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No significant change in domestication-admixture during the marine phase of an Atlantic salmon population.
Communications biology - 16 Apr 2026
Brieuc Marine S O, Besnier Francois, Harvey Alison C, Fjeldheim Per Tommy, Andersen Kaja C, Wennevik Vidar, Utne Kjell R, Solberg Monica F, Ayllon Fernando, Knutar Sofie, Sørvik Anne Grete, Unneland Laila, Skaala Øystein, Glover Kevin A
Abstract excerpt
Domesticated organisms have been pivotal in food-production and human evolution. Yet, interbreeding between domesticated and wild conspecifics may have significant negative impacts on native populations. Atlantic salmon, subjected to more than 50 years of domestication and extensive escapes from aquaculture, represents a flagship example of this type of interaction. However, currently no data documents the...
Topics
- Animals
- Salmo salar
- Domestication
- Selection, Genetic
- Rivers
- Genetics, Population
- Genetic Variation
- Norway