Genomic inbreeding and population structure of northern pike (Esox lucius) in Xinjiang, China

<p>Northern pike (Esox lucius) is originally only distributed in the Irtysh River, and now spread into many habitats in Xinjiang, China. A total of four populations were collected from north to south in Xinjiang, including Irtysh River (RIR), Ulungu Lake (LUL), a small lake nearby Ulungu River (LJD) and Bosten Lake (LBO). We estimated population genomic parameters, performed gene flow analysis, and estimated the effective population size of each population.</p>