Salmon Senescence
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Fishing for mechanisms regulating senescence in sockeye salmon Steven Roberts Tom Quinn Leslie Jensen Caroline Storer
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Spring 2010 presentation on salmon research efforts
Transcript of Salmon Senescence
Fishing for mechanisms regulating senescence in sockeye salmon
Steven RobertsTom QuinnLeslie JensenCaroline Storer
salmon biology
salmon biology
environmental change
model for aging
model for aging
model for aging
resource allocation
resource allocation
natural selection and heritability
natural selection and heritability
What physiological processes regulate senescence?
Research to date
Hansen Creek2009
what’s next?
focus
what’s next?
focus on cellular mechanism
what’s next?
focus on cellular mechanism
Senescence rate
Bear
Climate
SalmonHumans
Toxins
Temperature
Stream
Nutrients
what’s next?
Food
Senescence rate
Bear
Climate
SalmonHumans
Toxins
Temperature
Stream
Nutrients
what’s next?
focus
Food
Summer 2010
• Fin clip and tag early arriving fish
• Fin clip and tag late arriving fish}
Summer 2010
• Fin clip and tag early arriving fish
• Fin clip and tag late arriving fish}
Summer 2010
• Fin clip and tag early arriving fish
• Fin clip and tag late arriving fish
• Fin clip each day
}
Summer 2010
• Fin clip and tag early arriving fish
• Fin clip and tag late arriving fish
• Fin clip each day
}
}
Summer 2010
• Fin clip and tag early arriving fish
• Fin clip and tag late arriving fish
• Fin clip each day
• Sacrifice day 6 & 7 post tag
}
}
Summer 2010
• Fin clip and tag early arriving fish
• Fin clip and tag late arriving fish
• Fin clip each day
• Sacrifice day 6 & 7 post tag
}
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