Anadromy and marine habitat use of Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) from the central Canadian Arctic

Anadromy was documented in 16 lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Canada's central Arctic using capture data and otolith microchemistry. For the first time, estuarine/marine habitat use was described for five individuals using acoustic telemetry. Age-at-first-migration to sea was variable (1...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Harris, Les N., Swanson, Heidi K., Gilbert, Matthew J.H., Malley, Brendan K., Fisk, Aaron T., Moore, Jean Sébastien
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Scholarship at UWindsor 2020
Subjects:
Anadromous migrations
Lake Trout
marine
Salvelinus namaycush
Arctic
Online Access:https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/glierpub/286
https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14305
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Summary:Anadromy was documented in 16 lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, from Canada's central Arctic using capture data and otolith microchemistry. For the first time, estuarine/marine habitat use was described for five individuals using acoustic telemetry. Age-at-first-migration to sea was variable (10–39 years) among individuals and most S. namaycush undertook multiple anadromous migrations within their lifetime. Telemetry data suggested that S. namaycush do not travel far into marine habitats and prefer surface waters (<2 m). These results further our collective understanding of the marine ecology of Arctic S. namaycush.

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