Reproductive Ecology: A Tale of Two Sexes

Atlantic Salmon Ecology

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 33-65

  Fleming, Ian A ^a   Einum, Sigurd ^b  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon, variability in size and age at maturity surpassing other salmonid fishes; Breeding behaviour and success atlantic salmon reproductive ecology; Evolution of alternative reproductive phenotypes from intense breeding competition; First reproductive 'decisions' a salmon faces age and size at which to mature; Predicted adult atlantic salmon abundance and spatially explicit population model; Reproductive ecology a tale of two sexes; Reproductive ecology of atlantic salmon allocation of resources; Reproductive success through effects on next generation; Spawning location and population productivity consequences; Two sexes and the way they achieve reproductive success, fundamental to biology of salmon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886056551     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444327755.ch2     Document Type: Chapter

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