Pacific Northwest Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (CESU)
DNA Methods to Estimate Hybridization between Native Westslope Cutthroat Trout and Introduced Trout
Project ID: 132108J001
Federal Agency: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Partner Institution: Washington State University
Fiscal Year: 2008
Initial Funding: $40,000
Total Funding: $40,000
Project Type: Research
Project Disciplines: Biological
Abstract: Scientifically defensible DNA methods which can be performed in standard fisheries laboratories will be developed for estimating genetic admixture proportions of native westslope cutthroat trout and introduced trout species in natural populations where historical hybridization is detected. DNA protocols will be developed and standardized at both the population level and individual fish level.