Mechanisms of the adaptation of the Kildin cod Gadus morhua kildinensis Derjugin, 1920 (Pisces: Gadidae) to the specific conditions of Lake Mogilnoye

• Published in: Russian journal of marine biology Vol. 43; no. 2; pp. 132 - 139
• Main Authors: Stroganov, A. N., Afanasiev, K. I., Burmensky, V. A., Zhivotovsky, L. A., Zuykova, N. V., Kriksunov, E. A., Mukhina, N. V., Polyakov, M. P., Rubtsova, G. A., Semenova, A. V., Shadrin, A. M., Frolov, O. Yu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Moscow Pleiades Publishing 01.03.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adaptation; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Brackishwater environment; Color; Feeding behavior; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Gadus morhua; Genetic diversity; Ichthyology; Lakes; Life Sciences; Marine fishes; Morphology; Otoliths; Physical characteristics; Reproductive isolation; Specialization; morphobiological characteristics; X-ray microanalysis of otoliths; Kildin cod; genetic polymorphism

The mechanisms of the adaptation of the Kildin cod to the conditions of a meromictic lake were analyzed based on the study of morphological, biological, and genetic characteristics. Significant differences between the Kildin cod and Atlantic cod have been found in their morphological and genetic cha...