Table 3.
Rankings of genetic distinctiveness score (GDS), divergence in allelic richness (CDr), total genetic diversity (CT), morphological distinctiveness score (MDS), mean rank of CDr, CT, and MDS, ecotype characterization, and fish community present in sympatry for 27 populations of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
| Waterbody | GDS rank | CDr rank | CT rank | MDS rank | Mean rank | Ecotype | Fish species present |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khtada Lake | 2 | 22 | 1 | 12 | 11.7 | Piscivore | RB-KO-DV |
| Ealue Lake | 23 | 27 | 10 | 17 | 18.0 | Solitary | RB |
| Canyon Creek | 22 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 4.3 | Headwater | RB-BT-CT |
| Kuyakuz Lake | 19 | 19 | 14 | 26 | 19.6 | Mixed species–3 | RB-KO-LSU-LKC-MW-CA- NSC |
| Moosevale Creek | 24 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 9.3 | Anadromous | RB-CH |
| Fry Creek | 18 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4.3 | Headwater | RB |
| Clearwater River | 25 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 12.0 | Large river | RB-CH |
| Coldwater River | 26 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 12.7 | Anadromous | RB-CH-CC |
| Nimpkish River | 20 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 12.7 | Anadromous | RB-CO-CH |
| Gold River | 17 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 14.0 | Anadromous | RB-CO-CH |
| Fish Lake | 21 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 7.7 | Solitary | RB |
| Blackwater River | 27 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 14.0 | Large river | RB-NSC-MW |
| Murray Creek | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 6.0 | Headwater | RB |
| Blanchet Lake | 13 | 10 | 19 | 25 | 18.0 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LNC-LKC |
| Blanchet Lake 2 | 11 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 16.0 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LNC-LKC |
| Blanchet Lake 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 13 | 11.7 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LNC-LKC |
| Tlutilias Lake | 12 | 11 | 23 | 16 | 16.7 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LSC-LNC-LKC |
| Grizzly Lake | 10 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 16.3 | Solitary | RB |
| Glatheli Lake | 9 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 17.7 | Mixed species–3 | RB-MW-LNC-LSC-LKC |
| Ghitzeli Lake | 7 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 18.7 | Mixed species–3 | RB-KO-LNC-LSC-NSC-LKC |
| Theleteban Lake | 8 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 19.3 | Mixed species–3 | RB-KO-LNC-LSC-NSC |
| Fenton Lake | 5 | 12 | 24 | 15 | 17.0 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LKC-LNC |
| Goodrich Lake | 6 | 6 | 25 | 23 | 18.0 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LKC-LNC |
| Morgan Lake | 3 | 5 | 27 | 14 | 15.3 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LKC-LNC |
| Twinkle Lake | 16 | 17 | 17 | 24 | 19.3 | Mixed species–3 | RB-LSC-LNC-NSC-MW-BT- CC |
| Skinny Lake | 14 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 20.0 | Mixed species–3 | RB-KO-CA-LNC-LSC-MW- BB-NSC |
| Horseshoe Lake | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 5.7 | Mixed species–3 | RB-MW-KO-LNC-LSC |
The top five populations in terms of mean ranking, and their characteristics, are indicated by boldface type. A higher mean rank (e.g., a rank of 1 versus a rank of 4) means that population was most divergent morphologically while displaying the greatest divergence from all others in allelic richness and contributing the most to total genetic diversity (a combination of diversity within populations and divergence from all other populations).
RB, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss); KO, kokanee (O. nerka); LSC, largescale sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus); LNC, longnose sucker (C. catostomus); LKC, lake chub (Couesius plumbeus); RSC, redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus); BT, bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus); DV, Dolly Varden (S. malma); CO, coho salmon (O. kisutch); CH, chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha); CT, cutthroat trout (O. clarkii); CA, prickly sculpin (Cottus asper); CC, unidentified sculpin species (Cottus spp.); MW, mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni); BB, burbot (Lota lota); SU, unidentified sucker species (Catostomus spp.); NSC, northern pikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis); PL, Pacific lamprey (Entosphenus tridentatus).