Migratory behaviour and survival rates of wild northern Atlantic salmon Salmo salar post-smolts: Effects of environmental factors

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1700-1718

  Davidsen, J G ^a   Rikardsen, A H ^a   Halttunen, E ^a   Thorstad, E B ^b   Okland F ^b   Letcher, B H ^c   Skarhamar, J ^a   Naesje T F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR NATURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Diurnal migration; Horizontal distribution; Migratory speed; Program MARK; Sea entry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC SALMON; ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; RIVER; SURVIVAL; TELEMETRY;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ENVIRONMENT; RIVERS; SALMO SALAR; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TELEMETRY;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 72249109556     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02423.x     Document Type: Article

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