Dead fish swimming: A review of research on the early migration and high premature mortality in adult Fraser River sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerka

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 576-599

  Hinch, S G ^a   Cooke, S J ^b   Farrell, A P ^a   Miller, K M ^c   Lapointe, M ^d   Patterson, D A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c PACIFIC BIOLOGICAL STATION   (Canada)

^d Pacific Salmon Commission   (Canada)

^e SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Climate warming; Harvest management; High temperatures; Maturation and osmoregulation; Physiological biopsy; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTION; RIVER; SALMON;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; BRITISH COLUMBIA; REPRODUCTION; RIVERS; SALMON;

ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84863991277     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03360.x     Document Type: Article

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