Tracing the fate of escaped farmed cod (Gadus morhua L.) in a Norwegian fjord system

• Published in: ICES Journal of Marine Science
• Main Author: Varne, Rebekka
• Other Authors: Mork, Jarle, Uglem, Ingebrigt
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: NTNU 2016
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Basic biosciences: 470; Merket; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2390705

Summary of thesis: The aim of this thesis was to investigate the fate of escaped farmed cod and detect any introgression in the local stock. Phenotypic discrimination of wild and farmed cod, and genetic baseline values for wild and farmed characteristics were established. The thesis also included a...