7315

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7315
• Author: Colorado Water Conservation Board.
• Title: State of Colorado Hatchery Feasibility Study for Endangered Fishes of the Colorado River Basin, Vols. 1 & 2.
• USFW Year: 1993.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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REFERENCE NUMBER:

022

CITATION:

Meffe, G.K. 1986. Conservation genetics and the management of
endangered fishes. Fisheries 11(1):14-23.

SPECIES AND LIFE STAGE:

TOPICS: Culture Techniques

KEYWORDS: GENETICS, INBREEDING

SUMMARY: Recommendations are made for the manmi:rntion of genetic variance in hatchery stocks of
endangered fishes. Inbreeding in small populations of endangered brood stock is thought to
depress fecundity, fenility, age at maturity, growtb and survivorship. For shon-term survival
a genetically effective minimum population size of 50 is recommended.

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