SEXUAL MATURATION, OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT AND LIFE HISTORY VARIATION IN LAKE SUPERIOR BURBOT (LOTA LOTA)

• Main Author: Woodworth, Michael
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: NMU Commons 2023
• Subjects: biology; great lakes; life history; evolution; cryophilic; Terrestrial and Aquatic Ecology; Southern Lake; Burbot; Lota lota; lota
• Online Access: https://commons.nmu.edu/theses/764; https://commons.nmu.edu/context/theses/article/1803/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf

Burbot (Lota lota) are a cryophilic freshwater fish native to many cold-water systems in the Northern Hemisphere. Within the Great Lakes, current fishing regulations and increasing popularity are leading to interest in population dynamics and the sustainability of current regulations. To understand...