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Influence of sex, migration distance, and latitude on life history expression in steelhead and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

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  • In partially migratory species, such as Oncorhynchus mykiss, the emergence of life history phenotypes is often attributed to fitness trade-offs associated with growth and survival. Fitness trade-offs can be linked to reproductive tactics that vary between the sexes, as well as the influence of environmental conditions. We found that O. mykiss outmigrants are more likely to be female in nine populations throughout western North America (grand mean 65% female), in support of the hypothesis that anadromy is more likely to benefit females. This bias was not related to migration distance or freshwater productivity, as indicated by latitude. Within one O. mykiss population we also measured the resident sex ratio and did not observe a male bias, despite a high female bias among outmigrants in that system. We provide a simulation to demonstrate the relationship between sex ratios and the proportion of anadromy and show how sex ratios could be a valuable tool for predicting the prevalence of life history types in a population.
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  • Ohms, H. A., Sloat, M. R., Reeves, G. H., Jordan, C. E., & Dunham, J. B. (2014). Influence of sex, migration distance, and latitude on life history expression in steelhead and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 71(1), 70-80. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2013-0274
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  • Funding for this work was provided by the Bonneville Power Administration (Project 2003-017 to C. Jordan) and USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Corvallis, Oregon. This work was conducted under ACUP permit number 4185 authorized by Oregon State University and under NOAA permit number 16576.
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