Individual variability in the movement behaviour of juvenile Atlantic salmon

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-347

  Roy, Mathieu L ^a   Roy, André G ^a   Grant, James W A ^b   Bergeron, Normand E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^c CENTRE EAU TERRE ENVIRONNEMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; JUVENILE; MOVEMENT; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RESOLUTION; SALMONID; SEASONAL VARIATION; STREAM;

EID: 84874781313     PISSN: 0706652X     EISSN: 12057533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2012-0234     Document Type: Article

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