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Contemporary adaptive shifts in the physiology and life history of Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) introduced into a warm climate

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Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Rooke, Anna Christine, Thesis advisor (ths): Fox, Michael G, Degree committee member (dgc): Burness, Gary, Degree committee member (dgc): Reid, Scott, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>Contemporary evolution has the potential to help limit the biological impact of rapidly changing climates, however it remains unclear whether wild populations can respond quickly enough for such adaptations to be effective. In this thesis, I used the introduction of native North American Pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) into the milder climate of Europe over 140 years ago, as a '… more
Full Text: CONTEMPORARY ADAPTIVE SHIFTS IN THE PHYSIOLOGY AND LIFE HISTORY OF PUMPKINSEED (LEPOMIS GIBBOSUS) INTRODUCED INTO A WARM CLIMATE. A Dissertation Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of …