Observations of avoidance reactions of migrating salmon to a mobile survey vessel in a riverine environment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2178-2190

  Xie, Yunbo ^a   Michielsens, Catherine G J ^a   Gray, Andrew P ^a   Martens, Fiona J ^a   Boffey, Jacqueline L ^a  

^a Pacific Salmon Commission   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH VESSEL; SALMONID; SONAR IMAGERY; TRANSDUCER;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; NORTH AMERICA;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 54249110614     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F08-128     Document Type: Article

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