Preface VII
Acknowledgements IX
Obituary: Ricardo Rojas Beltran (with 1 figure in the text) XI
Section I: Biology
Segner, H. & Rösch, R.: Ontogeny of digestive and metabolic functions in
Coregonus lavaretus (with 10 figures) 1-14
Blouin, M.A., Kostich, M.M., Todd, T.N. & Savino, J.F.: The reproductive
success of lake herring in habitats near shipping channels and ice-breaking
operations in the St. Marys River, Michigan, USA (with 1 figure, 2 tables and
1 appendix) 15-24

Paalavuo, M., Muie, R. Agren, J. & Tambets, M.: Energy content and fatty acid
composition of vendace (Coregonus albula L.) gonads in four Finnish and
Estonian lakes (with 3 figures and 3 tables) 25-32
Huuskonen, H., Karjalainen, J. & Viljanen, M.: Comparison of otolith
microstructure in coregonids: are there population-specific
differences? (with 2 figures) 33-38
Sutela, T. & Huusko, A.: Prey selection and the density of suitable
food for vendace (Coregonus albula ) larvae in Lake Lentua, Finland
(with 2 figures and 1 table) 39-48
Kirchhofer, A. & Lindt-Kirchhofer, TH.: Growth and development during early
life stages of Coregonus lavaretus from three lakes in Switzerland (with 5
figures and 3 tables) 49-59
Koho, J. & Viljanen, M: Growth, survival, and swimming activity of
vendace (Coregonus albula (L.)) larvae under different food conditions
in the laboratory (with 6 figures and 3 tables) 61-71
Karjalainen, J., Ollikainen, S. & Viljanen, M.: Estimation of the
year-class of newly hatched fish larvae in Finnish lakes - how
sampling design can influence abundance estimations? (with 4 figures
and 2 tables) 73-80
Lehtonen, H. & Niemela, E.: Growth and population structure of
whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus (L.)) in mountain lakes of northern
Finland (with 5 figures and 4 tables) 81-95
Doyon, J.-F., Bernatchez, L., Gendron, M., Verdon, R. & Fortin, R.:
Comparison of normal and dwarf populations of lake whitefish
(Coregonus clupeaformis) with reference to hydroelectric reservoirs in
northern Quebec (with 6 figures and 1 table) 97-108
Ruhle, Chr. & Gammeter, S.: Alterations in the trophic status of Lake
Walenstadt (Switzerland) and in the growth of its slow-growing
whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) (with 11 figures and 3 tables)
109-120
Dufour, E., Bocherens, H., Gerdeaux, D., Ruhle, Chr. & Mariotti, A.:
Stable carbon and nitrogen isotope approach to the distinction between
Blaufelchen and Gangfisch (Coregonus lavaretus) in Lake Constance
(with 2 figures and 1 table) 121-129
Tapaninen, M., Marjomäki, T.J. & Keskinen, T.: The seasonal final
temperature preferenda of immature vendace, Coregonus albula (L.)
(with 5 figures and 3 tables) 131-141
Wirth, M. & Steffens, W.: Seasonal changes in lipid content and fatty
acid composition of vendace (Coregonus albula ) and its plankton food
(with 6 tables) 143-150
Mills, K.H., Mcculloch, B.R., Chalanchuk, S.M., Allan, D.J. &
Stainton, M.R: Growth, Size, Structure, and Annual Survival of Lake
Whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) during the Eutrophication and
Oligotrophication of Lake 226, the Experimental Lakes Area, Canada
(with 5 figures) 151-160
Jansen, W.A. & Aku, P.M.K.: Growth, abundance, and habitat use of cisco
(Coregonus artedi) from a boreal lake in central Alberta, Canada (with
3 figures and 2 tables) 161-170
Winfteld, I.J., Fletcher, J.M. & Cubby, R.R.: The threat to vendace
(Coregonus albula ) eggs from introduced ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus)
in Bassenthwaite Lake, U.K. (with 3 figures) 171-177
Schmid, W.: Coregonus lavaretus ova predation by newly introduced
ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus L.) in Lake Constance, Germany (with 3
figures) 179-183
Winfield, I.J., Fletcher, J.M. & Cubby, R.R.: The impact on the
whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus (L.)) of reservoir operations at
Haweswater, U.K. (with 5 figures) 185-195
Caranhac, F. & Gerdeaux, D.: Analysis of the fluctuations in whitefish
(Coregonus lavaretus ) abundance in Lake Geneva (with 5 figures)
197-206
Eshenroder, R.I., Argyle, R.L. & Tewinkel, L.M.: Evidence for Buoyancy
Regulation as a Speciation Mechanism in Great Lakes Ciscoes (with 5
figures) 207-217
Fleischer, G.W. & Tewinkel, L.M.: Buoyancy Characteristics of the
Bloater (Coregonus hoyi) in Relation to Patterns of Vertical Migration
and Acoustic Backscattering (with 2 figures and 1 table) 219-225
Appenzeller, A.R.: Seasonal variability patterns of acoustic estimates
of fish biomass and fish size in a lake dominated by coregonids (Lake
Constance) (with 4 figures and 1 table) 227-236
Ptak, J.K. & Appenzeller, A.R.: Size, depth, and frequency of pelagic
Lake Constance whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) shoals during the
seasons: a hydroacoustic study (with 5 figures and 1 table) 237-248
Tolonen, A. & Rita, H.: Effect of Diphyllobothrium ditremum (CREPLIN)
plerocercoid infection on gonadal weight in benthic whitefish
Coregonus lavaretus (L.) in Lake Kilpisjarvi, Finnish Lapland (with 4
figures and 2 tables) 249-256
Pulkkinen, K. & Valtonen, E.T.: The use of parasites as tags to
elucidate differences between whitefish populations (with 3 figures
and 5 tables) 257-271
Brown, S.B., Mills, K.H. & Hara, T.J.: Capture-induced changes in
plasma cortisol, thyroid hormones, glucose, and electrolytes in lake
whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and white sucker (Catostomus
commersoni) from soft-water lakes (with 5 figures) 273-282
Naesje, T.F., Sandlund, O.T. & Saksgard, R.: Selective predation of
piscivorous brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) on polymorphic whitefish
(Coregonus lavaretus L.) (with 8 figures and 2 tables) 283-294
Niva, T. & Julkunen, M.: Effect of population fluctuation of vendace
(Coregonus albula ) on the diet and growth of stocked brown trout
(Salmo trutta ) (with 3 figures and 3 tables) 295-303
Section II: Genetics
Todd, Th. N.: Environmental modification of gillraker number in
coregonine fishes (with 1 figure and 4 tables) 305-315
Luczynski, M., Kuzminksi, H., Dobosz, S. & Goryczko, K.: Gene pool
characteristics of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus) fingerlings
produced in a hatchery for restoration stocking purposes (with 1
figure and 2 tables) 317-321
Reist, J.D., Maiers, L.D., Bodaly, R.A. (Drew), Vuorinen, J.A. &
Carmichael, TH.: The phylogeny of new- and old-world coregonine fishes
as revealed by sequence variation in a portion of the d-loop of
mitochondrial DNA (with 4 figures and 3 tables) 323-339
Bodaly, R.A. (Drew), Maiers, L.Dc, Reist, J.D. & Baker, R.F.: Low levels of
variation in mitochondrial DNA sequences among northern Manitoba (Canada)
populations of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), with comparisons to
lake cisco (C. artedi) (with 5 figures and 1 table) 341-347
Brzuzan, P.: DNA length variation and RFLP of the mitochondrial
control region in two samples of whitefish Coregonus lavaretus, from
Lake Baikal (Russia) and Lake Maroz (Poland) (with 3 figures and 1
table) 349-356
Brzuzan, R. Yakhnenko, V.M., Mamontov, A.M., Markowska, A. &
Trofimova, I.N.: Mitochondrial DNA variation in whitefish Coregonus
lavaretus from Lake Baikal as revealed by restriction analysis (with 3
figures and 3 tables) 357-362
Jankun, M., Boron, A., Kirtiklis, L., Kirchhofer, A., Woznicki, R &
Luczynski, M.: Cytogenetic and biochemical studies on European
whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L.) from Switzerland (with 2 figures
and 3 tables) 363-369
Maiers, L.D, Carmichael, T.J. , Reist, J .D. & Bodaly, R. A. (Drew) : Enhanced
recovery of DNA from frozen fish tissues treated with dimethyl sulphoxide
(DMSO) (with 1 figure and 1 table) 371-374
Mamontov, A.M. & Yakhnenko, V.M.: Isoenzyme polymorphism in Lake
Baikal omul (Coregonus autumnalis migratorius GEORGI) (with 2 figures
and 2 tables) 375-381
Hamada, M., Himberg, M., Bodaly, R.A. (Drew), Reist, J.D. & Okada, N.:
Monophyletic origin of the genera Stenodus and Coregonus as inferred
from an analysis of the insertion of SINEs (short interspersed
repetitive elements) (with 3 figures and 2 tables) 383-389
Section III: Fisheries
Müller, R. & Bia, M.M.: Adaptive management of whitefish stocks in
lakes undergoing re-oligotrophication: The Lake Lucerne example (with
6 figures) 391-399
Heikinheimo, O. & Raittaniemi, J.: Decision analysis as a tool in
planning fisheries management, exemplified by the whitefish and brown
trout fishery in Lake Lappajarvi, Finland (with 6 figures and 2
tables) 401-417
Turunen, T., Salmi, R.C. & Auvinen, H.: The latest changes in the Finnish
lake fisheries of vendace (Coregonus albula ) (with 4 figures) 419-427
Turunen, T., Kurkilahti, M. & Suuronen, R: Gill net catchability and
selectivity of whitefish (Coregonus lavaretus L. s.l.): seasonal effect
of mesh size and twine diameter (with 4 figures and 2 tables) 429 -37
Salonen, E., Ahonen, M. & Mutena, A.: Development of whitefish (Coregonus
lavaretus ) population and effects of large-scale compensation stocking in Lake
Inari, northern Finland (with 5 figures and 2 tables) 439-448
Klein, M.: Sampling whitefish larvae by means of a light trap (with 5
figures) 449-455
Section IV: Stocking and Management
Eckmann, R., Czerktes, R. Helms, Chr. & Kleibs, K: Evaluating the
effectiveness of stocking vendace (Coregonus albula (L.)) eleutheroembryos by
alizarin marking of otoliths (with 2 tables) 457-463
Roja-Beltran, R., Ruhle, Chr., Kugler, M. & Galan, S: Preliminary
study of a mass-marking method for coregonid eggs (with 1 table)
465-470
Friman, L.T. & Leskela, A.J.: Spray marking one-summer-old coregonid
fish with fluorescent pigment (with 2 figures and 2 tables) 471-477
Leskelä, A., Friman, T. & Hudd, R.: Stress response of whitefish
fingerlings marked with the fluorescent pigment spraying method (with
1 figure and 3 tables) 479-485
Gerdeaux, D., Gerald, R. Grollinger, B. & Nameche, Th.: Survey of
Coregonid stocking in two reservoirs in Belgium (with 7 figures and
2 tables) 487-495
Wanzenböck, J. & Jagsch, A.: Comparison of larval whitefish densities
in lakes with different schemes of larval stocking and fishing
practice (with 3 figures and 3 tables) 497-505
Jokikokko, E. & Huhmarniemi, A.: Stocking practices of anadromous
Coregonus lavaretus lavaretus, in Bothnian Bay, Finland; evidence from
gillraker numbers (with 7 figures) 507-515
Gassner, H., Riedlsperger, R., Patzner, R.A. & Jagsch, A.: The
efficacy of the size limit of whitefish, Coregonus lavaretus L., in
two Austrian lakes based on test fishing with gill nets (with 2
figures and 2 tables) 517-521
Wolos, A., Falkowski St. & Czerkies, R: Changes in whitefish
(Coregonus lavaretus L.) and vendace (Coregonus albula L.) fisheries
in Lake Goldopiwo due to eutrophication and management policies (with
4 figures and 1 table) 523-530
List of referees 531-532
List of Editors 533