Experimental observations on the spawning behaviour of the Atlantic Salmon ( Salmo salar Linn.).

• Published in: Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London
• Main Authors: JONES, J. W., KING, G. M.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1949
• Subjects: Dee; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00865.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1096-3642.1949.tb00865.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00865.x; https://zslpublications.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1949.tb00865.x

S ummary . Observations on the spawning habits of salmon were made in an experimental tank built on the banks of a tributary of the Cheshire Dee. Spawning by a female (9 lb.) and a male (5 lb.) was observed. The complete operation consisted of eight emissions made almost simultaneously by the male a...