Lunar periodicity and the timing of river entry in Atlantic salmon Salmo salar

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2401-2408

  Kuparinen, A ^a   O'Hara, R B ^a   Merila J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Freshwater migration; Moon; Moon cycle; Periodic regression

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC SALMON; FINLAND; MOON; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; FINLAND; MOON; RIVERS; SALMO SALAR;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 68349160343     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02255.x     Document Type: Article

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