Pike predation on hatchery-reared Atlantic salmon smolts in a northern Baltic river

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 100-109

  Kekalainen J ^a   Niva, T ^b   Huuskonen, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Esox lucius; Food consumption; Predation; Salmo salar; Smolt; Stocking

Indexed keywords

ESOX LUCIUS; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 38549160537     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2007.00263.x     Document Type: Article

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