Parental contributions to the early life history traits of juvenile sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) : the roles of spawner identity and migratory experience

Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus spp.) undergo arduous upstream migrations In order to spawn. To date, much scientific attention has focused on why certain migrants succeed in reaching their destination while others die trying. Less is known about how 'successful' spawners differ in the qualit...

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Main Author: Nadeau, Patrick Sylvain
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31781