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Microsatellite assessment of the genetic diversity in indigenous populations of curimba (Prochilodus argenteus) in the São Francisco river (Brazil)

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The freshwater fish curimba (Prochilodus argenteus) is an endemic species of the São Francisco River basin, with great aquaculture potential. The construction of several hydroelectric power dams along the river, and the pulsed releases of water from these dams altered and degraded the native fish habitats, which led to the development of a hatchery-reared fingerling restocking program. A comprehensive genetic baseline evaluation of the indigenous populations of curimba and of a hatchery stock was done using microsatellite markers. Pairwise F ST values, Bayesian analysis and the number of migrants per generation were used to illustrate the genetic structure of the curimba populations along almost 3000 km of the river, suggesting the existence of three units of conservation: one in the Upper, a second in the Middle and a third including part of the Middle, Submiddle and Lower stretches. We have analyzed the genetic contribution of hatchery stock releases in two stretches of the river using individual admixture coefficients; and the results showed that admixture makes a negligible contribution to indigenous recruitment. We discussed about supplementation programs for this river from the perspective of three units of conservation and the risks associated with using domesticated fish.

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Acknowledgements

This study was supported by a CTNI 92.2011.0520.00 grant from Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco (Chesf) and a scholarship provided by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) to the second author. We are also grateful to Yoshimi Sato, José Cláudio Epaminondas, Charles Fabian, Kley Cunha and Álvaro Albuquerque, from CODEVASF, for their assistance in field collections. We also thank to anonymous reviewers who provided insightful comments on this manuscript.

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    Maria R. M. Coimbra, Ana P. S. Lima, Karine K. C. Oliveira & William Severi

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Coimbra, M.R.M., Lima, A.P.S., Oliveira, K.K.C. et al. Microsatellite assessment of the genetic diversity in indigenous populations of curimba (Prochilodus argenteus) in the São Francisco river (Brazil). Conserv Genet 18, 965–975 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10592-017-0947-5

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