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Why mothers matter

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Fish population growth depends on older mothers, which in some species produce more and ‘better’ offspring than younger fish. When fisheries remove the most productive females, the whole population suffers.

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Figure 1: Yelloweye rockfish (Sebastes ruberrimus) from the west coast of North America.
Figure 2: Post-hatching gift.

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  1. Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Hopkins Marine Station, Pacific Grove, California, 93950, USA

    Stephen R. Palumbi

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Palumbi, S. Why mothers matter. Nature 430, 621–622 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1038/430621a

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