Michael Farrington

University of New Mexico | UNM · Department of Biology

Environmental temperature shapes the ontogeny of ectotherms by influencing rates of growth and development which can be key determinants of survival. Whereas the escalating impacts of water management on freshwater ecosystems is well documented, the effects of cold‐water releases from dams—which can alter downstream temperatures—remains relatively...

Pelagic-broadcast spawning riverine fishes (pelagophils), species that produce eggs and larvae that drift laterally and downstream with the current, are declining throughout their native ranges in North America. Persistence and recolonization of pelagophils require upstream dispersal of later life stages; however, observations of dispersal are limi...

In the San Juan River, the recruitment of early ontogenetic stages of federally endangered Razorback Sucker Xyrauchen texanus to subadult or adult stages is rare. Opercular deformities have been detected in larval and early juvenile Razorback Suckers in the San Juan River and were investigated as an impediment to recovery of the species. Larval and...