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Education
Research Interests
Most of my research projects deal with fisheries
ecology and aquaculture in the Midwest. I currently have
two ongoing projects that are examining the practice of
fish culture and physiological behavior of Wisconsin
fishes. The first project is investigating biological
methods for reducing or eliminating grub (trematode)
infections in fish ponds. This involves stocking
northern fantail crayfish and a competitive trematode
into the ponds to disrupt the grub lifecycle. The
second project involves fish health and is looking at
the mechanism of "whitetail" syndrome in percid fishes,
producing online fish health educational modules for
fish culturists, and working with aquaculture extension
specialists in fish farm biosecurity. I also continue
work with the feeding ecology of larval yellow perch
(fry) during the first 10 weeks of life in fish culture
ponds and pond fertilization to improve the production
of farm-raised fish.
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