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Genetic diversity and translocation in the marron, Cherax tenuimanus (Smith): implications for management and conservation
Author(s) -
NGUYEN T. T. T.,
MEEWAN M.,
RYAN S.,
AUSTIN C. M.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
fisheries management and ecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.693
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1365-2400
pISSN - 0969-997X
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2002.00289.x
Subject(s) - biology , genetic diversity , ecology , conservation genetics , phylogeography , crayfish , mitochondrial dna , zoology , genetics , phylogenetics , microsatellite , population , demography , allele , gene , sociology
Approximately 440 base pairs (bp) of the mitochondrial 16S ribosomal ribose nucleic acid (rRNA) coding region were sequenced from 13 marron, Cherax tenuimanus (Smith), samples from six locations and samples of two additional Cherax species from Western Australia. The results indicated that, with the exception of the Margaret River, no variation was found within or between marron populations. In contrast, marron from the Margaret River were found to be polymorphic for two divergent haplotypes (2.76% divergence). These findings were consistent with allozyme data that highlight the general lack of genetic variability within and between populations of this species apart from the Margaret River stocks. The genetic polymorphisms in the Margaret River stocks contrasted with earlier studies and indicated the recent translocation and mixing of genetically differentiated stocks within this river system. The implications of these findings for the conservation and management of genetic diversity within marron are discussed.