Life-history evolution and elevated natural mortality in a population of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua)

Evolutionary Applications

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-29

  Swain, Douglas P ^a  

^a GULF FISHERIES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age and size at maturity; Atlantic cod; Fisheries induced evolution; Life history; Natural mortality; Probabilistic maturation reaction norm; Stock collapse; Stock recovery

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958026193     PISSN: 17524563     EISSN: 17524571     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2010.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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