Influence of reed beds (Phragmites australis) and submerged vegetation on pike (Esox lucius)

Impact of pulp and paper mill effluent on egg hatchability of pike (Esox lucius L.).

Toxicants affect reproduction often at concentrations well below lethal levels. Also, the acidification of fresh waters has been shown to cause extinction of teleost fish populations usually through a failure of recruitment from younger generations. Both field and laboratory studies have documented that the greatest susceptibility to low pH occurs in the early developmental stages (e.g. Lee et ...

Genetic structure of pike (Esox lucius) reveals a complex and previously unrecognized colonization history of Ireland

AIM We investigated genetic variation of Irish pike populations and their relationship with European outgroups, in order to elucidate the origin of this species to the island, which is largely assumed to have occurred as a human-mediated introduction over the past few hundred years. We aimed thereby to provide new insights into population structure to improve fisheries and biodiversity manageme...

Respiratory Exchange in Fresh-water Fish: Part VI. On Pike (Esox lucius).

Mercury Concentration in Muscle and Liver of Pike (Esox lucius) Collected from Anzali International Wetland, Iran

Background: Mercury (Hg) is a major environmental contaminant due to its global ubiquity, tendency to bioaccumulate, and toxicity in wildlife. Mercury accumulation in wetlands threatens critical breeding and foraging habitats of many fish and wildlife species. In this study, mercury concentrations were detected in different tissues of pike. Methods: To achieve these purposes, 58 pikes (Esox l...

responses to ultraviolet radiation in larval pike , Esox lucius , of two origins and ages

Ultraviolet radiation (UVR)-induced mortality and behavioural disorder were studied in larval northern pike of two origins and ages. Newly hatched larvae of two differently coloured populations and six-day-old larvae of one population were exposed to four fluence rates of UVR, resulting in total doses from 11.5 to 63 kJ m–2, and monitored for mortality and behaviour. The rate of mortality and t...