Population Genetics: Principles and Applications for Fisheries Scientists

The principles of population genetics have important bearing on the practice of fisheries science. However, fisheries managers do not typically receive training in population genetics. This is due, in large part, to lack of course materials in population genetics relevant to fisheries science. Few fisheries students go forward with courses focusing on genetics of fruit flies, corn, or humans, and even when they do, the applications of principles to problems they will face in their careers often are unclear. The availability of a textbook for a course in fisheries genetics would make the field of population genetics relevant and accessible to students and practitioners of fisheries science. Qualified instructors too busy to develop their own course from scratch could use the book as a ready resource for teaching such a course. This book was born of a need perceived by many fisheries geneticists. Table of Contents Contributors List of Fish Taxa Preface Introduction An Overview of Classical and Molecular Genetics Eric Hallerman, Bonnie Brown, and John Epifanio Measurement of Genetic Variation Allozyme Variation Bernie May Chromosomal Variation Ruth Phillips and Kent Reed Mitochondrial DNA Neil Billington Nuclear DNA Bonnie Brown and John Epifanio Population Genetic Processes Mutation Eric Hallerman and John Epifanio Migration Anthony J. Gharrett and Lev A. Zhivotovsky Natural Selection Eric Hallerman Random Genetic Drift Eric Hallerman Inbreeding Eric Hallerman Coadaptation and Outbreeding Depression Eric Hallerman Quantitative Genetics Eric Hallerman Practical Applications of Population Genetics Genetic Stock Identification and Risk Assessment James B. Shaklee and Kenneth P. Currens Genetic Guidelines for Hatchery Supplementation Programs Loren M. Miller and Anne R. Kapuscinski Genetic Impacts of Fish Introductions Fred Utter Genetic Marking Eric Hallerman Forensics Eric Hallerman Population Viability Analysis Eric Hallerman