Survival of migrating salmon smolts in large rivers with and without dams (Plos Biology (2008) 6,10, (e265) DOI:10.1371/journal.pbio.0060265);Survival of migrating salmon smolts in large rivers with and without dams

PLoS Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2101-2108

  Welch, David W ^a   Rechisky, Erin L ^b   Melnychuk, Michael C ^b   Porter, Aswea D ^a   Walters, Carl J ^b   Clements, Shaun ^c,d   Clemens, Benjamin J ^c   McKinley, R Scott ^b   Schreck, Carl ^c  

^a Kintama Research   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ARTICLE; ESTUARY; MIGRATION; NONHUMAN; RIVER; SALMON; SEA; SMOLT; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY; ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; UNITED STATES;

ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CANADA; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; RIVERS; SALMON; TELEMETRY;

EID: 54949110553     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0060314     Document Type: Erratum

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