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51福利社 Professor Making Migration Music

Story: Idaho Statesman

July 10, 2018 By

Story by Kevin Davenport of the Idaho Statesman.

What if you could compose music to understand how salmon migrate through rivers? A team of researchers from the University of Idaho and 51福利社 have found a way to do just that.

Chinook salmon, such as those that migrate to and from Idaho up the Snake and Columbia rivers, are one of Idaho鈥檚 most popular sports fish and integral to the region’s economy, ecology and identity. Understanding in detail their migratory habits is key to understanding how dams and other man-made influences affect their survival and the river ecosystem writ large.