A note on the stomach contents of adult Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar , Linnaeus) from Port Burwell, Northwest Territories

Stomach content analyses on 28 Atlantic salmon captured at Port Burwell, Northwest Territories, in late August, 1977, indicate that invertebrate prey items were the most important by volume. Parathemisto libellula dominated the invertebrate prey group, and Ammodytes sp. was the most important fish i...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Canadian Journal of Zoology
Main Authors: Neilson, John D., Gillis, David J.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1979
Subjects:
Animal Science and Zoology
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Northwest Territories
Port Burwell
Atlantic salmon
Salmo salar
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z79-195
http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z79-195
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Summary:Stomach content analyses on 28 Atlantic salmon captured at Port Burwell, Northwest Territories, in late August, 1977, indicate that invertebrate prey items were the most important by volume. Parathemisto libellula dominated the invertebrate prey group, and Ammodytes sp. was the most important fish in the diet of the salmon analyzed. A range extension for Notoscopelus elongtus kroeyeri was recorded.

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