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Evidence for Morphometric Differentiation of Wild and Captively Reared Adult Coho Salmon: A Geometric Analysis

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As part of a comprehensive genetic evaluation of reproduction in naturally spawning coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch, we examined morphometric variation in captively reared and wild adults from Hood Canal, Washington (U.S.A.) for evidence of differentiation between these groups. We collected captively reared fish as parr from two stocks and reared to adulthood at a freshwater hatchery, maturing in 1995 and 1996; we sampled closely size-matched wild fish as they returned to a neighboring stream in both years. Multivariate analysis of shape variation by Procrustes coordinates, visualized by thin-plate splines, indicated that the captively reared adults were differentiated from the wild fish by sharply reduced sexual dimorphism as well as smaller heads and less hooked snouts, increased trunk depth, larger caudal peduncles, shorter dorsal fins, larger hindbodies and a reduction in body streamlining. The differences between the captively reared and wild fish were similar to but more pronounced than some differences previously reported between hatchery and wild coho salmon. The magnitude and pattern of differences suggested that at least some of them were environmentally induced. Shape variation showed an allometric relationship with variation in body (measured as centroid) size. Morphometric variation was a poor correlate of most spawning behaviors. Nevertheless, our results suggest that the morphometric consequences of captive rearing for mate selection and reproductive activity of spawning fish may limit its effectiveness as a restorative tool.

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  1. National Marine Fisheries Service, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E., Seattle, WA, 98112, U.S.A.

    Jeffrey J. Hard

  2. National Marine Fisheries Service, Manchester Marine Experimental Station, P.O. Box 130, Manchester, WA, 98353, U.S.A.

    Barry A. Berejikian & Eugene P. Tezak

  3. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 600 Capitol Way N., Olympia, WA, 98004, U.S.A.

    Steven L. Schroder & Curtis M. Knudsen

  4. Frank Orth and Associates, Inc., 10900 N.E. 4th St., Suite 900, Bellevue, WA, 98004, U.S.A.

    L. Ted Parker

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Hard, J.J., Berejikian, B.A., Tezak, E.P. et al. Evidence for Morphometric Differentiation of Wild and Captively Reared Adult Coho Salmon: A Geometric Analysis. Environmental Biology of Fishes 58, 61–73 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007646332666

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