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Record 1 2021-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
DEF

A [period of development] of immature salmon when the fish is physiologically capable of supporting transfer from fresh to salt water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
DEF

[Phase de développement] d'un jeune saumon qui est prêt, au point de vue physiologique, à passer de l'eau douce au milieu marin.

CONT

Le stade smolt apparaît au printemps juste avant le départ [du jeune saumon] vers la mer. Il se traduit par un changement de la livrée qui devient argentée et l'apparition d'un comportement grégaire de nage active vers l'aval.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Biología Marina
  • Peces
  • Acuicultura
OBS

esguinaje: conjunto de cambios fisiológicos, morfológicos y comportamentales que propician la adaptación [de los salmones] al medio marino.

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