Effect of Water Velocity on the Timing of Skeletogenesis in the Arctic Charr, Salvelinus alpinus (Salmoniformes: Teleostei): An Empirical Case of Developmental Plasticity

Phenotypic plasticity has been demonstrated in fishes but rarely addressed with respect to skeletogenesis. The influence of water velocity on the sequence of chondrification and ossification is studied for the median fins of Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus, during a period of 90 days post hatching....

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Main Authors: Richard Cloutier, Alain Caron, Thomas Grünbaum, Nathalie R. Le François
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Zoology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/470546
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