Articles related to "Salmon Life History"

Millions of years of evolutionary adaptation forged by mountain building and volcanism led to modern day salmon species, who in their turn survived an onslaught of ice.

In the face of geological turmoil and climate change, ancient ancestors of today's Pacific Salmon took advantage of cooler, more productive oceans.

North American salmon have survived tens of thousands of years of geological and climatic upheaval, leading them to evolve considerable genetic variation.

Onchorhynchus's ancestors first appear in the fossil record 50 million years ago, offering a vital clue as to where this line of fish originated.

Millions of years worth of mountain building along North America's coast most likely forced early salmonids to develop age classes and straying so as to survive.