Ecological niche specialization inferred from morphological variation and otolith strontium of Arctic charr Salvelinus alpinus L. found within open lake systems of southern Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1473-1495

  Loewen, T N ^a,b   Gillis, D ^a   Tallman, R F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b FRESHWATER INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anadromy; Ecology; Electron microprobe; Habitat use; Lake resident; Principal factor analysis

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; STRONTIUM;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TROUT; VESTIBULE;

ANIMALS; BODY SIZE; CANADA; FRESH WATER; OTOLITHIC MEMBRANE; STRONTIUM; TROUT;

SALVELINUS ALPINUS; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 70449449630     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02394.x     Document Type: Article

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