Freshwater bathing alters the mucous layer of marine Atlantic salmon Salmo salar L.

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1864-1870

  Roberts, S D ^a,b,c   Powell, M D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b Aquafin Cooperative Research Centre Henley Beach   (Australia)

^c SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Amoebic gill disease; Disease treatment; Mucous biochemistry; Mucous viscosity; Salmonid; Water hardness

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 42249093310     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01853.x     Document Type: Article

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