Development and application of a bioenergetics model for the Plains Killfish (Fundulus zebrinus) and Red River Shiner (Notropis bairdi)

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dc.creatorOffill, Kevin Ray
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-14T23:16:00Z
dc.date.available2011-02-18T18:52:40Z
dc.date.available2016-11-14T23:16:00Z
dc.date.issued2003-12
dc.description.abstractI 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.
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2346/8384en_US
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherTexas Tech Universityen_US
dc.rights.availabilityUnrestricted.
dc.subjectPlains killifish -- Ecologyen_US
dc.subjectBioenergeticsen_US
dc.subjectMarine biology -- Texasen_US
dc.subjectFishes -- Texas -- Observationsen_US
dc.titleDevelopment and application of a bioenergetics model for the Plains Killfish (Fundulus zebrinus) and Red River Shiner (Notropis bairdi)
dc.typeThesis

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