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Item Development and application of a bioenergetics model for the Plains Killfish (Fundulus zebrinus) and Red River Shiner (Notropis bairdi)(Texas Tech University, 2003-12) Offill, Kevin RayI studied bioenergetics models as a method of predicting fish assemblage change after anthropogenic modifications within the upper Wichita River Basin, Texas. I determined the critical thermal maximum, and consumption and respiration rates for the salt-tolerant plains killifish Fundulus zebrinus and the salt-intolerant Red River shiner Notropis bairdi. This information was used to develop a bioenergetics model for both species and facilitate the comparison of growth rates under different temperatures and salinities. My results show the plains killifish, and most likely all other salt-tolerant fish, to have increased growth and a metabolic advantage over the Red River shiner, and most likely all other salt-intolerant fish under the conditions expected from implementation of chloride control structures. Bioenergetics models provide a viable method for predicting fish assemblage changes after anthropogenic alterations of the physical and chemical properties within the Wichita River.Item Forage intake, diet composition and bioenergetics of grazing sheep in southern Peru(Texas Tech University, 1985-08) Fierro-Garcia, Luis CarlosNot availableItem Physiological Adaptations of Four Rodent Species in Relation to Distribution(Texas Tech University, 1979-05) Clarke, John WalterNot Available.