Evolution and origin of sympatric shallow-water morphotypes of Lake Trout, Salvelinus namaycush, in Canada's Great Bear Lake

• Published in: Heredity
• Main Authors: Harris, L N, Chavarie, L, Bajno, R, Howland, K L, Wiley, S H, Tonn, W M, Taylor, E B
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Publishing Group 2015
• Subjects: Original Article; Canada; Great Bear Lake; Northwest Territories; glacier*
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4815598/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25204304; https://doi.org/10.1038/hdy.2014.74

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