Reproductive priming in mature male Atlantic salmon parr exposed to the sound of redd cutting

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 884-887

  Moore, A ^a   Waring, C P ^b  

^a CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Physiology; Reproduction; Sound

Indexed keywords

AUDITORY CUE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SALMONID;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0033212875     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfbi.1999.1034     Document Type: Article

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