Domestication leads to increased predation susceptibility

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 10; no. 1; p. 1929
• Main Authors: Solberg, Monica F., Robertsen, Grethe, Sundt-Hansen, Line E., Hindar, Kjetil, Glover, Kevin A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 06.02.2020; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 631/181/2475; 631/208/1348; 631/208/720; 704/158/672; Animal behavior; Animals; Animals, Domestic - growth & development; Animals, Domestic - physiology; Conspecifics; Domestic animals; Domestication; Humanities and Social Sciences; multidisciplinary; Offspring; Phenotype; Phenotypes; Predation; Risk taking; Salmo salar; Salmo salar - growth & development; Salmo salar - physiology; Salmo trutta; Salmon; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Survival; Trout - growth & development; Trout - physiology

Domestication involves adapting animals to the human-controlled environment. Genetic changes occurring during the domestication process may manifest themselves in phenotypes that render domesticated animals maladaptive for life in the wild. Domesticated Atlantic salmon frequently interbreed with wil...