Ecological relationship between freshwater sculpins (genus Cottus ) and beach-spawning sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka ) in Iliamna Lake, Alaska

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Foote, Chris J, Brown, Gayle S
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1998
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Sockeye; Cottus cognatus; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f98-034; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f98-034

The interaction between two sculpin species, Cottus cognatus and Cottus aleuticus, and island beach spawning sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) was examined in Iliamna Lake, Alaska. We conclude that sculpins actively move to specific spawning beaches and that the initiation of their movements prece...