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Do native brown trout and non-native brook trout interact reproductively?

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Reproductive interactions between native and non-native species of fish have received little attention compared to other types of interactions such as predation or competition for food and habitat. We studied the reproductive interactions between non-native brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and native brown trout (Salmo trutta) in a Pyrenees Mountain stream (SW France). We found evidence of significant interspecific interactions owing to consistent spatial and temporal overlap in redd localizations and spawning periods. We observed mixed spawning groups composed of the two species, interspecific subordinate males, and presence of natural hybrids (tiger trout). These reproductive interactions could be detrimental to the reproduction success of both species. Our study shows that non-native species might have detrimental effects on native species via subtle hybridization behavior.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to P. Sorensen and two anonymous referees for insightful comments on early versions of the manuscript. We wish to thank the Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage, French Water Agency, and Direction Régionale de l’Environnement for supporting this study (contract no. 2004/071617/no. 1413467.00, ONCFS-FEDER).

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  1. EcoLab, Laboratoire d’écologie fonctionnelle, UMR 5245 (CNRS-UPS-INPT), Université Paul Sabatier, bât 4R3, 118, route de Narbonne, 31062, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    J. Cucherousset, J. C. Aymes, F. Santoul & R. Céréghino

  2. ONEMA, Office national de l’eau et des milieux aquatiques, 16 Avenue Louison Bobet, 94132, Fontenay-sous-Bois Cedex, France

    N. Poulet

  3. UMR Ecobiop, INRA, Quartier Ibarron, 64310, Saint Pée sur Nivelle, France

    J. C. Aymes

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Cucherousset, J., Aymes, J.C., Poulet, N. et al. Do native brown trout and non-native brook trout interact reproductively?. Naturwissenschaften 95, 647–654 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00114-008-0370-3

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