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Migration-related phenotypic divergence is associated with epigenetic modifications in rainbow trout.
Molecular ecology - 1 Apr 2016
Baerwald Melinda R, Meek Mariah H, Stephens Molly R, Nagarajan Raman P, Goodbla Alisha M, Tomalty Katharine M H, Thorgaard Gary H, May Bernie, Nichols Krista M
Abstract excerpt
Migration is essential for the reproduction and survival of many animals, yet little is understood about its underlying molecular mechanisms. We used the salmonid Oncorhynchus mykiss to gain mechanistic insight into smoltification, which is a morphological, physiological and behavioural transition undertaken by juveniles in preparation for seaward migration. O. mykiss is experimentally tractable and displays...
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