Searching for the needle in the haystack: Identifying natural otolith tags to determine natal origins of the humpback chub in the Grand Canyon
Todd A. Hayden, PhD, State University of New York- College of Environmental Science and Forestry; Karin E. Limburg, PhD, State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry; William E. Pine III, University of Florida

Life history characteristics of invasive white perch (Morone americana) at different stages of invasion
Zachary S. Feiner, North Carolina State University; D. Derek Aday, PhD, North Carolina State University; James A. Rice, PhD, North Carolina State University; Aaron J. Bunch, Arizona Game and Fish Department

Estuarine effects on the growth and life-history strategy of largemouth bass
David C. Glover, Auburn University; Dennis R. DeVries, PhD, Auburn University; Russell A. Wright, PhD, Auburn University

Modelling fish growth and comparison of statistical approaches in model selection in the Beibu Gulf, South China Sea (Withdrawn)

Evaluating environmental influence on growth, maturity, and subsequent recruitment dynamics in Georges Bank haddock (Melanogrammus aegelfinus)
Mark J. Wuenschel, NOAA NMFS; Sandra Sutherland, NOAA NMFS; Andrew Foley, Roger Williams University; Richard McBride, NOAA NMFS; Elizabeth Brooks, PhD, National Marine Fisheries Service; Kevin Friedland, PhD, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

First year growth of European perch in reservoirs with different biotic and abiotic conditions
Jiri Peterka, PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology; Martin Cech, PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology; Mojmir Vasek, PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology; Marie Prchalova, PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology; Vladislav Drastik, PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology; Jaroslava Frouzova, PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology; Jan Kubecka, Assist., Prof., PhD, Biology Centre AS CR, Institute of Hydrobiology

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Countergradient variation in growth of spotted gar from different latitudes, with implications for conservation
Solomon R. David, University of Michigan; Richard Kik IV, Belle Isle Zoological Society; Michael J. Wiley, PhD, University of Michigan; Edward S. Rutherford, PhD, NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory; James S. Diana, PhD, University of MIchigan School of Natural Resources and Environment

Intergenerational plasticity in growth in sheepshead minnow
Santiago Salinas, Stony Brook University; Stephan B. Munch, PhD, Stony Brook University

Increase in Atlantic croaker, micropogonias undulatus, growth and production rate in the Chesapeake Bay region from 1988 to 2008
James R. Davies, Old Dominion University; Hongsheng Liao, PhD, Old Dominion University; Cynthia Jones, PhD, Old Dominion University

Otolith age interpretation and long-term recruitment dynamics of the upper St. Lawrence River American eels (Anguilla rostrata): Procedures and influencing factors
John M. Casselman, Ph.D., Queen's University

Fishery-specific age and growth of greater amberjack in the Gulf of Mexico, with application of fin-rays for ageing tag-and-released fish
Debra J. Murie, University of Florida; Daryl C. Parkyn, University of Florida