Is spawning time of marine fish imprinted in the genes? A two-generation experiment on local Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) populations from different geographical regions

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1722-1728

  Ottera H ^a   Agnalt, A L ^a   Thorsen, A ^a   Kjesbu, O S ^a   Dahle, G ^a   Jorstad, K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic cod; Gadus morhua; heritability; local adaptations; spawning time; temperature

Indexed keywords

BROOD STOCK; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GADOID; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HERITABILITY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LOCAL ADAPTATION; SPAWNING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARCTIC OCEAN; NORWEGIAN SEA;

EID: 84867499586     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fss135     Document Type: Article

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