Stable isotope analysis of marine feeding signatures of Atlantic salmon in the North Atlantic

ICES Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-61

  Dempson, J Brian ^a   Braithwaite, Victoria A ^b   Doherty, Denis ^c   Power, Michael ^d  

^a FISHERIES AND OCEANS CANADA   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Electricity Supply Board Ireland   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; C:N ratio; Ireland; Lipid reserves; Marine feeding; Newfoundland; Stable isotopes; Ungava Bay

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIPID; SALMONID; STABLE ISOTOPE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH);

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 73549104807     PISSN: 10543139     EISSN: 10959289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icesjms/fsp227     Document Type: Article

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