Variation in emergence timing promotes variability in smolting and early male maturation in Yakima River spring Chinook salmon
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Does this variation occur in Yakima River spring Chinook salmon? What is/are mechanism(s) inducing variation? Does this variation occur in the wild? (a thought experiment)
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Monitoring Smolting #2: gill Na+ K+ ATPase
Are smolting patterns different?
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Are male maturation patterns different?
Monitor Age-1 (precocious parr) Maturation: milt expression or simple dissection
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Do these results have any ecological implications?
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