MadSci Network: Zoology
Query:

Subject: Why don't anadromous fish suffer inbreeding depression?

Date: Tue Jun 6 13:25:34 2000
Posted by alan hargus
Grade level: teacher/prof School: University Prep
City: Seattle State/Province: Wa Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 960312334.Zo
Message:

So, anadromous fish (e.g. Pacific salmon genus Oncorhynchus) return to 
their "home stream" to breed.  But aren't their potential mates also from 
the same home stream and hence likely to be close relatives, spawned at 
the same time as all other returning maters?  Hmmmmmmm.......


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