Identification of Major British Columbia and Alaska Runs of Even-Year and Odd-Year Pink Salmon from Scale Characters

• Published in: Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada
• Main Author: Bilton, H. T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1972
• Subjects: General Medicine; Fraser River; Pink salmon; Alaska
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f72-048; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f72-048

The present study indicates to what extent the various even- and odd-year pink salmon runs originating in British Columbia and Alaska may be identified from two scale characteristics. Discriminant function analysis indicates that for both the even- and odd-year runs in most instances only small prop...