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Filtering by: Degree Level Doctoral Subject Lampetra -- Migration -- Oregon -- Willamette River Watershed

The physiology ecology and run diversity of adult Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, during the freshwater spawning migration

Creator:

Clemens, Benjamin J.

Abstract:

Pacific lamprey, Entosphenus tridentatus, have shown recent and rapid declines in abundance. These anadromous fish return to streams where they mature, spawn and die. It has been inferred that Pacific lamprey enter freshwater and reside for ~ 1 year before spawning. This long exposure to the freshwater environment may affect...

Resource Type:

Dissertation