Seasonal changes in androgen levels in stream- and hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon parr and their relationship to smolting

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1294-1304

  Shrimpton, J M ^a,b,c   McCormick, S D ^a,b  

^a U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

11 ketotestosterone; Atlantic salmon; Maturation; Smolting; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; SMOLT; TESTOSTERONE;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0036871286     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2002.tb02472.x     Document Type: Article

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