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2020 Aquaponics Industry Survey Dataset 

Pattillo, David Allen; 0000-0002-8929-4273 (2022-02-15)
This dataset contains the responses from an international aquaponics industry survey conducted from December 2019 to June 2020. Responses (N = 433) were collected using a mixture of question formats to obtain qualitative ...

Chemokine C-C motif ligand 33 is a key regulator of teleost fish barbel development 

Zhou, Tao; Li, Ning; Jin, Yulin; Zeng, Qifan; Prabowo, Wendy; Liu, Yang; Tian, Changxu; Bao, Lisui; Liu, Shikai; Yuan, Zihao; Fu, Qiang; Gao, Sen; Gao, Dongya; Dunham, Rex; Shubin, Neil H.; Liu, Zhanjiang (2022-10-14)
Barbels are important sensory organs in teleosts, reptiles, and amphibians. The majority of similar to 4,000 catfish species, such as the channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), possess abundant whisker-like barbels. However, ...

Condition-dependent auditory processing in the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus): links to sex, reproductive condition and female estrogen levels 

Zeyl, Jeffrey N.; Love, Oliver P.; Higgs, Dennis M. (2020-03-12)
Neural responses to sensory stimuli often differ between sexes, vary seasonally, and can be regulated by endocrine activity, but the ecological and physiological mechanisms driving such patterns are not well understood. ...

Data for: Evaluation of dissolved carbon dioxide to stimulate emergence of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from invaded ponds 

Abdelrahman, Hisham; Gibson, Rebecca; Fogelman, Kaelyn; Cupp, Aaron; Allert, Ann; Stoeckel, James; 0000-0003-1076-5536 (2021-05-05)
Invasive crayfish have adverse effects on habitats and native species. Control of invasive crayfish populations is a major challenge facing natural resource managers. This study evaluated the effectiveness and optimal ...

Data for: The relative importance of suspended versus benthic food resources to freshwater mussels in central Texas, USA 

Fogelman, Kaelyn; Stoeckel, James; Abdelrahman, Hisham; Helms, Brian; 0000-0002-1270-7383 (2022-01-21)
As unionid mussels continue to decline in North America much remains unknown regarding their primary food resources and feeding relationships. In this study, we quantified stable C (δ13C) and stable N (δ15N) isotopic ...

Data on morphology, hatch, survival, and deformities used for SAS modelling and final VC results table 

Myers, Jaelen N.; Butts, Ian A.E.; Dunham, Rex A.; Chatakondi, Nagaraj (2019-08-19)
The dataset includes all the combined data for larval morphology, embryonic survival, hatch success, and rate of deformities. One value is given for each trait and for each basket, in which the three replicate baskets per ...

Description of Reared Preflexion Gray Triggerfish, Balistes Capriscus, Larvae from the Northern Gulf of Mexico 

Simmons, Carrie M.; Szedlmayer, Stephen T. (2022-10-14)
Here we describe and illustrate reared gray triggerfish, Balistes capriscus (Gmelin, 1789), larvae from the northern Gulf of Mexico less than 3 mm notochord length (NL). Eggs were collected by scuba divers from active nests ...

Development of Aquaculture: An Ecosystems Perspective 

Shell, E. W. (Eddie Wayne) (2018-02-26)
Meeting the demands expected to be placed on aquaculture this decade and in the next century will be a formidable task. Providing the necessary inputs (ponds, seed, water, information, processing, marketing, etc.) will ...

Diets of Juvenile and Sub-adult Size Classes of Three Micropterus spp. in the Flint River, Georgia: Potential for Trophic Competition 

Sammons, Steven M. (2020-03-12)
Concerns over the recent introduction of Micropterus punctulatus (Spotted Bass) on native M. salmoides (Largemouth Bass) and M. cataractae (Shoal Bass) prompted a one-year investigation into the food habits of these three ...

Effects of Landscape Characteristics on Water Quality and Fish Assemblages in the Tallapoosa River Basin, Alabama 

Saalfeld, David T.; Reutebuch, Eric M.; Dickey, R. Jason; Seesock, Wendy C.; Webber, Cliff; Bayne, David R. (2022-10-14)
To maintain and improve water quality, there is an increasing need to understand relationships between current land-use practices (e.g., agriculture, forested/silviculture, and urban) and stream ecosystems. In this study, ...

Embryonic Developmental Patterns and Energy Expenditure Are Affected by Incubation Temperature in Wood Ducks (Aix sponsa) 

DuRant, S. E; Hopkins, W. A.; Hepp, G. R.; Hepp, Gary R. (2022-10-14)
Recent research in birds has demonstrated that incubation temperature influences a suite of traits important for hatchling development and survival. We explored a possible mechanism for the effects on hatchling quality ...

Evaluation of dissolved carbon dioxide to stimulate emergence of red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii (Decapoda: Cambaridae) from infested ponds 

Abdelrahman, Hisham A.; Gibson, Rebecca L.; Fogelman, Kaelyn J.; Cupp, Aaron R.; Allert, Ann L.; Stoeckel, James A.; 0000-0001-5621-3185 (2024-01-25)
Invasive crayfish have adverse effects on habitats and native species. Control of invasive crayfish populations is a major challenge facing natural resource managers. This study evaluated the effectiveness and optimal ...

Evolution of the Auburn University fisheries program: genius in the Kingdom of Serendip 

Shell, E. W. (Eddie Wayne) (2019-12-19)
This book is a history of the Auburn Universities Fisheries Program. It also focuses on two individuals, H. S. Swingle and E. V. Smith, faculty members in the A.P.I. College of Agriculture and the Alabama Agricultural ...

Fish Assemblages on Sand/gravel Bar Habitat in the Alabama River, Alabama 

Haley, T. Heath; Johnston, Carol E. (2020-03-12)
The Alabama River drainage is a biologically diverse system containing over 180 native fishes and at least 33 endemics. Many studies have surveyed single species of conservation concern, such as the federally endangered ...

Fish Farming Research 

Shell, E. W. (Eddie Wayne) (2018-02-26)
The purpose of this book is to assimilate and present some of the available information on the application of the scientific method to fish farming research. Emphasis is give to conducting research on the production of ...

An In-pond Raceway System Incorporating Removal of Fish Wastes 

Yoo; Masser; Hawcroft; TEST (2014-10-08)
An aquaculture system called ?in-pond raceway (IPR)? was studied for channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) production. The raceway was a rectangular-shaped box (4.9~ I.2 m x I.2 m high), built from treated lumber and ...

Large effects of consumer offense on ecosystem structure and function 

Chislock, Michael F.; Sarnelle, Orlando; Olsen, Brianna K.; Doster, Enrique; Wilson, Alan E.; https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1080-0354 (2019-12-19)
Study of the role of within-species adaptation in ecological dynamics has focused largely on prey adaptations that reduce consumption risk (prey defense). Few, if any, studies have examined how consumer adaptations to ...

Life-history Aspects of the Rainbow Shiner, Notropis chrosomus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), in Northern Georgia 

Holder, D. Sean; Powers, Steven L. (2022-10-14)
The life history of Notropis chrosomus (Rainbow Shiner) was investigated using 12 monthly collections from Moore Creek (Etowah River Drainage) at GA Highway 140 in Cherokee County, GA. Specimens were collected by electroshocking ...

Population Demographics of Hiodon tergisus (Mooneye) in the Lower Tallapoosa River 

Katechis, Costas T.; Sakaris, Peter C.; Irwin, Elise R. (2022-10-14)
We describe age structure, growth, and fecundity of Hiodon tergisus (Mooneye) from the lower Tallapoosa River, AL. Mooneye (N = 49, 214–316 mm total length, 79–284 g) were aged using otoliths, and a von Bertalanffy growth ...

Sexual Dimorphism in Growth of Freshwater Drum 

Rypel, Andrew L. (2022-10-14)
I examined sexual dimorphism in the long-lived Aplodinotus grunniens (freshwater drum) from five lakes and four rivers in Alabama. Using the Von Bertalanffy growth function combined with nonparametric statistics, I found ...