Relationships between smolt size, postsmolt growth and sea age at maturity in Atlantic salmon ranched in the Baltic Sea

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-130

  Salminen, M ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR;

AGE AT MATURITY; ATLANTIC SALMON; POSTSMOLT GROWTH; SMOLT SIZE;

BALTIC SEA;

EID: 0031399843     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.1997.tb00111.x     Document Type: Article

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