DOES ASSOCIATING WITH KIN AFFECT GROWTH OF JUVENILE ATLANTIC SALMON IN THE WILD?

The factors that determine growth of individual fish have been extensively studied, but the influence of social structure on growth is poorly understood. Laboratory experiments have shown that juvenile salmon use the water-borne chemical cues of c nspecifics (hereafter termed ‘odours’) to recognise...

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Main Authors: Siân Griffiths, John Armstrong
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.494.9967
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Summary:The factors that determine growth of individual fish have been extensively studied, but the influence of social structure on growth is poorly understood. Laboratory experiments have shown that juvenile salmon use the water-borne chemical cues of c nspecifics (hereafter termed ‘odours’) to recognise their