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Water We Talking About? Giant Water Bugs And Worms That are Flat!

Posted on April 3, 2020

We suddenly live in a world where virtual learning is all the rage. So we decided to launch a new series for our blog as a way to help adults entertain the kids they now …

Posted in Water We Talking About?Tagged gar, giant water bugs, homeschool, planaria, science communication, Solomon David, study at home, Water We Talking About?

Fish Fry Day Goes Primitive

Posted on September 20, 2013

Happy Fish Fry Day, Folks! It’s the day when we (sometimes!) feature fish on the blog and any restaurant worth its salt features fish on the menu here in Wisconsin. Today we’re just going to …

Posted in Fish, Fish Fry Day, Graduate Student Research, Post Doc ResearchTagged Dan oele, Fish Fry Day, gar, pike, primitive fishes, Shedd Aquarium, Solomon David

Muckraking Mendota: A Brief History of Fish

Posted on August 30, 2013

Last week, like every week this summer, I was out on the water looking for stories about Madison’s lakes. But, this time, I had company. One of the cooler summer jobs at the Center for …

Posted in Fish, Fish Fry Day, Global Change & Long-Term Ecology, Muckraking MendotaTagged fish crew, gar, Lake Mendota, Lake Wingra, lter, smallmouth bass

Thinking “Big” May Not Be Best Approach to Saving Large-River Fish

Posted on April 8, 2013

Large-river specialist fishes—from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub – are in danger. According to a new study, in the U.S. 60 out of 68 species, or 88% …

Posted in CFL In The News, Fish, Hasler LabTagged Brenda Pracheil, catfish, Center for Limnology, Fronteirs in Ecology, gar, Mississippi River, paddlefish, sturgeon, UW-Madison

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