Variation in the early marine survival and behavior of natural and hatchery-reared Hood Canal steelhead.

BACKGROUND: Hatchery-induced selection and direct effects of the culture environment can both cause captively bred fish populations to survive at low rates and behave unnaturally in the wild. New approaches to fish rearing in conservation hatcheries seek to reduce hatchery-induced selection, maintai...

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Main Authors: Megan Moore, Barry A Berejikian, Eugene P Tezak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3501469?pdf=render