Morphological changes in senescing adult male sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka Walbaum) |
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| Authors: | T P Quinn G R Blair |
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| Institution: | Fisheries Research Institute, School of Fisheries WH-10, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, U.S.A. |
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| Abstract: | Mature male sockeye salmon ( Oncorhynchus nerka Walbaum) were measured, tagged and released into a gravel holding pond adjacent to the spawning site, then remeasured when dead for possible changes in shape or size. Body length, depth, snout length and caudal peduncle thickness decreased at the end of life, 1–2 weeks later. |
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| Keywords: | sockeye salmon maturation shrinkage |
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