Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel
Both theoretical and experimental studies have shown that fishing mortality can induce adaptive responses in body growth rates of fishes in the opposite direction of natural selection. We compared body growth rates in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from three Mediterranean stocks subject to differ...
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ftunivparmairis:oai:air.unipr.it:11381/2786512 2024-09-15T17:39:37+00:00 Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel BEVACQUA, Daniele VINCENZI, Simone DE LEO, Giulio Capoccioni, Fabrizio Melià, Paco Pujolar, José M Ciccotti, Eleonora Bevacqua, Daniele Capoccioni, Fabrizio Melià, Paco Vincenzi, Simone Pujolar, José M DE LEO, Giulio Ciccotti, Eleonora 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/11381/2786512 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037622 eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:000305345300062 volume:7 issue:5 firstpage:e37622 journal:PLOS ONE http://hdl.handle.net/11381/2786512 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037622 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/scopus/2-s2.0-84861309964 Anguilla Animal Body Size Female Male Reproduction Fisheries info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2012 ftunivparmairis https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037622 2024-07-08T23:36:33Z Both theoretical and experimental studies have shown that fishing mortality can induce adaptive responses in body growth rates of fishes in the opposite direction of natural selection. We compared body growth rates in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from three Mediterranean stocks subject to different fishing pressure. Results are consistent with the hypotheses that i) fast-growing individuals are more likely to survive until sexual maturity than slow-growing ones under natural conditions (no fishing) and ii) fishing can select for slow-growing individuals by removing fast-growing ones. Although the possibility of human-induced evolution seems remote for a panmictic species like such as the European eel, further research is desirable to assess the implications of the intensive exploitation on this critically endangered fish. Article in Journal/Newspaper Anguilla anguilla European eel Archivio della ricerca dell'Università di Parma (CINECA IRIS) PLoS ONE 7 5 e37622 |
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Both theoretical and experimental studies have shown that fishing mortality can induce adaptive responses in body growth rates of fishes in the opposite direction of natural selection. We compared body growth rates in European eel (Anguilla anguilla) from three Mediterranean stocks subject to different fishing pressure. Results are consistent with the hypotheses that i) fast-growing individuals are more likely to survive until sexual maturity than slow-growing ones under natural conditions (no fishing) and ii) fishing can select for slow-growing individuals by removing fast-growing ones. Although the possibility of human-induced evolution seems remote for a panmictic species like such as the European eel, further research is desirable to assess the implications of the intensive exploitation on this critically endangered fish. |
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Bevacqua, Daniele Capoccioni, Fabrizio Melià, Paco Vincenzi, Simone Pujolar, José M DE LEO, Giulio Ciccotti, Eleonora |
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BEVACQUA, Daniele VINCENZI, Simone DE LEO, Giulio Capoccioni, Fabrizio Melià, Paco Pujolar, José M Ciccotti, Eleonora |
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BEVACQUA, Daniele VINCENZI, Simone DE LEO, Giulio Capoccioni, Fabrizio Melià, Paco Pujolar, José M Ciccotti, Eleonora |
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Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel |
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Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel |
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Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel |
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Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel |
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Fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in European eel |
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fishery-induced selection for slow somatic growth in european eel |
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