Disruption of movement patterns due to alterations in habitat connectivity is a pervasive
effect of humans on animal populations. In many terrestrial and aquatic systems, there is …

Invasive carps are ecologically and economically problematic fish species in many large
river basins in the United States and pose a threat to aquatic ecosystems throughout much …

The three-spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus was introduced into Lake Constance
in the 1940s and occupied a limited range until late 2012. Since then the species has …

Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) are globally important in aquaculture and aquatic
vegetation control. However, escaped grass carp have established invasive populations. A …

Predicting the behavior of individuals acting under their own motivation is a challenge
shared across multiple scientific fields, from economic to ecological systems. In rivers, fish …

Locomotion is the act and process of moving from place to place, which is fundamental to
the life history of all mobile organisms. While the field of biomechanics encompasses the …

The round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), native to the Black and Caspian Seas, is one
of the most wide-ranging invasive fishes, having established in much of Europe and North …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) mixed into water is being explored as a possible management
strategy to deter the upstream movements of invasive carps through navigation locks and …

Organismal responses to stressors can be influenced by several internal and external
factors including physiological condition and inherent behavioral type. Carbon dioxide (CO …

Construction of a water management structure (WMS) in the levee surrounding The Nature
Conservancy's Emiquon Preserve (Havana, Illinois, USA) created a new hydrological …