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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Leuciscidae"”.
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Two Layers of Selfish-Herds in Spawning Aggregations of Chub (Nocomis Sp.) and its Nest Associates
Many species have evolved to live in groups. Gregarious behavior was believed to be adaptive for whole-population survival and predator evasion until selfish-herd theory was introduced. It proposed that individuals congregate not as a method of protection for the entire population, but instead to …
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Effects of Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen on Development and Survival of Embryos in Nests of Bluehead Chub Nocomis leptocephalus
Temperature and dissolved oxygen (DO) are two fundamental environmental factors that shape metabolic demand, developmental rate, and survival in fish embryos. Because embryos rely entirely on diffusion for oxygen uptake and cannot move away from stressful conditions, even small shifts in …