On the biology of the Arctic char Salvelinus Alpinus (L.) of Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, N.W.T.
The object of this work is to present data relating to the biology of the arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.) of Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, District of Franklin. The data presented wr.e collected by the author during the summer of 1956 when the first limnological investigation of the lake was...
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McGill University
1957
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=111349 |
| Summary: | The object of this work is to present data relating to the biology of the arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus (L.) of Nettilling Lake, Baffin Island, District of Franklin. The data presented wr.e collected by the author during the summer of 1956 when the first limnological investigation of the lake was undertaken. Observations were made on the habits and distribution of the char; the length, weight, sex, stomach contents, and condition of the gonads were recorded; otoliths for age determinations, parasites, egg samples, and whole specimens were brought back for further analysis. |
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