Individual variation in migration speed of upriver-migrating sockeye salmon in the Fraser River in relation to their physiological and energetic status at marine approach

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 255-268

  Hanson, Kyle C ^a   Cooke, Steven J ^a   Hinch, Scott G ^b   Crossin, Glenn T ^b   Patterson, David A ^c   English, Karl K ^d   Donaldson, Michael R ^a   Shrimpton, J Mark ^e   Van Der Kraak, Glen ^f   Farrell, Anthony P ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d LGL Environmental   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; BLOOD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MIGRATORY SPECIES; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIOTELEMETRY; SALMONID; SWIMMING; WATERSHED;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; SALMON; SWIMMING;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; MALE; RIVERS; SALMON; SWIMMING;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; JOHNSTONE STRAIT; NORTH AMERICA;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 42649097904     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/529460     Document Type: Article

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