Genetic features of the island populations of sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum, 1792) in Russian part of the species range

Sockeye salmon genetic diversity in the Kuril Islands (Iturup, Urup, Paramushir, Shumshu) and the Commander Islands (Bering Island) was examined on 7 microsatellite loci. Average estimates of the heterozygocity observed on different loci vary from 0.300 to 0.858. General estimate of genetic differentiation θ st is 15%, with a 95% confidence bootstrap interval [10.40–21.18%]. The results obtained in the program BOTTLENECK 1.2.02 made it possible to identify the passage of the “bottle neck” by all island populations. Unique properties and significant differences from each other are shown for allfivчe populations examined. The level of sockeye salmon intrapopulation diversity found in the Kuril and Commander Islands is significantly lower compared to that in the continental water bodies, what is generally typical for marginal populations of the species range.