Importance of ontogenetic habitat shifts to juvenile output and life history of Atlantic salmon in a large subarctic river: An approach based on analysis of scale characteristics

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1174-1185

  Erkinaro, J ^a   Dempson, J B ^b   Julkunen, M ^a   Niemela E ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Age at maturity; Growth; Habitat selection; Salmo salar; Scale analysis; Subarctic river

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC SALMON; BODY SIZE; FISH SCALE; HABITAT SHIFT; LIFE HISTROY; ONOTOGENY;

SCANDINAVIA;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0031416478     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1997.0513     Document Type: Article

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