Rapid evolution of genetic and phenotypic divergence in Atlantic salmon following the colonisation of two new branches of a watercourse

• Published in: Genetics Selection Evolution
• Main Authors: Jensen, Arne Johan, Hansen, Lars Petter, Johnsen, Bjørn Ove, Karlsson, Sten
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: HAL CCSD 2017
• Subjects: [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]; Norway; Vefsna; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01479151; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01479151/document; https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01479151/file/12711_2017_Article_298.pdf; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12711-017-0298-1

International audience AbstractBackground Selection acts strongly on individuals that colonise a habitat and have phenotypic traits that deviate from the local optima. Our objective was to investigate the evolutionary rates in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a river system (the Vefsna watershed in...