Plasticity in growth of farmed and wild Atlantic salmon: is the increased growth rate of farmed salmon caused by evolutionary adaptations to the commercial diet?

Table 2 Average weights and mortality of farmed, wild and hybrid Atlantic salmon within each replicate and treatment

Treatment	Origin	Tank	Initial n	Final n	Mortality		W (g)				Pooled W (g)			Pooled Mortality
Treatment	Origin	Tank	Initial n	Final n	n	%	Mean	Median	SD	n	Mean	Median	SD	%
Control	Farm	1	150	138	9	6%	30.08	31.00	6.85	276	29.75	30.50	6.52	8.00
	Farm	2	150	138	11	7%	29.41	30.00	6.19	276	29.75	30.50	6.52	8.00
	Hybrid	1	150	142	6	4%	24.60	24.50	5.54	286	23.92	23.75	5.34	4.67
	Hybrid	2	150	144	6	4%	23.23	23.00	5.14	286	23.92	23.75	5.34	4.67
	Wild	1	150	136	13	9%	15.81	15.50	5.61	275	15.61	15.25	5.51	8.33
	Wild	2	150	139	11	7%	15.40	15.00	5.41	275	15.61	15.25	5.51	8.33
Carp	Farm	3	150	85	65	43%	9.50	9.30	4.58	183	10.10	10.15	4.86	39.00
	Farm	4	150	98	52	35%	10.70	11.00	5.13	183	10.10	10.15	4.86	39.00
	Hybrid	3	150	111	39	26%	6.95	6.30	3.75	237	6.88	6.00	3.59	21.00
	Hybrid	4	150	126	24	16%	6.80	5.70	3.42	237	6.88	6.00	3.59	21.00
	Wild	3	150	94	56	37%	4.82	4.20	2.36	197	4.81	4.15	2.37	34.33
	Wild	4	150	103	47	31%	4.80	4.10	2.38	197	4.81	4.15	2.37	34.33
Natural	Farm	5	150	80	69	46%	5.10	5.10	2.17	191	4.71	4.70	2.15	36.33
	Farm	6	150	111	39	26%	4.42	4.40	2.09	191	4.71	4.70	2.15	36.33
	Hybrid	5	150	72	78	52%	4.30	4.05	2.12	182	3.89	3.60	1.90	39.33
	Hybrid	6	150	110	30	20%	3.62	3.20	1.74	182	3.89	3.60	1.90	39.33
	Wild	5	150	62	88	59%	2.91	2.60	1.48	145	2.93	2.60	1.40	51.67
	Wild	6	150	83	72	48%	2.94	2.60	1.37	145	2.93	2.60	1.40	51.67

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