Oncorhynchus mykiss have a diverse array of life history types, and understanding the relationship among types is important for management of the species. Patterns of gene flow between sympatric freshwater resident O. mykiss, commonly known as rainbow trout, and anadromous O. mykiss, commonly known as steelhead, populations are complex and poorly understood. In this study, we attempt to determi...

Nutrient recycling by consumers in streams can influence ecosystem nutrient availability and the assemblage and growth of photoautotrophs. Stream fishes can play a large role in nutrient recycling, but contributions by other vertebrates to overall recycling rates remain poorly studied. In tributaries of the Pacific Northwest, coastal giant salamanders (Dicamptodon tenebrosus) occur at high dens...

The objective was to analyse the antibacterial ability of members of the intestinal microbiota of Oncorhynchus mykiss specimens on several bacterial target strains that contaminate food and cause disease in humans. Bacterial colonies from an intestinal portion of the 20 specimens of O. mykiss were obtained in different culture media. Several of the colonies showed antibacterial action on differ...

Allelic variation at 10 microsatellite loci was assayed in potentially wild Oncorhynchus mykiss 32 collected from 11 tributaries and three upper main stem river sites (n=547), and compared to steelhead 33 trout from the hatchery operated in the lower main stem river (n=333). The objective was to investigate 34 microgeographic genetic structure of wild O. mykiss , in the face of large-scale hatc...

Transformation of earth's ecosystems by anthropogenic climate change is predicted for the 21st century. In many regions, the associated increase in environmental temperatures and reduced precipitation will have direct effects on the physiological performance of terrestrial and aquatic ectotherms and have already threatened fish biodiversity and important fisheries. The threat of elevated enviro...

Visible implant alpha (VI alpha) tag-induced changes in mortality and condition, as well as tag retention and readability, were examined during a 4-week period for juveniles of three fish species: tiger muskellunge Esox masquinongy × Esox lucius (91 ± 7 mm total length, L(T), mean ± s.d.), Snake River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarki behnkei (84 ± 8 mm) and rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss ...

Ten primer pairs were screened to develop single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) TaqMan assays that will distinguish California golden trout and some rainbow trouts (Oncorhynchus mykiss sspp., O. m. aguabonita) from the Paiute and Lahontan cutthroat trouts (Oncorhynchus clarkii seleniris, O. c. henshawi). From these 10 primer pairs, one mitochondrial and five nuclear fixed SNP differences were di...

Spectral and polarisation sensitivity were compared among juvenile (parr) rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), steelhead (O. mykiss), cutthroat trout (O. clarki clarki), kokanee (O. nerka) and brook char (Salvelinus fontinalis) using multi-unit recording from the optic nerve. Although reared under the same conditions, differences in photopic spectral sensitivity were evident. Specifically, ON-r...

Oncorhynchusmykiss exhibits a vast array of life histories, which increases its likelihood of persistence by spreading risk of extirpation among different pathways. TheKlamathRiver basin (California–Oregon) provides a particularly interesting backdrop for the study of life history diversity inO. mykiss, in part because the river is slated for a historic and potentially influential dam removal a...

aloe vera has been used worldwide in pharmaceutical, food and cosmetic industries due to the plethora of biological activities of its constituents. this study was done to evaluate the effects of dietary aloe vera on growth and lipid peroxidation in rainbow trout (oncorhynchus mykiss). a total number of 480 o. mykiss (mean weight 9.50 ± 0.85 g) were randomized into four experimental groups inclu...