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Variation in the energy density of forage fishes and invertebrates from the southeastern Bering Sea

Creator:

Whitman, Luke D.

Abstract:

The quality and availability of forage fishes and invertebrates can affect the behavior and productivity of predators that rely on these resources. This study measures the proximate composition of forage fishes and invertebrates from the southeastern Bering Sea to estimate prey energy density (quality) using a method that is ecologically...

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Masters Thesis

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by Luke D. Whitman A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University In partial
The Ecophysiology of Thiamine Deficiency Complex : Evaluating Sources of Thiaminase in Great Lakes Food Webs

Creator:

Evans, Allison N.

Abstract:

Thiamine (vitamin B₁) is required by all living organisms for carbohydrate metabolism and synthesis of amino acids. Thiamine deficiency is responsible for several related classes of early life stage mortality disorders in salmonines, including Thiamine Deficiency Complex (TDC) in the Laurentian Great Lakes, Cayuga Syndrome in the Finger Lakes, and...

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Dissertation

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Lakes Food Webs Abstract approved