UI Biologist Heads Summer Research to Increase Salmon, Trout and Lamprey
Posted: Tuesday, June 25
MOSCOW, Idaho — In an effort to boost stocks of steelhead trout, Chinook salmon and Pacific lamprey, a team of University of Idaho researchers will begin a three-faceted study in the coming months. A $2.7 million grant from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is supporting the work. Co-investigator Christopher Caudill is an assistant professor in the department of fish and wildlife sciences in...
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Invasive Snails are Target of UI, USGS Environmental DNA Study
Posted: Wednesday, June 19
MOSCOW, Idaho – Researchers at the University of Idaho and the U.S. Geological Survey have developed a way to identify New Zealand mudsnail infestations in their earliest stages – using only the small bits of DNA the snails shed in the water.
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Recent Grad’s Research Helps State Plan Chinook Salmon Season
Posted: Wednesday, May 22
MOSCOW, Idaho – Spring is here, Chinook salmon are swimming from the Pacific Ocean to Idaho hatcheries and rivers where they were born – and anglers are waiting for them. But how do state management agencies balance the need for adequate numbers of Chinook in the fisheries against anglers’ desire to stock their larders?
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CNR Distinguished Seminar Series: Dr. Sally N. Aitken (Univ. of British Columbia), 12:30 pm
Tuesday, April 24 2012 at 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM
The CNR Distinguished Seminar Series presents Sally N. Aitken (University of British Columbia), "The Ents are marching: Assisted migration and adaptation of trees to a warming world" on Tuesday, April 24, 12:30 pm in TLC 029. This event is sponsored by the Forest, Rangeland, and Fire Sciences Department and is open to everyone.
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Carisa Stansbury Thesis Defense, Monday, April 30, 2012, 1:30 PM, Ag. Science Room 62
Posted: Monday, April 16 2012
Carisa Stansbury. MS Candidate, Environmental Science, will defend her thesis: "Monitoring Gray Wolves Canis lupus using Noninvasive Genetic Sampling at Rendezvous Sites"
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It’s in the Water: University of Idaho and Industry Scientists Patent Fish Disease Vaccine
Posted: Wednesday, December 8 2010
Written by Sue McMurray   MOSCOW, Idaho – Tainted water is one of the most deadly conduits for disease known to man – and fish. Bacterial coldwater disease (CWD), caused by the bacterium Flavobacterium psychrophilum, is a lethal infection that causes significant losses of hatchery-reared salmonids worldwide. The disease is regarded as the No. 1 problem for Idaho’s trout industry, resulting ...
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Fish and Wildlife Seminar Series: John Plumb
Wednesday, November 18 2009 at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
John Plumb, a doctoral student in fishery resources, will discuss “A Cold-Water Fish in Hot Water: Potential Effects of Climate Change on Lake Trout Habitat Selection and Fitness” on Wednesday, Nov. 18, at 11:30 a.m., in CNR Room 108. This presentation is part of the Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar Series.
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Fish and Wildlife Seminar Series: David Burbank
Wednesday, November 11 2009 at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Burbank, a master’s student in fishery resources, will discuss “Development of Autochthonous Probiotics to Control or Prevent Flavobacterium psychrophilum Infections in Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)” on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at 11:30 a.m., in CNR Room 108. This presentation is part of the Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar Series.
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Fish and Wildlife Seminar Series: Justin Bohling
Wednesday, October 28 2009 at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM
Bohling, a doctoral student in wildlife resources, will discuss “Assessing Hybridization between Sympatric Red Wolves (Canis rufus) and Coyotes (Canis latrans) in Coastal North Carolina,” on Wednesday, Oct. 27, at 11:30 a.m., in CNR Room 108. This presentation is part of the Fish/Wildlife 501 Seminar Series.
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Warm River Temperatures Lead to Cool Down in Steelhead Survival Rates
Posted: Wednesday, October 7 2009
Written by Sue McMurray MOSCOW, Idaho – While some may enjoy hot August nights along the Columbia River, migrating steelhead take exception. Many of the fish, uncomfortable in the Columbia’s warm summer water, have been seeking refuge in cool-water tributaries along their migration route. This behavior intrigued a University of Idaho fisheries research group, who say some upriver steelhead pop...
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