title: A behavioral perspective on fishing-induced evolution.
abstract: The potential for excessive and/or selective fishing to act as an evolutionary force has been emphasized recently. However, most studies have focused on evolution of life-history traits in response to size-selective harvesting. Here we draw attention to fishing-induced evolution of behavioral and underlying physiological traits. We contend that fishing-induced selection directly acting on behavioral rather than on life-history traits per se can be expected in all fisheries that operate with passive gears such as trapping, angling and gill-netting. Recent artificial selection experiments in the nest-guarding largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides suggest that fishing-induced evolution of behavioral traits that reduce exposure to fishing gear might be maladaptive, potentially reducing natural recruitment. To improve understanding and management of fisheries-induced evolution, we encourage greater application of methods from behavioral ecology, physiological ecology and behavioral genetics.
authors.forename: Silva
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Uusi-Heikkilä
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolter
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Klefoth
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arlinghaus
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005398:Fisheries