In the game of love, local salmon have a home-ground advantage
Wednesday, February 27, 2019 - 14:12
in Biology & Nature
Salmon spawning in their home rivers have the edge in mating over those born in other streams. This was the discovery of a new study examining the sex lives of Atlantic salmon in northern Finland. The results show that the local salmon produce vastly more offspring than salmon trying their luck on unfamiliar spawning grounds.