Timing of habitat shift by Atlantic salmon parr from fluvial to lacustrine habitat: Analysis of age distribution, growth, and scale characteristics

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2266-2273

  Erkinaro, Jaakko ^a,c   Niemelä, Eero ^a   Saari, Aila ^a   Shustov, Yuri ^b   Jørgensen, Lisbeth ^c  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE CLASS; GROWTH RATE; HABITAT USE; LACUSTRINE ENVIRONMENT; STREAM;

FINLAND;

ANIMALIA; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIFORMES;

EID: 0032419046     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f98-107     Document Type: Article

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