Imprinting and Homing of Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar ) Kelts

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
• Main Authors: Foster, J. R., Schom, C. B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1989
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Canada; Big Salmon; Big Salmon River; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/f89-090; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/f89-090

Experiments were conducted to determine if a process similar to imprinting occurs during each seaward migration of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar). Displaced Atlantic salmon kelts homed to the site from which they had previously emigrated to sea as smolts (Big Salmon River, New Brunswick, Canada) and...