Figure 3

Growth profiles of the September, 2008 (Sept.) and December, 2008 (Dec.) lots of rainbow trout reared at the Alma Aquaculture Research Station. Density, thermal growth coefficient (TGC), specific growth rate (SGR), mortalities per measurement interval, and bulk weight are shown for the Sept. and Dec. lots and are all aligned on the same temporal scale. LHL indicates the Life History Lag of the Dec. fish compared to Sept. fish (i.e. 89 days). Growth profiles of the Dec. fish would need to shift to the ‘left’ by this distance on all the graphs to place the growth profiles of the Dec. fish on a comparable chronological scale to those of the Sept. fish. Asterisks above the density plots on the top figure indicate intervals when fish were either moved to larger tanks or were thinned to minimize density effects. Microarray sampling of the Sept. lot occurred in the interval shown with an X on the Sept. line, but growth recorded from siblings within this lot are shown for completeness. The Dec. lot was sampled on that last day shown in the graph.