Influence of Feeding Ecology on Legacy Organochlorine Contaminants in Freshwater Fishes of Lake Erie

Author(s):  
Cecilia E. Heuvel ◽  
Kenneth G. Drouillard ◽  
G. Douglas Haffner ◽  
Yingming Zhao ◽  
Aaron T. Fisk
2019 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 795-804 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cecilia E. Heuvel ◽  
Gordon D. Haffner ◽  
Yingming Zhao ◽  
Scott F. Colborne ◽  
Amalia Despenic ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 548-555
Author(s):  
Cassandra J. May ◽  
Stuart A. Ludsin ◽  
David C. Glover ◽  
Elizabeth A. Marschall

Growth-selective mortality as larvae can influence recruitment in marine fishes. Its importance in freshwater fishes, however, remains speculative. We quantified growth trajectories within annual cohorts (2011–2013) of Lake Erie walleye (Sander vitreus) and their relationship with recruitment. We hypothesized that selection against slow or fast growth would be associated with high mortality and poor recruitment, whereas weak or nonexistent growth-selective mortality co-occurring with fast growth would be associated with good recruitment. We used otoliths to reconstruct growth rates during the first 15 days of life from larvae collected during spring and juvenile recruits (survivors) collected during late summer. We documented growth-selective mortality during 2011 and 2013, which exhibited poor recruitment as expected. During 2012, growth selection was absent, but growth was slow when compared to historical averages, resulting in poor recruitment. Growth was also considered slow in 2011 and 2013, due to multiple interacting conditions. Our study indicates that the relationship among larval growth, mortality, and future recruitment is complex, highlighting the need for continued research into how larval processes affect recruitment dynamics in freshwater fishes.


1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 85-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bradley J. Pusey ◽  
Martin G. Read ◽  
Angela H. Arthington

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven A. Pothoven ◽  
Henry A. Vanderploeg ◽  
Stuart A. Ludsin ◽  
Tomas O. Höök ◽  
Stephen B. Brandt

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