Chromosomal fusion and life history‐associated genomic variation contribute to within‐river local adaptation of Atlantic salmon

K Wellband, C Mérot, T Linnansaari… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Chromosomal inversions have been implicated in facilitating adaptation in the face of high
levels of gene flow, but whether chromosomal fusions also have similar potential remains …

Environmentally associated chromosomal structural variation influences fine‐scale population structure of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)

KB Watson, SJ Lehnert, P Bentzen, T Kess… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Chromosomal rearrangements (eg, inversions, fusions, and translocations) have long been
associated with environmental variation in wild populations. New genomic tools provide the …

Chromosome polymorphisms track trans‐Atlantic divergence and secondary contact in Atlantic salmon

SJ Lehnert, P Bentzen, T Kess, S Lien… - Molecular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Pleistocene glaciations drove repeated range contractions and expansions shaping
contemporary intraspecific diversity. Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in the western and …

Parallel and nonparallel genome‐wide divergence among replicate population pairs of freshwater and anadromous A tlantic salmon

C Perrier, V Bourret, MP Kent… - Molecular …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Little is known about the genetic basis differentiating resident and anadromous forms found
in many salmonid species. Using a medium‐density SNP array, we documented genomic …

Landscape genetics and hierarchical genetic structure in Atlantic salmon: the interaction of gene flow and local adaptation

MÉL Dionne, FÇO Caron, JJ Dodson… - Molecular …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Disentangling evolutionary forces that may interact to determine the patterns of genetic
differentiation within and among wild populations is a major challenge in evolutionary …

Anthropogenic habitat alteration leads to rapid loss of adaptive variation and restoration potential in wild salmon populations

TQ Thompson, MR Bellinger… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Phenotypic variation is critical for the long-term persistence of species and populations.
Anthropogenic activities have caused substantial shifts and reductions in phenotypic …

A conserved haplotype controls parallel adaptation in geographically distant salmonid populations

MR Miller, JP Brunelli, PA Wheeler, S Liu… - Molecular …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Salmonid fishes exhibit extensive local adaptations owing to abundant environmental
variation and precise natal homing. This extensive local adaptation makes conservation and …

Population diversity in salmon: linkages among response, genetic and life history diversity

DC Braun, JW Moore, J Candy, RE Bailey - Ecography, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Response diversity and asynchrony are important for stability and resilience of meta‐
populations, however little is known about the mechanisms that might drive such processes …

Genetic architecture of individual meiotic crossover rate and distribution in Atlantic Salmon

C Brekke, SE Johnston, TM Knutsen, P Berg - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Meiotic recombination through chromosomal crossovers ensures proper segregation of
homologous chromosomes during meiosis, while also breaking down linkage disequilibrium …

Low but significant genetic differentiation underlies biologically meaningful phenotypic divergence in a large Atlantic salmon population

T Aykanat, SE Johnston, P Orell, E Niemelä… - Molecular …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Despite decades of research assessing the genetic structure of natural populations, the
biological meaning of low yet significant genetic divergence often remains unclear due to a …