20 Best Student Paper - Day 2

Tuesday, September 14, 2010: 8:00 AM-11:20 AM
406 (Convention Center)
Selected students will present their papers to compete for the "Best Student Presentation"
Moderator:
James M. Long, PhD
Organizers:
Richard S. Fulford, PhD and James M. Long, PhD
8:00 AM
Individual and intergenerational consequences of nest predation pressure in smallmouth bass
Marie-Ange Gravel, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Carleton University; Cory Suski, PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Steven J. Cooke, PhD, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Carleton University
8:20 AM
Pollutant transport by introduced Pacific salmon to Great Lakes tributaries
David J. Janetski, University of Notre Dame; Dominic T. Chaloner, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame; Ashley H. Moerke, Lake Superior State University; Richard R. Rediske, Grand Valley State University; James P. O'Keefe, Grand Valley State University; Gary A. Lamberti, Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
8:40 AM
Movement and reproductive structure of lake sturgeon in Voyageurs National Park, Minnesota
Stephanie L. Shaw, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries South Dakota State University; Steven R. Chipps, PhD, U. S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; M. A. H. Webb, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Bozeman Fish Technology Center; S. Windels, Voyageurs National Park; D. McLeod, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Fort Frances District; D. W. Willis, South Dakota State University
9:00 AM
Developing bioelectrical impedance analysis methods for small fish
Andrew W. Hafs, West Virginia University; Kyle J. Hartman, PhD, West Virginia University
9:20 AM
Understanding the consequences of varying levels of stress on the fitness and behavior of spawning pink salmon
Sarah H. McConnachie, Carleton University; Katrina V. Cook, Carleton University; David A. Patterson, Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Kathleen M. Gilmour, PhD, University of Ottawa; Scott G. Hinch, PhD, University of British Columbia; Anthony P. Farrell, PhD, University of British Columbia; Steven J. Cooke, PhD, Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory, Carleton University
9:40 AM
Unique RT-PCR test for replicating VHS virus, with internal controls
Lindsey R. Pierce, University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center; James C. Willey, M.D., University of Toledo; Erin L. Crawford, M.S., University of Toledo; Carol A. Stepien, Ph.D., University of Toledo's Lake Erie Center
10:00 AM
Break
10:20 AM
Guilty by association: Are all benthivorous fish created equal?
Jesse R. Fischer, Iowa State University; Rebecca M. Burch, Iowa State University; Michael C. Quist, PhD, Iowa State University
10:40 AM
Prey size selection and growth dynamics of American shad larvae
Kenneth L. Riley, East Carolina University; Anthony S. Overton, PhD, East Carolina University; Samantha M. Binion, East Carolina University
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