[Cover] Percis III: the Third International Percid Fish Symposium, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., July 2003

[Title page] Proceedings of PERCIS III, the Third International Percid Fish Symposium, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.A., July 20-24, 2003, pp. [i]-ii

Contents, pp. iii-viii

[Foreword] Forward, Malison, Jeffrey pp. ix ff.

(Thematic Area Summaries) Percid aquaculture: current status and future research needs, Malison, Jeffrey; Kestemont, Patrick; Summerfelt, Robert pp. 1 ff.

(Thematic Area Summaries) Ecology and evolution of darters: current status and future research needs, Piller, Kyle pp. 3 ff.

(Thematic Area Summaries) Percid ecology: current status and future research needs, Stepien, Carol A.; Roseman, Edward F. pp. 5-6

(Thematic Area Summaries) Percid management: current status and future research needs, Roseman, Edward pp. 7 ff.

(Thematic Area Summaries) Yellow perch in the Great Lakes: current status and future research needs, Heyer, Christopher pp. 9 ff.

(History) History of percis, Colby, Peter J., et al. pp. 11-12

(Aquaculture) Intra-cohort survival and growth characteristics in full- and half-siblings of Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis fry, Babiak, Igor, et al. pp. 13-14

(Aquaculture) Stress responses of walleye and walleye x sauger hybrids, Barry, Terence P., et al. pp. 15-16

(Aquaculture) Seasonal variations in fatty acid composition and hepatic status of wild Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) during a maturation cycle, Blanchard, Gersande; Druart, Xavier; Kestemont, Patrick pp. 17-18

(Aquaculture) Enhancing gas bladder inflation in larval walleye: comparison of two methods for removing an oily film from the water surface of culture tanks, Boggs, Charles T.; Summerfelt, Robert C. pp. 19-20

(Aquaculture) Variation among stocks of walleye(): length at hatch, and larval development, Bristow, Brian T.; Summerfelt, Robert C. pp. 21-22

(Aquaculture) Dietary lipid studies with yellow perch (Perca flavescens), Brown, Paul, et al. pp. 23-24

(Aquaculture) Growth of yellow perch exposed to different factors in tanks, Dick, Terry A., et al. pp. 25-26

(Aquaculture) Biology and control of the Eurasian perch Perca fluviatilis reproductive cycle, Fontaine, Pascal, et al. pp. 27-28

(Aquaculture) Semi-intensive larval rearing of pike-perch, Stizostedion lucioperca, Gielen, Murielle, et al. pp. 29-30

(Aquaculture) Food chain dynamics and diets of larval and post-larval yellow perch in culture ponds, Hartleb, Christopher F. pp. 31-32

(Aquaculture) Production characteristics of hybrid walleye (Sander vitreus female x S. canadensis male) reared to food size in ponds, Held, James A.; Malison, Jeffrey A.; Barry, Terence P. pp. 33-34

(Aquaculture) Stocking densities and culture environments to habituate walleye fingerlings to formulated feed, Johnson, J. Alan; Rudacille, James B. pp. 35-36

(Aquaculture) Experimental diet formulations for intensive culture of walleye fry, Johnson, J. Alan; Moore, Alan; Barrows, Rick pp. 37-38

(Aquaculture) Feeding and nutrition in European percid fishes -- a review, Kestemont, Patrick, et al. pp. 39-40

(Aquaculture) Onset of sex-related dimorphic growth in juvenile hybrid walleye (Sander vitreus female x S. canadensis male), Malison, Jeffrey A., et al. pp. 41-42

(Aquaculture) Growth and reproductive development of triploid and shocked and unshocked diploid perch (Perca flavescens) reared to adult size under selected environmental conditions, Malison, Jeffrey A.; Held, James A.; Barry, Terence P. pp. 43-44

(Aquaculture) Effects of exogenous sex steroids and their inhibitors on growth, food intake and endocrine parameters in juvenile Eurasian perch, Mandiki, S. N. M., et al. pp. 45-46

(Aquaculture) Hybridization of Eurasian and yellow perch increases growth rate in offspring, Mandiki, S. N. M., et al. pp. 47-48

(Aquaculture) Genetic growth improvement of Perca fluviatilis: a review, Mélard, Charles, et al. pp. 49-50

(Aquaculture) An estimate of optimal turbidity to maximize survival and growth rate of larval walleye in intensive culture, Phillips, Todd A.; Summerfelt, Robert C. pp. 51-52

(Aquaculture) Sex determinism in Eurasian perch, Perca fluviatilis: effect of genetic and enviromental factors, Rougeot, Carole pp. 53-54

(Aquaculture) Larval study on pikeperch Stizostedion lucioperca: effects of weaning age and diets (live and formulated) on survival, growth, cannibalism, deformity and stress resistance, Xu, Xueliang, et al. pp. 55-56

(Ecology and evolutionary biology of darters) "Spreitzer" vertebrae, a unique character found only in Ammocrypta (crystal and sand darters), Bruner, John Clay pp. 57-58

(Ecology and evolutionary biology of darters) Molecular phylogenetics of Etheostomatinae (Teleostei, Percidae): insights from combining cytochrome b and 12S ribosomal RNA mitochondrial DNA variation, Sloss, Brian L.; Billington, Neil pp. 59-60

(Ecology) Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum) in British Columbia: an example of high production in an invertebrate-based prey system in the Peace region, Baccante, D. A. (Nick); Down, N. E. (Ted) pp. 61-62

(Ecology) Quantitative aspects of percids ecology: an overview of Russian studies, Bobyrev, Alexander pp. 63-64

(Ecology) Percids as invaders in Russia: a review, Dgebuadze, Yury Yu pp. 65-66

(Ecology) Size-dependent predation on juvenile fish by perch and pikeperch in relation to prey fish availability, Dörner, H., et al. pp. 67-68

(Ecology) Persistence of upper Great Lakes walleye (Sander vitreus) populations in relation to river flow, Eshenroder, Randy L. pp. 69-70

(Ecology) Diet of piscivorous perch (Perca fluviatilis (L.)) in Lake Höytiäinen, eastern Finland, during a low-density state of vendace (Coregonus albula (L.)), Haakana, Helena; Huuskonen, Hannu; Karjalainen, Juha pp. 71-72

(Ecology) Pikeperch in Finnish lakes: information gained from mail survey, Lappalainen, Jyrki pp. 73-74

(Ecology) Temperature dependence of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) recruitment, Linløkken, Arne pp. 75-76

(Ecology) Advantages of perch (Perca fluviatilis) seasonal migrations to brackish waters, Ložys, Linas pp. 77-78

(Ecology) Recruitment patterns of walleye and sauger in the lower Wisconsin River, Lyons, John pp. 79-80

(Ecology) An interplay between foraging and antipredator behavior in 0+ perch (Perca fluviatilis) at the demersal phase, Mikheev, Victor N.; Wanzenbock, Josef; Pasternak, Anna F. pp. 81-82

(Ecology) A survey of genetic variation among yellow perch (Perca flavescens) populations determined from allozyme and mitochondrial DNA data, Moyer, Gregory R.; Billington, Neil pp. 83-84

(Ecology) Structure and dynamics of an unexploited yellow perch population, Niewinski, Brian C.; Ferreri, C. Paola pp. 85-86

(Ecology) Life history traits of the pikeperch Sander lucioperca (L.) in the southern outskirt of its distribution area, Poulet, Nicolas, et al. pp. 87-88

(Ecology) Impact of zander stocking on perch and pike in a mesotrophic lake, Schulze, Torsten, et al. pp. 89-90

(Ecology) Risk analysis and genetic identity of the Eurasian source population for the ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus) invasion in the Great Lakes, Stepien, Carol A., et al. pp. 91-92

(Ecology) An analysis of genetic risk to a native spawning stock of walleye Sander vitreus due to stocking in Cattaraugus Creek, Stepien, Carol A.; Taylor, Clifford D.; Einhouse, Donald pp. 93-94

(Ecology) Long-term trends in the timing of the spawning season of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) in the north basin of Windermere, U.K., Winfield, Ian J., et al. pp. 95-96

(Ecology) Coexistence of the Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) and an introduced population of ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernuus): an 11 year study, Winfield, Ian J.; Fletcher, Janice M.; James, J. Ben pp. 97-98

(Ecology) Pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) stocks and fisheries in German southern Baltic lagoons, Winkler, Helmut M.; Gröger, Joachim pp. 99-100

(General biology) Hybridization between sauger and walleye in Lewis and Clark Lake, South Dakota, determined by protein electrophoresis, Billington, Neil, et al. pp. 101-102

(General biology) Influence of temperature and depth on spawning site selection of pikeperch (Sander lucioperca (L.)) in the Helsinki Sea area, Fontell, Erkki; Lehtonen, Hannu; Lappalainen, Jyrki pp. 103-104

(General biology) Trophic feeding of yellow perch using food habits, stable isotopes and parasites, Johnson, Michael W.; Hesslein, Ray; Dick, Terry A. pp. 105-106

(General biology) Ontogenetic patterns and interspecific variability in external morphology of three sympatric Gymnocephalus species, Kováč, Vladimír; Katina, Stanislav pp. 107-108

(General biology) Distribution of young-of-the-year percids in European reservoirs, Matěna, Josef, et al. pp. 109-110

(General biology) Histopathological changes during pikeperch Sander lucioperca swim bladder development, Teresa, Ostaszewska pp. 111-112

(Management) Contribution of stocked walleyes (Sander vitreus) to the statewide harvest in Minnesota, Jacobson, Peter C. pp. 113-114

(Management) Biological reference points for management of walleye (Sander vitreus) fisheries, Lester, Nigel P.; Morgan, George pp. 115-116

(Management) Application of biological reference points to evaluate the status of walleye (Sander vitreus) in Ontario, Morgan, George; Lester, Nigel; Morris, Todd pp. 117-118

(Management) Effects of walleye stocking on the fish community of Lake Thirteen, Pierce, Rodney B. pp. 119-120

(Management) Are percid fish overestimated by gillnet sampling?, Prchalová, Marie; Kubečka, Jan pp. 121-122

(Management) The effect of stocking size on survival of fingerling pikeperch (Sander lucioperca), Ruuhijärvi, Jukka; Salminen, Matti pp. 123-124

(Management) Management of Lake Lohjanjärvi pikeperch (Sander lucioperca) -- a fading success?, Salminen, Matti; Ruuhijärvi, Jukka pp. 125-126

(Management) Monitoring hatchery use of spawning walleye in Lake Diefenbaker, Saskatchewan (Canada), Wallace, Robert G.; Jensen, Ronald E.; Murphy, Kevin M. pp. 127-128

(Yellow perch recovery and management) Collapse of the yellow perch fishery in Les Cheneaux Islands, Lake Huron and possible causes, Fielder, David G. pp. 129-130

(Yellow perch recovery and management) Genetic variation and spawning population structure in Lake Erie yellow perch, Perca flavescens: a comparison with a Maine population, Ford, Alexander M.; Stepien, Carol A. pp. 131-132

(Yellow perch recovery and management) Recruitment failure of perch populations in the Baltic, Ljunggren, Lars, et al. pp. 133-134

(Yellow perch recovery and management) Another yellow perch population decline in the 1990s: the Lake St. Pierre case study, St. Lawrence River, Quebec, Mailhot, Yves; Dumont, Pierre pp. 135-136 ff.

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