A reappraisal of the ocean migration patterns of Fraser River sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) by individual-based modelling

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 847-858

  Walter, E E ^a   Scandol, J P ^a   Healey, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIGRATION MODEL; MIGRATIONS; SOCKEYE SALMON; SWIMMING; SWIMMING BEHAVIOUR;

(NORTHWEST); BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; PACIFIC;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 0030858949     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f96-336     Document Type: Article

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