Publications
Since 1966, CERC scientists have published over 2000 peer reviewed articles and reports. Browse our publications below or search CERC's publications by author or title through the USGS Publications Warehouse.
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Testing a bioenergetics-based habitat choice model: bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) responses to food availability and temperature Testing a bioenergetics-based habitat choice model: bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) responses to food availability and temperature
Using an automated shuttlebox system, we conducted patch choice experiments with 32, 8–12 g bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) to test a behavioral energetics hypothesis of habitat choice. When patch temperature and food levels were held constant within patches but different between patches, we expected bluegill to choose patches that maximized growth based on the bioenergetic...
Evaluating spawning migration patterns and predicting spawning success of shovelnose sturgeon in the Lower Missouri River Evaluating spawning migration patterns and predicting spawning success of shovelnose sturgeon in the Lower Missouri River
Approaches using telemetry, precise reproductive assessments, and surgically implanted data storage tags (DSTs) were used in combination with novel applications of analytical techniques for fish movement studies to describe patterns in migratory behavior and predict spawning success of gravid shovelnose sturgeon. From 2004 to 2007, over 300 gravid female shovelnose sturgeon...
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M. L. Wildhaber, S. H. Holan, G. M. Davis, D. W. Gladish, A. J. DeLonay, D. M. Papoulias, D. K. Sommerhauser
Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lamsilis silquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposures Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lamsilis silquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposures
A draft update of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for ammonia substantially lowers the ammonia AWQC, primarily due to the inclusion of toxicity data for freshwater mussels. However, most of the mussel data used in the updated AWQC were generated from water-only exposures and limited information is available on the potential influence of the...
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Ning Wang, Rebecca A. Consbrock, Christopher G. Ingersoll, M. Christopher Barnhart
Mercury trends in fish from rivers and lakes in the United States, 1969-2005 Mercury trends in fish from rivers and lakes in the United States, 1969-2005
A national dataset on concentrations of mercury in fish, compiled mainly from state and federal monitoring programs, was used to evaluate trends in mercury (Hg) in fish from US rivers and lakes. Trends were analyzed on data aggregated by site and by state, using samples of the same fish species and tissue type, and using fish of similar lengths. Site-based trends were evaluated from 1969...
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A.T. Chalmers, D.M. Argue, D.A. Gay, M. E. Brigham, C. J. Schmitt, D. L. Lorenz
Thiamine concentrations in lake whitefish eggs from the upper Great Lakes are related to maternal diet Thiamine concentrations in lake whitefish eggs from the upper Great Lakes are related to maternal diet
Thiamine deficiency is responsible for reproductive impairment in several species of salmonines in the Great lakes, and is thought to be caused by the consumption of prey containing thiaminase, a thiamine-degrading enzyme. Because thiaminase levels are extremely high in dreissenid mussels, fish that prey on them may be susceptible to thiamine deficiency. We determined thiamine...
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Stephen Riley, J. Rinchard, M.P. Ebener, Donald E. Tillitt, K.R. Munkittrick, J.L. Parrott, J.D. Allen
Agricultural sources of contaminants of emerging concern and adverse health effects on freshwater fish Agricultural sources of contaminants of emerging concern and adverse health effects on freshwater fish
Agricultural contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are generally thought of as certain classes of chemicals associated with animal feeding and production facilities. Veterinary pharmaceuticals used in animal food production systems represent one of the largest groups of CECs. In our review, we discuss the extensive increase in use of antibiotics in animal feeding operations (AFOs)...
Authors
Donald E. Tillitt, Herbert T. Buxton
Toxicity of silicon carbide nanowires to sediment-dwelling invertebrates in water or sediment exposures Toxicity of silicon carbide nanowires to sediment-dwelling invertebrates in water or sediment exposures
Silicon carbide nanowires (SiCNW) are insoluble in water. When released into an aquatic environment, SiCNW would likely accumulate in sediment. The objective of this study was to assess the toxicity of SiCNW to four freshwater sediment-dwelling organisms: amphipods (Hyalella azteca), midges (Chironomus dilutus), oligochaetes (Lumbriculus variegatus), and mussels (Lampsilis siliquoidea)...
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Joseph N. Mwangi, Ning Wang, Andrew Ritts, James L. Kunz, Christopher G. Ingersoll, Hao Li, Baolin Deng
Behavioral, clinical, and pathological characterization of acid metalliferous water toxicity in mallards Behavioral, clinical, and pathological characterization of acid metalliferous water toxicity in mallards
From September to November 2000, United States Fish and Wildlife Service biologists investigated incidents involving 221 bird deaths at 3 mine sites located in New Mexico and Arizona. These bird deaths primarily involved passerine and waterfowl species and were assumed to be linked to consumption of acid metalliferous water (AMW). Because all of the carcasses were found in or near...
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John P. Isanhart, Hongmei Wu, Karamjeet Pandher, Russell K. MacRae, Stephen B. Cox, Michael J. Hooper
The winter diet of short-eared owls in subtropical Texas: Do southern diets provide evidence of opportunity? The winter diet of short-eared owls in subtropical Texas: Do southern diets provide evidence of opportunity?
Winter diet of the Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in Texas is little known. We investigated the diet of Short-eared Owls wintering in McMullen County, in subtropical Texas, by analyzing the contents of 129 pellets collected over two winters (28 November 2007 to 22 February 2008 and 11 December 2008 to 11 February 2009) and conducted a latitudinal-based comparison of published diet...
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Damon Williford, Marc C. Woodin, Mary Kay Skoruppa
Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposures Evaluation of influence of sediment on the sensitivity of a unionid mussel (Lampsilis siliquoidea) to ammonia in 28-day water exposures
A draft update of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ambient water quality criteria (AWQC) for ammonia substantially lowers the ammonia AWQC, primarily due to the inclusion of toxicity data for freshwater mussels. However, most of the mussel data used in the updated AWQC were generated from water-only exposures and limited information is available on the potential influence of the...
Authors
N. Wang, R.A. Consbrock, C.G. Ingersoll, M.C. Barnhart
The Neosho madtom and the multifaceted nature of population limiting factors The Neosho madtom and the multifaceted nature of population limiting factors
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Authors
Mark L. Wildhaber
Verification of ploidy and reproductive potential in triploid black carp and grass carp Verification of ploidy and reproductive potential in triploid black carp and grass carp
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Diana M. Papoulias, James S. Candrl, Jill A. Jenkins, Donald E. Tillitt