Unnatural selection

Unnatural selection

Fishing and hunting by humans are the main causes of mortality in many populations of wild animals. The consequence is that large and rapid changes occur in certain characteristics that far exceed changes due to other agents.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 2009-02, Vol.457 (7231), p.803-804
Hauptverfasser: Stenseth, Nils Chr, Dunlop, Erin S.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adaptation (Biology)
Changes
Commercial fishing
Distribution
Environmental aspects
Evolution
Fish industry
Fisheries
Genetics
Human beings
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hunting
Influence on nature
Mortality
multidisciplinary
news-and-views
Resource management
Science
United States
Wildlife
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Zusammenfassung:Fishing and hunting by humans are the main causes of mortality in many populations of wild animals. The consequence is that large and rapid changes occur in certain characteristics that far exceed changes due to other agents.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/457803a