Rapid evolution of genetic and phenotypic divergence in Atlantic salmon following the colonisation of two new branches of a watercourse.

doi:10.1186/s12711-017-0298-1

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Rapid evolution of genetic and phenotypic divergence in Atlantic salmon following the colonisation of two new branches of a watercourse.

Genetics, selection, evolution : GSE - 14 Feb 2017

Jensen Arne Johan, Hansen Lars Petter, Johnsen Bjørn Ove, Karlsson Sten

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BACKGROUND: Selection acts strongly on individuals that colonise a habitat and have phenotypic traits that deviate from the local optima. Our objective was to investigate the evolutionary rates in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) in a river system (the Vefsna watershed in Norway), fewer than 15 gene...

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Animals
Ecosystem
Evolution, Molecular
Genetic Speciation
Genetic Variation
Genotype
Phenotype
Salmo salar

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