Abstract:Natural range expansions in warm-water freshwater fishes are currently not well understood, but shifts in native species distributions can be influenced by many factors, including habitat restoration or degradation and climate change. Here, we provide empirical evidence of range expansions observed in two native freshwater fish species in Lake Erie: the Spotted Gar (Lepisosteus oculatus) and Spotted Sucker (Minytrema melanops). We confirmed our field identifications ofL. oculatusandM. melanopsusing mtDNA barco… Show more
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