Oncorhynchus
Noun
Meaning
Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon
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One other key relationship occurs between brown bears and Oncorhynchus species occurs with the grizzly bear and the cutthroat trout (O.
Selective predation by brown bears (Ursus arctos) foraging on spawning sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka).
Body size, arrival date, and reproductive success of pink salmon, Oncorhynchus gorbuscha.
Morton, A., R. Routledge, C. Peet, and A. Ladwig. 2004 Sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) infection rates on juvenile pink (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and chum (Oncorhynchus keta) salmon in the nearshore marine environment of British Columbia, Canada.
Southeast Alaskan eagles largely prey on pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), coho salmon (O.
The genus Oncorhynchus contains eight species which occur naturally only in the North Pacific.