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Domestication-Admixed Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Establish a Productive Population in the Wild.
Ecology letters - 1 Feb 2026
Harvey Alison C, Skaala Øystein, Besnier Francois, Østebø Britt Iren, Sørvik Anne Grete, Fjeldheim Per Tommy, Unneland Laila, Brieuc Marine S O, Ayllon Fernando, Utne Kjell R, Solberg Monica F, Glover Kevin A
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Widespread aquaculture escapes have led to domestication-admixture in many wild Atlantic salmon populations, widely regarded as a threat to their evolutionary trajectory and persistence amid historically low population numbers. Although decades of research document reduced fitness of domesticated-admixed offspring in the wild, productivity measurements of domestication-admixed or feral salmon populations are...
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