The European Eel: To Migrate Or Not To Migrate In Freshwaters?
Tuesday, December 16, 2008 - 00:42
in Biology & Nature
The European eel’s biology and ecology never cease to amaze us. At the elver stage, certain individuals swim up estuaries to grow in rivers, whereas others spend their entire life cycle at sea. In Bordeaux, researchers have looked into the origin of this divergence in migratory behavior. What if it was only a question of energy reserves and feeding behavior?