Is smolting a positive or a negative developmental decision?

Aquaculture

Volumn 168, Issue 1-4, 1998, Pages 95-103

  Thorpe, John E ^a   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Food restriction; Smolting

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032191035     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(98)00342-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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