Great discussion. My focus was more on aggression difference between strains of LMB than accounting for size, though of course size is an explanatory factor. Eric, the 1985 study you cited noted northern BG as far less vulnerable to LMB and I thought that might play a role. Unless their findings were completely wrong, this is obviously a huge issue that may go far to explain differences in aggression behavior. Even if the genetics were identical, the epigenetics would likely differ, just as they do for bass that have been caught and released
Last edited by anthropic; 04/21/21 07:46 AM.
7ac 2015 CNBG RES FHM 2016 TP FLMB 2017 NLMB GSH L 2018 TP & 70 HSB PK 2019 TP RBT 2020 TFS TP 25 HSB 250 F1,L,RBT -206 2021 TFS TP GSH L,-312 2022 GSH TP CR TFS RBT -234, 2023 BG TP TFS NLMB, -160
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