Recent Reports
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9 February 2010
Young-of-the-year Fish Assemblages as an Alternative to Adult Fish Monitoring for Ecological Quality Evaluation of Running Waters
The EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD) in particular makes good use of riverine biota—including fish—as ecological indicators of river integrity. However, it is also important to examine when our indicators fail to serve the purpose for which they were originally intended: to consistently...
9 January 2014
Plasma Nesfatin-1 is not Affected by Long-Term Food Restriction and does not Predict Rematuration Among Iteroparous Female Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
The metabolic peptide hormone nesfatin-1 has been linked to the reproductive axis in fishes. The purpose of this study was to determine how energy availability after spawning affects plasma levels of nesfatin-1, the metabolic peptide hormone ghrelin, and sex steroid hormones in rematuring female...
29 August 2019
Marine Biology of the Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus Tridentatus
Pacific lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus has an anadromous life cycle that begins with larvae that filter-feed in freshwater, followed by transformation into juveniles that migrate to the ocean where they parasitize hosts, and adults that migrate into freshwater to spawn and die. The...
4 June 1997
The Failure of Existing Plans to Protect Salmon Habitat in the Clearwater National Forest in Idaho
The examination of the development histories of four typical salmon watersheds in the Snake River Sub-basin of Idaho reveals a consistent failure to adequately protect salmon habitat. Available data and analyses show that the vast majority of watersheds managed for "multiple uses" have been severely...