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Record 1 2021-01-18

English

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

To undergo smoltification [a series of physiological changes where juvenile salmonid fish adapt from living in fresh water to living in seawater].

French

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

Il existe une relation immédiate entre le niveau d'activité enzymatique dans la branchie en eau douce et la capacité de l'animal à s'adapter et croître en mer […] Ce critère de smoltification … est très utile en aquacultrue intensive […] Les [salmonidés] qui smoltifient et partent en mer, âgés de 15 mois, présentent un accroissment régulier de l'activité.

Spanish

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

Los estuarios se usaron décadas atrás para esmoltificar y engordar, con excelentes resultados productivos.

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