Extreme spawning-site fidelity in Atlantic cod
<qd> Skjæraasen, J. E., Meager, J. J., Karlsen, Ø., Hutchings, J. A., and Fernö, A. Extreme spawning-site fidelity in Atlantic cod. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr055. </qd>Based on a 3-year mark-recapture study, evidence is provided of spawning-site fidelity in...
Published in: | ICES Journal of Marine Science |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2011
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Online Access: | http://icesjms.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/fsr055v1 https://doi.org/10.1093/icesjms/fsr055 |
Summary: | <qd> Skjæraasen, J. E., Meager, J. J., Karlsen, Ø., Hutchings, J. A., and Fernö, A. Extreme spawning-site fidelity in Atlantic cod. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, doi:10.1093/icesjms/fsr055. </qd>Based on a 3-year mark-recapture study, evidence is provided of spawning-site fidelity in Atlantic cod ( Gadus morhua ) at a scale (<1 km) smaller than documented previously. Coastal regions where barriers to dispersal exist may allow for local population dynamics and adaptation to develop in broadcast-spawning marine fish at extremely fine spatial scales. |
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