Allelic variability in species and stocks of Lake Superior ciscoes (Coregoninae)
Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
By: Thomas N. Todd
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Abstract
Starch gel electrophoresis was used as a means of recognizing species and stocks in Lake Superior Coregonus. Allelic variability at isocitrate dehydrogenase and glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase loci was recorded for samples of lake herring (Coregonus artedii), bloater (C. hoyi), kiyi (C. kiyi), and shortjaw cisco (C. zenithicus) from five Lake Superior localities. The observed frequencies of genotypes within each subsample did not differ significantly from those expected on the basis of random mating, and suggested that each subsample represented either a random sample from a larger randomly mating population or an independent and isolated subpopulation within which mating was random. Significant contingency X2 values for comparisons between both localities and species suggested that more than one randomly mating population occurred among the Lake Superior ciscoes, but did not reveal how many such populations there were. In contrast to the genetic results of this study, morphology seems to be a better descriptor of cisco stocks, and identification of cisco stocks and species will still have to be based on morphological criteria until more data are forthcoming. Where several species are sympatric, management should strive to preserve the least abundant. Failure to do so could result in the extinction or depletion of the rarer forms.
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Todd, T.N., 1981, Allelic variability in species and stocks of Lake Superior ciscoes (Coregoninae): Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, v. 38, no. 12, p. 1808-1813, https://doi.org/10.1139/f81-227.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Allelic variability in species and stocks of Lake Superior ciscoes (Coregoninae) |
| Series title | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
| DOI | 10.1139/f81-227 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Year Published | 1981 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | NRC Research Press |
| Publisher location | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | p. 1808-1813 |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
| First page | 1808 |
| Last page | 1813 |