Sea-Age Variation in Maiden Atlantic Salmon Spawners: Phenotypic Plasticity or Genetic Polymorphism?

Bulletin of Mathematical Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 615-640

  Gurney, William S C ^a,b   Bacon, Philip J ^b   Speirs, Douglas C ^a   McGinnity, Philip ^c   Verspoor, Eric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Salmon polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SEASON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SALMO SALAR; SCOTLAND; SEASONS;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84856692145     PISSN: 00928240     EISSN: 15229602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11538-011-9679-8     Document Type: Article

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