The process by which a young salmon converts from a fresh water fish to a salt water one.
a change of color to silvery in young salmonids before they begin their migration to the sea
Refers to the physiological changes anadromous salmonids and trout undergo in freshwater while migrating toward saltwater that allow them to live in the ocean.
The physiological transformation of freshwater juvenile salmon into ocean-going fish. This life history shift involves extensive physiological, behavioral, morphological, and biochemical changes in preparation for marine life.
Suite of physiological, morphological, biochemical and behavioural changes, including development of the silvery color of adults and a tolerance for seawater, that take place in salmonid parr as they prepare to migrate downstream and enter the sea.
The physical changes that occur in a young salmon to help it make the transition from a freshwater to saltwater existence
a complex developmental transformation, involving physiological, biochemical, morphological, and behavioral changes, that allows young salmon (parr) to transition from living in freshwater to living in saltwater