Context dependency of trait repeatability and its relevance for management and conservation of fish populations

Animals show consistent differences in behaviour and physiology. Understanding these differences is vital for predicting the effects of gradual environmental change, such as climate change and ocean acidification. Here we review how such trait repeatability is relevant for conservation of wild fish.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Conservation Physiology

• Publication date

  2016-03-23

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1093/conphys/cow007PMID 27382470PMCID 4922260
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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