Altitudinal variation in the relationship between growth and maturation rate in salmon parr

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 253-260

  Baum, Diane ^a,d   Laughton, Robert ^b   Armstrong, John D ^c   Metcalfe, Neil B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b Spey Fishery Board Research Office   (United Kingdom)

^c MARINE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body size; Life history strategies; Salmo salar; Spatial variation, thresholds

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BODY SIZE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY; MATURATION; SALMONID;

ANIMALIA; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1542438634     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-8790.2004.00803.x     Document Type: Article

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