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Communal spawning of brook and river lampreys, Lampetra planeri Bloch and Lampetra fluviatilis L.
Author(s) -
Huggins R. J.,
Thompson Anne
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1970.tb03256.x
Subject(s) - lampetra , biology , fishery , interspecific competition , zoology , lamprey , ecology
A description is given of the spawning of brook lampreys Lampetra planed Bloch and unusually small river lampreys Lampetra fluviatilis L. in the same redd. No successful interspecific copulation was observed, although the possibility of accidental cross fertilization cannot be excluded.