"Proceedings of the Symposium, 'Invasive Asian Carps in North America: a Forum to Understand the Biology and Manage the Problem,' held in Peoria, Illinois, USA, August 22-23, 2006." Includes bibliographical references.
Contents:
Introduction / Duane C. Chapman and Michael H. Hoff -- Management implications from a stock-recruit model for bighead carp in portions of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers / Michael H. Hoff, Mark A. Pegg, and Kevin S. Irons -- Assessing the biological risk of Asian carps to Canada / Becky Cudmore and Nicholas E. Mandrak -- Bigheaded carp invasion of the La Grange Reach of the Illinois River : insights from the long term resource monitoring program / Kevin S. Irons ... [et al.] -- Occurrence and predicted dispersal of bighead carp in the Mississippi River system : development of a heuristic tool / Martin T. O'Connell, Ann U. O'Connell, and Valerie A. Barko -- Alternative methods to use of black carp for snail control in aquaculture ponds / Anita M. Kelly -- The black carp in North America : an update / Leo G. Nico and Howard L. Jelks -- Use of stable isotopes and mercury to assess trophic positions of black carp and other large fishes in the Red-Atchafalaya River system, Louisiana, USA / Leo G. Nico ... [et al.] -- The Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal Aquatic Nuisance Species Dispersal Barrier / Philip B. Moy, Irwin Polls, and John M. Dettmers -- Evaluation of an electric fish dispersal barrier in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal / Richard E. Sparks ... [et al.] -- History of introductions and governmental involvement in promoting the use of grass, silver, and bighead carps / Anita M. Kelly ... [et al.] -- Regulations as a tool in Asian carp management / Jerry L. Rasmussen -- Comprehensive plan for increasing effectiveness of bighead and silver carp outreach / Patrice M. Charlebois and Kristin M. TePas -- Evaluation of environmental contaminants and elements in bigheaded carps of the Missouir River at Easley, Missouri, USA / Carl E. Orazio ... [et al.] -- Fright reaction and avoidance induced by exposure to conspecific skin extracts in invasive bighead and silver carps / Edward E. Little ... [et al.] -- A theoretical strategy for eradication of Asian carps using a trojan Y chromosome to shift the sex ratio of the population / John L. Teem and Juan B. Gutierrez -- Occurrence and distribution of Asian carps in Louisiana / R. Glenn Thomas, Jill A. Jenkins, and Jody David -- Verification of ploidy and reproductive potential in triploid black carp and grass carp / Diana M. Papoulias ... [et al.].
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