Oviposition-site choice is a major maternal effect by which females can affect the survival
and phenotype of their offspring. Across oviparous species, the ultimate reasons for females' …

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ASMFC Habitat Committee members and Habitat Coordinators, both past and present …

One of the most commonly estimated parameters in studies of songbird ecology is
reproductive success, as a measure of either individual fitness or population productivity …

Abstract The Mattaponi River is part of the York River estuary in Chesapeake Bay. Our
objective was to identify the organic matter (OM) sources fueling the lower food web in the …

Dam presence results in heterogeneous aquatic environments that probably favour
segregation of ichthyoplankton developmental stages. Therefore, the present study tested …

Researches on ichthyoplankton seems to be an important tool to identification of spawning
areas and periods for freshwater fish. Ichthyoplankton was sampled monthly in the …

Seasonal and interannual variation of the stable carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) isotope
composition of suspended particulate organic matter (POM) was measured in the brackish …

Native diadromous fishes have been extirpated from much of the Susquehanna River
system for nearly a century. Recent restoration efforts have focused on removal of dams, but …

Despite the expenditure of millions of dollars on restoration efforts for depleted North
American stocks of alosine fishes, rangewide abundance levels for multiple species have …

Knowledge of the scale of population structure is a prerequisite for designating conservation
units. American shad (Alosa sapidissima) are of increasing conservation concern, but the …