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King RA, Ellis CD, Bekkevold D, Ensing D, Lecointre T, Osmond DR, Piper A, Roberts DE, Launey S, Stevens JR. Leveraging the genetic diversity of trout in the rivers of the British Isles and northern France to understand the movements of sea trout ( Salmo trutta L.) around the English Channel. Evol Appl 2024; 17:e13759. [PMID: 39040811 PMCID: PMC11261213 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13759] [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: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/08/2024] [Indexed: 07/24/2024] Open
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Populations of anadromous brown trout, also known as sea trout, have suffered recent marked declines in abundance due to multiple factors, including climate change and human activities. While much is known about their freshwater phase, less is known about the species' marine feeding migrations. This situation is hindering the effective management and conservation of anadromous trout in the marine environment. Using a panel of 95 single nucleotide polymorphism markers we developed a genetic baseline, which demonstrated strong regional structuring of genetic diversity in trout populations around the English Channel and adjacent waters. Extensive baseline testing showed this structuring allowed high-confidence assignment of known-origin individuals to region of origin. This study presents new data on the movements of anadromous trout in the English Channel and southern North Sea. Assignment of anadromous trout sampled from 12 marine and estuarine localities highlighted contrasting results for these areas. The majority of these fisheries are composed predominately of stocks local to the sampling location. However, there were multiple cases of long-distance movements of anadromous trout, with several individuals originating from rivers in northeast England being caught in the English Channel and southern North Sea, in some cases more than 1000 km from their natal region. These results have implications for the management of sea trout in inshore waters around the English Channel and southern North Sea.
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- R. Andrew King
- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life SciencesHatherly LaboratoriesExeterUK
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life SciencesHatherly LaboratoriesExeterUK
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- National Institute for Aquatic ResearchTechnical University of DenmarkSilkeborgDenmark
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- Environment, Marine and Fisheries GroupDepartment of Agriculture, Environment and Rural AffairsLisburnUK
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- Salmon and Trout Research Centre, The River LaboratoryGame and Wildlife Conservation TrustDorsetUK
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life SciencesHatherly LaboratoriesExeterUK
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- Institute of ZoologyZoological Society of LondonLondonUK
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- Salmon and Trout Research Centre, The River LaboratoryGame and Wildlife Conservation TrustDorsetUK
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- DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability)INRAE, Institut Agro, IFREMERRennesFrance
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- Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Health and Life SciencesHatherly LaboratoriesExeterUK
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Single Nucleotide Polymorphism Markers with Applications in Conservation and Exploitation of Aquatic Natural Populations. Animals (Basel) 2023; 13:ani13061089. [PMID: 36978629 PMCID: PMC10044284 DOI: 10.3390/ani13061089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Simple Summary In recent decades, societies, states and local authorities have become increasingly aware that for effective long-term management and protection of aquatic ecosystems and populations, it is necessary to take into account the genetic changes occurring in these populations. One type of high-resolution molecular marker suitable for studying the neutral and adaptive genetic diversity of populations is single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). This review is an attempt to show the benefits of using SNPs to recognize natural populations of aquatic animals and detect the threats to them from accidentally or intentionally released farm animals, fishery and global climate changes. It is postulated that conservation actions should protect not only pristine natural populations that are endangered or overfished, but also protect populations of non-threatened species from unnecessarily released semi-domesticated animals. The enhancement of natural populations with farmed material usually reduces their genetic diversity. Experimental size-selective catches of artificially created populations have caused evolutionary changes in the life cycles of fishes. However, fishery-induced evolution in natural populations is difficult to observe. The negative measurable effects on populations can be expected when the number of breeding individuals is reduced below 100, which occurs very rarely in the sea and more often in fragmented freshwater streams, ponds and seasonal rivers. Abstract An increasing number of aquatic species have been studied for genetic polymorphism, which extends the knowledge on their natural populations. One type of high-resolution molecular marker suitable for studying the genetic diversity of large numbers of individuals is single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP). This review is an attempt to show the range of applications of SNPs in studies of natural populations of aquatic animals. In recent years, SNPs have been used in the genetic analysis of wild and enhanced fish and invertebrate populations in natural habitats, exploited migratory species in the oceans, migratory anadromous and freshwater fish and demersal species. SNPs have been used for the identification of species and their hybrids in natural environments, to study the genetic consequences of restocking for conservation purposes and the negative effects on natural populations of fish accidentally escaping from culture. SNPs are very useful for identifying genomic regions correlated with phenotypic variants relevant for wildlife protection, management and aquaculture. Experimental size-selective catches of populations created in tanks have caused evolutionary changes in life cycles of fishes. The research results have been discussed to clarify whether the fish populations in natural conditions can undergo changes due to selective harvesting targeting the fastest-growing fishes.
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Farrell ED, Andersson L, Bekkevold D, Campbell N, Carlsson J, Clarke MW, Egan A, Folkvord A, Gras M, Lusseau SM, Mackinson S, Nolan C, O'Connell S, O'Malley M, Pastoors M, Pettersson ME, White E. A baseline for the genetic stock identification of Atlantic herring, Clupea harengus, in ICES Divisions 6.a, 7.b-c. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2022; 9:220453. [PMID: 36133150 PMCID: PMC9449477 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.220453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Atlantic herring in International Council for Exploration of the Sea (ICES) Divisions 6.a, 7.b-c comprises at least three populations, distinguished by temporal and spatial differences in spawning, which have until recently been managed as two stocks defined by geographical delineators. Outside of spawning the populations form mixed aggregations, which are the subject of acoustic surveys. The inability to distinguish the populations has prevented the development of separate survey indices and separate stock assessments. A panel of 45 single-nucleotide polymorphisms, derived from whole-genome sequencing, were used to genotype 3480 baseline spawning samples (2014-2021). A temporally stable baseline comprising 2316 herring from populations known to inhabit Division 6.a was used to develop a genetic assignment method, with a self-assignment accuracy greater than 90%. The long-term temporal stability of the assignment model was validated by assigning archive (2003-2004) baseline samples (270 individuals) with a high level of accuracy. Assignment of non-baseline samples (1514 individuals) from Divisions 6.a, 7.b-c indicated previously unrecognized levels of mixing of populations outside of the spawning season. The genetic markers and assignment models presented constitute a 'toolbox' that can be used for the assignment of herring caught in mixed survey and commercial catches in Division 6.a into their population of origin with a high level of accuracy.
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- Edward D. Farrell
- EDF Scientific Limited, Rathaha, Ladysbridge, Cork, Ireland
- Area 52 Research Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science/Earth Institute, Science Centre West, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
- Department of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Technical University of Denmark, Silkeborg, Denmark
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- Marine Scotland Science, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, Scotland
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- Area 52 Research Group, School of Biology and Environmental Science/Earth Institute, Science Centre West, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
- European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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- Marine Scotland Science, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, Scotland
- National Institute of Aquatic Resources, Willemoesvej 2, Hovedbygning, 067, 9850 Hirtshals, Denmark
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- Scottish Pelagic Fishermen's Association, Heritage House, 135-139 Shore Street, Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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- Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
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- Marine Scotland Science, 375 Victoria Road, Aberdeen AB11 9DB, Scotland
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- Pelagic Freezer-trawler Association, Louis Braillelaan 80, 2719 EK Zoetermeer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Microbiology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Marine Institute, Rinville, Oranmore, Co. Galway, Ireland
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Hamilton MG, Lind CE, Barman BK, Velasco RR, Danting MJC, Benzie JAH. Distinguishing Between Nile Tilapia Strains Using a Low-Density Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism Panel. Front Genet 2020; 11:594722. [PMID: 33335540 PMCID: PMC7736061 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2020.594722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) is among the most important finfish in aquaculture, particularly in Asia. Numerous genetically improved strains of Nile tilapia have been developed and disseminated through formal and informal channels to hatcheries, many of which operate at a relatively small scale in developing countries. The primary objective of this study was to assess the extent to which molecular genetic tools can identify different and interrelated strains of Nile tilapia in Bangladesh and the Philippines, two globally significant producers. A tool was developed using a low-density panel of single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), genotyping-by-sequencing and discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC). When applied to 2,057 samples from 205 hatcheries in Bangladesh and the Philippines, for hatcheries where the hatchery-identified strain was one of the sampled core populations used to develop the tool, hatchery-identified and DAPC-assigned hatchery-level strains were in agreement in 74.1% of cases in Bangladesh and 80.6% of cases in the Philippines. The dominant hatchery-identified and DAPC-assigned strains were GIFT, in Bangladesh, and GET-ExCEL-a composite strain partially derived from GIFT-in the Philippines.
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- Department of Aquatic Resources, Ecology and Management, College of Fisheries, Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, Philippines
- Freshwater Aquaculture Center, Central Luzon State University, Muñoz, Philippines
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- Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, National Freshwater Fisheries Technology Center, Central Luzon State University Compound, Science City of Munoz, Philippines
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- WorldFish, Penang, Malaysia
- School of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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Mejía-Ruíz P, Perez-Enriquez R, Mares-Mayagoitia JA, Valenzuela-Quiñonez F. Population genomics reveals a mismatch between management and biological units in green abalone ( Haliotis fulgens). PeerJ 2020; 8:e9722. [PMID: 32879800 PMCID: PMC7443094 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9722] [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: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Effective fishery management strategies should be based on stock delimitation and knowledge of the spatial scale at which species are distributed. However, a mismatch often occurs between biological and management units of fishery resources. The green abalone (Haliotis fulgens) supports an important artisanal fishery in the west coast of the Baja California Peninsula (BCP), Mexico, which has shown a declining tendency despite the several management measures. Thus, the aim of this study was to characterize the spatial patterns of neutral genomic variation of green abalone along the BCP to test whether the genomic structure patterns support the current green abalone management areas. To test this hypothesis, a set of 2,170 putative neutral single nucleotide polymorphisms discovered by a double digest restriction-site associated DNA approach was used on 10 locations along the BCP. The results revealed a population structure with three putative groups: Guadalupe Island and northern and southern BCP locations. The contemporary gene flow might be explained by local oceanographic features, where it is bidirectional within the southern region but with a predominant southward flow from the northern region. These findings indicated that the administrative areas did not match the biological units of H. fulgens fishery; hence, the stock assessment and management areas should be revised.
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- Paulina Mejía-Ruíz
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C., La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste S.C., La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
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Jenkins TL, Ellis CD, Triantafyllidis A, Stevens JR. Single nucleotide polymorphisms reveal a genetic cline across the north-east Atlantic and enable powerful population assignment in the European lobster. Evol Appl 2019; 12:1881-1899. [PMID: 31700533 PMCID: PMC6824076 DOI: 10.1111/eva.12849] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Resolving stock structure is crucial for fisheries conservation to ensure that the spatial implementation of management is commensurate with that of biological population units. To address this in the economically important European lobster (Homarus gammarus), genetic structure was explored across the species' range using a small panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) previously isolated from restriction-site-associated DNA sequencing; these SNPs were selected to maximize differentiation at a range of both broad and fine scales. After quality control and filtering, 1,278 lobsters from 38 sampling sites were genotyped at 79 SNPs. The results revealed a pronounced phylogeographic break between the Atlantic and Mediterranean basins, while structure within the Mediterranean was also apparent, partitioned between lobsters from the central Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea. In addition, a genetic cline across the north-east Atlantic was revealed using both putatively neutral and outlier SNPs, but the precise driver(s) of this clinal pattern-isolation by distance, secondary contact, selection across an environmental gradient, or a combination of these factors-remains undetermined. Putatively neutral markers differentiated lobsters from Oosterschelde, an estuary on the Dutch coast, a finding likely explained by past bottlenecks and limited gene flow with adjacent North Sea populations. Building on the findings of our spatial genetic analysis, we were able to test the accuracy of assigning lobsters at various spatial scales, including to basin of origin (Atlantic or Mediterranean), region of origin and sampling location. The predictive model assembled using 79 SNPs correctly assigned 99.7% of lobsters not used to build the model to their basin of origin, but accuracy decreased to region of origin and again to sampling location. These results are of direct relevance to managers of lobster fisheries and hatcheries, and provide the basis for a genetic tool for tracing the origin of European lobsters in the food supply chain.
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- Tom L. Jenkins
- Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
- National Lobster HatcherySouth QuayPadstowUK
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- Department of Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental SciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
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Rexer-Huber K, Veale AJ, Catry P, Cherel Y, Dutoit L, Foster Y, McEwan JC, Parker GC, Phillips RA, Ryan PG, Stanworth AJ, van Stijn T, Thompson DR, Waters J, Robertson BC. Genomics detects population structure within and between ocean basins in a circumpolar seabird: The white-chinned petrel. Mol Ecol 2019; 28:4552-4572. [PMID: 31541577 DOI: 10.1111/mec.15248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The Southern Ocean represents a continuous stretch of circumpolar marine habitat, but the potential physical and ecological drivers of evolutionary genetic differentiation across this vast ecosystem remain unclear. We tested for genetic structure across the full circumpolar range of the white-chinned petrel (Procellaria aequinoctialis) to unravel the potential drivers of population differentiation and test alternative population differentiation hypotheses. Following range-wide comprehensive sampling, we applied genomic (genotyping-by-sequencing or GBS; 60,709 loci) and standard mitochondrial-marker approaches (cytochrome b and first domain of control region) to quantify genetic diversity within and among island populations, test for isolation by distance, and quantify the number of genetic clusters using neutral and outlier (non-neutral) loci. Our results supported the multi-region hypothesis, with a range of analyses showing clear three-region genetic population structure, split by ocean basin, within two evolutionary units. The most significant differentiation between these regions confirmed previous work distinguishing New Zealand and nominate subspecies. Although there was little evidence of structure within the island groups of the Indian or Atlantic oceans, a small set of highly-discriminatory outlier loci could assign petrels to ocean basin and potentially to island group, though the latter needs further verification. Genomic data hold the key to revealing substantial regional genetic structure within wide-ranging circumpolar species previously assumed to be panmictic.
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- Kalinka Rexer-Huber
- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.,Parker Conservation, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, UMR 7372 du CNRS-La Rochelle Université, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Invermay Agricultural Centre, AgResearch, Mosgiel, New Zealand
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- British Antarctic Survey, Natural Environment Research Council, Cambridge, UK
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- FitzPatrick Institute of African Ornithology, DST-NRF Centre of Excellence, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa
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- National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research, Wellington, New Zealand
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- Department of Zoology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Harvey AC, Quintela M, Glover KA, Karlsen Ø, Nilsen R, Skaala Ø, Sægrov H, Kålås S, Knutar S, Wennevik V. Inferring Atlantic salmon post-smolt migration patterns using genetic assignment. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2019; 6:190426. [PMID: 31824688 PMCID: PMC6837218 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.190426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Understanding migratory patterns is important for predicting and mitigating unwanted consequences of environmental change or anthropogenic challenges on vulnerable species. Wild Atlantic salmon undergo challenging migrations between freshwater and marine environments, and the numbers of salmon returning to their natal rivers to reproduce have declined over several decades. Mortality from sea lice linked to fish farms within their seaward migration routes is proposed as a contributing factor to these declines. Here, we used 31 microsatellite markers to establish a genetic baseline for the main rivers in the Hardangerfjord, western Norway. Mixed stock analysis was used to assign Atlantic salmon post-smolts caught in trawls in 2013-2017 back to regional reporting units. Analyses demonstrated that individuals originating from rivers located in the inner region of the fjord arrived at the outer fjord later than individuals from middle and outer fjord rivers. Therefore, as post-smolts originating from inner rivers also have to migrate longer distances to exit the fjord, these data suggest that inner fjord populations are more likely to be at risk of mortality through aquaculture-produced sea lice, and other natural factors such as predation, than middle or outer fjord populations with earlier exit times and shorter journeys. These results will be used to calibrate models estimating mortality from sea lice on wild salmon for the regulation of the Norwegian aquaculture industry.
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- A. C. Harvey
- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
- Institute of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Tromsø, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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- Rådgivende Biologer AS, Bergen, Norway
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- Rådgivende Biologer AS, Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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- Institute of Marine Research (IMR), Bergen, Norway
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Nugent CM, Leong JS, Christensen KA, Rondeau EB, Brachmann MK, Easton AA, Ouellet-Fagg CL, Crown MTT, Davidson WS, Koop BF, Danzmann RG, Ferguson MM. Design and characterization of an 87k SNP genotyping array for Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). PLoS One 2019; 14:e0215008. [PMID: 30951561 PMCID: PMC6450613 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
We have generated a high-density, high-throughput genotyping array for characterizing genome-wide variation in Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus). Novel single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were identified in charr from the Fraser, Nauyuk and Tree River aquaculture strains, which originated from northern Canada and fish from Iceland using high coverage sequencing, reduced representation sequencing and RNA-seq datasets. The array was designed to capture genome-wide variation from a diverse suite of Arctic charr populations. Cross validation of SNPs from various sources and comparison with previously published Arctic charr SNP data provided a set of candidate SNPs that generalize across populations. Further candidate SNPs were identified based on minor allele frequency, association with RNA transcripts, even spacing across intergenic regions and association with the sex determining (sdY) gene. The performance of the 86,503 SNP array was assessed by genotyping Fraser, Nauyuk and Tree River strain individuals, as well as wild Icelandic Arctic charr. Overall, 63,060 of the SNPs were polymorphic within at least one group and 36.8% were unique to one of the four groups, suggesting that the array design allows for characterization of both within and across population genetic diversity. The concordance between sdY markers and known phenotypic sex indicated that the array can accurately determine the sex of individuals based on genotype alone. The Salp87k genotyping array provides researchers and breeders the opportunity to analyze genetic variation in Arctic charr at a more detailed level than previously possible.
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- Cameron M. Nugent
- University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research, West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- Simon Fraser University, Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Victoria, Department of Biology, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Guelph, Department of Integrative Biology, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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Torati LS, Taggart JB, Varela ES, Araripe J, Wehner S, Migaud H. Genetic diversity and structure in Arapaima gigas populations from Amazon and Araguaia-Tocantins river basins. BMC Genet 2019; 20:13. [PMID: 30691389 PMCID: PMC6348655 DOI: 10.1186/s12863-018-0711-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Accepted: 12/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Arapaima gigas (Schinz, 1822) is the largest freshwater scaled fish in the world, and an emerging species for tropical aquaculture development. Conservation of the species, and the expansion of aquaculture requires the development of genetic tools to study polymorphism, differentiation, and stock structure. This study aimed to investigate genomic polymorphism through ddRAD sequencing, in order to identify a panel of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and to simultaneously assess genetic diversity and structure in wild (from rivers Amazon, Solimões, Tocantins and Araguaia) and captive populations. Results Compared to many other teleosts, the degree of polymorphism in A. gigas was low with only 2.3% of identified RAD-tags (135 bases long) containing SNPs. A panel of 393 informative SNPs was identified and screened across the five populations. Higher genetic diversity indices (number of polymorphic loci and private alleles, Shannon’s Index and HO) were found in populations from the Amazon and Solimões, intermediate levels in Tocantins and Captive, and very low levels in the Araguaia population. These results likely reflect larger population sizes from less urbanized environments in the Amazon basin compared to Araguaia. Populations were significantly differentiated with pairwise FST values ranging from 0.086 (Amazon × Solimões) to 0.556 (Amazon × Araguaia). Mean pairwise relatedness among individuals was significant in all populations (P < 0.01), reflecting a degree of inbreeding possibly due to severe depletion of natural stocks, the species sedentary behaviour and possible sampling biases. Although Mantel test was not significant (P = 0.104; R2 = 0.65), Bayesian analysis in STRUCTURE and discriminant analysis of principal components (DAPC) showed populations of Amazon and Solimões to be genetically differentiated from Araguaia, with Tocantins comprising individuals from both identified stocks. Conclusions This relatively rapid genotyping by sequencing approach proved to be successful in delineating arapaima stocks. The approach and / or SNP panels identified should prove valuable for more detailed genetic studies of arapaima populations, including the elucidation of the genetic status of described discrete morphotypes and aid in delivery of conservation programs to maintain genetic diversity in reservoirs across the Amazon region. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12863-018-0711-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Lucas Simon Torati
- EMBRAPA Pesca e Aquicultura, Palmas, TO, CEP 77008-900, Brazil. .,Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK.
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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- Instituto de Estudos Costeiros, Campus de Bragança, Universidade Federal do Pará, Bragança, PA, CEP 68600-000, Brazil
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- Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Kraepelinstr. 2-10, 80804, Munich, Germany
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- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA, Scotland, UK
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Narum SR, Di Genova A, Micheletti SJ, Maass A. Genomic variation underlying complex life-history traits revealed by genome sequencing in Chinook salmon. Proc Biol Sci 2018; 285:rspb.2018.0935. [PMID: 30051839 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2018.0935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
A broad portfolio of phenotypic diversity in natural organisms can buffer against exploitation and increase species persistence in disturbed ecosystems. The study of genomic variation that accounts for ecological and evolutionary adaptation can represent a powerful approach to extend understanding of phenotypic variation in nature. Here we present a chromosome-level reference genome assembly for Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha; 2.36 Gb) that enabled association mapping of life-history variation and phenotypic traits for this species. Whole-genome re-sequencing of populations with distinct life-history traits provided evidence that divergent selection was extensive throughout the genome within and among phylogenetic lineages, indicating that a broad portfolio of phenotypic diversity exists in this species that is related to local adaptation and life-history variation. Association mapping with millions of genome-wide SNPs revealed that a genomic region of major effect on chromosome 28 was associated with phenotypes for premature and mature arrival to spawning grounds and was consistent across three distinct phylogenetic lineages. Our results demonstrate how genomic resources can enlighten the genetic basis of known phenotypes in exploited species and assist in clarifying phenotypic variation that may be difficult to observe in naturally occurring organisms.
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- Shawn R Narum
- Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission, Hagerman Genetics Laboratory, Hagerman, ID, USA .,Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Mathomics Center for Mathematical Modeling and Center for Genome Regulation, University of Chile, Santiago 8370456, Chile.,Faculty of Engineering and Science, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile
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- Mathomics Center for Mathematical Modeling and Center for Genome Regulation, University of Chile, Santiago 8370456, Chile
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Weigand H, Leese F. Detecting signatures of positive selection in non-model species using genomic data. Zool J Linn Soc 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zly007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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- Hannah Weigand
- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße, Essen, Germany
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- Aquatic Ecosystem Research, University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße, Essen, Germany
- Centre for Water and Environmental Research (ZWU), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße, Essen, Germany
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Ikediashi C, Paris JR, King RA, Beaumont WRC, Ibbotson A, Stevens JR. Atlantic salmon Salmo salar in the chalk streams of England are genetically unique. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2018; 92:621-641. [PMID: 29385651 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
Recent research has identified genetic groups of Atlantic salmon Salmo salar that show association with geological and environmental boundaries. This study focuses on one particular subgroup of the species inhabiting the chalk streams of southern England, U.K. These fish are genetically distinct from other British and European S. salar populations and have previously demonstrated markedly low admixture with populations in neighbouring regions. The genetic population structure of S. salar occupying five chalk streams was explored using 16 microsatellite loci. The analysis provides evidence of the genetic distinctiveness of chalk-stream S. salar in southern England, in comparison with populations from non-chalk regions elsewhere in western Europe. Little genetic differentiation exists between the chalk-stream populations and a pattern of isolation by distance was evident. Furthermore, evidence of temporal stability of S. salar populations across the five chalk streams was found. This work provides new insights into the temporal stability and lack of genetic population sub-structuring within a unique component of the species' range of S. salar.
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- C Ikediashi
- Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U.K
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U.K
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U.K
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- Salmon & Trout Research Centre, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), East Stoke, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6BB, U.K
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- Salmon & Trout Research Centre, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust (GWCT), East Stoke, Wareham, Dorset BH20 6BB, U.K
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Geoffrey Pope Building, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, U.K
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Jeffery NW, Stanley RRE, Wringe BF, Guijarro-Sabaniel J, Bourret V, Bernatchez L, Bentzen P, Beiko RG, Gilbey J, Clément M, Bradbury IR. Range-wide parallel climate-associated genomic clines in Atlantic salmon. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2017; 4:171394. [PMID: 29291123 PMCID: PMC5717698 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.171394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
Abstract
Clinal variation across replicated environmental gradients can reveal evidence of local adaptation, providing insight into the demographic and evolutionary processes that shape intraspecific diversity. Using 1773 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms we evaluated latitudinal variation in allele frequency for 134 populations of North American and European Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). We detected 84 (4.74%) and 195 (11%) loci showing clinal patterns in North America and Europe, respectively, with 12 clinal loci in common between continents. Clinal single nucleotide polymorphisms were evenly distributed across the salmon genome and logistic regression revealed significant associations with latitude and seasonal temperatures, particularly average spring temperature in both continents. Loci displaying parallel clines were associated with several metabolic and immune functions, suggesting a potential basis for climate-associated adaptive differentiation. These climate-based clines collectively suggest evidence of large-scale environmental associated differences on either side of the North Atlantic. Our results support patterns of parallel evolution on both sides of the North Atlantic, with evidence of both similar and divergent underlying genetic architecture. The identification of climate-associated genomic clines illuminates the role of selection and demographic processes on intraspecific diversity in this species and provides a context in which to evaluate the impacts of climate change.
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- Nicholas W. Jeffery
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaA1C 5X1
- Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaB3H 4R2
- Author for correspondence: Nicholas W. Jeffery e-mail:
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaB2Y 4A2
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaA1C 5X1
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, CanadaB2Y 4A2
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- Laboratoire d'expertise biolégale, MFFP, Québec, Québec, CanadaG1P 3W8
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- Department of Biology, Université Laval, Québec, Québec, CanadaG1 V 0A6
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- Department of Biology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaB3H 4R2
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- Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaB3H 4R2
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- Marine Scotland, Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory, Faskally, Pitlochry PH16 5LB, UK
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- Centre for Fisheries Ecosystems Research, Fisheries and Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada
- Labrador Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Happy Valley-Goose Bay, NL, Canada
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- Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Centre, St John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, CanadaA1C 5X1
- Faculty of Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaB3H 4R2
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Limborg MT, Larson WA, Seeb LW, Seeb JE. Screening of duplicated loci reveals hidden divergence patterns in a complex salmonid genome. Mol Ecol 2017; 26:4509-4522. [DOI: 10.1111/mec.14201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2016] [Revised: 04/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Morten T. Limborg
- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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- School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences University of Washington Seattle WA USA
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