Degree Name

MS (Master of Science)

Program

Biology

Date of Award

8-2017

Committee Chair or Co-Chairs

Fred J. Alsop III

Committee Members

Joseph Bidwell, Istvan Karsai, Thomas Laughlin

Abstract

This study sampled salmonid populations in two headwater streams in East Tennessee, Briar Creek and Left Prong Hampton Creek. Length and weight data were used to calculate the growth of these populations to determine if significant variation exists between isolated brook trout populations. Slope comparisons concluded that there was a difference in growth between brook trout populations of these streams (p

Document Type

Dissertation - unrestricted

Copyright

Copyright by the authors.

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Biology Commons

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