ISSN:
1095-8649
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Cannulated, seawater-acclimated coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch were swum to exhaustion in a seawater tunnel (10° C, mean Ucrit 50 cm s−1), resulting in metabolic acidosis and increased plasma electrolyte and cortisol concentrations, which were corrected during a 4 h recovery. Because the swimming and physiological performance data were similar to those of other salmonids, it was concluded that life-history limitations, besides their exercise capabilities in upwelling zones, probably explain declining coho salmon populations.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.0022-1112.2004.00489.x