Heather Galbraith (Former Employee)
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Freshwater mussel salvage and relocation at the Pond Eddy Bridge, Delaware River, New York and Pennsylvania Freshwater mussel salvage and relocation at the Pond Eddy Bridge, Delaware River, New York and Pennsylvania
In a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, freshwater mussels were salvaged and relocated from the anticipated zone of impact for the Pond Eddy Bridge construction project in New York and Pennsylvania. Five 25-meter (m) by 25-m cells along the Pennsylvania bank of the Delaware River were sampled in three...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Jeffrey C. Cole
Draft genome sequence of a picorna-like virus associated with gill tissue in clinically normal brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis Draft genome sequence of a picorna-like virus associated with gill tissue in clinically normal brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
Here, we report a draft genome sequence of a picorna-like virus associated with brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, gill tissue. The draft genome comprises 8,681 nucleotides, excluding the poly(A) tract, and contains two open reading frames. It is most similar to picorna-like viruses that infect invertebrates.
Authors
Luke R. Iwanowicz, Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Cynthia R. Adams, Heather S. Galbraith, Aaron W. Aunins, Robert S. Cornman
RNA sequencing analysis of transcriptional change in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata after environmentally relevant sodium chloride exposure RNA sequencing analysis of transcriptional change in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata after environmentally relevant sodium chloride exposure
To identify potential biomarkers of salt stress in a freshwater sentinel species, we examined transcriptional responses of the common mussel Elliptio complanata to controlled sodium chloride (NaCl) exposures. Ribonucleic acid sequencing (RNA-Seq) of mantle tissue identified 481 transcripts differentially expressed in adult mussels exposed to 2 ppt NaCl (1.2 ppt chloride) for 7 d, of...
Authors
Laura S. Robertson, Heather S. Galbraith, Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Robert S. Cornman
An evaluation of silver-stage American Eel conspecific chemical cueing during outmigration An evaluation of silver-stage American Eel conspecific chemical cueing during outmigration
American Eel Anguilla rostrata abundance has declined in recent decades, in part because sexually maturing, silver-stage adults, outmigrating from freshwater to oceanic spawning grounds, encounter migratory blockades or perish when passing through active hydroelectric turbines. To help improve downstream passage effectiveness and increase survival rates, the role of silver-stage American...
Authors
Andrew K. Schmucker, Nicholas S. Johnson, Heather S. Galbraith, Weiming Li
Donor life stage influences juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata attraction to conspecific chemical cues Donor life stage influences juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata attraction to conspecific chemical cues
The present study investigated the potential role of conspecific chemical cues in inland juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata migrations by assessing glass eel and 1 year old elver affinities to elver washings, and elver affinity to adult yellow eel washings. In two-choice maze assays, glass eels were attracted to elver washings, but elvers were neither attracted to nor repulsed by...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Andrew K. Schmucker, Nicholas S. Johnson, Michael J. Hansen, Weiming Li
Population demographics for the federally endangered dwarf wedgemussel Population demographics for the federally endangered dwarf wedgemussel
The dwarf wedgemussel, Alasmidonta heterodon, is a federally endangered freshwater mussel species inhabiting several Atlantic Slope rivers. Studies on population demographics of this species are necessary for status assessment and directing recovery efforts. We conducted qualitative and quantitative surveys for dwarf wedgemussel in the mainstem Delaware River and in four of its...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith, William A. Lellis, Jeffrey C. Cole, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Barbara St. John White
Non-USGS Publications**
Hargrave, Chad W., Raul Ramirez, Melody Brooks, Michael A. Eggleton, Katherine Sutherland, Raelynn Deaton, and Galbraith, H.S. 2006. Indirect food web interactions increase growth of an algivorous stream fish. Freshwater Biology 51(10):1901-1910. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01625.x.
Vaughn, C.C., Spooner, D.E., and Galbraith, H.S. 2007. Context-dependent species identity effects within a functional group of filter-feeding bivalves. Ecology 88:1654-1662. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/06-0471.1.
Galbraith, H.S., Spooner, D.E., Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Status of rare and endangered freshwater mussels in southeastern Oklahoma rivers. Southwestern Association of Naturalists 53(1):45-50. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2008)53[45:SORAEF]2.0.CO;2.
Galbraith, H.S., Meier, C.K., and Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9124-z.
Galbraith, H.S., Frazier, S., Allison, B., and Vaughn, C.C. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2): 103-107. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn045.
Allen, D. C., Heather S. Galbraith, Caryn C. Vaughn, and Daniel E. Spooner. 2013. A tale of two rivers: Implications of water management practices for mussel biodiversity outcomes during droughts. Ambio. 42: 881-891.
Lellis, William A., Barbara St. John White, Jeffery C. Cole, Connie S. Johnson, Julie L. Devers, Heather S. Galbraith. 2013. Newly documented host fish for the Eastern Elliptio Mussel (Elliptio complanata). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 4: 75-85.
Galbraith, Heather S., Caleigh M. Smith, Kristyne M. Wozney, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Development and characterization of nine microsatellite loci for the endangered Kidneyshell, Ptychobranchus fasciolaris, and cross-amplification in closely related lampsilines (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:533-536.
Galbraith, Heather S., Kristyne M. Wozney, Caleigh M. Smith, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:9-11.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2011. Effects of reservoir management on abundance, condition, parasitism and reproductive traits of downstream mussels. River Research and Applications. 27:193-201.
Galbraith, Heather S., Daniel E. Spooner, Caryn C. Vaughn. 2010. Synergistic effects of regional climate patterns and local water management on freshwater mussel communities. Biological Conservation. 143:1175-1183.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Temperature and food interact to influence gamete development in freshwater mussels. Hydrobiologia, 636:35-47.
Galbraith, Heather S., Sarah Frazier, Brenda Allison and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2):103-107.
Galbraith, Heather S., Christina K. Meier, and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Filter Total Items: 32
Freshwater mussel salvage and relocation at the Pond Eddy Bridge, Delaware River, New York and Pennsylvania Freshwater mussel salvage and relocation at the Pond Eddy Bridge, Delaware River, New York and Pennsylvania
In a study conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, freshwater mussels were salvaged and relocated from the anticipated zone of impact for the Pond Eddy Bridge construction project in New York and Pennsylvania. Five 25-meter (m) by 25-m cells along the Pennsylvania bank of the Delaware River were sampled in three...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Jeffrey C. Cole
Draft genome sequence of a picorna-like virus associated with gill tissue in clinically normal brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis Draft genome sequence of a picorna-like virus associated with gill tissue in clinically normal brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
Here, we report a draft genome sequence of a picorna-like virus associated with brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis, gill tissue. The draft genome comprises 8,681 nucleotides, excluding the poly(A) tract, and contains two open reading frames. It is most similar to picorna-like viruses that infect invertebrates.
Authors
Luke R. Iwanowicz, Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Cynthia R. Adams, Heather S. Galbraith, Aaron W. Aunins, Robert S. Cornman
RNA sequencing analysis of transcriptional change in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata after environmentally relevant sodium chloride exposure RNA sequencing analysis of transcriptional change in the freshwater mussel Elliptio complanata after environmentally relevant sodium chloride exposure
To identify potential biomarkers of salt stress in a freshwater sentinel species, we examined transcriptional responses of the common mussel Elliptio complanata to controlled sodium chloride (NaCl) exposures. Ribonucleic acid sequencing (RNA-Seq) of mantle tissue identified 481 transcripts differentially expressed in adult mussels exposed to 2 ppt NaCl (1.2 ppt chloride) for 7 d, of...
Authors
Laura S. Robertson, Heather S. Galbraith, Deborah D. Iwanowicz, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Robert S. Cornman
An evaluation of silver-stage American Eel conspecific chemical cueing during outmigration An evaluation of silver-stage American Eel conspecific chemical cueing during outmigration
American Eel Anguilla rostrata abundance has declined in recent decades, in part because sexually maturing, silver-stage adults, outmigrating from freshwater to oceanic spawning grounds, encounter migratory blockades or perish when passing through active hydroelectric turbines. To help improve downstream passage effectiveness and increase survival rates, the role of silver-stage American...
Authors
Andrew K. Schmucker, Nicholas S. Johnson, Heather S. Galbraith, Weiming Li
Donor life stage influences juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata attraction to conspecific chemical cues Donor life stage influences juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata attraction to conspecific chemical cues
The present study investigated the potential role of conspecific chemical cues in inland juvenile American eel Anguilla rostrata migrations by assessing glass eel and 1 year old elver affinities to elver washings, and elver affinity to adult yellow eel washings. In two-choice maze assays, glass eels were attracted to elver washings, but elvers were neither attracted to nor repulsed by...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Andrew K. Schmucker, Nicholas S. Johnson, Michael J. Hansen, Weiming Li
Population demographics for the federally endangered dwarf wedgemussel Population demographics for the federally endangered dwarf wedgemussel
The dwarf wedgemussel, Alasmidonta heterodon, is a federally endangered freshwater mussel species inhabiting several Atlantic Slope rivers. Studies on population demographics of this species are necessary for status assessment and directing recovery efforts. We conducted qualitative and quantitative surveys for dwarf wedgemussel in the mainstem Delaware River and in four of its...
Authors
Heather S. Galbraith, William A. Lellis, Jeffrey C. Cole, Carrie J. Blakeslee, Barbara St. John White
Non-USGS Publications**
Hargrave, Chad W., Raul Ramirez, Melody Brooks, Michael A. Eggleton, Katherine Sutherland, Raelynn Deaton, and Galbraith, H.S. 2006. Indirect food web interactions increase growth of an algivorous stream fish. Freshwater Biology 51(10):1901-1910. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2006.01625.x.
Vaughn, C.C., Spooner, D.E., and Galbraith, H.S. 2007. Context-dependent species identity effects within a functional group of filter-feeding bivalves. Ecology 88:1654-1662. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1890/06-0471.1.
Galbraith, H.S., Spooner, D.E., Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Status of rare and endangered freshwater mussels in southeastern Oklahoma rivers. Southwestern Association of Naturalists 53(1):45-50. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909(2008)53[45:SORAEF]2.0.CO;2.
Galbraith, H.S., Meier, C.K., and Vaughn, C.C. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-007-9124-z.
Galbraith, H.S., Frazier, S., Allison, B., and Vaughn, C.C. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2): 103-107. DOI: 10.1093/mollus/eyn045.
Allen, D. C., Heather S. Galbraith, Caryn C. Vaughn, and Daniel E. Spooner. 2013. A tale of two rivers: Implications of water management practices for mussel biodiversity outcomes during droughts. Ambio. 42: 881-891.
Lellis, William A., Barbara St. John White, Jeffery C. Cole, Connie S. Johnson, Julie L. Devers, Heather S. Galbraith. 2013. Newly documented host fish for the Eastern Elliptio Mussel (Elliptio complanata). Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. 4: 75-85.
Galbraith, Heather S., Caleigh M. Smith, Kristyne M. Wozney, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Development and characterization of nine microsatellite loci for the endangered Kidneyshell, Ptychobranchus fasciolaris, and cross-amplification in closely related lampsilines (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:533-536.
Galbraith, Heather S., Kristyne M. Wozney, Caleigh M. Smith, David T. Zanatta, Chris Wilson. 2011. Isolation and characterization of microsatellite loci in the freshwater mussel Lasmigona costata (Bivalvia: Unionoida). Conservation Genetics Resources. 3:9-11.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2011. Effects of reservoir management on abundance, condition, parasitism and reproductive traits of downstream mussels. River Research and Applications. 27:193-201.
Galbraith, Heather S., Daniel E. Spooner, Caryn C. Vaughn. 2010. Synergistic effects of regional climate patterns and local water management on freshwater mussel communities. Biological Conservation. 143:1175-1183.
Galbraith, Heather S. and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Temperature and food interact to influence gamete development in freshwater mussels. Hydrobiologia, 636:35-47.
Galbraith, Heather S., Sarah Frazier, Brenda Allison and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2009. Comparison of gill surface morphology across a guild of suspension feeding bivalves. Journal of Molluscan Studies 75(2):103-107.
Galbraith, Heather S., Christina K. Meier, and Caryn C. Vaughn. 2008. Environmental variables interact across spatial scales to structure trichopteran assemblages in Ouachita Mountain Rivers. Hydrobiologia 596(1):401-411.
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.