Sperm motility and offspring pre- and post-hatching survival in hybridization crosses among a landlocked and two anadromous Atlantic salmon populations: implications for conservation

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Eronen, Aslak Tiuna, Kekäläinen, Jukka, Piironen, Jorma, Hyvärinen, Pekka, Huuskonen, Hannu, Janhunen, Matti, Yaripour, Sareh, Kortet, Raine
• Other Authors: Ympäristö- ja biotieteiden laitos / Toiminta
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2021
• Subjects: Neva; Tornio; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: https://erepo.uef.fi/handle/123456789/24865

The landlocked salmon (Salmo salar m. sebago) endemic to Lake Saimaa, Finland, is critically endangered and severely threatened by low genetic diversity and inbreeding. To explore the possibility of increasing the genetic diversity of threatened salmon populations by controlled hybridization (geneti...