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Research within the Wildlife and Fisheries Resources Program at West Virginia University is diverse, spanning taxa from aquatic macroinvertebrates, amphibians, and fish through songbirds, small mammals, and large carnivores. However, keeping a web site updated with narratives of each research project of our energetic faculty has proven to be too much. For research updates by individual faculty please consult their individual pages off of the Faculty Page. To get an idea of past research check out the list of recent publications and electronic theses and dissertations of our graduates in the program, below.

Selected, Recent Publications By WFR Faculty

Anderson ,J.T. and L.M. Smith. 2004. Persistence and colonization strategies of playa wetland invertebrates. Hydrobiologia 513(1-3):77-86.

Anderson , J.T., and D.A. Haukos. 2003. Breeding ground affiliation and movements of greater white-fronted geese staging in northwestern Texas . Southwestern Naturalist 48(3):365-372.

Ford, M.W., S.L. Stephenson, J.M. Menzel, D.R. Black and J.W. Edwards . 2004. Habitat characteristics of the endangered Virginia northern flying squirrel (Glaucomys sabrinus fuscus) in the central Appalachian mountains. American Midland Naturalist 152(2):430-438.

Edwards, J.W . and M.A. Menzel. 2004. Nest tree use by the endangered Virginia northern flying squirrel in the central Appalachian mountains . American Midland Naturalist 151:355-368.

Smith, B.W. , C.A. Dubony, J.W. Edwards , and M.W. Ford. 2003. Observations of long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata, hunting Behavior in Central West Virginia . Canadian Field Naturalist 117(2):313-315.

Owen, S.F., M.A. Menzel, J.W. Edwards , M.W. Ford, J.M. Menzel, B.R. Chapman, P.B. Wood , and K.V. Miller. 2004. Bat activity in harvested and intact forest stands in the allegheny mountains. Northern Journal of Applied Forestry 21(3):154-159.

Owen, S.F., M.A. Menzel, M.W. Ford, B.R. Chapman, K.V. Miller, J.W. Edwards , and P.B. Wood . 2003. Home-range size and habitat used by the northern myotis (Myotis septentrionalis). American Midland Naturalist 150(2):352-359.

Owen, S.F., J.W. Edwards , M.W. Ford, J.M. Crum, P.B. Wood . 2004. Raccoon roundworm in raccoons in Central West Virginia . Northeastern Naturalist 11(2):137-142.

Hartman, K. J. and B. W. Nagy. (in press). Winter distribution and abundance of Hudson River fishes using hydroacoustics. Pages 000-000, In : Waldman, J.R., K.E. Limburg, and D. Strayer, editors. Hudson River Fishes and their Environment. American Fisheries Society Monograph (000).

Hartman, K. J . and R. S. Hayward. ( in press ). Bioenergetics. Chapter 12, In : Analysis and Interpretation of Freshwater Fisheries Data. C. Guy and M. Brown, editors. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda , MD.

R. C. Tipton and K. J. Hartman. (in press). Distribution and abundance of pelagic fish in the vicinity of two Hudson River Estuary power plants . Pages 000-000, In : Waldman, J.R., K.E. Limburg, and D. Strayer, editors. Hudson River Fishes and their Environment. American Fisheries Society Monograph (000).

Hartman, K. J. and E. C. Janney ( in press ). Visual-impant and anchor tag retention in largemouth bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management .

Sweka, J. A. and K. J. Hartman. ( in press ). Contributions of terrestrial invertebrates to yearly brook trout prey consumption and growth. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Hartman, K. J. and J. P. Hakala . 2006. Relationships between fine sediment and brook trout recruitment in forested headwater streams. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21:215-230.

Hartman, K. J. and F. J. Margraf. 2006. Relationships Among Condition Indices, Feeding, and Growth of Walleye in Lake Erie . Fisheries Management and Ecology 13:121-130.

Sweka, J.A. and K. J. Hartman. 2006. Effects of large woody debris addition on stream habitat and brook trout populations. Hydrobiologia 559:363-378.

Freund, J. and K. J. Hartman . 2005. Largemouth bass habitat interactions among off-channel and main river habitats in an Ohio River navigation pool. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 20(4):735-742.

Cox, M. K. and K. J. Hartman . 2005. Non-lethal estimation of proximate composition in fish. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62:269-275.

Webster, J. and K. J. Hartman . 2005. The role of terrestrial invertebrates in allopatric brook trout headwater streams in the Central Appalachian Mountains . Freshwater Ecology 20:101-107.

Hartman, K. J. and B. Nagy . 2005. A target strength to length relationship for white perch and striped bass: implications for hydroacoustic estimates. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:375-380.

Schultz, E. T., K.M.M. Lwiza, J. Young, K. J. Hartman , and R. C. Tipton. ( in press ). The dynamics of bay anchovy in the Hudson River estuary: process-oriented studies and long-term changes. Pages 000-000, In : Waldman, J.R., K.E. Limburg, and D. Strayer, editors. Hudson River Fishes and their Environment. American Fisheries Society Monograph (000).

Bassista, T. and K. J. Hartman . 2005. Reproductive biology of bay anchovy in the Hudson River Estuary. Environmental Biology of Fishes 73:49-59.

Hartman, K. J., M. D.Kaller, J. W. Howell, and J. A. Sweka. 2005. How much do valley fills influence headwater streams? Hydrobiologia 532:91-102.

Jittinandana, S, P.B. Kenney , S.D. Slider, P. Mazik, P ., J. Bebak-Williams, and J.A. Hankins. 2003. Effect of Fish Attributes and Handling Stress on Quality of Smoked Arctic Char Fillets. Journal of Food Science 68:57-63.

Petty, J. T . and J. D. Grossman. 2004. Restricted movement by mottled sculpin (Pisces: Cottidae) in a southern Appalachian stream. Freshwater Biology 49:631-645.

Welsh, S.A. , A. W. Kahnle, B.A. Versak, and R.J. Latour. 2003. Use of tag data to compare growth rates of Atlantic coast striped bass stocks. Fisheries Management and Ecology 10:289-294.

Welsh, S.A . , M.F. Mangold, J.E. Skjeveland, and A.J. Spells. 2003. Distribution and Movement of Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Chesapeake Bay . Estuaries 25:101-104.

Millard, M.J., S.A. Welsh , J.W. Fletcher, J. Mohler, A. Kahnle, and K. Hattala. 2003. Distribution and Movement of Shortnose Sturgeon (Acipenser brevirostrum) in the Chesapeake Bay . Fisheries Management and Ecology 10:295-300.

Chamblin, H.D., P.B. Wood , J.W. Edwards . 2004. Allegheny woodrat (Neotoma magister) use of rock drainage channels on reclaimed mines in southern West Virginia . American Midland Naturalist 151(2):346-354.

Balcerzak, M.J. and P.B. Wood . 2003. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus) abundance and habitat in a reclaimed mine landscape. Journal of Raptor Research 37(3):188-197.