Melanin-based coloration of sneaker male Atlantic salmon is linked to viability and emergence timing of their offspring

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 126-135

  Marie Orleach, Lucas ^a,b,c   Roussel, Jean Marc ^a,b   Bugeon, Jérôme ^d   Tremblay, Julien ^e   Ombredane, Dominique ^a,b   Evanno, Guillaume ^a,b  

^a Ecology and Ecosystem Health   (France)

^b AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d Campus de Beaulieu   (France)

^e CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive tactic; Carotenoid coloration; Good genes; Male; Male competition; Melanin coloration; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EMERGENCE; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); FISH; GENETIC VARIATION; MALE; MATE CHOICE; MELANIN; NESTEDNESS; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; SURVIVAL;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84890439512     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/bij.12187     Document Type: Article

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