Rapid evolution of egg size in captive salmon

Science

Volumn 299, Issue 5613, 2003, Pages 1738-1740

  Heath, Daniel D ^a   Heath, John W ^b   Bryden, Colleen A ^c   Johnson, Rachel M ^d   Fox, Charles W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Yellow Island Aquaculture Ltd   (Canada)

^c AXYS Environmental Consulting Ltd   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POPULATION STATISTICS;

CAPTIVE BREEDING;

BIODIVERSITY;

CAPTIVE BREEDING; EGG SIZE; FECUNDITY; HATCHERY; SALMONID;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREEDING SUCCESS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; EGG SIZE; EVOLUTIONARY RATE; FERTILITY; HATCHING; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALMON; SURVIVAL RATE;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FISHERIES; OVUM; SALMON; SELECTION (GENETICS);

ANIMALIA; ONCORHYNCHUS TSHAWYTSCHA; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037436453     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1079707     Document Type: Article

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