Non-native brook stickleback (Culaea inconstans) have inhabited Turnbull National Wildlife
Refuge (TNWR) in Washington state since at least 1999. Their impact on aquatic habitats is …

Small-bodied freshwater fish are commonly used in regulatory testing for endocrine
disrupting compounds (EDCs) but most lack a sensitive and quantifiable androgen-specific …

Invasive species introductions are a primary threat facing populations of native freshwater
fishes. There are multiple mechanisms by which an invader can affect native species, with …

The brook stickleback is a small, short-lived, forage fish that inhabits clear, cool, river and
lake environments. Little is known of its life history in the Mackenzie Valley, where it appears …

Abstract The Platte River caddisfly, Ironoquia plattensis Alexander & Whiles (Trichoptera:
Limnephilidae), was once the most abundant component of the benthic macroinvertebrate …

Invasive species introductions are a primary threat facing populations of native freshwater
fishes. There are multiple mechanisms by which an invader can affect native species, with …

Abstract" The introduction of non-native fishes can cause trophic cascades in freshwater
habitats; these effects may be amplified in ephemeral/temporary habitats. Non-native brook …

Throughout the West, wetlands have been drained or filled in for agricultural or urban uses.
Staff at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (TNWR) in Cheney work with local landowners to …

A functional understanding of how phenotypic traits may affect growth, reproduction and
survival is necessary to understand their ecological and evolutionary consequences. Larval …

Abstract" There are multiple examples of Natricine snakes not only changing their diet to
utilize an invasive fish, but deriving a fitness benefit from the new and often abundant prey …