Benjamin M West

Electro-olfactory responses of Grass Carp, Bighead Carp, and Silver Carp to the amino acids L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-asparagine, L-glutamine, and L‑glutamic acid

Using juvenile individuals of 3 species of carp (Family: Cyprinidae), we tested the potential for six amino acids to elicit an extracellular electro-olfactory response within the naris using gelatin-based electrodes. The amino acids L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, L-asparagine, L-glutamine, and L‑glutamic acid were tested on Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), Bighead Carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis), and Silver Carp (H. molitrix) to provide a comparison among amino acids both within and among species. Each row in the data set represents exposure to a single amino acid. Each individual fish was exposed to up to four amino acids sequentially in a random order, representing a trial; each individual was...

Tags: Aquatic Biology, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ctenopharyngodon idella, Hypophthalmichthys molitrix, Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), amino acid, amino acid receptors, biota, fishes, olfactory, olfactory perception, olfactory receptors, sensory evaluation, Fewer tags

Simulated impacts of feather oiling on avian energetics and migration: R environment model code and raw output

This dataset represents a modeling effort intended to explore the impacts of oiling on migratory birds. The purpose of this model is to provide a first principles approach to predict potential biological impacts of altered energetics dynamics in north American migratory birds due to oiling of feathers. This data includes predicted theoretical impacts on migration timing, wintering latitude, starvation rates, and increased food uptake. This data was generated through model implementation in R (R Core Team 2020; Version 4.0.4).

Categories: Data; Tags: Columbia Environmental Research Center, Environmental Health, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, bioenergetics, All tags... biota, ecotoxicology, migration, migratory birds, modeling, oil spills, population energetics, simulation models, starvation, thermoregulation, Fewer tags

Data on the behavior of grass carp, silver carp, and bighead carp during laboratory exposures to the amino acids L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, and L-glutamic acid

These data pertain to behavior trials conducted on three different species of invasive carp in a laboratory setting between the dates of 29 April 2021 to 14 December 2021. The three species tested were grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon Idella), bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and silver carp (H. molitrix). The amino acids L-alanine, L-arginine, L-aspartic acid, and L‑glutamic acid were selected for this study to analyze how exposure may impact fish behavior, with a specific focus on avoidance and attraction. Each trial involved two individuals of the same species being exposed to one amino acid and a control water. Water inputs were on each end of the long exposure chamber and drained in the center to maintain...

Categories: Data; Tags: Amino acids, Aquatic Biology, Boone County, Missouri, Columbia Environmental Research Center, Ctenopharyngodon, All tags... Hypophthalmichthys, Invasive species, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), animal behavior, biota, olfactory receptors, Fewer tags

Occupancy model coefficients and observed co-occurrence simulations for sicklefin chub, sturgeon chub, and associated fishes in the Missouri River

Extant population monitoring and habitat assessment data sets of benthic species were used as inputs for occupancy models focused on Sicklefin and Sturgeon chub with the goals of describing temporal, spatial, and environmental factors associated with occupancy patterns of each chub species, assessing co-occurrence of the two species, and determining relationships between co-occurrence and environmental factors. We also used three-species occupancy models to assess co-occurrence of these chubs with other primarily benthic species. This data set is comprised of the outputs of these models.

Categories: Data; Tags: Aquatic Biology, Missouri River, USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), aquatic biology, benthic ecosystems, All tags... biota, computational methods, fish, habitats, occupancy model, population and community ecology, species co-occurrence, statistical analysis, Fewer tags

Bird detections from multi-species point surveys at lowland forest restoration sites, Indiana, United States, April – June 2016, with resampling code

These data pertain to bird point surveys collected from 30 April 2016 to 12 May 2016 and 23 May 2016 to 25 June 2016 at four bottomland hardwood restoration sites in northeastern Indiana. The data are a single monitoring occasion with the purpose of documenting bird communities across these sites. During the time of collection, sites contained areas of hardwood planting ranging in age from 2 to 22 years, mature forest, old fields, and cropland. Each site was surveyed at multiple, fixed bird survey points; each point was visited at least 7 times. Bird point surveys were conducted between sunrise and 11:00 Central Daylight Time, lasted 5 minutes, and aimed to record all bird species seen and heard within 100 meters...

Categories: Data; Tags: Birds, Ecological restoration, Ecology, Indiana, Midwest, All tags... USGS Science Data Catalog (SDC), Wildlife Biology, biodiversity conservation, biota, forest ecosystems, migratory species, species diversity, surveys, Fewer tags