I recently received a copy of an article from Norman Kopecky (BTW, thanks Norman) concerning longevity of various life forms, including fish and how the temperature of their environment affects life span. This article, called "Life On The Scales" was fascinating and shed quite a bit of light on the questions some of us have been asking ourselves about why a bluegill in Indiana might live twice as long as a bluegill in Texas.
I'd like Norman to tell us what publication this came from and comment on it's content. I think it really clarifies some issues on how long our pond fish will live and may also invite some comment from other forum members as to whether or not artificial feeding of fish affects life span.
