Сибирский экологический журнал, 2 (2016) 184193 УДК 597.2/.5 DOI 10.15372/SEJ20160202 Evaluation of some microsatellite markers variability in the study of genetic structure of vendace (Coregonus albula (L.)) populations from Latvian Lakes N. KUTE, J. OREHA Institute of Life Sciences and Technology Daugavpils University LV-5400, Daugavpils, Parades str., 1A E-mail: nаtalja.skute@du.lv, jelenа.oreha@du.lv Статья поступила 21.05.2015 Принята к печати 16.10.2015 ABSTRACT Vendace (Coregonus albula (L.)) is a very plastic species of freshwater whitefish which is widespread in Europe. <...> But in Latvia this species is included into the list of specially protected fish species with limited use. <...> We examined cross-species amplification of 14 microsatellite loci (Cocl-Lav22, Cocl-Lav23, Cisco-59, Cisco-106, Cisco-90, Cisco-126, Cisco-157, Cisco-179, Cisco-181, Cisco-183, Cisco-200, BWF1, BWF2, and C4-183) which were successfully used for genetic studies, monitoring, protection and management of different Coregonus species. <...> Five microsatellite markers (BWF1, Cisco-90, Cisco-126, Cisco-157, Cisco-200) had a good representation in populations of vendace from five Latvian lakes (Sventes, Raznas, Nirzas, Dridzas, Stirnu) and were used for genetic analysis of these populations. <...> The mean number of alleles per locus (from 4.4 to 6.2), the observed (from 0.53 to 0.70) and expected (from 0.49 to 0.70) heterozygosity, population structure (FST and RST) and gene flow (Nm) were also analysed in Latvian vendace populations. <...> The vendace (Coregonus albula) is a fish widely spread in Holarctic waters. <...> At the beginning of the © kute N., Oreha J., 2016 184 20th century, Coregonus albula was artificially introduced from lakes Peipus and Ladoga to more than 30 Latvian lakes. <...> In the 30s the industrial catch of vendace reached 13 tons per lake. <...> The lack of basic data on biology and population status of the local vendace population hinders sustainable utilization of this fish and efforts to manage its reproduction in Latvian lakes. <...> Microsatellites are more revealing over shorter geographical distances, where a few cases of panmixia [Dannewitz et al., 2005] and numerous cases of isolation by distance patterns [OReilly et al., 2004], clinal variation [Nielsen et al., 2004], fragmentation [Lemaire et al <...>