| Title | Mate Choice of Wild Spawning Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) in the Umpqua River, Oregon |
| Publication Type | Thesis |
| Year of Publication | 2012 |
| Authors | Whitcomb, Amelia C. |
| Academic Department | Dept. of Fisheries and Wildlife, Fisheries Science |
| Degree | M.S. |
| Pagination | 91 p. |
| University | Oregon State University |
| City | Corvallis, Or. |
| Type of Work | Masters Thesis |
| Call Number | OSU Libraries: Internet Resources LD4330 2013 Whitcomb, Amelia C., Digital Open Access |
| Keywords | Calapooya Creek, Coho salmon = Oncorhynchus kisutch, depleted populations, fecundity, genetics, hatchery salmonids, Nonpareil Dam, reproductive behavior, statistical analysis, Umpqua River, wild salmonids |
| Notes | When hatchery-reared salmon spawn in the wild, there is evidence that they have less reproductive success than wild salmon. This study considers mate choice as a possible mechanism that contributes to greater or less reproductive success in salmonids. Wild-spawning coho salmon from the Umpqua River were examined in 2005 and 2006. “We tested for: (1) a departure from random expectations with regard to mate pair allelic diversity at immune-relevant markers, (2) a correlation between immune-relevant gene diversity and mate pair RS [reproductive success], and (3) distinguishable differences between mate choice strategies used by hatchery-reared and wild origin coho.” (from the Abstract) |
| URL | https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/graduate_thesis_or_dissertations/zs25xc94n |
