Performance of farmed, hybrid, and wild atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) families in a natural river environment

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1994-2006

  Skaala, Øystein ^a   Glover, Kevin A ^a   Barlaup, Bjørn T ^b   Svåsand, Terje ^a   Besnier, Francois ^a   Hansen, Michael M ^c   Borgstrøm, Reidar ^d  

^a INSTITUTE OF MARINE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b Uni Research   (Norway)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; EGG; FISHERY PRODUCTION; GENETIC MARKER; GROWTH RATE; HYBRID; RIVER WATER; SALMONID FISHERY; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

NORWAY;

SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84871006809     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/f2012-118     Document Type: Article

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