Aspects of the Life History of the Pond Smelt (Hypomesus olidus) in the Yukon and Northwest Territories

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Author: Degraaf, Dirk A.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1986
• Subjects: Animal behaviour; Animal distribution; Animal food; Animal growth; Animal population; Animal reproduction; Predation; Pond smelt; Alaska; Northern; Mackenzie River; N.W.T; Tuktoyaktuk Peninsula; Yukon North Slope; Mackenzie Delta; Northwest Territories; Tuktoyaktuk; Yukon; Arctic; Mackenzie river; north slope; Tundra
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/65135

The pond smelt (Hypomesus olidus) has a limited North American distribution, being restricted to the west coast of Alaska and the drainage of the lower Mackenzie River, N.W.T. This study examined an isolated population in a small tundra lake on the Yukon coastal plain. Otolith interpretation reveale...