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Olfactory Imprinting in Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)

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Book cover Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing

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Taken together, we believe the results of our recent, unified studies provide conclusive evidence for olfactory imprinting. In addition, since our studies were conducted in the field, they provide direct evidence that Coho Salmon retain and use artificial chemical information to achieve successful homing. It seems likely that salmon possessing this ability would also use it in the natural environment.

Our findings have direct practical applications for salvaging endangered stocks of salmon as well as being interesting from a purely scientific viewpoint.

A more detailed version of this report was published in American Scientist by Arthur D. Hasler, Allan T. Scholz, and Ross M. Horrall.

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  1. Laboratory of Limnology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53706, USA

    Arthur D. Hasler & Allan T. Scholz

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  1. Abt. für Verhaltensphysiologie der Universität Beim Kupferhammer 8, 7400, Tübingen, Federal Republic of Germany

    Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

  2. Dept. of Zoology, Duke University, Durham, N.C., 27706, USA

    Klaus Schmidt-Koenig

  3. Sect, of Neurobiology and Behavior Langmuir Lab., Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 14853, USA

    William T. Keeton

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Hasler, A.D., Scholz, A.T. (1978). Olfactory Imprinting in Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). In: Schmidt-Koenig, K., Keeton, W.T. (eds) Animal Migration, Navigation, and Homing. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-11147-5_36

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