Mixed stock assessment of lake-run Caspian Sea trout Salmo caspius in the Lar National Park, Iran

Abstract A total of 120 Caspian Sea trout specimens from five streams and Lar Lake of the Lar National Park plus 27 Caspian Sea trout specimens (out-group) from the Babolrud River drainage in the Caspian Sea Basin (Iran) were analyzed using 12 microsatellite loci to assess population genetic structure and to estimate the contribution of each population to the lake-run stock. In addition to the Babolrud River population that was significantly differentiated (P