Effects of low pH on the reproductive behavior of salmonid fishes

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 407-410

  Ikuta, K ^a   Suzuki, Y ^a,b   Kitamura, S ^a,b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acid rain; Low pH; Migration; Reproductive behavior; Salmonids; Spawning

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ACIDIFICATION; ACIDITY; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIALIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PH; PH MEASUREMENT; SALMONID; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPAWNING; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AULOPUS; ONCORHYNCHUS; ONCORHYNCHUS NERKA; PISCES; SALMO; SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE; SALVELINUS; SALVELINUS LEUCOMAENIS;

EID: 8844244643     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000030607.75565.74     Document Type: Article

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