Physiological, behavioural, and fitness consequences of introgression of domestic genotypes into wild salmonid populations

Within the natural environment, growth rates of an animal can be maintained at an adaptive level determined by cost-benefit tradeoffs. Due to an altered selection regime, fish selectively bred for the aquaculture industry may not be as adapted to the natural environment as wild fish. To increase und...

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Main Author: Tymchuk, Wendy Elizabeth Vandersteen
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/18596