Life History and Taxonomic Status of an Isolated Population of Arctic Char, Salvelinus alpinus , from Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland
Landlocked Arctic char, Salvelinus alpinus, from Candlestick Pond, Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, were characterized by slow growth, short life span (max 7 yr), and small size (max fork length = 164 mm). Sexual maturity was obtained at age 3, fecundity was low (max 104 ova per fish), and sp...
Published in: | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1978
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f78-243 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f78-243 |