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  <dc:contributor>Wade Wilson</dc:contributor>
  <dc:contributor>Colleen A. Caldwell</dc:contributor>
  <dc:creator>Rene Galindo</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2016</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p id="Par1" class="Para"&gt;&lt;span&gt;In the southwestern United States (US), the Rio Grande chub (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;Gila pandora)&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;is state-listed as a fish species of greatest conservation need and federally listed as sensitive due to habitat alterations and competition with non-native fishes. Characterizing genetic diversity, genetic population structure, and effective number of breeders will assist with conservation efforts by providing a baseline of genetic metrics. Genetic relatedness within and among&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;G. pandora&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;populations throughout New Mexico was characterized using 11 microsatellite loci among 15 populations in three drainage basins (Rio Grande, Pecos, Canadian). Observed heterozygosity (H&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;O&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;) ranged from 0.71&amp;ndash;0.87 and was similar to expected heterozygosity (0.75&amp;ndash;0.87). Rio Ojo Caliente (Rio Grande) had the highest allelic richness (A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;15.09), while Upper Rio Bonito (Pecos) had the lowest allelic richness (A&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;R&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;6.75). Genetic differentiation existed among all populations with the lowest genetic variation occurring within the Pecos drainage. STRUCTURE analysis revealed seven genetic clusters. Populations of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;G. pandora&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;within the upper Rio Grande drainage (Rio Ojo Caliente, Rio Vallecitos, Rio Pueblo de Taos) had high levels of admixture with Q-values ranging from 0.30&amp;ndash;0.50. In contrast, populations within the Pecos drainage (Pecos River and Upper Rio Bonito) had low levels of admixture (Q&amp;nbsp;=&amp;nbsp;0.94 and 0.87, respectively). Estimates of effective number of breeders (&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;N&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;b&lt;/i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;) varied from 6.1 (Pecos: Upper Rio Bonito) to 109.7 (Rio Grande: Rio Pe&amp;ntilde;asco) indicating that populations in the Pecos drainage are at risk of extirpation. In the event that management actions are deemed necessary to preserve or increase genetic diversity of&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;i class="EmphasisTypeItalic "&gt;G. pandora&lt;/i&gt;&lt;span&gt;, consideration must be given as to which populations are selected for translocation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.1007/s10592-016-0845-2</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>Springer</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Geographic distribution of genetic diversity in populations of Rio Grande Chub &lt;i&gt;Gila pandora&lt;/i&gt;</dc:title>
  <dc:type>article</dc:type>
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