Fast-flowing areas affect the feeding activity of migrating Altantic salmon smolts in tributaries of a subarctic river

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 688-690

  Heinimaa, S ^a   Erkinaro, J ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Feeding; Habitat; Salmo salar; Smolt; Water velocity

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FLOW VELOCITY; RIVER;

FINLAND;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0033104609     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1998.0894     Document Type: Article

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