Temporal analysis of archived samples indicates marked genetic changes in declining North Sea cod (Gadus morhua).

• Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences
• Main Authors: Hutchinson, William F, van Oosterhout, Cock, Rogers, Stuart I, Carvalho, Gary R
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2003
• Subjects: Research Article; Flamborough Head; Gadus morhua
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691486; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14561275; https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2003.2493

Despite increasing evidence that current exploitation rates can contribute to shifts in life-history traits and the collapse of marine fish stocks, few empirical studies have investigated the likely evolutionary impacts. Here, we used DNA recovered from a temporal series of archived North Sea cod (G...