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This paper considers the major patterns of downstream migration in Arctic lamprey ammocoetes in Kamchatka rivers. Ammocoetes of different age groups are shown to be constantly noted in the composition of the migrant part of a river community. The greatest intensity of downstream migration in ammocoetes of the age class 0+ is noted in the period of their primary dispersion in late July-early August. The ammocoetes of the age groups 1+ and older migrate from spring to late autumn, but their concentrations are not high. The significant similarity of such a biologic feature as downstream migration in ammocoetes and juvenile salmonids serves as an example of ecological analogy.
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Kirillova, E.A., Kirillov, P.I., Kucheryavyy, A.V. et al. Downstream migration in ammocoetes of the Arctic lamprey Lethenteron camtschaticum in some Kamchatka rivers. J. Ichthyol. 51, 1117–1125 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0032945211110051
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