In comparison to most modern teleost fishes, sturgeons generally display muted stress
responses. While a muted stress response appears to be ubiquitous across sturgeon …

Swimming ability and performance are central to the ecology of aquatic species and to the
design of structures intended to promote access to habitat. This is particularly important for …

The shortnose sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum Lesueur, 1818) is a species of special
concern in Canada, but little is known about their thermal biology. Information on the upper …

The most utilized method to measure swimming performance of fishes has been the critical
swimming speed (UCrit) test. In this test, the fish is forced to swim against an incrementally …

Although sturgeons and paddlefish represent a highly endangered species group,
knowledge regarding their ecology, life history and management and restoration measures …

Despite the importance of sex-specific information for sturgeon conservation and
management, sex identification has been a major challenge outside of mature adults on …

Larval shortnose sturgeon, reared at 17° C, were subjected to delayed feeding treatments of
0, 5, 10, 15, 18, and 23 days post-yolk absorption to examine effects of food deprivation on …

Feeding at early fish life stages is a key determinant of survival to recruitment. To understand
the environmental and developmental determinants of early life stage feeding in ESA …

Thermal tolerance is crucial to understanding the biology of fishes and their responses to
changes in temperatures, such as that produced by climate change. Shortnose sturgeon …

Objective The objective of this study was to estimate the population size and annual
recruitment of Shortnose Sturgeon Accipenser brevirostrum in the Altamaha River estuary in …