Year: 2017, 2017
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Franckowiak, Ryan Patrick, Thesis advisor (ths): Wilson, Chris C., Thesis advisor (ths): Ridgway, Mark S., Degree committee member (dgc): Dunlop, Erin S., Degree committee member (dgc): Schaefer, James A., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Identifying the biotic and abiotic factors that influence individual reproductive fitness under natural conditions is essential for understanding important aspects of a species' evolutionary biology and ecology, population dynamics, and life-history evolution. Using next generation sequencing technology, I developed five microsatellite multiplex reactions suitable for conducting… more Full Text: REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS OF SMALLMOUTH BASS (MICROPTERUS DOLOMIEU) UNDER HETEROGENEOUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in …