Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus): a case study of the importance of understanding biodiversity and taxonomic issues in northern fishes

Biodiversity

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 45-56

  Reist, James D ^a   Power, Michael ^b   Dempson, J Brian ^a  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

allopatry; climate change; ecological differentiation; morphotype; sympatry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873901591     PISSN: 14888386     EISSN: 21600651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14888386.2012.725338     Document Type: Article

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