The Landscape Genetic Patterns of Culaea inconstans

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dc.contributor.advisorRogers, Sean M.
dc.contributor.advisorVamosi, Steven M.
dc.contributor.authorKremer, Cory S.
dc.date.accessioned2013-05-01T19:04:42Z
dc.date.available2013-06-10T07:00:46Z
dc.date.issued2013-05-01
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.description.abstractLandscape genetics is a new field that investigates the consequences of landscape features on population genetic patterns. The small lakes of Alberta, and the brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) that inhabit them, provide a unique system where populations are highly fragmented and isolated from one another. These lakes are prone to winterkills hypothesized to precipitate frequent bottleneck events in brook stickleback populations. As predicted, brook stickleback populations exhibited a high degree of population structure, and were hierarchically structured by small scale watersheds. AIC analyses of the role of spatial features found support for basin characteristics in driving patterns of genetic diversity, which was also consistent with the detection of recent bottlenecks in at least five of the sampled lakes. These results suggest that brook stickleback population genetic patterns are primarily controlled by processes that accelerate genetic drift, reinforcing the importance of connectivity in the maintenance of genetic diversity in fragmented landscapes.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKremer, C. S. (2013). The Landscape Genetic Patterns of Culaea inconstans (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28227en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28227
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/686
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subject.classificationbottlenecksen_US
dc.subject.classificationculaea inconstansen_US
dc.subject.classificationdriften_US
dc.subject.classificationfragmentationen_US
dc.subject.classificationlandscape geneticsen_US
dc.subject.classificationwinterkillen_US
dc.subject.classificationSticklebacken_US
dc.titleThe Landscape Genetic Patterns of Culaea inconstans
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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