Fisheries science: Why mothers matter
Palumbi, S.R. (2004). Fisheries science: Why mothers matter. Nature (Lond.) 430(7000): 621-622
In: Nature: International Weekly Journal of Science. Nature Publishing Group: London. ISSN 0028-0836; e-ISSN 1476-4687, more
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Abstract |
Fish population growth depends on older mothers, which in some species produce more and 'better' offspring than younger fish. When fisheries remove the most productive females, the whole population suffers. |
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