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Non-lethal methods for assessing the health and status of fish species of conservation concern.
… used in this dissertation are the Alligator Gar Atractosteus spatula, a long-lived apex predator threatened by habitat loss and harvest oriented fishing, and the Longnose Gar Lepisosteus osseus a commonly occurring ubiquitous relative of Alligator Gar. This dissertation examines …
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Finite element analysis of shear resistant mechanisms for biolaminate interfaces
<p>The Alligator gar possesses a flexible dermal armor consisting of overlapping ganoid scales. Each scale is a bilayer hydroxyapatite and collagen-based bio-laminate for protection against predation. The exoskeleton fish scale is comprised of a stiff outer ganoine layer, a characteristic …
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Conservation Genetics of Gar (Atractosteus spp.)
<p>The alligator gar (<em>Atractosteus spatula</em>) is a large-bodied species of fish that historically was widely distributed in coastal drainages around the Gulf of Mexico and well north in the Mississippi River basin. Currently this species is experiencing population declines across much of its …