Environmental Biology of Fishes

, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp 151–156 | Cite as

Restricted behavioural plasticity of juvenile lake charr, Salvelinus namaycush

  • Moira M. Ferguson
  • David L.G Noakes
  • Dario Romani
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Synopsis

Manipulation of water velocity, fish density and food ration produced few significant effects on the behaviour or social system of juvenile lake charr (Salvelinus namaycush). Individuals showed consistently low levels of agonistic behaviour and spent more time close to the substrate with increasing water velocity. The restricted behavioural plasticity and potential of this species is contrasted with the much greater range shown by the closely related brook charr (S. fontinalis).

Keywords

Social behaviour Behaviour-genetics Food Water flow Population density Trout Salmonidae 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Moira M. Ferguson
    • 1
  • David L.G Noakes
    • 1
  • Dario Romani
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of Zoology, College of Biological ScienceUniversity of GuelphGuelphCanada

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