From the Laboratory to the Field: Practical Applications of Physiological and Performance Indicators in Fish

Moderators: Matthew G. Mesa and Brian R. Beckman
Emails: matt_mesa@usgs.gov and brian.beckman@noaa.gov

Date: Monday, September 12, 2005
Time: 1:20 pm to 5:40 pm
Location: Egan 9-10

Assessing the ecological and physiological performance of individuals, populations, and species of fish—in a variety of habitats and under a variety of environmental conditions—has obvious management and conservation applications. Evaluating the performance of fish has a relatively long history and includes many common approaches, such as evaluations of swimming performance, thermal tolerance, or physiological responses to stress. In addition, several new biochemical and technological approaches, such as bioenergetic modeling and physiological telemetry, have offered the potential for new insights into fish performance. Many of the techniques used to evaluate fish performance are based on laboratory experiments and thus their relevance to fish in the wild is unknown. We seek to gather investigators with a variety of backgrounds, study subjects, and technical expertise to compare and contrast approaches taken to generate confidence in the ecological relevance of the performance data they gather. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, stress physiology, metabolism, energetics, growth, reproduction, and fish behavior.

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