Physiological characteristics of wild Atlantic salmon post-smolts during estuarine and coastal migration

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 942-955

  Stefansson, S O ^a   Bjornsson B Th ^b   Sundell, K ^b   Nyhammer, G ^a   McCormick, S D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Growth hormone; Na+,K+ ATPase; Post smolt; Salmo salar

Indexed keywords

COASTAL WATER; ECOPHYSIOLOGY; MIGRATORY POPULATION; SALMONID; SMOLT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 2342466749     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00201.x     Document Type: Article

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