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Growth and condition of juvenile coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch relate positively to species richness of trophically transmitted parasites
ScholarsArchive at Oregon State University
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Growth and condition of juvenile coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch relate positively to species richness of trophically transmitted parasites |
| Names |
Losee, J. P.
(creator) Fisher, J. (creator) Teel, D. J. (creator) Baldwin, R. E. (creator) Marcogliese, D. J. (creator) Jacobson, K. C. (creator) |
| Date Issued | 2014-11 (iso8601) |
| Note | To the best of our knowledge, one or more authors of this paper were federal employees when contributing to this work. This is the publisher’s final pdf. The article is copyrighted by the Fisheries Society of the British Isles and published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. It can be found at: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291095-8649. |
| Abstract | The aims of this study were first, to test the hypothesis that metrics of fish growth and condition relate positively to parasite species richness (S[subscript R]) in a salmonid host; second, to identify whether S[subscript R] differs as a function of host origin; third, to identify whether acquisition of parasites through marine v. freshwater trophic interactions was related to growth and condition of juvenile salmonids. To evaluate these questions, species diversity of trophically transmitted parasites in juvenile coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch collected off the coast of the Oregon and Washington states, U.S.A. in June 2002 and 2004 were analysed. Fish infected with three or more parasite species scored highest in metrics of growth and condition. Fish originating from the Columbia River basin had lower SR than those from the Oregon coast, Washington coast and Puget Sound, WA. Parasites obtained through freshwater or marine trophic interactions were equally important in the relationship between SR and ocean growth and condition of juvenile O. kisutch salmon. |
| Genre | Article |
| Topic | Fresh water |
| Identifier | Losee, J. P., Fisher, J., Teel, D. J., Baldwin, R. E., Marcogliese, D. J., & Jacobson, K. C. (2014). Growth and condition of juvenile coho salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch relate positively to species richness of trophically transmitted parasites. Journal of Fish Biology, 85(5), 1665-1681. doi:10.1111/jfb.12525 |
