Long-term declines in body size and shifts in run timing of Atlantic salmon in Ireland

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 68, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1713-1730

  Quinn, T P ^a   McGinnity, P ^b   Cross, T F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b MARINE INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Body size; Grilse; Migration timing; Selection

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; CATCHABILITY; FISHING; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MIGRATION; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER SYSTEM; SALMONID;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BLACKWATER RIVER; CONNACHT; COUNTY MAYO; ENGLAND; ESSEX [ENGLAND]; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; NEWPORT RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; OWENDUFF RIVER; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; WESTERN EUROPE;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 33744985212     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-1112.2006.01017.x     Document Type: Article

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