Influences on Bythotrephes longimanus life-history characteristics in the Great Lakes

► Bythotrephes population attributes varied across lakes Michigan, Huron, and Erie. ► Bythotrephes attributes varied with fish predation risk and cladoceran (prey) availability. ► Planktivorous fish may affect Bythotrephes life history through direct predation. ► Planktivorous fish may also indirectly affect Bythotrephes by eating cladoceran prey.