Adaptive capacity at the northern front: sockeye salmon behaviourally thermoregulate during novel exposure to warm temperatures
Author(s) -
Jonathan B. Armstrong,
Eric J. Ward,
Daniel E. Schindler,
Peter J. Lisi
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/cow039
Subject(s) - thermoregulation , epilimnion , oncorhynchus , biology , range (aeronautics) , ecology , climate change , bioenergetics , operative temperature , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , hypolimnion , geography , thermal , materials science , nutrient , meteorology , eutrophication , mitochondrion , composite material , microbiology and biotechnology
Salmon at high latitudes face rapid climate change and a future with new physiological challenges. A heat wave in 2013 provided a glimpse of warmer temperatures to come, and northern sockeye salmon rose to the challenge, moving to coldwater refuges and avoiding heat stress.
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