Genetic fingerprinting of salmon louse (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) populations in the North-East Atlantic using a random forest classification approach

• Published in: bioRxiv
• Main Authors: Jacobs, Arne, De Noia, Michele, Kim Praebel, yvind Kanstad-Hanssen, Paterno, Marta, Jackson, Dave, Mcginnity, Philip, Sturm, Armin, Elmer, Kathryn R, Llewellyn, Martin S
• Format: Paper
• Language: English
• Published: Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press 21.08.2017
• Subjects: Aquaculture; Crustaceans; Dispersal; DNA fingerprinting; Environmental conditions; Genetic analysis; Genetic structure; Learning algorithms; Population genetics; Salmon; Single-nucleotide polymorphism; United Kingdom > UK; Scotland

Caligid sea lice represent a significant threat to salmonid aquaculture worldwide. Lepeophtheirus salmonis is the predominant species that occurs in the Northern Hemisphere. Dispersal of sea lice between marine aquaculture sites and geographic regions is thought to occur rapidly via planktonic trans...