Factors affecting the recognition of population-specific odours by juvenile coho salmon

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1042-1060

  Courtenay, S C ^a,c   Quinn, T P ^b   Dupuis, H M C ^c   Groot, C ^d   Larkin, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^d PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

Author keywords

faeces; learning; olfaction; Oncorhynchus kisutch; pheromone hypothesis; population recognition; salmon homing

Indexed keywords

COHO SALMON; FAECES; FISH JUVENILE; ODOUR RECOGNITION;

CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, BIG QUALICUM RIVER; CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, PUNTLEDGE RIVER; CANADA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, QUINSAM RIVER;

ONCORHYNCHUS KISUTCH;

EID: 0031128674     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1996.0374     Document Type: Article

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