Asian carp more adaptable than first thought or evolving 
By Mike Loizzo US Source: wbaa 3/19/2013

A Purdue researcher says Asian carp are going where experts thought the fish would not. Specifically, Forestry and Natural Resources Assistant Professor Reuben Goforth says the species are showing greater flexibility in the location and conditions under which they can spawn.

He says what’s not known is if they already have the ability to adapt, or if the fish is evolving in U.S. waters.
 

“In terms of their evolution, it’s certainly not unheard of for a species to be able to undergo in some level of microevolution to become adapted to new environments relatively quickly.”

The Asian carp was first recorded in the United States in the 1970s. The fish is found in the Mississippi River and its tributaries, including the Wabash River.

“The ecological concern is that they can out-compete native fish that are also planktivores,” he says. “By that I mean fish or other organism that specialize on eating very small plants and animals in the water column. That’s what these guys do.”

 
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