Delaying sexual maturation can lead to larger body size and higher reproductive success,
but carries an increased risk of death before reproducing. Classical life history theory …

In species with complex life cycles, life history theory predicts that fitness is affected by
conditions encountered in previous life history stages. Here, we use a 4‐year pedigree to …

Atlantic salmon (S almo salar) is one of the most extensively studied fish species in the world
due to its significance in aquaculture, fisheries and ongoing conservation efforts to protect …

Background Understanding genetic architecture is essential for determining how traits will
change in response to evolutionary processes such as selection, genetic drift and/or gene …

Wild populations of Atlantic salmon have declined worldwide. While the causes for this
decline may be complex and numerous, increased mortality at sea is predicted to be one of …

Elucidating the genetic basis of adaptation to the local environment can improve our
understanding of how the diversity of life has evolved. In this study, we used a dense SNP …

Understanding the genetic basis of repeated evolution of the same phenotype across taxa is
a fundamental aim in evolutionary biology and has applications in conservation and …

A broad portfolio of phenotypic diversity in natural organisms can buffer against exploitation
and increase species persistence in disturbed ecosystems. The study of genomic variation …

A genotyping assay for the Ion Torrent Ion PGM platform was developed for fast and cost‐
effective targeted genotyping of key single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) earlier …

Despite decades of research assessing the genetic structure of natural populations, the
biological meaning of low yet significant genetic divergence often remains unclear due to a …