News tagged with lake sturgeon

Construction of new rock spawning reefs will help Great Lakes native fish

(Phys.org) -- The first of nine rock reefs is under construction in the St. Clair River delta northeast of Detroit. The goal of the project, which is led by Michigan Sea Grant, is to boost populations of lake ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 14, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lake sturgeon have genes from parasite, signs of human STD

While trying to find a DNA-based test to determine the sex of lake sturgeon, Purdue University researchers found that the sturgeon genome contains trematode genes that didn't originally belong to it and may ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Endangered sturgeon fish flourishing in Wisconsin

(AP) -- It's been a tough fight for the whisker-snouted sturgeon.

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 23, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1




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Researchers map fish species at risk from dams

Dams are believed to be one of the biggest threats to freshwater organisms worldwide: They disrupt normal patterns of water and sediment flow, impede migration, and alter the character of spawning and feeding grounds. A shortage ...

Biology / Ecology

created May 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds increasing atmospheric concentrations of new flame retardants

Compounds used in new flame-retardant products are showing up in the environment at increasing concentrations, according to a recent study by researchers at Indiana University Bloomington.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Can we bring the grayling back to Michigan?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Overfishing and destruction of its habitat have driven the Arctic grayling from its native Upper Michigan waters. But Michigan Technological University biologists Nancy Auer and Casey Huckins ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers study threats to white sturgeon

University of Georgia researchers are working to understand why the nation's largest freshwater fish, the white sturgeon, is struggling in northern California's Sacramento-San Joaquin Bay Delta, an environmentally endangered ...

Biology / Ecology

created Aug 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Geneticists find joy in Spudville

David Tay heaves aside a metal door that leads into an earthquake-proof room chilled to 42 degrees. There, under the glow of blue-tinged lights, are thousands of test tubes, each with small green sprouts trapped inside.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jun 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Living fast but dying older is possible -- if you're a sheep

According to Dr Annette Baudisch of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, current methods of comparing patterns of ageing are limited because they confound two different elements of ageing ...

Biology / Evolution

created Feb 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Va. sturgeon may be key to ancient fish's recovery

(AP) -- Researcher Matt Balazik wears his passion for saving the Atlantic sturgeon on his right arm - a tattoo of the ancient fish - and lives it by counting the bottom-feeding giants in the James River.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study provides new standards for reliable fisheries

The many populations of sockeye salmon in Bristol Bay, Alaska act like a diversified portfolio of investments, buffering fisheries and incomes from the ups and downs of particular stocks. Sockeye salmon are one of the most ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health

(AP) -- The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Evolution of a contraceptive for sea lamprey

(PhysOrg.com) -- In addition to providing fundamental insights into the early evolution of the estrogen receptor, research by a team at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine may lead to ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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