The effects of surgically-implanted dummy radio transmitters on the behaviour of wild Atlantic salmon smolts

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 483, Issue , 2002, Pages 231-237

  Connors, K B ^a   Scruton, D ^b   Brown, J A ^c   McKinley, R S ^d  

^a Oceans Programs Division ^*  (Canada)

^b FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Behaviour; Radio tagging; Smolts; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FISH PONDS; RADIO TRANSMITTERS; SURGERY;

AGONISTIC BEHAVIORS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DOMINANCE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SALMONID; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

INSERTION SEQUENCES; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0036767501     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021304301403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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