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Applying High-Resolution Satellite and UAS Imagery for Detecting Coldwater Inputs in Temperate Streams of the Iowa Driftless Region by Mishra, Niti B., Siepker, Michael J., Simmons, Greg

“…Coldwater streams are crucial habitats for many biota including Salmonidae and Cottidae species that are unable to tolerate warmer water temperatures. Accurate…”
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Trends and Synchrony in Black Bass and Crappie Recruitment in Missouri Reservoirs by Michaletz, Paul H, Siepker, Michael J

“…Largemouth Bass Micropterus salmoides , Spotted Bass M. punctulatus , White Crappie Pomoxis annularis , and Black Crappie P. nigromaculatus are popular…”
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Exploring the Influence of Stock–Recruitment Relationships and Environmental Variables on Black Bass and Crappie Recruitment Dynamics in Missouri Reservoirs by Siepker, Michael J, Michaletz, Paul H

“…Large reservoirs provide important sport fisheries, but managing these fisheries is difficult because of the multiple biological and environmental variables…”
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Black Bass and Crappie Use of Installed Habitat Structures in Table Rock Lake, Missouri by Allen, Michael J, Bush, Shane C, Vining, Ivan, Siepker, Michael J

“…Reservoirs are important resources utilized by millions of freshwater anglers annually, but as reservoirs age the quality of the habitat that they provide for…”
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Movement and habitat selection patterns of smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu in an Ozark river by Ettinger-Dietzel, Sarah A., Dodd, Hope R., Westhoff, Jacob T., Siepker, Michael J.

“…Limited information exists on 24-hr movement and habitat selection patterns of stream dwelling smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieu. We monitored the 24-hr…”
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Evaluating a Novel Passive Integrated Transponder Tag in Largemouth Bass by Siepker, Michael J, Knuth, David S, Ball, Elizabeth L, Koppelman, Jeffrey B

“…Passive integrated transponder (PIT) tags are used in fisheries evaluations as a means of marking individual fish because they often have high retention rates,…”
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Effects of Tournament Compared with Catch and Release Angling on Nest Abandonment of Largemouth Bass by Diana, Matthew J., Larsen, Aaron L., Siepker, Michael J., Wahl, David H.

“…The popularity of tournament angling for largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides remains high, leading to concerns about the effects on populations…”
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Effects of Four Hook Removal Techniques on Feeding, Growth, and Survival of Deeply Hooked Largemouth Bass by DeBoom, Corey S., VanLandeghem, Matthew M., Wahl, David H., Siepker, Michael J.

“…Largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides were intentionally deeply hooked using a size 2 kahle style live‐bait hook and then subjected to one of four hook removal…”
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Influence of Circle Hook Size on Hooking Efficiency, Injury, and Size Selectivity of Bluegill with Comments on Circle Hook Conservation Benefits in Recreational Fisheries by Cooke, Steven J., Barthel, Brandon L., Suski, Cory D., Siepker, Michael J., Philipp, David P.

“…Hook size is an important consideration in the use of circle hooks as a conservation tool for minimizing the injury and mortality of marine fishes, but little…”
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Electrofishing Practices Have Limited Effects on Largemouth Bass Feeding Behavior by Siepker, Michael J., Ostrand, Kenneth G., Ball, Elizabeth L., Wahl, David H.

“…Electrofishing is an effective fish capture technique used by many fisheries professionals. Despite the overall effectiveness of the technique, there have been…”
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Capture Efficiencies of Two Hook Types and Associated Injury and Mortality of Juvenile Muskellunge Angled with Live Baitfish by Ostrand, Kenneth G., Siepker, Michael J., Cooke, Steven J.

“…Strict harvest regulations and a strong catch‐and‐release ethic among recreational anglers of muskellunge Esox masquinongy have led to interest in developing…”
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Latitudinal Variation in Physiological and Behavioral Responses of Nest‐Guarding Smallmouth Bass to Common Recreational Angling Practices by Hanson, Kyle C., Gravel, Marie‐Ange, Redpath, Tara, Cooke, Steven J., Siepker, Michael J.

“…Management policies related to catch‐and‐release (CR) angling of smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu vary widely across the geographic distribution of the…”
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Evidence of Reduced Reproductive Success of Nesting Largemouth Bass Sampled with Standard Electrofishing Procedures by Siepker, Michael J., Wahl, David H., Philipp, David P., Ostrand, Kenneth G.

“…Fisheries biologists commonly use electrofishing as a fish collection technique. Because electrofishing is often conducted in the spring, it has the potential…”
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Factors Associated with Detection and Distribution of Native Brook Trout and Introduced Brown Trout in the Driftless Area of Iowa by Kelly, Brett, Siepker, Michael J., Weber, Michael J.

“…Fish populations at the fringe of their geographic range often inhabit marginal habitats and are vulnerable to ecological disturbances, such as species…”
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Largemouth bass catch rates and injury associated with non-offset and offset circle hook configurations by Ostrand, Kenneth G., Siepker, Michael J., Cooke, Steven J., Bauer, William F., Wahl, David H.

“…Although circle hooks are being viewed as a means to reduce injury and mortality of recreationally caught-and-released fish, subtle differences in hook…”
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Evaluation of two fish-based indices of biotic integrity for assessing coldwater stream health and habitat condition in Iowa’s driftless area, USA by Grinstead, Sam, Kelly, Brett, Siepker, Michael, Weber, Michael J.

“…Multiple fish-based indices of biotic integrity (FIBI) exist to estimate stream health using fish community structure. Yet, these metrics require different…”
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Broadscale Population Structure and Hatchery Introgression of Midwestern Brook Trout by Erdman, Bradley, Mitro, Matthew G., Griffin, Joanna D. T., Rowe, David, Kazyak, David C., Turnquist, Keith, Siepker, Michael, Miller, Loren, Stott, Wendylee, Hughes, Michael, Sloss, Brian, Kinnison, Michael T., Wilson, Chris C., Larson, Wes

“…Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis have faced significant declines throughout their native range and have been stocked in Midwestern waters since the late 1800s…”
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Behavioural thermoregulation and bioenergetics of riverine smallmouth bass associated with ambient cold‐period thermal refuge by Westhoff, Jacob T, Paukert, Craig, Ettinger‐Dietzel, Sarah, Dodd, Hope, Siepker, Michael

“…Smallmouth bass in thermally heterogeneous streams may behaviourally thermoregulate during the cold period (i.e., groundwater temperature greater than river…”
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Individual Reproductive Success of Largemouth Bass and Smallmouth Bass Subjected to Different Components of Competitive Angling Events by Siepker, Michael J., Cooke, Steven J., Wahl, David H., Philipp, David P.

“…The continued popularity of angling for largemouth bass Micropterus salmoides and smallmouth bass M. dolomieu has led to concerns about the effects it may have…”
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Injury rates, hooking efficiency and mortality potential of largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides) captured on circle hooks and octopus hooks by Cooke, Steven J., Suski, Cory D., Siepker, Michael J., Ostrand, Kenneth G.

“…We compared the injury rates, hooking efficiency, and mortality potential of circle hooks and the more conventional octopus hooks for largemouth bass (…”
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