Researchers find evolutionary adaption in trout of Wyoming's Wind River Mountains

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Jul 31, 2023, 6:41 pm82 pts
Scientists found that trout from lakes stocked decades ago in the Wind River Mountains have higher numbers of gill rakers, which are bony or cartilage structures in the gullets of fish that act as sieves to retain zooplankton and nourish the trout. The difference is likely a result of the trout adapting to the…

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