From top to bottom: Do Lake Trout diversify along a depth gradient in Great Bear Lake, NT, Canada?

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 3; p. e0193925
• Main Authors: Chavarie, Louise, Howland, Kimberly L, Harris, Les N, Hansen, Michael J, Harford, William J, Gallagher, Colin P, Baillie, Shauna M, Malley, Brendan, Tonn, William M, Muir, Andrew M, Krueger, Charles C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 22.03.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adaptation; Adaptation, Physiological - genetics; Animals; Biodiversity; Biology; Biology and Life Sciences; Canada; Cannibalism; Complexity; Deep water; Deep water habitats; Divergence; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Ecosystem; Evolution & development; Fish; Fisheries; Fishing; Freshwater environments; Genetic diversity; Genetic Variation - genetics; Genetics, Population - methods; Habitats; Lakes; Life history; Morphology; Natural selection; Niches; North America; Phenotype; Phenotypic variations; Physical Sciences; Research and Analysis Methods; Salmo trutta; Salvelinus namaycush; Selection, Genetic - genetics; Trends; Trophic levels; Trout; Trout - genetics; Water depth; Canada; East Lansing Michigan; United States > US; Great Bear Lake; Michigan

Depth is usually considered the main driver of Lake Trout intraspecific diversity across lakes in North America. Given that Great Bear Lake is one of the largest and deepest freshwater systems in North America, we predicted that Lake Trout intraspecific diversity to be organized along a depth axis w...