The performance of all-female diploid and triploid Atlantic salmon smolts on transfer together to sea water

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 545-548

  Mccarthy, I D ^a   Carter, C G ^a,c   Houlihan, D F ^a   Johnstone, R ^b   Mitchell, A I ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Office Agricultural and Fisheries Department   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Failed smolt syndrome; Feeding; Growth; Salmo salar L.; X radiography

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000065511     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1996.tb01448.x     Document Type: Article

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