Evidence for non-random spatial positioning of migrating smolts (Salmonidae) in a small lowland stream

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1147-1158

  Svendsen, Jon C ^a,b   Eskesen, Allan O ^a   Aarestrup, Kim ^a   Koed, Anders ^a   Jordan, Anders D ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Active positioning behaviour; By pass channel; Fish passage; Smolt migration; Stream management

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34248645969     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01743.x     Document Type: Article

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