Genome-wide SNP analysis reveals a genetic basis for sea-age variation in a wild population of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 3452-3468

  Johnston, Susan E ^a,d   Orell, Panu ^b   Pritchard, Victoria L ^a   Kent, Matthew P ^c   Lien, Sigbjørn ^c   Niemelä, Eero ^b   Erkinaro, Jaakko ^b   Primmer, Craig R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

genome wide association; life history variation; sea age; sexual maturity; trade off

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FEMALE; FST OUTLIER ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETICS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION; GENOTYPE; LIFE HISTORY VARIATION; MALE; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION GENETICS; REPRODUCTIVE FITNESS; SEA AGE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SEXUAL MATURITY; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TRADE-OFF;

FST OUTLIER ANALYSIS; GENOME-WIDE ASSOCIATION; LIFE HISTORY VARIATION; SEA AGE; SEXUAL MATURITY; TRADE-OFF;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC FITNESS; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; POPULATION DENSITY; SALMO SALAR; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84903956923     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12832     Document Type: Article

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