Stable isotope analysis reveals ecological segregation in a bimodal size polymorphism in Arctic charr from Loch Tay, Scotland

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 474-481

  Adams, C ^a   Fraser, D ^a,c   McCarthy, I ^a,d   Shields, S ^a   Waldron, S ^b   Alexander, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH UNIVERSITIES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^c NATURAL ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ecological segregation; Polymorphism; Salvelinus alpinus; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; ICHTHYOFAUNA; POLYMORPHISM; STABLE ISOTOPE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LOCH TAY; PERTH AND KINROSS; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 2342635140     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00044.x     Document Type: Article

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