Physiological profiles of sockeye salmon in the northeastern Pacific Ocean and the effects of exogenous GnRH and testosterone on rates of homeward migration

Marine and Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-108

  Crossin, Glenn T ^a   Hinch, Scott G ^a   Welch, David W ^b   Cooke, Steven J ^c   Patterson, David A ^d   Hills, Jayme A ^d   Zohar, Yonathon ^e   Klenke, Ulrike ^e   Jacobs, Melinda C ^b   Pon, Lucas B ^a   Winchell, Paul M ^b   Farrell, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Kintama Research Corp   (Canada)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fraser River; Migration; Oncorhynchus nerka; Pacific salmon; Pleiotropy; Reproductive hormones

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; ENERGETICS; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SALMONID; TESTOSTERONE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; FRASER RIVER; NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA;

EID: 70449449425     PISSN: 10236244     EISSN: 10290362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10236240902846770     Document Type: Article

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