Browsing Department of Biological Sciences by Subject "migration"
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Long-term change in a behavioural trait: truncated spawning distribution and demography in Northeast Arctic cod
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04)Harvesting may be a potent driver of demographic change and contemporary evolution, which both may have great impacts on animal populations. Research has focused on changes in phenotypic traits that are easily quantifiable ... -
Timing is everything: Fishing-season placement may represent the most important angling-induced evolutionary pressure on Atlantic salmon populations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Fisheries-induced evolution can change the trajectory of wild fish populations by selectively targeting certain phenotypes. For important fish species like Atlantic salmon, this could have large implications for their ...