Notes on the behaviour of lumpfish in sea pens with and without Atlantic salmon present

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 117-122

  Imsland, Albert K ^a,b   Reynolds, Patrick ^c   Eliassen, Gerhard ^c   Hangstad, Thor A ^d   Nytrø, Ane V ^d   Foss, Atle ^d   Vikingstad, Erik ^d   Elvegård, Tor Anders ^e  

^a AKVAPLAN NIVA ICELAND OFFICE   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c GIFAS AS   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR WATER RESEARCH   (Norway)

^e Nordlaks Oppdrett AS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Atlantic salmon; Behavioural interactions; Lumpfish; Sea lice infection

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPTERUS LUMPUS; PENNATULACEA; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO SALAR;

EID: 84898539232     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-014-0397-1     Document Type: Article

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