The Morphological Diversity of Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka (Walbaum)) of the Kamchatka River
S. P. PUSTOVOIT
Abstract
A method is proposed to evaluate the biological diversity of sockeye salmon population using morphological features. In all the samples, the morphological diversity of males is greater than that of females. In addition, the inter-annual dynamics determined on the basis of separate morphological features is difference with reference to the individuals of different sex. The necessity to study biological diversity for preserving population homeostasis is considered.
