Reproductive strategies in small populations: Using Atlantic salmon as a case study

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 468-475

  Juanes, F ^a   Perez, J ^b   Garcia Vazquez, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Effective population size; Heterozygosity; Mating strategy; Outbreeding; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 36248951153     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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