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. 2017 Jan 19;372(1712):20160036. doi: 10.1098/rstb.2016.0036

Table 1.

Key traits underlying differences in harvest-induced evolution driven by commercial fisheries and hunting of terrestrial mammals.

fisheries terrestrial mammals
growth indeterminate determinate
variability in age and size at maturity very large limited
correlation between female mass and fertility strong weak
harvest strategy biomass based number based, often with sex- and age-specific quotas
traits primarily targeted by harvest allowable landing size trophy traits
traits affected by artificial selection age-size at maturity, body size weapon size, birth timing
evidence of evolution from common garden experiments, selection experiments changes in breeding values, harvest records
harvest value quantity quality