Ecology and Life History Session I (Contributed Papers)

Wednesday, August 24, 2016: 9:40 AM-3:00 PM
Chouteau B (Sheraton at Crown Center)
9:40 AM
The Effects of Salinity on the Oxygen Consumption Rates of Juvenile Lumpfish Jenna Rackovan, University of New Hampshire; William Howell, University of New Hampshire
10:00 AM
Regional and Temporal Variation in Size at Maturity of Female Blue Crabs (Callinectes sapidus) in Texas Coastal Waters Zachary Olsen, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Tom Wagner, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department; Glen Sutton, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
10:20 AM
Evaluating Relative Predator Impacts on Juvenile Blue Crab Mortality in Chesapeake Bay Amanda Bromilow, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Romuald Lipcius, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
10:40 AM
Relating Habitat Characteristics and Fish Abundance and Diversity Metrics in Coral and Rocky Reef Ecosystems: Do Consistent Habitat “Drivers” Emerge? Todd Kellison, PhD, National Marine Fisheries Service - Southeast Fisheries Science Center - Beaufort Laboratory; J. Christopher Taylor, NOAA National Ocean Service, Beaufort Laboratory; Grace Peralta, Smith College
11:00 AM
Phase Shifts in Fish Recruitment on the Northeast U.S. Continental Shelf Charles T. Perretti, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC; Laurel A. Smith, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC; Sean M. Lucey, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC; Michael J. Fogarty, NOAA/NMFS/NEFSC
11:20 AM
Larval Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) Body Condition Relative to Environmental Variability and the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, 2007–2013 Jesse Filbrun, University of Southern Mississippi; Frank Hernandez Jr., University of Southern Mississippi; Jeff Fang, University of Portland; John Ransom, Benzie Conservation District
11:40 AM
Wednesday Lunch Break
1:00 PM
Growth, Pelagic Larval Duration, and Exploitation of Caribbean Amphidromous Gobies Jesse R. Fischer, North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Augustin C. Engman, North Carolina Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, North Carolina State University; Thomas J. Kwak, U.S. Geological Survey
1:20 PM
Genomic Signatures of Selection in Yellow Perch Populations with Variable Growth Trajectories and Mortality Rates Wesley Larson, US Geological Survey; Keith Turnquist, Wisconsin Cooperative Fishery Research Unit; Justin A. VanDeHey, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point; Brian Blackwell, South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks; Steven R. Chipps, U. S. Geological Survey, South Dakota Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit; Brian L. Sloss, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point; Alex Rosburg, South Dakota State University
1:40 PM
American Eel Habitat Use and Timing of Freshwater Entrance in the Mississippi River Andrew Bueltmann, Indiana Department of Natural Resources; Quinton Phelps, Missouri Department of Conservation
2:00 PM
Variation in Haematological Constituents of Chrysichthys Nigrodigitatus from Freshwater and Brackishwater Mabel Ipinmoroti, Osun State University,; Iyabode Taiwo, Federal University of Agriculture
2:20 PM
Anadromous Sea Lamprey Influence Food Web Pathways in an Atlantic Coastal Stream Daniel Weaver, University of Maine; Stephen Coghlan Jr., University of Maine; Brian Perkins, University of Maine; Joseph Zydlewski, U.S. Geological Survey, Maine Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
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