The role of social rank in the development, physiology and reproductive strategies in salmonids

Salmonids naturally organise into social hierarchies both in the wild and aquaculture. This thesis investigates how social rank influences the physiology and development of salmonids with different life strategies using Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) as a model. In broad terms two types of studies we...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Murua, Jefferson
Other Authors: Wilson, Roderic William
Published: University of Exeter 2009
Subjects:
500
Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.515474