Daily, Incremental Changes in Incubation Temperature Alter Metabolism and Hatchling Phenotype of Developing Lake Whitefish

Temperature has pervasive effects on poikilotherm physiology, and embryos and newly hatched/born animals are especially vulnerable to temperature shifts. Lake whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis ) are a North American, freshwater lake species with lengthy (80–150 day, 2–8 °C) overwintering embryonic development. Stenothermic, cold‐water embryos may be particularly susceptible to thermal shifts caused by anthropogenic thermal effluent and climate …