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Rising temperatures may drive fishing-induced selection of low-performance phenotypes.
Scientific reports - 17 Jan 2017
Clark Timothy D, Messmer Vanessa, Tobin Andrew J, Hoey Andrew S, Pratchett Morgan S
Abstract excerpt
Climate warming is likely to interact with other stressors to challenge the physiological capacities and survival of phenotypes within populations. This may be especially true for the billions of fishes per year that undergo vigorous exercise prior to escaping or being intentionally released from fishing gear. Using adult coral grouper (Plectropomus leopardus), an important fisheries species throughout the...
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