
The Salmon
Inbunden bok. Collins. 1959.
Gott skick.
Contents
Editors’ Preface … xiii
Author’s Preface … xv
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Chapters
1. The King of Fish … 1
2. Young Salmon in the River … 19
3. Scales and Scale-Reading … 43
4. The Salmon in the Sea … 57
5. The Homing Instinct and the Return to the River … 64
6. The Salmon in the River I: The Spawning of Adults … 92
7. The Salmon in the River II: The Spawning of the Male Parr … 116
8. The Return to the Sea … 130
9. The Salmon River … 137
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Appendices
1. Specific Characteristics and Hybrids … 153
2. Key to the Genera of Salmonidae and the Species of Oncorhynchus … 157
3. Some Parasites and Diseases of Salmon … 159
4. Two Methods of Estimating Lengths from Scales … 168
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Bibliography … 171
Acknowledgements … 183
General Index … 191
Index of Authors Cited … vii