Impact ID
3533
Impact Type
Competition
Study Type
Anecdotal
Study Location
Laboratory
Impact Description
Researchers speculated that cisco native to Lake Michigan, the bloater (
Coregonus hoyi
) evolved fewer and shorter gill rakers and shifted to benthic habitat and diet as a result of competition with alewife.
Reference
24205
Cost
Location
Lake Michigan, USA
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Alosa pseudoharengus