Bowfishing shoot and release: High short‐term mortality of nongame fishes and its management implications

GF Montague, JD Schooley… - … American Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Although bowfishing is legal in all 50 states in the USA, the practice of releasing
shot fish is only legal in 8 states. An argument favoring this practice has been that survival of …

Are age estimates for Longnose Gar and Spotted Gar accurate? An evaluation of sagittal otoliths, pectoral fin rays, and branchiostegal rays

DL Buckmeier, R Snow, NG Smith… - Transactions of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
We evaluated the accuracy and precision of age estimates from ground sagittal otoliths,
sectioned pectoral fin rays, and whole branchiostegal rays of Longnose Gar Lepisosteus …

Sex‐specific dynamic rates in the Alligator Gar: implications for stock assessment and management

DJ Daugherty, DL Buckmeier… - North American Journal …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Growth and mortality are commonly estimated for fish populations; however, potential
differences between males and females receive less attention. Quantifying sex‐specific …

Spawning within Floating Vegetation: Novel Underwater Observations of Egg Deposition in Longnose Gar (Lepisosteus osseus)

WH Hawthorne, KJ Sulak, SJ Walsh - Southeastern Naturalist, 2024 - BioOne
Reproductive strategies play a crucial role in the survival and persistence of fish
populations. Spawning plasticity allows animals to respond to a variety of environmental …

Notes on the Fecundity and Egg Diameter of Northern Snakehead (Channa argus) from Upper Chesapeake Bay, Maryland

JW Love - Northeastern Naturalist, 2024 - BioOne
Little information on fecundity has been published for Channa argus (Northern Snakehead),
the most invasive and widespread species of Channidae in North America, neither in its …

Comment: The Challenge of Age Estimation in Gars Lepisosteus spp.

JA Stein, SM King, DL Buckmeier… - Transactions of the …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Two independent studies published in the special section titled “Angling for Dinosaurs:
Status and Future Study of the Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Ancient Fishes” …

Life History of the Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) in Oregon

MV Leppin - 2024 - ir.library.oregonstate.edu
Abstract The Northern Rubber Boa (Charina bottae) is a small, secretive boa native to the
Pacific Northwest. Despite this being possibly the highest latitude boas and one of only two …

Dynamic Rate Functions of Gars (Lepisosteus spp.) in Tributaries of the Middle Mississippi River

MC Hughes - 2021 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Shortnose (Lepisosteus platostomus), spotted (L. oculatus), and longnose gars (L.
osseus) were sampled during the months of April–December in three tributaries of the …