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. 2017 Jan 4;5(1):cow067. doi: 10.1093/conphys/cow067

Table 3:

Thermal tolerance of juvenile Chinook salmon

Population
[Wild (W), Hatchery (H)] Mass (g) TL (cm) Acclimation Temperature (°C) Thermal measurement Value (°C) Reference
CVFR (H) 5.9 ± 0.06 8.6 ± 0.04 12 CTMax 28.6 ± 0.04 Fangue, N., Baird, S., and Cocherell, D., unpublished
BCBQR (W) 3.6 ± 1.1 n.a. 10 CTMax 26.5 ± 1.0 Muñoz et al. (2014)
WA (H) 1.03 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.4 20 UILT 25.1 Brett (1952)
WA (H) 1.03 ± 0.3 4.4 ± 0.4 24 UILT 25.1 Brett (1952)
BCBQR (H) 0.44 ± 0.05 3.9 ± 0.05 n.a. LT50 24.7 Brett et al. (1982)
H n.a. n.a. 21.1 UILT 24.9 Orsi (1971)

Values represent means ± SEM. Abbreviations: BCBQR, British Columbia, Big Qualicum River; CTMax, critical thermal maximum; CVFR, Central Valley, CA autumn-run; LT50, median lethal temperature; n.a., not available; UILT, upper incipient lethal temperature; WA, Dungeness, Washington.