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Low-temperature tolerance of African jewelfish, (Hemichromis letourneuxi)

Because the African jewelfish has a broad salinity tolerance, scientists tested how the species low-temperature tolerance varied at three salinities: freshwater (0 ppt), brackish (10 ppt) and marine (35 ppt) in the laboratory. A field experiment was then conducted to examine the survivorship of individuals when caged in several common aquatic More...

  • Image of an African jewelfish, (Hemichromis letourneuxi)

Building Experimental Capacity to Assess Ballast Treatment Effectiveness and Residual Risk

Ballast water discharges are the most significant cause of aquatic biological invasions in coastal waters, including the Great Lakes. Currently, treatment of ballast water prior to discharge at the receiving port offers significant promise to help control this problem. However, development of treatment technologies is limited by lack of objective More...

  • Image of ship discharging ballast water

Conservation Genetics: Fish

This page presents samples of genetics and genomics research from the USGS Biological Resources Discipline about the conservation genetics of fish.

  • Image of a Pallid sturgeon

Nearshore Vertebrate Predator Project

This project was designed to assess whether or not populations are recovering, whether isolated processes constrain recovery, and the potential activities to facilitate recovery. This web resource provides links to background information on Nearshore Vertebrate Predators, the Sea Otter, the Harlequin Duck, the River Otter, and the Pigeon More...

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Investigation of Tropic Conditions and Biological Resources in Abbotts Lagoon, Point Reyes National Seashore: A Fishery Inventory

This study was conducted to investigate the inventory, relative abundance, and spatial distribution of fish inhabiting Abbots Lagoon, California. Distribution patterns of the fish were related to water quality or other environmental conditions in the lagoon. Specific objectives of this investigation were to (a) inventory the fish species More...

  • Kasey Grubb (Graduate Student) sampling the gut contents of Sacramento perch with a stomach pump (ga