GENETIC VARIATION IN GILA ATARIA

Authors

Peter D. Pixton, Brigham Young University
Dr. Mark C. Belk, Brigham Young University

Keywords

genetic variation, Gila Ataria, Utah chub, fish

College

Life Sciences

Department

Microbiology and Molecular Biology

Abstract

Utah chub (Gila Atraria) is a small fish native to the ancient Bonneville Basin. After a series of floods, Lake Bonneville receded approximately ten thousand years ago, isolating fish and other fauna that had been a part of the Greater Bonneville drainage. Pockets of Gila Atraria become isolated in drainages throughout Utah, Wyoming, and Idaho, and the genetic flow between these stranded populations stopped.

Recommended Citation

Pixton, Peter D. and Belk, Dr. Mark C. (2013) "GENETIC VARIATION IN GILA ATARIA," Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2013: Iss. 1, Article 1272.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2013/iss1/1272