Aspects of cortisol dynamics during the early ontogeny of three species of Pacific salmon (Oncorhynchus sp.)

Seven female coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch), in the final stages of oogenesis, were exposed to mechanical disturbance (chased for 60 seconds with hand net), twice daily over a two week period. There was no significant difference in mean gonadosomatic index between disturbed (4.63 ± 0.19) and u...

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Main Author: Stratholt, Miles Linley
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/4104