Migratory dynamics and characteristics of breeding pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) from the Carp River, eastern Lake Superior

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Zoology
• Main Author: Noltie, Douglas B.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 1990
• Subjects: Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Carp River; Oncorhynchus gorbuscha; Pink salmon
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z90-100; http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z90-100

The pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) inhabiting the Great Lakes are unique to their species, the completion of their life cycles occurring entirely in fresh water. This report describes the breeding migration and characteristics of spawners from the Carp River, an eastern Lake Superior tributary...