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(2016) Connor F. White et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MARINE BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY

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Implantation and Recovery of Long-Term Archival Transceivers in a Migratory Shark with High Site Fidelity

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(2015) Steven T. Kessel et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

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(2015) A. Jamie F. Gibson et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

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(2015) A.D.M. Wilson et al.   CONSERVATION BIOLOGY

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(2015) M. B. Hooten et al.   ECOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS

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(2015) Liane B. Nowell et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

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(2015) Keno Ferter et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

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Improving knowledge exchange among scientists and decision-makers to facilitate the adaptive governance of marine resources: A review of knowledge and research needs

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(2014) Kristina M. Miller et al.   Evolutionary Applications

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(2014) M.N. Maunder et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

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(2014) M.S. Reed et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

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(2014) Todd A. Hayden et al.   PLoS One

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(2014) A. L. Stansbury et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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Habitat Use and Selection by Adult Pallid Sturgeon in the Lower Mississippi River

(2014) Jason R. Herrala et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

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(2014) Tomas Bird et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

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(2014) John L. Akins et al.   Ecology and Evolution

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(2013) L.F.G. Gutowsky et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

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(2013) EG Martins et al.   Aquatic Biology

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(2013) A. Muhametsafina et al.   AQUATIC ECOLOGY

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(2013) Sarah E. Friedl et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Consequences of Incidental Otter Trawl Capture on Survival and Physiological Condition of Threatened Atlantic Sturgeon

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Environmental influence on transmitter detection probability in biotelemetry: developing a general model of acoustic transmission

(2013) Karl Ø. Gjelland et al.   Methods in Ecology and Evolution

High river temperature reduces survival of sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) approaching spawning grounds and exacerbates female mortality

(2012) Eduardo G. Martins et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Performance of remote acoustic receivers within a coral reef habitat: implications for array design

(2012) J. Q. Welsh et al.   CORAL REEFS

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Probability of detection and positioning error of a hydro acoustic telemetry system in a fast-flowing river: Intrinsic and environmental determinants

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Northern pike bycatch in an inland commercial hoop net fishery: Effects of water temperature and net tending frequency on injury, physiology, and survival

(2012) Alison H. Colotelo et al.   FISHERIES RESEARCH

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(2012) Jason Richard How et al.   MARINE AND FRESHWATER RESEARCH

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Issues Regarding the Use of Sedatives in Fisheries and the Need for Immediate-Release Options

(2012) J. T. Trushenski et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Developing a deeper understanding of animal movements and spatial dynamics through novel application of network analyses

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(2011) Sean A. Hayes et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY OF FISHES

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(2011) J. C. Rice   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Impacts of dissolved oxygen on the behavior and physiology of bonefish: Implications for live-release angling tournaments

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(2011) D. Bassett et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

Effects of an extreme temperature event on the behavior and age structure of an estuarine top predator, Carcharhinus leucas

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Estimation and Modeling of Electrofishing Capture Efficiency for Fishes in Wadeable Warmwater Streams

(2011) Alison L. Price et al.   NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

An Evaluation of the Maximum Tag Burden for Implantation of Acoustic Transmitters in Juvenile Chinook Salmon

(2011) Richard S. Brown et al.   NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

Evaluation of Two Forms of Electroanesthesia and Carbon Dioxide for Short-Term Anesthesia in Walleye

(2011) Christopher S. Vandergoot et al.   NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

Optimal Suturing Technique and Number of Sutures for Surgical Implantation of Acoustic Transmitters in Juvenile Salmonids

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The consequences of angling, beach seining, and confinement on the physiology, post-release behaviour and survival of adult sockeye salmon during upriver migration

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Interpreting diel activity patterns from acoustic telemetry: the need for controls

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Electrofishing Capture Efficiencies for Common Stream Fish Species to Support Watershed-Scale Studies in the Central Appalachians

(2010) Zina Hense et al.   NORTH AMERICAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES MANAGEMENT

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Resolving issues of imprecise and habitat-biased locations in ecological analyses using GPS telemetry data

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Distinguishing technology from biology: a critical review of the use of GPS telemetry data in ecology

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Large–Scale Movement and Reef Fidelity of Grey Reef Sharks

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(2010) Jason D. Thiem et al.   REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES

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(2010) Daniel M. Mulcahy   REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES

Advancing the surgical implantation of electronic tags in fish: a gap analysis and research agenda based on a review of trends in intracoelomic tagging effects studies

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Physiological responses of Pacific halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, to intracoelomic implantation of electronic archival tags, with a review of tag implantation techniques employed in flatfishes

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(2009) Michael R. Lowe et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

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(2009) Nathan M. Bacheler et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Effect of water temperature, timing, physiological condition, and lake thermal refugia on migrating adult Weaver Creek sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)

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(2009) Michael W. Davis   FISH AND FISHERIES

Selection for Vulnerability to Angling in Largemouth Bass

(2009) David P. Philipp et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Movement and Mortality of Adult Brown Trout in the Motupiko River, New Zealand: Effects of Water Temperature, Flow, and Flooding

(2009) Roger G. Young et al.   TRANSACTIONS OF THE AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY

Generalized linear mixed models: a practical guide for ecology and evolution

(2009) Benjamin M. Bolker et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Site Fidelity and Movement Patterns of Groundfish Associated with Offshore Petroleum Platforms in the Santa Barbara Channel

(2009) Christopher G. Lowe et al.   Marine and Coastal Fisheries

A protocol for data exploration to avoid common statistical problems

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Variation in the performance of acoustic receivers and its implication for positioning algorithms in a riverine setting

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(2008) Robert S. Schick et al.   ECOLOGY LETTERS

The optimized interpolation of fish positions and speeds in an array of fixed acoustic receivers

(2008) R. D. Hedger et al.   ICES JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE

Acoustic telemetry to assess post-stocking dispersal and mortality of razorback suckerXyrauchen texanus

(2008) A. P. Karam et al.   JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY

A movement ecology paradigm for unifying organismal movement research

(2008) R. Nathan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Survival of Migrating Salmon Smolts in Large Rivers With and Without Dams

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