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Advances in herring biology: from simple to complex, coping with plasticity and adaptability

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Geffen, Audrey J.·2009·ICES Journal of Marine Science
DOI 10.1093/icesjms/fsp028
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Geffen, A. J. 2009. Advances in herring biology: from simple to complex, coping with plasticity and adaptability. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 66: 1688–1695. At least two centuries of investigations on herring have been absorbed by scientific journals, and applied and basic research has produced groundbreaking concepts in fisheries, population biology, and marine ecology. By the 1970s, a firm understanding of herring biology formed the basis for more sophisticated research. At that point, herring populations had been delineated, and their migration patterns described. The reproduction and early stage biology were characterized in ways that could be applied to fisheries management. However, over the subsequent four decades, new approaches and technology overturned many of the earlier findings. Behavioural studies revealed a repertoire of patterns that extended the concept of schooling, and genetic analyses showed high levels of stock mixing. Application of otolith analysis to larval, juvenile, and adult fish revealed the scope of plasticity in growth and life-history strategies. Developments in physiological research have revealed that herring are not “primitive”, as once believed, but highly adaptable in their nutrition and metabolism. These advances fundamentally changed our view of herring, and the resulting challenge is to synthesize current knowledge to help explain the significance of adaptability and plasticity in its flexible life history.

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Authors
Geffen, A. J.
Affiliations
University of Bergen (NO)
Corresponding author
Geffen, Audrey J.
ORCID
Geffen, Audrey J.
Venue
ICES Journal of Marine Science
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published
2009-02-28
Volume
66
Issue
8
Pages
1688-1695
ISSN
  • 1054-3139 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9289
DOI
10.1093/icesjms/fsp028
OpenAlex
W2116127414
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6.30
Type
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Language
en
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Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Marine and fisheries research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
Keywords
herring, phenotypic plasticity, life history strategies, growth plasticity, otolith analysis, stock mixing, schooling behavior, fish migration, fish reproduction, early life stages, adaptability, fisheries management

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