Maladaptive changes in multiple traits caused by fishing: impediments to population recovery

Some overharvested fish populations fail to recover even after considerable reductions in fishing pressure. The reasons are unclear but may involve genetic changes in life history traits that are detrimental to population growth when natural environmental factors prevail. We empirically modelled thi...

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Published in:	Ecology letters Vol. 9; no. 2; pp. 142 - 148
Main Authors:	Walsh, Matthew R, Munch, Stephan B, Chiba, Susumu, Conover, David O
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Oxford, UK : Blackwell Science Ltd 01.02.2006 Blackwell Science Ltd
Subjects:	Animals Biodiversity Body Size conservation biology correlated characters correlated responses Ecosystem environmental factors exploited fisheries Feeding Behavior Fisheries Fishes - physiology food consumption foraging Larva - growth & development larval development life history life history evolution marine fish Menidia menidia Oceans and Seas overharvesting Ovum - growth & development Population Growth Reproduction - physiology size selection
ISSN:	1461-023X, 1461-0248, 1461-0248
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