Presence of an oesophageal mucus plug at the time of emergence in grayling ( Thymallus thymallus) and Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar)

Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) and salmon (salmo solar) Fry were trapped on emergence from development under gravel.The Oesophagus was completely blocked by mueus in 30% of the emergent grayling as compared to only 6.5% of the salmon

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Fish Biology
Main Authors: Bardonnet, A., Gaudin, P., Grolet, O., Thorpe, J. E.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1993
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1993.tb00587.x
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Summary:Grayling (Thymallus thymallus) and salmon (salmo solar) Fry were trapped on emergence from development under gravel.The Oesophagus was completely blocked by mueus in 30% of the emergent grayling as compared to only 6.5% of the salmon