title: Use of molecular markers to study the effects of environmental impacts on genetic diversity in brown bullhead (Ameirus nebulosus) populations.
abstract: Conservation biology needs sound biological information in order to maintain biological diversity in the face of the current rate of loss. An important component of the information needed is the level of genetic diversity within and between populations, especially for those species faced with exposure to environmental stressors. We applied multilocus DNA profile analysis (highly variable number tandem repeats [HVNTR] and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA [RAPD] techniques) and allozyme analysis to test whether individuals from historically degraded sites display levels of genetic diversity different from individuals taken from reference sites. Four Lake Erie tributaries, two impacted and two reference sites, were the sources of brown bullhead (Ameiurus nebulosus) samples. Pairwise comparison of the sampled populations demonstrated an association of decreased genetic diversity with exposure of brown bullhead to stressors using both RAPD and HVNTR analysis.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH 45268, USA.
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Silbiger
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Leonard
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dimsoski
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foré
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Guttman
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Roth
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gordon
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wessendarp
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Toth
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014644:Genetic Variation; D007059:Ictaluridae / Q000235:genetics*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique; D020080:Tandem Repeat Sequences / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D004785:Environmental Pollutants