Journal
HYDROBIOLOGIA
Volume 840, Issue 1, Pages 113-136Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-019-3894-y
Keywords
Speciation; Sympatric and parapatric forms; Spawning; Morphology; Early development
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- Russian Foundation for Basic Research [18-0400092]
- Presidium of the Russian Academy of Sciences [41, 0108-2018-00015, 0112-2018-0025, 0108-2018-0007, 0109-2018-0076, 0112-2016-0002]
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The divergence of reproductive strategies is an important development toward intraspecific diversification. We describe contrasting spawning patterns of parapatric and sympatric Arctic charr forms in two interconnected lakes Kiryalta-3 and Kiryalta-4 in Transbaikalia for comparison to charr reproduction in nine more lakes of this region. In each Kiryalta lake, two charr forms (small and large) differing in growth and diet are present, in Kiryalta-3 they are morphologically more distinct than in Kiryalta-4. In Kiryalta-3, the spawning of the small form was recorded in autumn and spring suggesting two subpopulations; spawning time of the large form is unknown. In Kiryalta-4, both forms spawn in autumn. Overall, reproductive patterns of Transbaikalian charr vary greatly in spawning time, duration, location, depth, and bottom substrate. Different populations and sympatric forms spawn in early or late autumn, spring, summer, or during more than one season, including the littoral or profundal zone, over rocks or silt, and from 1-2 weeks to at least 7 months. Peak spawning time difference between sympatric forms can reach up to 5 months, and is correlated with morphological and genetic differences. Diversification of reproductive strategies largely contributed to the emergence of exceptionally high diversity of Transbaikalian charr.
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