The effect of sea lice infestation on the salinity preference and energetic expenditure of juvenile pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 672-680

  Webster, Sandra J ^a,c   Dill, Lawrence M ^a   Butterworth, Kevin ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c Jacques Whitford Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; HABITAT SELECTION; JUVENILE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SALINITY; SALMONID;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 34547143727     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F07-043     Document Type: Article

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