Reproductive success of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) mature male parr in a small river, the Nivelle: Influence of shelters

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 510-519

  Grimardias, D ^a,b,c   Merchermek, N ^a,b   Manicki, A ^a,b   Garnier, J ^a,b   Gaudin, P ^a,b   Jarry, M ^a,b   Beall, E ^a,b  

^a Ecologie Comportementale et Biologie des Populations de Poissons   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES WESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Habitat complexity; Mature male parr; Reproductive success; Salmo salar; Shelter diversity

Indexed keywords

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 78349288108     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2010.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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