Gene expression during early development and genetic variation among recently evolved sympatric Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) morphs in Lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland

• Main Author: Guðbrandsson, Jóhannes
• Other Authors: Arnar Pálsson, Líf- og umhverfisvísindadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences (UI), Verkfræði- og náttúruvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Engineering and Natural Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Iceland, School of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences 2019
• Subjects: Bleikja; Þróun lífsins; Erfðabreytileiki; Þingvallavatn; Líffræði; Doktorsritgerðir; Arctic; Arctic charr; glacier; Iceland; Salvelinus alpinus
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11815/1063

The four morphs of Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) in Lake Þingvallavatn, Iceland, which differ in many phenotypic traits related to morphology, life history, and feeding ecology, are believed to have evolved locally within the lake after the retreat of the Ice-age glacier. The principal aims of t...