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Incidence of physical injury of mature male parr in a natural population of brown trout
Author(s) -
Broberg M. M.,
Nielsen E. E.,
Dieperink C.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2000.tb02237.x
Subject(s) - brown trout , salmo , biology , trout , incidence (geometry) , population , fish <actinopterygii> , natural population growth , fishery , zoology , ecology , demography , optics , physics , sociology
In a brown trout Salmo trutta population, there was a much higher frequency of injuries among mature male parr than among immature or female parr. The quantitative data are discussed in relation to spawning success and overall fitness.