Burbot Early Life History Strategies in the Great Lakes

• Published in: Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
• Main Authors: Jude, David J., Wang, Yu, Hensler, Stephen R., Janssen, John
• Other Authors: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Mansfield; Southern Lake; Burbot; Lota lota; lota
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2013.795192; https://afspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00028487.2013.795192

Abstract Burbot Lota lota exhibit four previously known reproductive strategies in the Great Lakes region. In this paper we review those strategies and provide evidence for a fifth one—delayed deepwater spawning. The four known, shallow‐water strategies are as follows: (1) spawning by self‐sustainin...