Aspects of reproductive diversity in Great Lakes fishes

This PhD dissertation features four research chapters investigating reproductive diversity in Great Lakes fishes. Aspects of reproductive diversity that were studied include reproductive habitat restoration, population genetic variation, variation in reproductive phenology and size variation (sexual size dimorphism). I examined trait variation in lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and walleye (Sander vitreus) to examine reproductive patterns and their emergence. Methods include field sampling, genetic sequencing and analysis, historical data synthesis and eco-genetic modeling.