How the morphology of captive-reared fish is affected by structural enrichment in their rearing tanks is not well understood.Some studies have suggested that deficiencies in rearing environments could produce inapprop...How the morphology of captive-reared fish is affected by structural enrichment in their rearing tanks is not well understood.Some studies have suggested that deficiencies in rearing environments could produce inappropriate body shape in salmonids(Vehanen and Huusko 2011).Garduho-Paz et al.(2010)have found significant differences in body and head shapes of 3-spine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus,depending on whether fish were reared in an environment with just gravel or in an environment enriched with large stones and artificial plants.展开更多
基金The authors are grateful to E.Garcia-Galea,B.Elvira,and S.Dougherty for lab and analysis assistance and to the team from the animal facilities of the Faculty of Biology for their help in the maintenance of aquaria.The authors are grateful to 3 anonymous reviewers and V.Bonet for the English review.
文摘How the morphology of captive-reared fish is affected by structural enrichment in their rearing tanks is not well understood.Some studies have suggested that deficiencies in rearing environments could produce inappropriate body shape in salmonids(Vehanen and Huusko 2011).Garduho-Paz et al.(2010)have found significant differences in body and head shapes of 3-spine stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus,depending on whether fish were reared in an environment with just gravel or in an environment enriched with large stones and artificial plants.
