학술논문
Evaluating the utility of effective breeding size estimates for monitoring sea lamprey spawning abundance
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Ecology and Evolution, Vol 13, Iss 9, Pp n/a-n/a (2023)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-7758
Abstract
Abstract Sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) is an invasive species that is a significant source of mortality for populations of valued fish species across the North American Great Lakes. Large annual control programs are needed to reduce the species' impacts; however, the number of successfully spawning adults cannot currently be accurately assessed. In this study, effective breeding size (Nb) and the minimum number of spawning adults (Ns) were estimated for larval cohorts from 17 tributaries across all five Great Lakes using single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) genotyped via RAD‐capture sequencing. Reconstructed larval pedigrees showed substantial variability in the size and number of full‐ and half‐sibling groups, Nb (