The effects of kinship on the growth of juvenile Arctic charr
The effect of kinship on growth and growth variability was studied by rearing young‐of‐the‐year Arctic charr in full‐sibling, mixed‐sibling or non‐kin groups for 11 weeks. Both weight and length were found to be significantly greater among full‐sibling v. mixed or non‐kin groups. Also, variance in w...
| Published in: | Journal of Fish Biology |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
1996
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01429.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1996.tb01429.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01429.x |
| Summary: | The effect of kinship on growth and growth variability was studied by rearing young‐of‐the‐year Arctic charr in full‐sibling, mixed‐sibling or non‐kin groups for 11 weeks. Both weight and length were found to be significantly greater among full‐sibling v. mixed or non‐kin groups. Also, variance in weight and length of the individuals within groups was found to be significantly lower in full‐sibling v. mixed or non‐kin groups. These data suggest that relatedness of group members has a significant effect on both the growth rate and variation in growth of juvenile Arctic charr. |
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