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Coral reef fishes exhibit beneficial phenotypes inside marine protected areas

Human fishing effort is size-selective, preferentially removing the largest individuals from harvested stocks. Intensive, size-specific fishing mortality induces directional shifts in phenotypic frequencies towards the predominance of smaller and earlier-maturing individuals, which are among the pri...

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Autores principales: Fidler, Robert Y., Carroll, Jessica, Rynerson, Kristen W., Matthews, Danielle F., Turingan, Ralph G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5823445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29470525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193426