Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration
Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792)) from the upper Yukon River are highly unique, with some populations migrating nearly 3000 km to spawning habitat near the northern range limit for the species. We conducted a 4-year study to understand the behaviour of Chinook salmon in the...
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crcansciencepubl:10.1139/cjz-2022-0012 2023-12-17T10:51:26+01:00 Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration Twardek, W.M. Knight, K.L. Reid, C.H. Lennox, R.J. Cooke, S.J. Lapointe, N.W.R. 2022 http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2022-0012 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/cjz-2022-0012 https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/cjz-2022-0012 en eng Canadian Science Publishing http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMining Canadian Journal of Zoology volume 100, issue 9, page 561-573 ISSN 0008-4301 1480-3283 Animal Science and Zoology Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics journal-article 2022 crcansciencepubl https://doi.org/10.1139/cjz-2022-0012 2023-11-19T13:38:25Z Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792)) from the upper Yukon River are highly unique, with some populations migrating nearly 3000 km to spawning habitat near the northern range limit for the species. We conducted a 4-year study to understand the behaviour of Chinook salmon in the terminal reaches of their migration by tagging salmon with acoustic and radio transmitters in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, ∼2800 km from the ocean. Various migration characteristics were quantified for Chinook salmon, including en route mortality, diel behaviour, migration rates, and homing patterns, and associations with salmon origin (wild vs. hatchery), sex, size, and migration timing were explored. Salmon had high survival to spawning grounds (>98%) and migrated throughout all hours of the day, with higher proportions of nighttime movements in a smaller spawning tributary than in the Yukon River mainstem. Migration rates were faster for larger salmon as well as late-arriving salmon, which was likely necessary to ensure they had sufficient time and suitable conditions on spawning grounds to reproduce. Non-direct homing movements (e.g., tributary exploration) were more common in male salmon and considerably increased migration distance through the study area. Findings from this study may help to inform the complex international and inter-nation management of these increasingly threatened Chinook salmon populations. Article in Journal/Newspaper Whitehorse Yukon river Yukon Canadian Science Publishing (via Crossref) Yukon Canada Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha (Walbaum, 1792)) from the upper Yukon River are highly unique, with some populations migrating nearly 3000 km to spawning habitat near the northern range limit for the species. We conducted a 4-year study to understand the behaviour of Chinook salmon in the terminal reaches of their migration by tagging salmon with acoustic and radio transmitters in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada, ∼2800 km from the ocean. Various migration characteristics were quantified for Chinook salmon, including en route mortality, diel behaviour, migration rates, and homing patterns, and associations with salmon origin (wild vs. hatchery), sex, size, and migration timing were explored. Salmon had high survival to spawning grounds (>98%) and migrated throughout all hours of the day, with higher proportions of nighttime movements in a smaller spawning tributary than in the Yukon River mainstem. Migration rates were faster for larger salmon as well as late-arriving salmon, which was likely necessary to ensure they had sufficient time and suitable conditions on spawning grounds to reproduce. Non-direct homing movements (e.g., tributary exploration) were more common in male salmon and considerably increased migration distance through the study area. Findings from this study may help to inform the complex international and inter-nation management of these increasingly threatened Chinook salmon populations. |
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Twardek, W.M. Knight, K.L. Reid, C.H. Lennox, R.J. Cooke, S.J. Lapointe, N.W.R. |
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Twardek, W.M. Knight, K.L. Reid, C.H. Lennox, R.J. Cooke, S.J. Lapointe, N.W.R. |
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Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration |
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Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration |
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Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration |
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Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration |
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Insights into Chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper Yukon River during the spawning migration |
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insights into chinook salmon ( oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) movement ecology in the terminal reaches of the upper yukon river during the spawning migration |
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