Supplementation of taurine and methionine to all-plant protein diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

…, AM Teague, KA Johansen, KE Overturf, B Shepherd - Aquaculture, 2007 - Elsevier
Taurine has been demonstrated to be a conditionally indispensable nutrient for several
carnivorous fish species. Currently, trout feeds contain reduced levels of fishmeal which had …

Lethal and sublethal effects of atrazine, carbaryl, endosulfan, and octylphenol on the streamside salamander (Ambystoma barbouri)

JR Rohr, AA Elskus, BS Shepherd… - … and Chemistry: An …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
Aricultural contaminants may be contributing to worldwide amphibian declines, but little is
known about which agrichemicals pose the greatest threat to particular species. One reason …

Osmoregulatory actions of growth hormone and prolactin in an advanced teleost

T Sakamoto, BS Shepherd, SS Madsen… - General and …, 1997 - Elsevier
To date, growth hormone (GH) is known to contribute to seawater adaptation only in salmonid
fishes (primitive Euteleostei). Accordingly, the effects of homologous GH and two forms of …

Multiple stressors and salamanders: effects of an herbicide, food limitation, and hydroperiod

JR Rohr, AA Elskus, BS Shepherd, PH Crowley… - Ecological …, 2004 - JSTOR
Amphibian populations can be affected adversely by multiple biotic and abiotic stressors
that together can contribute to their local and global decline. We focused on the combined …

Somatotropic actions of the homologous growth hormone and prolactins in the euryhaline teleost, the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus

BS Shepherd, T Sakamoto… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
It is increasingly clear that growth hormone (GH) has growth-promoting effects in fishes, which
are mediated in part by the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I. Growth-promoting actions of …

Endocrine and orexigenic actions of growth hormone secretagogues in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

BS Shepherd, JK Johnson, JT Silverstein… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2007 - Elsevier
The effects of growth hormone secretagogues (GHSs) on the teleost somatotropic axis are
poorly understood, particularly with respect to insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and the IGF-…

[HTML][HTML] Chronic exposure to high-density polyethylene microplastic through feeding alters the nutrient metabolism of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens)

…, RJ Newton, M Zohn, SJ Teh, AM Watson, B Shepherd… - Animal Nutrition, 2022 - Elsevier
Microplastics are emergent contaminants threatening aquatic organisms including aquacultured
fish. This study investigated the effects of high-density polyethylene (HDPE, 100 to 125 …

Effects of environmental salinity and 17α-methyltestosterone on growth and oxygen consumption in the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus

RT Sparks, BS Shepherd, B Ron, NH Richman III… - … and Physiology Part B …, 2003 - Elsevier
Effects of environmental salinity and 17α-methyltestosterone (MT) on growth and oxygen
consumption were examined in the tilapia, Oreochromis mossambicus. Yolk-sac fry were …

Hormonal control of osmoregulation in the channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus

SM Eckert, T Yada, BS Shepherd, MH Stetson… - General and …, 2001 - Elsevier
Prolactin (PRL) is an important hormone for freshwater adaptation in many teleost species.
In some euryhaline fishes, growth hormone (GH) and cortisol are involved in seawater …

Purification, cDNA cloning, and characterization of ghrelin in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus

H Kaiya, BC Small, AL Bilodeau, BS Shepherd… - General and …, 2005 - Elsevier
The ghrelin peptide and cDNA encoding precursor protein were isolated from the stomach
of a channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus. Catfish ghrelin is a 22-amino acid peptide with a …