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Laboratory:
Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling.
Contact person (name and e-mail):
John Taggart, jbt1@stir.ac.uk
Persons working on brown trout population genetics:
John Taggart, Margaret Cairney
General research topics of the laboratory:
Reproduction biology, conservation and management, genetic population structure, gene mapping.
General description of research on brown trout population genetics:
Previously involved in population genetic studies of brown trout (and hybrids) using allozyme and minisatellite DNA markers. Currently no work is being undertaken specifically on brown trout. Research is focused on behavioural and population genetics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) using highly variable nuclear DNA markers (mini- and microsatellites). A major part of this work involves an intensive and long term genetic monitoring programme of salmon from two tributaries within a large river system. DNA profiling is being applied to assess / measure a variety of traits e.g. mate preference, spawning success, juvenile survival / distribution, timing of smoltification, etc. The goal is to monitor family groups throughout their life cycle and ultimately measure the reproductive success of different life history strategies. The laboratory is also a partner in the EU funded salmonid genome mapping project (SALMAP).

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List of projects (brown trout) for the past 3 years:

 
None

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Publications (brown trout genetics)

Journal papers:

  • Ferguson, A. and Taggart, J.B. (1991). Genetic differentiation among sympatric brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations of Lough Melvin, Ireland. Biol. J. Linn. Soc., 43, 221-237.
  • Ferguson, A., Hynes, R.A., Prodöhl, P.A. and Taggart, J.B. (1995). Molecular approaches to the study of genetic variation in salmonid fishes. Nord. J. Freshw. Res., 71, 23-32.
  • Ferguson, A., Taggart, J.B., Prodöhl, P.A., McMeel, O., Thompson, C., Stone, C., McGinnity, P. and Hynes, R.A. (1995). The application of molecular markers to the study and conservation of fish populations with special reference to Salmo. J. Fish Biol., 47A, 103-126.
  • Hamilton, K.E., Ferguson, A., Taggart, J.B., Tómasson, T., Walker, A. and Fahy, E. (1989). Post-glacial colonization of brown trout, Salmo trutta L.: Ldh-5 as a phylogeographic marker locus. J. Fish Biol., 35, 651-664.
  • Prodöhl, P.A., Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1992). Genetic variability within and among sympatric brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations: multi-locus DNA fingerprint analysis. Hereditas, 117, 45-50.
  • Prodöhl, P.A., Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1994). Cloning of highly variable minisatellite DNA single locus probes for brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) from a phagemid library. In Genetics and Evolution of Aquatic Organisms (Beaumont, A.R., ed.), pp. 263-270. London: Chapman & Hall.
  • Prodöhl, P.A., Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1994). Single locus inheritance and joint segregation analysis of minisatellite (VNTR) DNA loci in brown trout (Salmo trutta L.). Heredity, 73, 556-566.
  • Prodöhl, P.A., Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1995) A panel of minisatellite (VNTR) DNA locus specific probes for potential application to problems in salmonid aquaculture. Aquaculture, 137, 87-97.
  • Prodöhl, P.A., Walker, A.F., Hynes, R., Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1997). Genetically monomorphic brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) populations, as revealed by mitochondrial DNA, multilocus and single locus minisatellite (VNTR) analyses. Heredity, 78, 208-213.
  • Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1984). Allozyme variation in the brown trout (Salmo trutta L.): single locus and joint segregation inheritance studies. Heredity, 53, 339-359.
  • Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1984). An electrophoretically-detectable genetic tag for hatchery reared brown trout (Salmo trutta L.). Aquaculture, 41, 119-130.
  • Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1986). Electrophoretic evaluation of a supplemental stocking programme for brown trout, Salmo trutta L. Aquacult. Fish. Manage., 17, 155-162.
  • Taggart, J.B. and Ferguson, A. (1990). Minisatellite DNA fingerprints of salmonid fishes. Anim. Genet., 21, 377-389.
  • Taggart, J.B., Ferguson, A. and Mason, F.M. (1981). Genetic variation in Irish populations of brown trout (Salmo trutta L.): electrophoretic analysis of allozymes. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 69B, 393-412.

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