The evolution of redd site selection in brook charr in different environments: Same cue, same benefit for fitness*

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1017-1029

  Guillemette, François ^a   Vallée, Charles ^a   Bertolo, Andrea ^a   Magnan, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Emergence success; Evolution; Groundwater flow; Habitat selection; Hatching success; Spawning ground; Substrate

Indexed keywords

SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 79954588920     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2010.02542.x     Document Type: Article

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