Growth-history perspective on the decreasing age and size at maturation of exploited Atlantic salmon

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 376, Issue , 2009, Pages 245-252

  Kuparinen, Anna ^a   De Leaniz, Carlos Garcia ^b   Consuegra, Sofia ^c   Merilä, Juha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Body size; Fisheries induced evolution; Growth; Length at age; Maturation; Salmo salar L.

Indexed keywords

AGE-RELATED DIFFERENCE; GROWTH REGULATOR; GROWTH RESPONSE; MATURATION; SALMONID; SIZE EFFECT;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 62149107385     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps07789     Document Type: Article

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