A comparative study of smoltification in sea trout (Salmo trutta L.) and atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): Seawater tolerance and thyroid hormone titres

Biology and Environment

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 35-47

  Quigley, D T G ^a   Harvey, M J ^b   Hayden, T J ^c   Dowling, C ^c   O'Keane, M P ^d  

^a Carrigadrohid Smolts Ltd   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^d ST VINCENT S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33745920198     PISSN: 07917945     EISSN: 2009003X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3318/BIOE.2006.106.1.35     Document Type: Article

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