Changes in the genetic structure of Atlantic salmon populations over four decades reveal substantial impacts of stocking and potential resiliency

Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2334-2349

  Perrier, Charles ^a,b,c,d   Guyomard, René ^d   Bagliniere, Jean Luc ^b,c   Nikolic, Natacha ^e   Evanno, Guillaume ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Ecology and Ecosystem Health   (France)

^c AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^d UMR1313 GÉNÉTIQUE ANIMALE ET BIOLOGIE INTÉGRATIVE   (France)

^e IFREMER   (France)

Author keywords

Conservation; Population genetics; Salmo salar; Stocking; Temporal stability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886314254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20457758     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ece3.629     Document Type: Article

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