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alevin [ˈælɪvɪn] n (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a young fish, esp a young salmon or trout [from French, from Old French alever to rear (young), from Latin levāre to raise] How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Out of 4,500 alevins, only 650 fry will make it to the parr stage. Eggs are incubated and the hatched alevins - tiny fish with yolk sacks - are reared in tanks where plastic material mimics the Responses of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) alevins to dissolved organic carbon and dissolved aluminum at low pH. |
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