Phenotypic plasticity in brook charr: Changes in caudal fin induced by water flow

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1171-1181

  Imre, I ^a   McLaughlin, R L ^b   Noakes, D L G ^b  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Morphology; Phenotypic plasticity; Salvelinus fontinalis; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

FISH; FLOW VELOCITY; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

FONTINALIS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0036870638     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb02463.x     Document Type: Article

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