Evidence for two morphotypes of lake charr, Salvelinus namaycush, from Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 21-32

  Alfonso, Noel R ^a  

^a CANADIAN MUSEUM OF NATURE   (Canada)

Author keywords

body proportions; ecomorphotype; morphology; morphs; Salmonidae; sympatry; trophic polymorphism

Indexed keywords

MORPHOLOGY; POLYMORPHISM; SALMONID;

CANADA; GREAT BEAR LAKE; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHWEST TERRITORIES;

SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS; SALVELINUS NAMAYCUSH;

EID: 5444222149     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EBFI.0000043176.61258.3d     Document Type: Article

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