wild brook trout ( Salvelinus fontinalis) populations of Nova Scotia. Evol Appl 2020; 13:1069-1089. [PMID: 32431753 PMCID: PMC7232767 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Many populations of freshwater fishes are threatened with losses, and increasingly, the release of hatchery individuals is one strategy being implemented to support wild populations. However, stocking of hatchery individuals may pose long-term threats to wild populations, particularly if genetic interactions occur between wild and hatchery individuals. One highly prized sport fish that has been heavily stocked throughout its range is the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). In Nova Scotia, Canada, hatchery brook trout have been stocked since the early 1900s, and despite continued stocking efforts, populations have suffered declines in recent decades. Before this study, the genetic structure of brook trout populations in the province was unknown; however, given the potential negative consequences associated with hatchery stocking, it is possible that hatchery programs have adversely affected the genetic integrity of wild populations. To assess the influence of hatchery supplementation on wild populations, we genotyped wild brook trout from 12 river systems and hatchery brook trout from two major hatcheries using 100 microsatellite loci. Genetic analyses of wild trout revealed extensive population genetic structure among and within river systems and significant isolation-by-distance. Hatchery stocks were genetically distinct from wild populations, and most populations showed limited to no evidence of hatchery introgression (<5% hatchery ancestry). Only a single location had a substantial number of hatchery-derived trout and was located in the only river where a local strain is used for supplementation. The amount of hatchery stocking within a watershed did not influence the level of hatchery introgression. Neutral genetic structure of wild populations was influenced by geography with some influence of climate and stocking indices. Overall, our study suggests that long-term stocking has not significantly affected the genetic integrity of wild trout populations, highlighting the variable outcomes of stocking and the need to evaluate the consequences on a case-by-case basis.
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- Sarah J. Lehnert
- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
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- Marine Gene Probe LabBiology DepartmentDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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- Inland Fisheries DivisionNova Scotia Department of Fisheries and AquaculturePictouNSCanada
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- Marine Gene Probe LabBiology DepartmentDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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- Inland Fisheries DivisionNova Scotia Department of Fisheries and AquaculturePictouNSCanada
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- Fisheries and Oceans CanadaNorthwest Atlantic Fisheries CentreSt. John'sNLCanada
- Marine Gene Probe LabBiology DepartmentDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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- Marine Gene Probe LabBiology DepartmentDalhousie UniversityHalifaxNSCanada
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Naval-Sanchez M, McWilliam S, Evans B, Yáñez JM, Houston RD, Kijas JW. Changed Patterns of Genomic Variation Following Recent Domestication: Selection Sweeps in Farmed Atlantic Salmon. Front Genet 2020; 11:264. [PMID: 32318091 PMCID: PMC7147387 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.00264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The introduction of wild Atlantic salmon into captivity, and their subsequent artificial selection for production traits, has caused phenotypic differences between domesticated fish and their wild counterparts. Identification of regions of the genome underling these changes offers the promise of characterizing the early biological consequences of domestication. In the current study, we sequenced a population of farmed European Atlantic salmon and compared the observed patterns of SNP variation to those found in conspecific wild populations. This identified 139 genomic regions that contained significantly elevated SNP homozygosity in farmed fish when compared to their wild counterparts. The most extreme was adjacent to versican, a gene involved in control of neural crest cell migration. To control for false positive signals, a second and independent dataset of farmed and wild European Atlantic salmon was assessed using the same methodology. A total of 81 outlier regions detected in the first dataset showed significantly reduced homozygosity within the second one, strongly suggesting the genomic regions identified are enriched for true selection sweeps. Examination of the associated genes identified a number previously characterized as targets of selection in other domestic species and that have roles in development, behavior and olfactory system. These include arcvf, sema6, errb4, id2-like, and 6n1-like genes. Finally, we searched for evidence of parallel sweeps using a farmed population of North American origin. This failed to detect a convincing overlap to the putative sweeps present in European populations, suggesting the factors that drive patterns of variation under domestication and early artificial selection were largely independent. This is the first analysis on domestication of aquaculture species exploiting whole-genome sequence data and resulted in the identification of sweeps common to multiple independent populations of farmed European Atlantic salmon.
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- Salmon Enterprises of Tasmania Pty. Limited, Wayatinah, TAS, Australia
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- Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- The Roslin Institute and Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Midlothian, United Kingdom
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- CSIRO Agriculture and Food, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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Atalah J, Sanchez-Jerez P. Global assessment of ecological risks associated with farmed fish escapes. Glob Ecol Conserv 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022] Open
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Besnier F, Solberg MF, Harvey AC, Carvalho GR, Bekkevold D, Taylor MI, Creer S, Nielsen EE, Skaala Ø, Ayllon F, Dahle G, Glover KA. Epistatic regulation of growth in Atlantic salmon revealed: a QTL study performed on the domesticated-wild interface. BMC Genet 2020; 21:13. [PMID: 32033538 PMCID: PMC7006396 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-020-0816-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Quantitative traits are typically considered to be under additive genetic control. Although there are indications that non-additive factors have the potential to contribute to trait variation, experimental demonstration remains scarce. Here, we investigated the genetic basis of growth in Atlantic salmon by exploiting the high level of genetic diversity and trait expression among domesticated, hybrid and wild populations. Results After rearing fish in common-garden experiments under aquaculture conditions, we performed a variance component analysis in four mapping populations totaling ~ 7000 individuals from six wild, two domesticated and three F1 wild/domesticated hybrid strains. Across the four independent datasets, genome-wide significant quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with weight and length were detected on a total of 18 chromosomes, reflecting the polygenic nature of growth. Significant QTLs correlated with both length and weight were detected on chromosomes 2, 6 and 9 in multiple datasets. Significantly, epistatic QTLs were detected in all datasets. Discussion The observed interactions demonstrated that the phenotypic effect of inheriting an allele deviated between half-sib families. Gene-by-gene interactions were also suggested, where the combined effect of two loci resulted in a genetic effect upon phenotypic variance, while no genetic effect was detected when the two loci were considered separately. To our knowledge, this is the first documentation of epistasis in a quantitative trait in Atlantic salmon. These novel results are of relevance for breeding programs, and for predicting the evolutionary consequences of domestication-introgression in wild populations.
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- Francois Besnier
- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway.
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- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway.,Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
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- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Vejlsøvej 39, 8600, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
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- Molecular Ecology and Fisheries Genetics Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Bangor University, Deiniol Road, Bangor, LL57 2UW, UK
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- Section for Marine Living Resources, National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Vejlsøvej 39, 8600, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway.,Sea Lice Research Centre, Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Population Genetics Research group, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, Nordnes, NO-5817, Bergen, Norway.,Sea Lice Research Centre, Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Solberg MF, Robertsen G, Sundt-Hansen LE, Hindar K, Glover KA. Domestication leads to increased predation susceptibility. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1929. [PMID: 32029847 PMCID: PMC7005312 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58661-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Domestication involves adapting animals to the human-controlled environment. Genetic changes occurring during the domestication process may manifest themselves in phenotypes that render domesticated animals maladaptive for life in the wild. Domesticated Atlantic salmon frequently interbreed with wild conspecifics, and their offspring display reduced survival in the wild. However, the mechanism(s) contributing to their lower survival in the wild remains a subject of conjecture. Here, we document higher susceptibility to predation by brown trout in fast-growing domesticated salmon, as compared to their slow-growing wild conspecifics, demonstrating that directional selection for increased growth comes at a cost of decreased survival when under the risk of predation, as predicted by the growth/predation risk trade-off. Despite earlier documentation of altered risk-taking behavior, this study demonstrates for the first time that domestication of Atlantic salmon has lead to increased predation susceptibility, and that this consitutes a mechanism underpinning the observed survial differences in the wild.
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- Monica F Solberg
- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, NO, 5817, Bergen, Norway.
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), P.O. Box 5685 Torgarden, NO, 7485, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), P.O. Box 5685 Torgarden, NO, 7485, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), P.O. Box 5685 Torgarden, NO, 7485, Trondheim, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870 Nordnes, NO, 5817, Bergen, Norway.,Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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Rodriguez Barreto D, Garcia de Leaniz C, Verspoor E, Sobolewska H, Coulson M, Consuegra S. DNA Methylation Changes in the Sperm of Captive-Reared Fish: A Route to Epigenetic Introgression in Wild Populations. Mol Biol Evol 2020; 36:2205-2211. [PMID: 31180510 PMCID: PMC6759066 DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msz135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Interbreeding between hatchery-reared and wild fish, through deliberate stocking or escapes from fish farms, can result in rapid phenotypic and gene expression changes in hybrids, but the underlying mechanisms are unknown. We assessed if one generation of captive breeding was sufficient to generate inter- and/or transgenerational epigenetic modifications in Atlantic salmon. We found that the sperm of wild and captive-reared males differed in methylated regions consistent with early epigenetic signatures of domestication. Some of the epigenetic marks that differed between hatchery and wild males affected genes related to transcription, neural development, olfaction, and aggression, and were maintained in the offspring beyond developmental reprogramming. Our findings suggest that rearing in captivity may trigger epigenetic modifications in the sperm of hatchery fish that could explain the rapid phenotypic and genetic changes observed among hybrid fish. Epigenetic introgression via fish sperm represents a previously unappreciated mechanism that could compromise locally adapted fish populations.
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- Rivers and Lochs Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Noahgene Ltd, The e-Centre, Cooperage Way Business Village, Alloa, United Kingdom
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- Rivers and Lochs Institute, University of the Highlands and Islands, Inverness College, Inverness, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences Department, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
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Rocha de Almeida T, Alix M, Le Cam A, Klopp C, Montfort J, Toomey L, Ledoré Y, Bobe J, Chardard D, Schaerlinger B, Fontaine P. Domestication may affect the maternal mRNA profile in unfertilized eggs, potentially impacting the embryonic development of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0226878. [PMID: 31891603 PMCID: PMC6938363 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0226878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Domestication is an evolutionary process during which we expect populations to progressively adapt to an environment controlled by humans. It is accompanied by genetic and presumably epigenetic changes potentially leading to modifications in the transcriptomic profile in various tissues. Reproduction is a key function often affected by this process in numerous species, regardless of the mechanism. The maternal mRNA in fish eggs is crucial for the proper embryogenesis. Our working hypothesis is that modifications of maternal mRNAs may reflect potential genetic and/or epigenetic modifications occurring during domestication and could have consequences during embryogenesis. Consequently, we investigated the trancriptomic profile of unfertilized eggs from two populations of Eurasian perch. These two populations differed by their domestication histories (F1 vs. F7+-at least seven generations of reproduction in captivity) and were genetically differentiated (FST = 0.1055, p<0.05). A broad follow up of the oogenesis progression failed to show significant differences during oogenesis between populations. However, the F1 population spawned earlier with embryos presenting an overall higher survivorship than those from the F7+ population. The transcriptomic profile of unfertilized eggs showed 358 differentially expressed genes between populations. In conclusion, our data suggests that the domestication process may influence the regulation of the maternal transcripts in fish eggs, which could in turn explain differences of developmental success.
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- UR AFPA, University of Lorraine, INRA, Nancy, France
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- LPGP, UR1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, INRA, Rennes, France
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- LPGP, UR1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, INRA, Rennes, France
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- UR AFPA, University of Lorraine, INRA, Nancy, France
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- LPGP, UR1037 Fish Physiology and Genomics, INRA, Rennes, France
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Gering E, Incorvaia D, Henriksen R, Conner J, Getty T, Wright D. Getting Back to Nature: Feralization in Animals and Plants. Trends Ecol Evol 2019; 34:1137-1151. [PMID: 31488326 PMCID: PMC7479514 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2019.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 07/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Formerly domesticated organisms and artificially selected genes often escape controlled cultivation, but their subsequent evolution is not well studied. In this review, we examine plant and animal feralization through an evolutionary lens, including how natural selection, artificial selection, and gene flow shape feral genomes, traits, and fitness. Available evidence shows that feralization is not a mere reversal of domestication. Instead, it is shaped by the varied and complex histories of feral populations, and by novel selection pressures. To stimulate further insight we outline several future directions. These include testing how 'domestication genes' act in wild settings, studying the brains and behaviors of feral animals, and comparative analyses of feral populations and taxa. This work offers feasible and exciting research opportunities with both theoretical and practical applications.
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- Eben Gering
- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Department of Biological Sciences, Halmos College of Natural Sciences and Oceanography, Nova Southeastern University, Davie, FL, USA.
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- IIFM Biology and AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA; Kellogg Biological Station and Dept. of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, Hickory Corners, MI, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior Program, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA
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- IIFM Biology and AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology Group, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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Worogo HSS, Idrissou R, Assani AS, Adjassin JS, Azalou M, Assogba BGC, Idrissou Y, Alabi CDA, Alkoiret IT. Towards community-based in situ conservation strategies: a typological analysis of Borgou cattle herding systems in northeastern Benin. Trop Anim Health Prod 2019; 52:1055-1064. [PMID: 31701395 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-02101-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A thorough knowledge of cattle herding systems is very important for planning sustainable genetic improvement and conservation strategies. This paper is initiated to characterize Benin native Borgou cattle farming systems in its department of origin by mean of survey including 180 cattle farmers owning at least one phenotype of that breed. Using multiple correspondence analysis and hierarchical ascending classification, four groups of Borgou cattle farms have been identified. The first group qualified as "semi-intensive purebred Borgou cattle farming" own high numbers (87.2 ± 3.95 heads) purchased and reared with the view to promote its genetic improvement, its production, and its conservation as Benin animal genetic resource. The second group (sedentary purebred Borgou cattle farming) is represented by Bariba ethnic group with small numbers (22.18 ± 0.71 heads) of purebred Borgou cattle used mainly for draught. Cattle farmers of the third group are "large transhumant of Zebu and Borgou crossbred cattle farmers" represented by Fulani and Gando ethnic groups whose herds are generally composed of high numbers (75.20 ± 3.43 heads) of cattle acquired by purchasing, inheriting, and fostering. The last one is the "small transhumant of Zebu and Borgou crossbred cattle farming" with an average herd size of 31.98 ± 0.72 heads. Cattle farming is their main activity and animals are used for the production of milk and cheese. These distinctions between Borgou cattle farmers can be an anchorage point for designing sustainable community-based in situ conservation strategies for safeguarding this local breed in its original cradle.
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- Hilaire S S Worogo
- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin.
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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- Laboratory of Ecology, Health and Animal Productions (LESPA), University of Parakou, P.O. Box 123, Parakou, Benin
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Žužul I, Šegvić-Bubić T, Talijančić I, Džoić T, Lepen Pleić I, Beg Paklar G, Ivatek-Šahdan S, Katavić I, Grubišić L. Spatial connectivity pattern of expanding gilthead seabream populations and its interactions with aquaculture sites: a combined population genetic and physical modelling approach. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14718. [PMID: 31604982 PMCID: PMC6788985 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51256-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In gilthead seabream the number of domesticated individuals increased annually, and escape events occur regularly in the Adriatic Sea. Still there is a lack of population genetic characteristics and evidence of the extent and geographic scale of interbreeding resulting from fish-farm escapees. We screened 1586 individuals using a panel of 21 neutral microsatellite loci in several consecutive years and here report on the medium-scale detection of hybrid and farmed seabream in the natural environment. Wild adults showed a lack of genetic structure within basin and sampling years and reduced connectivity with wild offspring collection, suggesting their temporal residency within the Adriatic. On the contrary, by linking the results of multiannual genetic analyses with the results of coupled hydrodynamic and individual based models (IBM-Ichthyop), we observed a strong connection of wild seabream associated with tuna-aquaculture sites and offspring from the nursery grounds, indicating that the surroundings of tuna sea-cage farms can function as a spawning grounds. The study results present the genetic baseline of wild and farmed strains from the eastern Adriatic Sea, as a first step toward development of a mitigation strategy for fish escapees aimed at controlling further erosion of genetic integrity.
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- Iva Žužul
- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia.
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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- Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, PO Box 500, Šetalište Ivana Meštrovića 63, 21000, Split, Croatia
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Consumption of Atlantic Salmon Smolt by Striped Bass: A Review of the Predator–Prey Encounter and Implications for the Design of Effective Sampling Strategies. FISHES 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/fishes4040050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The native striped bass (Morone saxatilis) population of the Miramichi River, New Brunswick is undergoing an unprecedented recovery while Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) numbers within that system continue to decline. Atlantic salmon smolt depart from the Miramichi system during the striped bass spawning period and it is hypothesized that elevated striped bass abundances will increase encounter rates and predation on smolts. We summarize all available striped bass diet studies occurring within the native range of Atlantic salmon and present a review of the feeding behavior and diet preferences of striped bass before, during, and after their spawning period. The key studies vary in methodologies and interpretability. We present a standardized approach for assessing striped bass predation threats and smolt vulnerability and thus an improved understanding of the species interactions to guide future management in the Miramichi River.
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Chaparro‐Pedraza PC, de Roos AM. Environmental change effects on life-history traits and population dynamics of anadromous fishes. J Anim Ecol 2019; 88:1178-1190. [PMID: 31081118 PMCID: PMC6771977 DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Accepted: 03/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Migration, the recurring movement of individuals between a breeding and a non-breeding habitat, is a widespread phenomenon in the animal kingdom. Since the life cycle of migratory species involves two habitats, they are particularly vulnerable to environmental change, which may affect either of these habitats as well as the travel between them. In this study, we aim to reveal the consequences of environmental change affecting older life-history stages for the population dynamics and the individual life history of a migratory population. We formulate a population model based on the individual energetics and life history to study how increased energetic cost of the breeding travel and reduced survival and food availability in the non-breeding habitat affect an anadromous fish population. These unfavourable conditions have impacts at the individual and the population level. First, when conditions deteriorate individuals in the breeding habitat have a higher body growth rate as a consequence of reductions in spawning that reduce competition. Second, population abundance decreases, and its dynamics change from a regular annual cycle to oscillations with a period of four years. The oscillations are caused by the density-dependent feedback between individuals within a cohort through the food abundance in the breeding habitat, which results in alternation of a strong and a weak cohort. Our results explain how environmental change, by affecting older life-history stages, has multiple consequences for other life stages and for the entire population. We discuss these results in the context of empirical data and highlight the need for mechanistic understanding of the interactions between life-history and population dynamics in response to environmental change.
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- Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem DynamicsUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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Gering E, Incorvaia D, Henriksen R, Wright D, Getty T. Maladaptation in feral and domesticated animals. Evol Appl 2019; 12:1274-1286. [PMID: 31417614 PMCID: PMC6691326 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Selection regimes and population structures can be powerfully changed by domestication and feralization, and these changes can modulate animal fitness in both captive and natural environments. In this review, we synthesize recent studies of these two processes and consider their impacts on organismal and population fitness. Domestication and feralization offer multiple windows into the forms and mechanisms of maladaptation. Firstly, domestic and feral organisms that exhibit suboptimal traits or fitness allow us to identify their underlying causes within tractable research systems. This has facilitated significant progress in our general understandings of genotype-phenotype relationships, fitness trade-offs, and the roles of population structure and artificial selection in shaping domestic and formerly domestic organisms. Additionally, feralization of artificially selected gene variants and organisms can reveal or produce maladaptation in other inhabitants of an invaded biotic community. In these instances, feral animals often show similar fitness advantages to other invasive species, but they are also unique in their capacities to modify natural ecosystems through introductions of artificially selected traits. We conclude with a brief consideration of how emerging technologies such as genome editing could change the tempos, trajectories, and ecological consequences of both domestication and feralization. In addition to providing basic evolutionary insights, our growing understanding of mechanisms through which artificial selection can modulate fitness has diverse and important applications-from enhancing the welfare, sustainability, and efficiency of agroindustry, to mitigating biotic invasions.
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- Eben Gering
- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior ProgramMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior ProgramMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan
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- IIFM Biology and AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology GroupLinköping UniversitySweden
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- IIFM Biology and AVIAN Behavioural Genomics and Physiology GroupLinköping UniversitySweden
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- Department of Integrative Biology and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior ProgramMichigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan
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Tamario C, Sunde J, Petersson E, Tibblin P, Forsman A. Ecological and Evolutionary Consequences of Environmental Change and Management Actions for Migrating Fish. Front Ecol Evol 2019. [DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2019.00271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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McConnell CJ, Atkinson S, Oxman D, Westley PAH. Is blood cortisol or vateritic otolith composition associated with natal dispersal or reproductive performance on the spawning grounds of straying and homing hatchery-produced chum salmon ( Oncorhynchus keta) in Southeast Alaska? Biol Open 2019; 8:bio.042853. [PMID: 31182627 PMCID: PMC6602324 DOI: 10.1242/bio.042853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Homing with high fidelity to natal spawning grounds for reproduction is a hallmark of anadromous Pacific salmon biology, although low rates of dispersal (‘straying’) also occurs. Currently little is known about the proximate factors influencing straying, which limits our understanding of this fundamental biological phenomenon and impedes options for reducing straying-mediated interactions between wild and hatchery-produced individuals. We explored the potential role of stress experienced in captivity prior to intentional release to manifest in developmental irregularities and potentially influence rates of straying by adults. We compared two proxies for stress between groups of hatchery-produced individuals that had homed back to the hatchery or strayed to non-natal streams compared to wild individuals that were presumed to have homed to a wild spawning stream. Blood plasma cortisol was used to assess stress at the terminus of their migration, and percent frequency of vateritic otolith development within groups as a measure of stresses incurred during development. We found no evidence that either proxy for stress was associated with straying. No differences in cortisol concentrations were found between wild and hatchery-produced chum salmon that had homed or strayed, either in males (wild=95.9±175.7 ng/ml; stray=113.4±99.7 ng/ml; home=124.7±113.8 ng/ml) or females (wild=307.6±83.4 ng/ml; stray= 329.0±208.9 ng/ml; home=294.1±134.8 ng/ml); however, significant differences between males and females occurred in each group. The percent frequency of vaterite occurrence in otoliths of hatchery-produced chum salmon that either strayed (40% vaterite) or homed (45% vaterite) did not differ significantly, though rates of vaterite occurred less frequently in wild chum salmon (24%), which is consistent with other studies. Mass thermal marking of juvenile fish in hatcheries is unlikely to increase vateritic development as neither intensity (number of temperature changes) or complexity (number of temperature change sequences) of the mark was associated with frequency of vaterite occurrence. Though not associated with straying, cortisol concentrations were associated with shorter instream lifespan of both hatchery and wild individuals but did not appear to influence rates of egg retention in spawning females, suggesting an equivocal role in reproductive ecology. Our results are suggestive that stress induced during the early stages of rearing in a hatchery environment from marking or other causes may not increase straying later in life, though the higher rates of vaterite observed in hatchery-produced fish may come at a cost of increased marine mortality, due to the otoliths' role in navigation and hearing. Summary: Straying mediates ecological interactions and gene flow between salmon populations. Understanding physiological controls and underlying causes of straying by hatchery-produced salmon may help managers minimize deleterious interactions.
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- Casey J McConnell
- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 323 Garteeni Hwy, Hoonah, AK 99829, USA
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 17101 Lena Point Loop Road, Juneau, AK 99801, USA
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- Alaska Department of Fish and Game, 10107 Bentwood Pl, Juneau, AK 9901, USA
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- College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, 905. N Koyukuk Drive, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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Weigel D, Koch I, Monzyk F, Sharpe C, Narum S, Caudill CC. Evaluation of a trap-and-transport program for a threatened population of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). CONSERV GENET 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-019-01200-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Skaala Ø, Besnier F, Borgstrøm R, Barlaup B, Sørvik AG, Normann E, Østebø BI, Hansen MM, Glover KA. An extensive common-garden study with domesticated and wild Atlantic salmon in the wild reveals impact on smolt production and shifts in fitness traits. Evol Appl 2019; 12:1001-1016. [PMID: 31080511 PMCID: PMC6503829 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2018] [Revised: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/19/2019] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Interactions between domesticated escapees and wild conspecifics represent a threat to the genetic integrity and fitness of native populations. For Atlantic salmon, the recurrent presence of large numbers of domesticated escapees in the wild makes it necessary to better understand their impacts on native populations. We planted 254,400 eggs from 75 families of domesticated, F1-hybrid, and wild salmon in a river containing up- and downstream traps. Additionally, 41,630 hatchery smolts of the same pedigrees were released into the river. Over 8 years, 6,669 out-migrating smolts and 356 returning adults were recaptured and identified to their families of origin with DNA. In comparison with wild salmon, domesticated fish had substantially lower egg to smolt survival (1.8% vs. 3.8% across cohorts), they migrated earlier in the year (11.8 days earlier across years), but they only displayed marginally larger smolt sizes and marginally lower smolt ages. Upon return to freshwater, domesticated salmon were substantially larger at age than wild salmon (2.4 vs. 2.0, 4.8 vs. 3.2, and 8.5 vs. 5.6 kg across sexes for 1, 2, and 3 sea-winter fish) and displayed substantially lower released smolt to adult survival (0.41% vs. 0.94% across releases). Overall, egg-to-returning adult survival ratios were 1:0.76:0.30 and 1:0.44:0.21 for wild:F1-hybrid:domesticated salmon, respectively, using two different types of data. This study represents the most updated and extensive analysis of domesticated, hybrid, and wild salmon in the wild and provides the first documentation of a clear genetic difference in the timing of smolt migration-an adaptive trait presumed to be linked with optimal timing of entry to seawater. We conclude that spawning and hybridization of domesticated escapees can lead to (i) reduced wild smolt output and therefore wild adult abundance, through resource competition in freshwater, (ii) reduced total adult abundance due to freshwater competition and reduced marine survival of domesticated salmon, and (iii) maladaptive changes in phenotypic traits.
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Natural Resource ManagementÅsNorway
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- Institute of Marine ResearchNordnes, BergenNorway
- Department of BioscienceAarhus UniversityAarhus CDenmark
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- Institute of Marine ResearchNordnes, BergenNorway
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of BergenBergenNorway
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