Condition-dependent migratory behaviour of endangered Atlantic salmon smolts moving through an inland sea
Author(s) -
Glenn T. Crossin,
Bruce G. Hatcher,
Shelley Denny,
Kim Whoriskey,
Michael C. Orr,
Alicia Penney,
Frederick G. Whoriskey
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
conservation physiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2051-1434
DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cow018
Subject(s) - fishery , salmo , fish migration , endangered species , population , oceanography , juvenile , geography , biology , habitat , ecology , fish <actinopterygii> , geology , demography , sociology
We used acoustic telemetry and biological sampling of Atlantic salmon smolts to reveal the migration tactics that fish use when migrating through a unique brackish sea ecosystem in Canada. We found an interacting effect of water temperature and fish condition that predicted whether fish migrated to sea.
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