Photoperiodic history-dependent preadaptation of the smolting gill. Novel players and SW immediate response as markers of growth and welfare

• Main Author: Iversen, Marianne
• Format: Doctoral or Postdoctoral Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: UiT The Arctic University of Norway 2021
• Subjects: VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Zoology and botany: 480::Zoophysiology and comparative physiology: 483; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Zoologiske og botaniske fag: 480::Zoofysiologi og komparativ fysiologi: 483; VDP::Mathematics and natural science: 400::Basic biosciences: 470::Bioinformatics: 475; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400::Basale biofag: 470::Bioinformatikk: 475; VDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920::Fish health: 923; VDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920::Fiskehelse: 923; DOKTOR-002; Salmon Pass; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10037/20678

This thesis presents a rich introduction to the evolution, life history and physiology of Atlantic salmon, with a special emphasis on the developmental transitions (termed smolting) juvenile salmon pass through has they prepare to migrate from their native freshwater habitat to the sea. The introduc...