Swimming activity of migrating chinook salmon in a regulated river

Aquatic Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-56

  Hasler, Caleb T ^a   Mossop, Brent ^b   Patterson, David A ^c   Hinch, Scott G ^d   Cooke, Steve J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BC HYDRO   (Canada)

^c SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adult pacific salmon; Discharge; Electromyogram; EMG; Energy use; Individual variation; Temperature; Upriver migration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870578205     PISSN: 18647782     EISSN: 18647790     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/ab00460     Document Type: Article

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