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Unnatural selection

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Fishing and hunting by humans are the main causes of mortality in many populations of wild animals. The consequence is that large and rapid changes occur in certain characteristics that far exceed changes due to other agents.

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Figure 1: Genetic (evolutionary) and plastic (ecological) responses to mortality from human harvesting and natural forces.

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  1. Department of Biology, Nils Chr. Stenseth is at the Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066, Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway. n.c.stenseth@bio.uio.no,

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  2. Erin S. Dunlop is at the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, 2140 East Bank Drive, Peterborough, Ontario K9J 7B8, Canada.,

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