Effects of senescence and density on the aggression of adult female sockeye salmon

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1295-1300

  Quinn, T P ^a   McPhee, M V ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competition; Fatigue; Nest defence; Pacific salmon; Semelparity

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR; POPULATION DENSITY; SENESCENCE;

USA, ALASKA, HANSEN CREEK;

ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 0032103776     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0659     Document Type: Article

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