Differences in the time of river entry of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar L., spawning in different parts of the River North Esk

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 209-218

  Summers, D W ^a,b  

^a Freshwater Fisheries Station   (United Kingdom)

^b GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; North Esk; Salmo salar; Spawning

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 0345370421     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2400.1996.tb00148.x     Document Type: Article

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