An investigation into the genetic basis of variation in hypoxia tolerance in Atlantic salmon

• Main Author: Lin, Xiang
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of British Columbia 2017
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/62719

Episodes of hypoxia are becoming more common along the British Columbia (BC) coast especially in the late summer. When dissolved oxygen drops below optimum levels, fish survival, growth and reproduction are affected; moreover, hypoxia can be lethal to fish, resulting in economic losses to salmon far...