A5054399964- Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology
- Fish Ecology and Management Studies
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior
- Marine Bivalve and Aquaculture Studies
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Coccidia and coccidiosis research
- Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
- Mycotoxins in Agriculture and Food
- Water Quality Monitoring Technologies
United States Geological Survey
2022-2024
Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center
2022-2023
Freshwater mussels (order Unionida) play a key role in freshwater systems as ecosystem engineers and indicators of aquatic health. The fauna is globally imperilled due to diversity suspected factors; however, causes for many population declines mortality events remain unconfirmed partly limited health assessment tools. Mussel-monitoring activities often rely on population-level measurements, such abundance age structure, which reflect delayed responses environmental conditions. Measures...
Biologists monitoring freshwater mussel (order Unionida) populations rely on behavioral, often subjective, signs to identify moribund ("sick") or stressed mussels, such as gaping valves and slow response probing, they lack clinical indicators support a diagnosis. As part of multi-year study investigate causes reoccurring mortality pheasantshell (
Abstract Although there are many methods to determine ingestion and absorption of aquafeeds, none exist that simple, cost‐effective, quantitative can mark fish with a long‐lasting, visible indicator. In addition aquafeed development, selective baits needed be used for aquatic invasive species removal efforts, including Grass Carp Ctenopharyngodon idella . Bait incorporated pesticide would allow targeted species. A method quickly assess multiple bait formulations was developed expediate...