Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri )
A comparison is made of the growth, morphometry, age at maturity, food, and depth distribution of pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulteri) in four British Columbia lakes. In Tacheeda and Cluculz Lakes where the species is of the usual dwarfed variety, the fish exists sympatrically with two other whitefi...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f65-107 2023-12-17T10:49:05+01:00 Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri ) McCart, P. 1965 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f65-107 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f65-107 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 22, issue 5, page 1229-1259 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1965 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f65-107 2023-11-19T13:39:05Z A comparison is made of the growth, morphometry, age at maturity, food, and depth distribution of pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulteri) in four British Columbia lakes. In Tacheeda and Cluculz Lakes where the species is of the usual dwarfed variety, the fish exists sympatrically with two other whitefishes, the mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) and the lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). These slow-growing pygmy whitefish differ markedly in morphometry and depth distribution from the "giant" pygmy whitefish of McLeese and Maclure Lakes which live in the absence of other whitefishes. The possibility that differences in the populations might be due to interspecific competition is discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Prosopium coulteri Pygmy whitefish Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 22 5 1229 1259 |
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A comparison is made of the growth, morphometry, age at maturity, food, and depth distribution of pygmy whitefish (Prosopium coulteri) in four British Columbia lakes. In Tacheeda and Cluculz Lakes where the species is of the usual dwarfed variety, the fish exists sympatrically with two other whitefishes, the mountain whitefish (Prosopium williamsoni) and the lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis). These slow-growing pygmy whitefish differ markedly in morphometry and depth distribution from the "giant" pygmy whitefish of McLeese and Maclure Lakes which live in the absence of other whitefishes. The possibility that differences in the populations might be due to interspecific competition is discussed. |
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Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri ) |
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Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri ) |
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Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri ) |
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Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri ) |
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Growth and Morphometry of Four British Columbia Populations of Pygmy Whitefish ( Prosopium coulteri ) |
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growth and morphometry of four british columbia populations of pygmy whitefish ( prosopium coulteri ) |
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