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Spawning behaviour of a farmed escaped female Atlantic salmon ( Salmo salar )
Author(s) -
Lura H.,
Barlaup B. T.,
Sægrov H.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1993.tb00332.x
Subject(s) - salmo , biology , fishery , salmonidae , fish <actinopterygii> , fish farming , aquaculture , zoology
Excavation of stranded redds revealed differences in spawning behaviour between farmed and wild Atlantic salmon. The redd of a farmed fish contained more egg pockets (nine v . average of two) and fewer eggs per pocket (averages: 459 v . 707). No other pocket measures differed.