Growth-Mediated Life History Traits of Steelhead Reveal Phenotypic Divergence and Plastic Response to Temperature

Transactions of the American Fisheries Society

Volumn 143, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 317-333

  Doctor, Katy ^a   Berejikian, Barry ^a   Hard, Jeffrey J ^a   VanDoornik, Don ^a  

^a NORTHWEST FISHERIES SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; FISH; GENOTYPE; GROWTH RATE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATURATION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RIVER SYSTEM;

HOOD CANAL; UNITED STATES; WASHINGTON [UNITED STATES];

EID: 84898729193     PISSN: 00028487     EISSN: 15488659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00028487.2013.849617     Document Type: Article

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