Effects of temperature upon young chinook salmon /
Salmon eggs and young salmon are subjected to unfavorable water temperatures due to impoundment of water for hydroelectric power, increase in pollution, and diversion of river water for irrigation. The objectives of the author's experiments were to measure the effects of temperature on chinook...
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| Corporate Contributor(s): | University of Washington, HARZA-EBASCO Susitna Joint Venture. |
| Report Numbers: | APA 1962 APA 01962 |
| Series: | Document (Susitna Hydroelectric Project) ;
no. 1962. |
| Subjects: |
Theses
-- Fisheries.
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| Online Access: | Link to Full Text Link to Full Text |
| Library Holdings: | Print Versions |
| Summary: | Salmon eggs and young salmon are subjected to unfavorable water temperatures due to impoundment of water for hydroelectric power, increase in pollution, and diversion of river water for irrigation. The objectives of the author's experiments were to measure the effects of temperature on chinook salmon in regards to rate of embryological development, mortality, morphological abnormalities, growth rate, and number of vertebrae and fin rays. |
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| Physical Description: | 127, [1] leaves : illustrations (part mounted) |
| Notes: | Vita. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 118-127). |