Cerebrocranial differentiation of the Arctic charr [Salvelinus alpinus (L.)] in water bodies of the Hornsund region (Spitsbergen)

Abstract

Measurements of the cerebrocranium of the Arctic charr (Salvelinus alpinus) from River Revelva and Lake Svartvatnet on Spitsbergen were made. The fishe from the two water bodies differed in the shape and size of their various cerebrocranial elements.