Effect of thyroxine on the decrease of aggressive behaviour of four salmonids during the parr-smolt transformation

Aquaculture

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 169-175

  Hutchison, Michael J ^a   Iwata, Munehico ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aggression; Migration; Oncorhynchus; Salmo; Salmonidae; Salvelinus; T4 treatment; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

ONCORHYNCHUS MASOU; ONCORHYNCHUS ROYKISS; SALMO TRUTTA; SALVELINUS FONTINALIS;

EID: 0032190863     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00347-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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