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Seasonal differences in climate change explain a lack of multi-decadal shifts in population characteristics of a pond breeding salamander by Kirk, Mark A, Galatowitsch, Mark L, Wissinger, Scott A

“…There is considerable variation among studies that evaluate how amphibian populations respond to global climate change. We used 23 years of annual survey data…”
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Characterization of Adult Pacific Lamprey Swimming Behavior in Relation to Environmental Conditions within Large-Dam Fishways by Kirk, Mark A, Caudill, Christopher C, Johnson, Eric L, Keefer, Matthew L, Clabough, Tami S

“…Understanding the migration behaviors of adult Pacific Lamprey Entosphenus tridentatus inside fishways is critical to resolving why the species has low passage…”
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Precipitate Stability in a Zr–2.5Nb–0.5Cu Alloy under Heavy Ion Irradiation by Dong, Qingshan, Yao, Zhongwen, Wang, Qiang, Yu, Hongbing, Kirk, Mark, Daymond, Mark

“…The stability of precipitates in Zr-2.5Nb-0.5Cu alloy under heavy ion irradiation from 100 °C to 500 °C was investigated by quantitative Chemi-STEM EDS…”
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High-fidelity simulation is superior to case-based discussion in teaching the management of shock by Littlewood, Keith E., Shilling, Ashley M., Stemland, Christopher J., Wright, Elisabeth B., Kirk, Mark A.

“…Background: Case-based discussion (CBD) is an established method for active learning in medical education. High-fidelity simulation has emerged as an important…”
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Air temperatures over‐predict changes to stream fish assemblages with climate warming compared with water temperatures by Kirk, Mark A., Rahel, Frank J.

“…Studies predicting how the distribution of aquatic organisms will shift with climate change often use projected increases in air temperature or water…”
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Environmental filters of freshwater fish community assembly along elevation and latitudinal gradients by Kirk, Mark A., Rahel, Frank J., Laughlin, Daniel C., Belmaker, Jonathan

“…Aim The aim was to identify drivers of historical freshwater fish community assembly by testing for interactions between functional traits and two climatic…”
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Hazardous Chemical Emergencies and Poisonings by Henretig, Fred M, Kirk, Mark A, McKay, Charles A

“…The authors explain the effects of exposure to respiratory irritants, vesicants, asphyxiants (including cyanide), and cholinergic agents (organophosphate…”
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Climate disequilibrium of fishes along elevation and latitudinal gradients: Implications for climate tracking by Kirk, Mark A., Rahel, Frank J.

“…Aim Differences in realized and fundamental thermal niches can reveal how temperature constrains species distributions. Because climate‐induced range shifts…”
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Spatial scale, reservoirs and nonnative species influence the homogenization and differentiation of Great Plains—Rocky Mountain fish faunas by Kirk, Mark A., Maitland, Bryan M., Rahel, Frank J.

“…Reservoir construction and the introduction of nonnative species are major anthropogenic drivers of biotic change in freshwater ecosystems. To understand the…”
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Assessing climate‐induced range shifts of stream fishes using a consensus framework by Kirk, Mark A., Rahel, Frank J.

“…Documenting climate‐induced range shifts of freshwater fish is difficult because there are few spatially representative, long‐term data sets with re‐surveys of…”
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Climate mediates the trade‐offs associated with phenotypic plasticity in an amphibian polyphenism by Kirk, Mark A., Lackey, Alycia C. R., Reider, Kelsey E., Thomas, Scott A., Whiteman, Howard H.

“…Polyphenisms occur when phenotypic plasticity produces morphologically distinct phenotypes from the same genotype. Plasticity is maintained through fitness…”
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Assessment of Long-Term Trends in Fish Distributions at Multiple Scales Decreases Uncertainty Associated with Historical Datasets by Kirk, Mark A., Wissinger, Scott A.

“…Monitoring long-term changes in aquatic biodiversity requires the effective use of historical data that were collected with different methods and varying…”
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The role of environmental variation in mediating fitness trade-offs for an amphibian polyphenism by Kirk, Mark A, Reider, Kelsey E, Lackey, Alycia C R, Thomas, Scott A, Whiteman, Howard H

“…Fitness trade-offs are a foundation of ecological and evolutionary theory because trade-offs can explain life history variation, phenotypic plasticity, and the…”
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Network analyses reveal intra- and interspecific differences in behaviour when passing a complex migration obstacle by Kirk, Mark A., Caudill, Christopher C.

“…1. Network theory offers new perspective on movement data by evaluating the relationships between animal movements (links) and detection locations (nodes) in…”
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Context-dependent responses to turbulence for an anguilliform swimming fish, Pacific lamprey, during passage of an experimental vertical-slot weir by Kirk, Mark A., Caudill, Christopher C., Syms, James C., Tonina, Daniele

“…Fish passage systems (fishways) have become the most common mitigation tool for improving the connectivity of migratory fish populations in ecosystems with…”
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Accumulation of dislocation loops in the α phase of Zr Excel alloy under heavy ion irradiation by Yu, Hongbing, Yao, Zhongwen, Idrees, Yasir, Zhang, He K., Kirk, Mark A., Daymond, Mark R.

“…In-situ heavy ion irradiations were performed on the high Sn content Zr alloy ‘Excel’, measuring type dislocation loop accumulation up to irradiation damage…”
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The value of the species interaction-abiotic stress hypothesis (SIASH) for invasion biology: using native latitude to explain non-native latitudinal range sizes by Kirk, Mark A., Hays, Brandon R., Petranek, Chris J.

“…Establishment and spread of introduced species are difficult to predict because they are subject to a myriad of factors. A hypothesis which integrates multiple…”
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Climatic drivers and ecological impacts of a rapid range expansion by non-native smallmouth bass by Kirk, Mark A., Maitland, Bryan M., Hickerson, Brian T., Walters, Annika W., Rahel, Frank J.

“…Smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) are a globally introduced fish species that have experienced widespread range expansions in recent decades and which…”
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Chemical Terrorism Attacks: Update on Antidotes by Lawrence, David T., DO, Kirk, Mark A., MD

“…There is well-founded concern that a chemical or radioactive agent will at some point be used as a weapon of terror. There are several antidotes that, if used…”
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Termination of drug-induced torsades de pointes with overdrive pacing by Charlton, Nathan P., MD, Lawrence, David T., DO, Brady, William J., MD, Kirk, Mark A., MD, Holstege, Christopher P., MD

“…Abstract Drug-induced prolongation of the QT interval is frequently encountered after medication overdose. Such toxicity can result in degeneration to torsades…”
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