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Assessment of White Bass Populations in Missouri River Impoundments Located in South Dakota
. White bass Morone chrysops compose a substantial portion of the total harvest of sport fishes in Lakes Oahe, Sharpe, Francis Case, and Lewis and Clark, but little is known about their population dynamics. Age-0 white bass catch per unit effort (CPUE) in standardized seine samples from 1983 to …
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Interference in White Bass Reproduction by Two Introduced Predators in Barren River Lake, Kentucky
<p>White bass Morone chrysops are native to the Mississippi River and its tributaries. This range includes the Barren River in south central Kentucky. Over the last thirty years, the population of white bass in Barren River Lake, a reservoir of the Barren River, has been in decline. During that …
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Effects of landlocked alewife introduction on white bass and walleye populations, Claytor Lake, Virginia
… of the landlocked alewife introduction on the white bass and walleye populations were evaluated. Only white bass in age classes III and IV clearly exhibited an increase in total length following the introduction of landlocked alewives. Age and growth analysis for walleye, white bass, and …
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IMPROVING LARVAL SUNSHINE BASS PRODUCTION THROUGH SUPPLEMENTATION OF FEMALE WHITE BASS BROODSTOCK DIETS WITH LONG-CHAIN POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS
… of this dissertation are to (1) evaluate white bass <i>Morone chrysops </i>ovum fatty acid composition and reproductive performance after feeding maternal broodstock graded levels of squid to fish oil; (2) evaluate flax, canola, and corn oils as alternatives to marine oil(s) in white bass …
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Food Habits and Diet Overlap of Age-1 and Older Walleye and White Bass in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota
<p>White bass Marone chysops and walleye Stizostedion vitreum coexist in several of the large glacial lakes in eastern South Dakota. I collected age-1 and older white bass and walleye in Lake Poinsett, South Dakota during May, July and September, 1998 to determine food habits and diet overlap using …
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Use of species genetic resources in Morone breeding programs
… of hybridization and backcrossing among striped bass (Marone saxatilis), white bass (M chrysops) and yellow bass (M mississippiensis) on important traits were determined. This dissertation is described in four studies. In the first study, performance of striped bass female x white bass male …
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Trophic ecology of an introduced, land-locked alewife (Alosa pseudoharengus) population and assessment of alewife impact on resident sportfish and crustacean zooplankton communities in Claytor Lake, Virginia
… (<50 mm TL) indicated that only striped and white bass positively selected a zooplankton species (Leptodora kindtii) that was concurrently preferred by alewife. Partitioning of the food complex among cove-inhabiting young sportfishes was in evidence. Predation upon one another, as well as …
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Distribution, Relative Abundance, and Reproductive Seasonality of Larval Fish in the Red River
… Common carp Cypritr j carpio, cyprinid spp. and white bass Morone crysops were more abundant near the surface than at mid-depth. Channel catfish Ictalurus pimctatus were more abundant at mid-depth than at the surface. There appeared to be no difference between the shore and midstream sampling …
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A Comparison of Adult and Sub-Adult Walleye Movements and Distribution in Lakes Having Simple and Complex Morphometry
… vitreum, yellow perch Perea flavescens , and white suckers Catostomus commersoni. At Lake Enemy Swim, significant differences between littoral and limnetic sites occurred for yellow perch (spring and autumn) and rock bass Ambloplites rupestris (summer). Differences between median lengths of …
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Survey of the Fishes and Habitat in the Upper Moreau River, Perkins County, South Dakota
… for the river were common carp, emerald shiner, white bass, black crappie, and largemouth bass. Of these, white bass, black crappie, and largemouth bass comprised 0.06% of the total catch in 1995 and were considered incidental species. Yellow perch was historically collected, but was not found …
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The Contribution of Missouri River Reservoir Side-Channel and Floodplain Habitats to Mainstem Fish Populations: The Effects of Losing Connectivity Between Hipple Lake and Lake Sharpe
… whereas a tributary was important only for White Bass (Morone chrysops). A warm-water floodplain embayment, Hipple Lake, was important for natal recruitment of Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), Crappies (Pomoxis spp.), Largemouth Bass (Micropterus dolomieu), and Gizzard Shad. A cold-water …
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The Fish Population of Lake Poinsett, South Dakota, as Indicated By the Catch
… catches of black bullhead, black crappie, and white crappie. A late summer increase in the catch of yearling black bullheads, crappies, white bass, carp and bigmouth buffalo was attributed to an increase in activity or change in behavior pattern. Diurnal migrations were felt to be the cause of …
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Fish-Habitat Associations in Small Backwaters of the Upper Missouri River, North Dakota
… sites of which 17 were native to North Dakota. White suckers (Catostomus commersoni) and fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) were the most abundant (45.2% and 26.5% of total catch respectively) and frequently occurring fishes collected (56.3% of backwaters sampled). Common carp ( (\prinus …
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Mercury Concentrations in Fish from the Guadalupe River, Texas: Relationships with Body Length and Trophic Position
… longnose gar, flathead catfish, and striped bass, and lower in moderate and low trophic level fishes, including Mexican tetra, threadfin shad, and suckermouth catfish. Within the five sites examined, the average Hg concentration in each species was higher in reservoir sites than riverine …
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Impacts of the Invasive White Perch on the Fish Assemblage of Kerr Reservoir, Virginia
The white perch (Morone americana) is a highly successful invader of freshwater systems, with negative consequences to some resident fishes. White perch are ovivores and may prey upon as well as compete with juvenile sportfishes. Since 1988, an introduced population of white perch has proliferated …
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Limonology of Shadehill Reservoir, SD and Food Habit of Analysis of its Walleye Fishery
… sub-stock length (<25 cm total length) walleyes. White bass Morone chrysops became increasingly important for longer walleyes and were the most important prey for quality- to preferred-length walleyes (38-50 cm TL). Aquatic dipteran larvae were the second most important prey in the diets of …