Migratory behaviour and holding habitats of adult river lampreys (Lampetra fluviatilis) in two Finnish rivers

• Main Authors: Aronsuu, Kimmo, Marjomäki, Timo, Tuohino, Jukka, Wennman, Kim, Vikström, Risto, Ojutkangas, Esa
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Boreal Environment Research Publishing Board 2015
• Subjects: river lamprey; migration; telemetric tracking; nahkiainen; ympäristötekijät; Kalajoki; Low Head; Boreal Environment Research
• Online Access: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-201607063512

The effect of environmental factors on migratory activity of adult river lampreys entering the Kalajoki and Perhonjoki, rivers in Finland, for spawning was studied using correlation and regression analyses. Telemetric tracking of 60 individuals was utilized to study the migratory patterns and holdin...