An experimental study of salinity preference and related migratory behaviour of juvenile Pacific salmon
The seasonal salinity preference of four species of Pacific salmon was examined. Each species showed a strong preference for hypertonic seawater during the normal period of migration. Pink fry (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and coho yearlings (O. kisutch) lost this preference during the summer in contrast...
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Language: | English |
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University of British Columbia
1961
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/40078 |