Marine growth patterns of southern British Columbia chum salmon explained by interactions between density-dependent competition and changing climate
Thirty-nine years of scale growth measurements from Big Qualicum River chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) in southern British Columbia demonstrated that competition and climate variation affect marine growth and age-at-maturity. A longitudinal study design that accounted for correlation among individua...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences |
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Main Authors: | , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
2017
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0265 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0265 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjfas-2016-0265 |