Environmental Physiology of Fish
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University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center, Turners Falls, MA, USA
Hormonal control of osmoregulation in basal vertebrates, including sea lamprey and Atlantic sturgeon
Chinook salmon after exposure to elevated temperature in streamside tanks on the Yukon River, Alaska. Shown in photo: USGS researchers Dan Donnelly, Sarah Laske, and Shannon Waters. Photo credit: Stephen McCormick.
Effects of temperature and energy use on fish passage and spawning success of American shad
Localization of NKAα1a (green), NKAα1b (red), and co-labeled NKAα1a and NKAα1b (yellow–orange) immunoreactive ionocytes in gill tissue of Atlantic salmon freshwater smolts (6 May). Photo credit: McCormick et al. (2013) J of Exp Biol., 216.
Comparison of salinity tolerance and feeding in landlocked and anadromous sea lamprey
Larval river herring observed through a dissecting microscope. Photo credit: Lian Guo
A pair of downstream-migrating, juvenile sea lampreys (Petromyzon marinus L.) and abundant gill Na+/K+-ATPase (red staining) is associated with seawater osmoregulation cells. Photo credit: Jonathan Wilson. Cover image of Journal of Experimental Biology, Vol 211 (6), March 2008.
Thermal physiology of salmonids, including brook trout, Atlantic salmon and Alaskan sockeye salmon
Adult American shad being measured for fat content after being exposed to elevated stream temperatures during the upstream migration. Photo credit: Shannon Bayse
Identification, localization and endocrine regulation of gill ion transport proteins that secrete salts as anadromous fish move from freshwater to seawater
Juvenile sea lamprey from Lake Champlain. Photo credit: Jessica Norstog