Age is not just a number—Mathematical model suggests senescence affects how fish populations respond to different fishing regimes

Abstract Senescence is often described as an age‐dependent increase in natural mortality (known as actuarial senescence) and an age‐dependent decrease in fecundity (known as reproductive senescence), and its role in nature is still poorly understood. Based on empirical estimates of reproductive and...

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Main Authors: Pauliina A. Ahti, Silva Uusi‐Heikkilä, Timo J. Marjomäki, Anna Kuparinen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-10-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.8058