1st Edition

Evolutionary Biology of the Atlantic Salmon

Edited By Tomislav Vladić, Erik Petersson Copyright 2016
297 Pages
by CRC Press

300 Pages 5 Color & 35 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

297 Pages
by CRC Press

Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar, L) is an anadromous species contributing to major fishery catches and comprising a significant part of the aquaculturally produced fish for human consumption. The aim of this book is to incite the interest in the field of knowledge gathered from a broad scope of disciplines that have investigated this fish species. Undeniably, increasing fishery pressure on wild fish... Read more
Part I: Gamete Quality. Introduction. Gamete physiology, fertilization and egg activation. Part II: It Is Traits That Rule, Genes Only Follow in Their Wake. Life history. Part III. Behavior. Part IV. Genetics and conservation. Part V. Molecular techniques. Evolution and speciation. Conclusions and future perspectives. Glossary. References.

Biography

Vladic, Tomislav; Petersson, Erik