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Harvest-induced disruptive selection increases variance in fitness-related traits.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 7 Dec 2009
Edeline Eric, Le Rouzic Arnaud, Winfield Ian J, Fletcher Janice M, James J Ben, Stenseth Nils Chr, Vøllestad L Asbjørn
Abstract excerpt
The form of Darwinian selection has important ecological and management implications. Negative effects of harvesting are often ascribed to size truncation (i.e. strictly directional selection against large individuals) and resultant decrease in trait variability, which depresses capacity to buffer environmental change, hinders evolutionary rebound and ultimately impairs population recovery. However, the exact...
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