Latitudinal variation in fecundity among Arctic charr populations in eastern North America

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 255-273

  Power, M ^a   Dempson, J B ^b   Reist, J D ^b   Schwarz, C J ^c   Power, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Simon Fraser University ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Ecosystems climate change; Egg diameter; Environmental influences; Fecundity; Latitude; Salvelinus alpinus

Indexed keywords

FECUNDITY; LATITUDINAL GRADIENT; MORPHOTYPE; SALMONID;

NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 22344433562     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2005.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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