EFFECTS OF GROWTH MANIPULATION ON GROWTH, SPACE USE AND DOMINANCE OF JUVENILE ATLANTIC SALMON IN THE WILD

Growth rates of organisms under natural conditions are considered to be the results of complex sets of trade-offs involving foraging, energy expenditure, risk of predation and competition (Stearns 1992). Growth manipulations can have a major effect on the social interactions and patterns of resource...

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Main Authors: Keith M. Martin-smith, John D. Armstrong
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Summary:Growth rates of organisms under natural conditions are considered to be the results of complex sets of trade-offs involving foraging, energy expenditure, risk of predation and competition (Stearns 1992). Growth manipulations can have a major effect on the social interactions and patterns of resource use of individual