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Combining Disparate Data Sources with Ecosystem and Integrated Models: Case Studies for Improving Management of Protected Species

Creator:: Chasco, Brandon E.
Abstract:: Globally, the number of threatened species is increasing and conserving them is a high priority to the scientific community. Assessing the status of these protected species is challenging due to missing, contested, and or contradictory data streams. Integrated models (IMs) provide a statistical framework for combining disparate data sources to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : ______________________________________________________ Selina S. Heppell Globally, the number of threatened species is increasing and

Development and application of steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) kelt identification techniques

Creator:: Evans, Allen F.
Abstract:: The migrations upstream of pre-spawned adult steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and downstream of post-spawned steelhead (referred to as "kelts") can geographically and temporally overlap in the Snake River, leading to management challenges for populations listed under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This thesis describes the development and application of a method...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fish and Wildlife) and Joe Blodgett (Yakama Nation) for graciously allowing me to use their hatchery

Total and available nutrients in manures for pond aquaculture

Creator:: Nath, Shree S.
Abstract:: The total amount of nitrogen and phosphorus in animal manures, and the proportion of this amount that becomes available as dissolved inorganic nitrogen and phosphorus within a month after manures are added to water were examined in the context of fertilization guidelines for pond aquaculture. A literature study was conducted...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: June 1993 APPROVED: of Fisheries in charge of major Head of Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Functional Diversity : A Tool to Track Spatiotemporal Changes in the Trophic Organization of Reef Fish Assemblages

Creator:: Rincón Diaz, Martha P.
Abstract:: Biodiversity loss in highly diverse systems such as coral reefs has been linked to significant declines in the ecosystem functions and services provided by marine species. Ecological functioning of coral reefs and the resistance of coral reef fish communities to disturbance depend on the functional traits of species that promotes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: provided by marine species. Ecological functioning of coral reefs and the resistance of coral reef fish

Growth rates and species composition of juvenile rockfish (Sebastes spp.) in Oregon’s nearshore and estuarine habitats

Creator:: Gallagher, M. Brett
Abstract:: Identification of critical habitat for all life stages of commercially exploited fish populations is critical for effective management. Despite a clear need for basic biological information on juvenile rockfish life history, there have been very few efforts to describe distribution and habitat of this life stage, particularly along the Oregon...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and Estuarine Habitats Abstract approved: Selina S. Heppell

Evaluating the data-poor fishery stock assessment method, DB-SRA

Creator:: Owashi, Brandon R.
Abstract:: Depletion-Based Stock Reduction Analysis (DB-SRA; Dick and MacCall, 2011) is a catch-only fisheries stock assessment model that has been developed to estimate an overfishing limit (OFL) in data-poor situations. DB-SRA projects the biomass trajectories of a stock by means of a catch time series and five parameters: the instantaneous, per...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: population dynamics and fishing behavior. For instance, immature fish are often caught in recreational

Patch dynamics of desert fishes in the arid wetlands of western Utah

Creator:: Sáenz, Jessica
Abstract:: The conservation of declining desert fish species requires the identification of relations between fish population dynamics and their environments. Dynamic occupancy modeling, an approach that requires less information than traditional mark-recapture studies, may help identify important factors affecting population processes and aid desert fish conservation and restoration efforts. I used...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: many agencies but primarily with the Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, and

Towards an Integrated Decision Tool for Managing Wildlife with Visitor Restrictions in Glacier Bay National Park

Creator:: Whitlock, Steven L.
Abstract:: The National Park Service has a dual mission of providing public access to exceptional natural resources, but in a manner such that these resources are left “unimpaired for the enjoyment of future generations.” Human activities in parks undoubtedly affect wildlife, but the degree to which such activities cause impairment is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit in 2016 with the goal of developing a

The importance of egg size for the diversity of salmonids

Creator:: Leblanc, Camille A.
Abstract:: Understanding the origin and nature of intra specific biodiversity enables us to better conserve and manage animal populations. Biological diversity is seen at different scales and for different traits such as behavior, morphology, physiology, and life history. Behavior is especially important since behavioral changes are believed to precede changes in...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) in Alsea, OR who spent 2 years assisting me with fish husbandry, sampling

Feasibility of supplementary sampling of the commercial groundfish landings in Oregon using seafood plant workers

Creator:: Builder, Tonya L.
Abstract:: Fishery dependent data--length distributions, sex ratios, maturity schedules, and species composition of landed catches--are necessary for stock assessments. These data are currently collected by state port biologists using a sampling design that randomly selects samples from a small percentage of a very large target population. Sampling programs may need to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Major Professor, representing Asheries Science Head of Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Dean of

Diving into Diversity: Fish Populations and Climate Resilience in an Endorheic Basin

Creator:: Dew, Aleah
Abstract:: The Goose Lake Basin, situated on the border of Oregon and California, USA, faces significant challenges from drought, wildfire, and other environmental stressors. This region hosts numerous endemic fish species such as the Goose Lake redband trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss newberri), Goose Lake lamprey (Entosphenus sp.), Goose Lake tui chub (Siphateles...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: undertaking. I would like to thank the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, US Fish and Wildlife Service

Spatial and temporal characteristics of bottom-trawl fish assemblages of the continental shelf and upper slope of the Pacific Coast of the United States, 1977-1992

Creator:: Jay, Chadwick V.
Abstract:: Twenty-three bottom-trawl fish assemblages were identified from the relative biomass of 33 dominant species that occurred in the National Marine Fisheries Services' triennial trawl surveys over the continental shelf and upper slope off California, Oregon, and Washington from 1977 to 1992. The assemblages accounted for about 70% of the total...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Spatial and temporal characteristics of bottom-trawl fish

The Influence of Scale in a Structured Decision Making Framework for Chinook Salmon Management

Creator:: McDonnell, Kevin N.
Abstract:: The goal of my dissertation was to explore how scale influences stream restoration prioritization strategies for an anadromous species and identify influential uncertainties that exist at different scales. My objectives were to (1) produce a comprehensive review of the Chinook salmon management challenges in California’s Central Valley and identify the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Many accomplishments would not have happened

Feeding behavior and diet of native bull trout Salvelinus confluentus and introduced brook trout S. fontinalis in two Eastern Oregon streams

Creator:: Gunckel, Stephanie L.
Abstract:: One of the greatest threats to native bull trout Salvelinus confluentus populations is the presence of non-native brook trout S. fontinalis. This study, conducted in two second-order Eastern Oregon streams, investigates the effect of brook trout on the feeding behavior arid diet of bull trout. Feeding behavior, microhabitat use, and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fish and Wildlife Service listed all remaining populations in the United States as threatened (Office

Quantitative Tools for Monitoring Strategy Evaluation and Assessment of Sea Turtle Populations

Creator:: Piacenza, Susan E. H.
Abstract:: Green sea turtles, Chelonia mydas, have endangered and threatened populations globally, but several populations show signs of population recovery. In Hawaii, nesting female green turtles have increased 5.7% year⁻¹ since 1973, but wide fluctuations in census counts of nesting females make recovery diagnosis difficult. For effective management planning, it is...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , Llewellyn Ehrhart (University of Central Florida) and Anne Meylan (FL Fish and Wildlife Research Institute

Ecological relation of sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout in the Deschutes River, Oregon

Creator:: Zimmerman, Christian E.
Abstract:: Sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are known to exist in many rivers throughout the Pacific Rim. Whether sympatric steelhead and resident rainbow trout are polymorphisms within a single gene pool or two reproductively isolated populations has significant implications concerning the study and conservation of this polytypic species....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Nyara of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife assisted with collection of rainbow trout and

Sex hormone-immune system interactions in salmonid fish

Creator:: Slater, Caleb Hood
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: *Cooperators are the National Biological Service, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and Oregon State

Description and prediction of broad-scale spatial variability in expression of anadromy in female Oncorhynchus mykiss in the John Day River, Oregon, USA

Creator:: Mills, Justin S.
Abstract:: Partial migration is a common migratory behavior where some individuals in a population migrate and others do not. Patterns of partial migration can vary dramatically, especially for species that inhabit a wide range of environments. I described and predicted spatial variation in marine migration (anadromy) of female Oncorhynchus mykiss (steelhead...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, personal communication). These sites (Figure 2-1) were

Evaluation of data-poor and age-structure management strategies for west coast rockfish

Creator:: Arnold, Linsey M.
Abstract:: Management strategies to prevent overfishing while achieving optimum yield vary according to the available data and life history of the fished stock. I evaluated two sets of management strategies for Pacific coast rockfish: strategies to set harvest limits for data-poor stocks, and strategies intended to protect the age structure of...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: ________________________________________________ Head of the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

Stock Synthesis Assessments of Spatially Structured Fish Populations with an Environmental Driver on Recruitment Distribution : A Simulation Study and Discussion

Creator:: Denson, LaTreese S.
Abstract:: Stock assessments use statistical models and empirical data to re-create the population dynamics of a stock in order to provide estimates of biomass and fishing mortality rates to inform fisheries management. Fish stocks are not uniformly distributed across spatial regions, but stock assessments typically ignore stock spatial structure, for the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fish Populations with an Environmental Driver on Recruitment Distribution: A Simulation Study and

Investigating Demographic and Evolutionary Factors Important for Fish Reintroduction

Creator:: Sard, Nicholas M.
Abstract:: Reintroduction programs are used to re-establish species back into their historical habitat. Most reintroduction programs have failed and few papers have evaluated factors that may be important to Pacific salmon. The 158 meter tall Cougar Dam has blocked Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) from accessing 40 kilometers of historical spawning and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: also thank the countless individuals at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife that were

Ecology of the northern subpopulation of northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) in the California Current large marine ecosystem

Creator:: Litz, Marisa N. C.
Abstract:: Northern anchovy (Engraulis mordax) are a dominant forage fish in the California Current large marine ecosystem (CCLME). However, little is known about northern anchovy abundance, distribution, age structure, or population fluctuations relative to ocean conditions in the eastern boundary upwelling system off the U.S. West Coast. This thesis includes three...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: advisor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at OSU, Dr. Selina S. Heppell, for demanding nothing

Factors Influencing Growth and Bioenergetics of Fish in Forested Headwater Streams Downstream of Forest Harvest

Creator:: Jensen, Leslie R.
Abstract:: In this study, we used a combination of conventional statistical analyses and mechanistic bioenergetics models to understand the potential effects of environmental variability on growth of stream-living fishes in four headwater streams subject to upstream forest harvest. We focused on two common fish consumers in headwater streams in the Pacific...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Factors Influencing Growth and Bioenergetics of Fish in Forested Headwater Streams Downstream of Forest

Stress induced differential gene expression in the brain of juvenile steelhead trout, (Oncorhynchus Mykiss)

Creator:: Schwindt, Adam R.
Abstract:: Gene expression profiles of tissues and cell-lines can be powerful tools for documenting the genetic response to a particular treatment, such as stressors. However, there is a paucity of information on the genetic stress response in the brain. Therefore, we attempted to profile gene expression in the brain of juvenile...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: fish to a combined out-of-water and low-water stressor totaling three hours. Plasma stress response

Characteristics of pools used by adult summer steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in the Steamboat Creek Basin, North Umpqua River, Oregon

Creator:: Baigun, Claudio Rafael Mariano
Abstract:: This study examined features of deep pool (>0.8 m mean depth) used by adult summer steelhead in Steamboat Creek (1991-1992). Steamboat Creek had a heterogenous thermal profile, with some segments exceeding preferred temperature of steelhead. Deep pools were scarce (4% of the total habitat units) and 39% of them were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fisheries Science , Head of Deiartment of Fish and Wildlife Dean of GradIath School I understand that my

Born to run? Integrating individual behavior, physiology, and life histories in partially migratory steelhead and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Creator:: Sloat, Matthew R.
Abstract:: Steelhead and rainbow trout are common names for marine-migratory (anadromous) and freshwater-resident forms of Oncorhynchus mykiss, a partially migratory salmonid fish. Anadromous and resident forms are sympatric and can produce offspring with a life history different from their own (i.e., steelhead parents can produce rainbow trout offspring and vice versa)....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: migratory salmonid fish. Anadromous and resident forms are sympatric and can produce offspring with a life

Effects of acute stress and exercise on subsequent seawater adaptation and cortisol dynamics in juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Creator:: Liebert, Anja M.
Abstract:: The present study investigated the effects of stress and exercise on seawater (SW) adaptation and cortisol dynamics in juvenile steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss). To examine the effects of stress, fish acclimated to freshwater (FW) were subjected for 3 hours to confinement stress in FW, and subsequently SW (25 ppt) was introduced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Oregon Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit1, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife and U.S.G.S

Formation and maintenance of fish assemblages in a high desert Oregon stream

Creator:: Pearsons, Todd N.
Abstract:: Considerable controversy exists about how fish assemblages are organized. I explicitly took fish movement into account while I studied the effects of disturbance, habitat complexity, and predation at different times of the summer to understand the major factors influencing assemblage structure in a high desert Oregon stream. The effects of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: ) in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife were also influential in my thinking about fish

Geographical and seasonal variation in diel habitat use by juvenile (age 1+) steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in Oregon coastal and inland streams

Creator:: Grunbaum, Jon Benjamin
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: water velocities were 11 cm-s-1 and 22 cm-s-1, and 4 cm-s-1 and 14 cms-1, for coastal and inland fish

Effects of steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) on chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) behavior and physiology

Creator:: Kelsey, Denise A.
Abstract:: Three experiments were designed to determine if and how steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, may affect chinook salmon, O. tshawytscha, when they are confined together as in a raceway or on a barge. We observed groups of chinook and steelhead together and groups of only chinook in a behavioral experiment to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: laboratory's stock. Steelhead were brought in as parr from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Eagle Creek

Persistence of spatial distribution patterns of coastal cutthroat trout in a Cascade mountain stream

Creator:: Novick, Marc S.
Abstract:: Previous research in South Fork Hinkle Creek suggested that coastal cutthroat trout exhibit an aggregated spatial pattern across multiple spatial scales. To evaluate the persistence of the observed abundance patterns and identify factors that affect those patterns, half-duplex passive integrated transponders (PIT-tags) were implanted in 320 coastal cutthroat trout (>...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , and in an additional 370 fish throughout the watershed. Nineteen habitat patches of high, or low

Reconnecting aquatic habitats : validating historical habitat use by anadromous fishes using telemetry and stable isotope analysis above barriers

Creator:: Lewis, Sierra Koch
Abstract:: I conducted a study to identify potential spawning habitat for anadromous salmonids above a 60-year-old hydropower dam in the headwaters of the North Umpqua River in Oregon. Like many other historical salmonid-bearing rivers, little documentation exists for anadromous fish presence above potential natural obstacles upstream of Soda Springs Dam. My...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: (Federal 4-d Permits # 15290 and 15482). The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife approved fish

Effects of acute stress and tagging on the swimming performance and physiology of Pacific lampreys (Lampetra tridentata)

Creator:: Close, David A.
Abstract:: Pacific lampreys (Lampetra tridentata) have declined in abundance in the Columbia River Basin. Although, the reasons for the decline are unclear, we suggest that development of hydroelectric dams and habitat alterations in tributaries as the main causes. The available knowledge of life history of Pacific lampreys and status from dam...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Chelan County Public Utility Department. Locations

Territorial behavior in juvenile steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) : how redside shiner (Richardsonius balteatus) influence intraspecific interactions

Creator:: Tinus, Craig A.
Abstract:: Juvenile steelhead are known to associate with shiner groups, though they also compete for food. Steelhead form dominance hierarchies within cohorts and aggressively defend feeding territories against all other fish. This study focused on the differential effect of shiner competition on steelhead of different social standing. Survival of subordinate juvenile...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : YProfessor, representing Fisheries ScienceM or ead of Department of Fish s and Wildlife Dean of Graduat

Distribution and life history of the spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) off the Oregon and Washington coasts

Creator:: Richards, Jaclyn M.
Abstract:: This study examines the spatial and temporal distribution and life history of the "offshore" component of the Northeastern Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) population. Distribution was examined in relation to latitude, depth, the Columbia River plume and large-scale climate changes. Fishery and survey data indicate that the Northeastern Pacific spiny...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: .......................................................... 30 10. The sample sites and averaged CPUE for the National Marine Fisheries Service west coast

Characterization of stream fish assemblages and land use associations within a southern Ohio National Forest

Creator:: LaRue, Michelle L.
Abstract:: Seasonally, in 1998 and 1999, I examined spatial and temporal variation in fish assemblages of agricultural, forested, and acid mine drainage tributaries within the Wayne National Forest (WNF) in southern Ohio. Land use and natural disturbance explained patterns in stream fish assemblages. Creek chub and green sunfish were present in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , fauna, and histomy. Funding was provided by the Ohio Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and

The Factors Affecting the Diets of Groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska : Ecological and Modeling Considerations

Creator:: Thompson, Kevin A.
Abstract:: Marine systems undergo changes in community composition over time as a result of a variety of environmental and anthropogenic factors. Understanding these community changes and the factors that drive them is critical for ecosystem management of marine resources. The Gulf of Alaska (GOA) is a large marine ecosystem that includes...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: in fish in warm years. In general, predators were found to be consuming more Walleye Pollock and

Fish and amphibian use of intermittent streams within the upper Willamette Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Colvin, Randall William
Abstract:: In the fall through spring of 2002/03 and 2003/04, the composition of fish and amphibian communities were examined in intermittent streams in the upper Willamette river basin in western Oregon. I recorded standard aquatic habitat variables and water nutrient concentrations (nitrate and phosphate) and correlated them with fish and amphibian...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: including funds provided to Guillermo Giannico by the Oregon State University Fish and Wildlife Department

Systematic studies of the genus Siphateles (Ostariophysi: Cyprinidae) from western North America

Creator:: Harris, Phillip M.
Abstract:: The minnow genus Siphateles is distributed throughout the Great Basin and adjacent drainages of western North America. Three species are currently recognized in the genus: S. alvordensis, Alvord chub, S. boraxobius, Borax Lake chub, and S. bicolor, the tui chub. S. bicolor has long been recognized as a widespread species...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

It’s in Their Bones: Ecological Drivers of Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle (Lepidochelys kempii) Somatic Growth and Population Dynamics

Creator:: Ramirez, Matthew D.
Abstract:: Somatic growth variation manifests from the cumulative effects of a suite of biological, ecological, and environmental processes and can have profound effects on individual fitness and species population dynamics. As ectotherms whose growth dynamics are greatly influenced by environmental factors, sea turtles display considerable variation in somatic growth within and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: of crustaceans, bivalves, gastropods, fish, and seagrass/macroalgae to turtle diets. I found

Statistical model selection criteria and their application to the Stock Synthesis assessment program

Creator:: Helu, Siosaia Langitoto
Abstract:: Statistical modeling has evolved around building increasingly more complex models, even though it is common knowledge among statisticians that an optimal model size usually exists for any given data set. Having overly complex models leads to imprecise parameter estimates and tends to increase the subjective role of the modeler, which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: program, which is often used on the U. S. west coast to assess the status of exploited marine fish

Environmental variables as predictors of fish assemblages in the Tillamook Basin, Oregon

Creator:: Rose, Cathleen E.
Abstract:: The Tillamook and Kilchis subbasins of the Tillamook Bay watershed (Oregon Coast Range) have differences in geology and land use history and, therefore, varied environmental conditions that could affect fish assemblages. Fifty-two randomly selected wadeable stream reaches in these two subbasins were surveyed for stream habitat and fish assemblage composition...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) made estimates of

Gene expression in the liver of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, during the stress response

Creator:: Momoda, Tracey S.
Abstract:: The extent to which responses to stress are maladaptive or adaptive to the long-term survival of fish remains to be better understood. The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed genes in the livers of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, responding to an experimental stressor. Gene expression responses were...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fish and Wildlife Research Unit for general support and the Western Regional Aquaculture Consortium

Sequential isotopic analysis to characterize ontogenetic shifts and growth dynamics of loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta)

Creator:: Ramirez, Matthew D.
Abstract:: Ontogenetic niche theory predicts that as organisms grow they make size-specific changes in habitat use and diet to optimize growth and survival. A variety of factors contribute to growth and survival in different habitats, ultimately leading to variation in life history that can affect population dynamics. An understanding of the...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Fisheries and Wildlife ___________________________________________________________ Dean of the

Sensitivity of the stock synthesis assessment model : a simulation approach

Creator:: Yin, Yanshui
Abstract:: Stock assessments for many U.S. Pacific coast groundfish stocks are developed using the catch-at-age method known as Stock Synthesis. In this work a simulation package was developed and used to evaluate the sensitivity of the Stock Synthesis program. More specifically, the evaluation focused on the impacts of input data errors...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: stocks of groundfish along the U. S. west coast and in some other areas (Dom et al. 1991; NPFMC 2000

Interactions of organic input types and water quality on the production of Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus, 1757) in Rwandan ponds

Creator:: Rwangano, Félicien
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: not cause noticeable effects on fish growth and survival. Diel patterns of top and bottom DO showed

Taxonomy and systematic relationships of tui chubs (Siphateles: Cyprinidae) from Oregon's Great Basin

Creator:: Remple, Stacy L.
Abstract:: There are three recognized species of Siphateles from the Great Basin; S. alvordensis, S. boraxobius and the tui chub, S. bicolor. One species, S. boraxobius, is endangered and one population of tui chub at Hutton Spring is threatened. Despite several morphological and molecular studies, the taxonomy and relationships of tui...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: threatened Hutton Spring tui chub (S. bicolor spp.). In 1985 the United States Fish and Wildlife Service

Benthic biological invasions in two temperate estuaries and their effects on trophic relations of native fish and community stability

Creator:: Castillo, Gonzalo C.
Abstract:: The extent of biological invasions, their role on the feeding of native fishes and their impact on community stability were investigated in Alsea Bay and Yaquina Bay, two estuaries on the central Oregon coast, USA. Most nonindigenous species (NIS) introduced in these intermediately invaded estuaries are considered byproducts of culturing...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: and Delta. Biological Study. A Report for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D.C. and the

Endocrine regulation of final oocyte maturation and sex differentiation in salmonids

Creator:: Fitzpatrick, Martin S.
Abstract:: Sexual maturation and sex differentiation comprise facets of a common theme: reproduction. The endocrine system regulates many of the critical physiological processes necessary for reproduction and offers a framework within which technologies can be developed for controlling sexual maturation and sex differentiation. The studies described in this thesis were undertaken...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , USA 4Cooperators are Oregon State University, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and U.S. Fish

Impacts of earlier emerging steelhead fry of hatchery origin on the social structure, distribution, and growth of wild steelhead fry

Creator:: Noble, Sandra M. (Sandra Marie)
Abstract:: Newly emerged steelhead fry (Oncorhynchus mvkiss) of hatchery and wild origins were studied in laboratory stream channels and natural streams. Objectives of the study were to determine if and how earlier emerging hatchery fry influence the emigration, realized densities, growth, habitat use, social structure, and activity patterns of localized populations...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: assistance during the course of this study. First, however, I thank the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

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