Brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) extinction in small boreal lakes revealed by ephippia pigmentation: a preliminary analysis

<p>Ephippium pigmentation is a plastic trait which can be related to a trade-off between visual predation pressure and better protection of cladoceran eggs against different types of stress. Experimental studies showed that planktivorous fish exert a greater predation pressure on individuals c...

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Main Authors: Alexandre Bérubé Tellier, Paul E. Drevnick, Andrea Bertolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Advances in Oceanography and Limnology
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Online Access:http://pagepressjournals.org/index.php/aiol/article/view/6215