Year: 2013, 2013
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>My study was primarily focused on the comparison of life history traits between stocked American eel and their naturally recruited conspecifics in Lake Ontario and the upper St. Lawrence River (USLR/LO). I found that stocked eels experienced faster annual growth than their naturally recruited conspecifics and were comprised of a greater proportion of males. These findings indicate that… more Full Text: THE LIFE HISTORY STRATEGY, GROWTH, BODY CONDITION, AND DIET OF STOCKED AMERICAN EEL (Anguilla rostrata) IN THE UPPER ST. LAWRENCE RIVER AND LAKE ONTARIO TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, Canada © Copyright by Joshua Alexander Stacey 2013 …