Senior Project Advisor

Bodensteiner, Leo R., 1957-

Document Type

Project

Publication Date

Spring 2020

Keywords

acidification, swimming performance, rainbow trout

Abstract

Concern over the impacts of water acidification on fishes is growing due to their value commercially and ecologically. Although research has found that acidification negatively affects fish development, growth, and their ability to take up oxygen, little is known about how these effects translate to biomechanical changes in swimming behavior. We sought to determine whether freshwater acidification altered the performance and biomechanics of Oncorhynchus mykiss (rainbow trout) swimming using a circulating swim tunnel. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we were unable to complete our experiment, but we will provide our preliminary results, as well as a description of the experimental challenges we encountered and how we sought to overcome them.

Department

Environmental Sciences

Subjects - Topical (LCSH)

Rainbow trout--Effect of water acidification on; Rainbow trout--Locomotion

Genre/Form

student projects; term papers

Type

Text

Rights

Copying of this document in whole or in part is allowable only for scholarly purposes. It is understood, however, that any copying or publication of this document for commercial purposes, or for financial gain, shall not be allowed without the author’s written permission.

Language

English

Format

application/pdf

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