Influence of photoperiod on the timing of reproductive maturation in pink salmon ( Oncorhynchus gorbuscha ) and its application to genetic transfers between odd- and even-year spawning populations
Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) embryos were obtained in April 1991 from the first generation of a 1989 brood line, which had been induced to spawn 6 months earlier than wild populations, which spawn in October. These embryos and subsequent juveniles were reared at a development temperature and...
Published in: | Canadian Journal of Zoology |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Canadian Science Publishing
1994
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/z94-112 http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/z94-112 |