Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory
The Peel River basin is a unique Canadian glacial refugium containing many relict fish populations. Peel River is presently tributary to the Mackenzie River system, but at least twice during Pleistocene glaciations it was diverted into headwaters of the Yukon River system, offering the possibility o...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/f77-062 2023-12-17T10:28:58+01:00 Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory Bodaly, R. A. Lindsey, C. C. 1977 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f77-062 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f77-062 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada volume 34, issue 3, page 388-395 ISSN 0015-296X General Medicine journal-article 1977 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/f77-062 2023-11-19T13:38:42Z The Peel River basin is a unique Canadian glacial refugium containing many relict fish populations. Peel River is presently tributary to the Mackenzie River system, but at least twice during Pleistocene glaciations it was diverted into headwaters of the Yukon River system, offering the possibility of two-way transfer of aquatic organisms between the Mackenzie and Yukon. Present fish distributions in the Peel basin are summarized. Biochemical and morphological evidence suggests that races of at least six species now inhabiting the area (Coregonus clupeaformis, Prosopium coulteri, Thymallus arcticus, Salvelinus namaycush, Esox lucius, Cottus cognatus) originated from types which either came from the Yukon River system or developed in situ in unglaciated parts of the Peel. Article in Journal/Newspaper Cottus cognatus Mackenzie river Peel River Prosopium coulteri Thymallus arcticus Yukon river Yukon Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Yukon Mackenzie River Peel River ENVELOPE(-135.005,-135.005,67.000,67.000) Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 34 3 388 395 |
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The Peel River basin is a unique Canadian glacial refugium containing many relict fish populations. Peel River is presently tributary to the Mackenzie River system, but at least twice during Pleistocene glaciations it was diverted into headwaters of the Yukon River system, offering the possibility of two-way transfer of aquatic organisms between the Mackenzie and Yukon. Present fish distributions in the Peel basin are summarized. Biochemical and morphological evidence suggests that races of at least six species now inhabiting the area (Coregonus clupeaformis, Prosopium coulteri, Thymallus arcticus, Salvelinus namaycush, Esox lucius, Cottus cognatus) originated from types which either came from the Yukon River system or developed in situ in unglaciated parts of the Peel. |
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Bodaly, R. A. |
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Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory |
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Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory |
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Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory |
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Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory |
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Pleistocene Watershed Exchanges and the Fish Fauna of the Peel River Basin, Yukon Territory |
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pleistocene watershed exchanges and the fish fauna of the peel river basin, yukon territory |
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ENVELOPE(-135.005,-135.005,67.000,67.000) |
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Yukon Mackenzie River Peel River |
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Yukon Mackenzie River Peel River |
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Cottus cognatus Mackenzie river Peel River Prosopium coulteri Thymallus arcticus Yukon river Yukon |
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Cottus cognatus Mackenzie river Peel River Prosopium coulteri Thymallus arcticus Yukon river Yukon |
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