Giant American brook lampreys, Lampetra lamottei, in the upper Great Lakes
Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
By: Patrick J. Manion and Harold A. Purvis
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Abstract
Five female American brook lampreys, Lampetra lamottei, collected in lakes Michigan and Huron averaged nearly twice as long and about six times as heavy as American brook lampreys of normal size. Three factors suggested that the giant lampreys may have fed parasitically after metamorphosis: morphological adaptations of the species for parasitic life, their large size, and absence of extremely large ammocetes among a million sampled.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Giant American brook lampreys, Lampetra lamottei, in the upper Great Lakes |
| Series title | Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada |
| DOI | 10.1139/f71-089 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1971 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | NRC Research Press |
| Contributing office(s) | Great Lakes Science Center |
| Description | 5 p. |
| First page | 616 |
| Last page | 620 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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