1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Prefache vii
4. Acknowledgments x
5. Introduction 3
6. Homeward Migration of Adults on the Open Ocean 37
7. Migrations in Coastal and Estuarine Waters 53
8. Upriver Migration and Energetics 67
9. Homing and Patterns of Straying 85
10. Mating System and Reproductive Success 105
11. The Ecology of Dead Salmon 129
12. Incubation Rate and Mortality of Embryos 143
13. Alevin Movements, Emergence, and Fry Migrations 159
14. Sockeye Salmon and Trout in Lakes 167
15. Juvenile Salmonids in Streams 185
16. Downstream Migration: To Sea or Not to Sea? 209
17. Estuarine Residence and Migration 229
18. Marine Migration Patterns 241
19. Survival in the Marine Environment 253
20. Feeding and Growth at Sea 269
21. Age and Size at Maturity 283
22. The Evolution and Structure of Salmon Populations 299
23. The Abundance and Diversity of Pacific Salmon: Past, Present, and Future 317
24. References Cited 329
25. Index 363