Downstream migration in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolt sibling groups

• Published in: Canadian journal of fisheries and aquatic sciences Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 328 - 331
• Main Authors: Olsén, K Håkan, Petersson, Erik, Ragnarsson, Bjarne, Lundqvist, Hans, Järvi, Torbjörn
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ottawa, Canada NRC Research Press 01.03.2004; National Research Council of Canada; Canadian Science Publishing NRC Research Press
• Subjects: Agnatha and pisces; Agnatha. Pisces; Animal and plant ecology; Animal ethology; Animal migration; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; Fish; Freshwater; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genetics; Hypotheses; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Salmo salar; Salmon; Siblings; Transponders; Vertebrata; Salmonidae; Animal grouping; Salmo salar; Kin recognition; Sibling; Animal migration; Young animal; School(aquatic animal); Aquatic environment; Vertebrata; Social interaction; Pisces; Downstream

Previous studies have shown kin recognition abilities in salmonid fish. Some authors have suggested that the attraction of juvenile fish to siblings may indicate preference for shoaling with kin. The aim of the present study is to test the prerequisite for the hypothesis that siblings swim spatially...