University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Salmon homing

A Scientific Life, In Pictures – Art Hasler’s Son Will Recap His Dad’s Career Sept. 14th

Art Hasler discovered how salmon find their way home from the sea. He modernized limnology and firmly established the University of Wisconsin as a leading center of freshwater sciences. He served in Germany at the conclusion of World War II. He, in short, had a remarkable life.  And his son, Fritz, has the pictures to …

Art Hasler, Bluntnose Minnows and How Salmon Get Back Home

Happy Fish Fry Day! It’s the day that, like restaurants across Wisconsin, we put fish on our menu. Today’s main course – bluntnose minnows. As we tackle the “Fishes of Wisconsin” challenge, striving to write a post for each of the 183 species of fish found in Wisconsin, one might expect to stumble across a …