Sea lice infection of juvenile pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha): Effects on swimming performance and postexercise ion balance

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 241-249

  Nendick, L ^a   Sackville, M ^a   Tang, S ^a   Brauner, C J ^a   Farrell, A P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL INVASION; BODY MASS; CHLORIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL DISTURBANCE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; ION EXCHANGE; JUVENILE; LOUSE; SALMONID; SEAWATER; SODIUM; SWIMMING;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS GORBUSCHA; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 79551666750     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/F10-150     Document Type: Article

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