Riverine and early ocean migration and mortality patterns of juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from the Cheakamus River, British Columbia

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 582, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 55-65

  Melnychuk, Michael C ^a   Welch, David W ^b   Walters, Carl J ^a   Christensen, Villy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Kintama Research Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Marine survival; Migration; Mortality; Salmonid; Smolt

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RECEIVERS; FISH; MARINE BIOLOGY; TELEMETERING;

MARINE SURVIVAL; MIGRATION; MORTALITY; SALMONID;

RIVERS;

ANADROMY; BIOTELEMETRY; JUVENILE; MIGRATION ROUTE; MORTALITY; POPULATION MIGRATION; SALMONID; SMOLT; SURVIVAL;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; CHEAKAMUS RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; SQUAMISH RIVER;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 33947695585     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: 15735117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10750-006-0541-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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