The primary goal of the first edition of this chapter (Coon 1994) was to provide an overview
of the Laurentian Great Lakes fish community and its origins. For this edition, we have taken …

Management agencies in several western states of the United States are implementing
suppression programmes to control non‐native lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush …

Objective—To determine thiamine-dependent enzyme activities in various tissue samples of
Pacific harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) and thiaminase activities in dietary fish. Design—Cross …

Over the past five decades, a reproductive failure related to thiamine deficiency, referred to
as thiamine deficiency complex (TDC), has been observed in valuable salmonine fishes in …

Abstract The Lake Ontario–upper St. Lawrence River (LOUSL) population of American Eels
Anguilla rostrata (hereafter,“eels”) was once one of the most important groups of the species …

Both wild and hatchery Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar can contribute to restoration but can
exhibit differences in spawning habitat selection (eg, water depth, current speed) and egg …

Thiamine (vitamin B1) is involved in several basal metabolic processes. It is an essential
compound for many organisms and in aquatic systems it is mainly produced by …

The main objectives of this study were to determine and compare fatty acid signatures (FAS)
of lake trout eggs within and among the Great Lakes region. Fifteen sites were sampled over …

A fluorogenic thiamine analogue is presented as a fluorescent probe for thiaminase activity.
The emission of the fluorophore is quenched by photoinduced electron transfer (PET) to the …

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) are deep water apex predators native to North America
that inhabit glacially formed lakes, including the Laurentian Great Lakes. Lake trout …