Comparison of freshwater and saltwater populations of the isopod Mesidotea entomon from Dolomite Lake, Northwest Territories, and Pauline Cove, Yukon Territory

• Main Author: Korczynski, Rita E.
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: McGill University 1983
• Subjects: Isopoda > Northwest Territories > Dolomite Lake; Isopoda > Yukon > Pauline Cove; Crustacea > Northwest Territories > Dolomite Lake; Crustacea > Yukon > Pauline Cove; Yukon; Northwest Territories; Pauline Cove; Dolomite Lake
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=71886

Mesidotea entomon inhabiting Pauline Cove, YT, is larger in total body length at sexual maturity than M. entomon inhabiting Dolomite Lake, NWT. The sex ratio, diet, habitat distributions, size frequency distributions, and fecundity in the two populations are compared. Total carbohydrate, protein, li...