Comparison of genetic and visual identification of cisco and lake whitefish larvae from Chaumont Bay, Lake Ontario

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: George, Ellen M., Hare, Matthew P., Crabtree, Darran L., Lantry, Brian F., Rudstam, Lars G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2018
• Subjects: Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0186; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0186; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2017-0186

Cisco (Coregonus artedi) are an important component of native food webs in the Great Lakes, and their restoration is instrumental to the recovery of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) and Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar). Difficulties with visual identification of larvae can confound early life history...