Fishline

12 May 2008

Fishline provides weekly updates on pertinent information for aquatic and fishery science students and professionals. For late-breaking information and past issues, see http://fish.washington.edu/fishline


Aquatic & Fishery Sciences | University of Washington

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Seminar Series & Talks, Spring 2008


Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Schedule

Thursday, 4:00pm, 102 (Auditorium) Fishery Sciences, 1122 Boat St
Further info: safsdesk@u.washington.edu, 206-543-4270

15 May

Andy Dittman, Research Fishery Biologist, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Homing Patterns of Wild and Supplemented Spring Chinook Salmon Within a Watershed: Tradeoffs Between Homing and Spawning Site Selection


Friday Lunch Quantitative Seminar

Schedule

Friday, 12:30-1:30pm, 203 Fishery Sciences, 1122 Boat St, UW Seattle campus
Further info: Contact quantsem@fish.washington.edu

16 May

Amanda Bradford, UW Aquatic & Fishery Sciences

Quantitative Analysis of Western Gray Whale Body Condition


Water Center Seminars

Schedule

Tuesday, 8:30-9:20am, 223 Anderson Hall, UW Seattle campus
Sponsored by the Water Center
Further info: Debbie, cwws@u.washington.edu, 206-543-6920. 

13 May

Sharon Doty Research Assistant Professor, College of Forest Resources

Phytoremediation of Organic Pollutants


NWFSC Monster Jam

Schedule

Thursday, 11:00am, the Northwest Fisheries Science Center auditorium, 2725 Montlake Blvd East (auditorium is between the east and west buildings)
Further info: Blake Feist, blake.feist@noaa.gov, 206-860-3408

15 May

Windsor Lowe, University of Montana, Division of Biological Sciences

Consequences and Causes of Dispersal in Plethodontid Salamanders


Wildlife Science Seminars

3:30 pm, A118 Physics and Astronomy, UW Seattle campus
Further info: Chris Grue, cgrue@u.washington.edu

12 May

Amy Yahnke, UW Washington Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit and Wildlife Science Program

Environmental Factors Governing Amphibian Reproduction Within Stormwater Detention Ponds


Oceans and Human Health

Schedule (pdf)

Tuesday, 2:30-3:30: 108 Fishery Sciences
Note different venue for 27 May—NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center Auditorium, 2725 Montlake Blvd East
For more information, contact Rita Peterson at ritap@u.washington.edu.

13 May

Alison Robertson, NOAA Fisheries, Northwest Fisheries Science Center

Human Health Implications of Marine and Freshwater Cyanotoxins


The University of Washington is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation in its services, programs, activities, education and employment for individuals with disabilities. To request disability accommodation contact the Disability Services Office at least ten days in advance at: 206-543-6450/V, 206-543-6452/TTY, 206-685-7264 (FAX); dso@u.washington.edu.


Kudos

"Kudos" features awards, honors and other noteworthy accomplishments of our students, faculty and staff. Where appropriate, faculty advisors indicated in parentheses.


Migrations

"Migrations" highlight new arrivals and departures of people at our school as well as other pertinent information about our people.


Student Exams

Advising professors in parentheses.

PhD General Exam

Congratulations to Matt Baker (Schindler), who successfully passed his PhD General Exam on May 2nd.

Defenses

MS

Charmane Ashbrook (Skalski), Tuesday, May 20th, 10am, 203 Fishery Sciences

Selective Fishing and Its Impacts on Salmon: A Tale of Two Test Fisheries

Keith Denton (Quinn), Thursday, May 22nd, 9am, 203 Fishery Sciences

The Utilization of a Salmon Subsidy by Resident Char

Michelle Havey (Quinn), Monday, May 19th, 11am, 203 Fishery Sciences

Salmon Olfaction: Odor Detection and Imprinting in Oncorhynchus spp.

Mary Ramirez (Simenstad), Wednesday, May 21st, 1pm, 203 Fishery Sciences

Emergent Aquatic Insects: Assemblage Structure and Patterns of Availability in Freshwater Wetlands of the Lower Columbia River Estuary

Successful Defenses

Congratulation to Scott Stolnack (Naiman), who defended for his Master's thesis on May 7. His defense was titled "Patterns of Conifer Establishment and Vigor on Montane River Floodplains in Olympic National Park, Washington, USA."


FYI
(General Information)

Faculty Meeting Schedule
Spring–Autumn 2008
11:30 am, 203 Fishery Sciences


Publications

Bold indicates SAFS author.

Anderson, JH, PM Kiffney, GR Pess, TP Quinn. 2008. Summer distribution and growth of juvenile coho salmon during colonization of newly accessible habitat. Trans. Am. Fish. Soc. 137:772-781.

Crozier, LG, AP Hendry, PW Lawson, TP Quinn, NJ Mantua, J Battin, RG Shaw, RB Huey. 2008. Potential responses to climate change in organisms with complex life histories: evolution and plasticity in Pacific salmon. Evol. Applic. 1(2):252-270. DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-4571.2008.00033.x.

Please forward PDF files (or 2 reprints if no PDF is available) for peer-review publications to Marcus Duke, Box 357980. Comprehensive lists of SAFS publications can be found at http://fish.washington.edu/Publications/.


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