Recent Publications

Oliver, L. P., C. A. Myrick, G. Fornshell, and K. D. Cain. 2024. Life History and Aquaculture Methods for Burbot (Lota lota). Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture:1-18.

Swarr, T. R., R. M. Fitzpatrick, and C. A. Myrick. 2023. Design, construction, and preliminary hydraulic evaluation of a model rock ramp fishway. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 43(4):935-946.

Farrell, C. J., B. M. Johnson, A. G. Hansen, C. A. Myrick, E. C. Anderson, T. A. Delomas, A. Schreier, D., and J. P. Van Eenenaam. 2022. Cytological and molecular approaches for ploidy determination: results from a wild walleye population. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 42(4): 849-856.

Swarr, T. R., C. A. Myrick, and R. M. Fitzpatrick. 2022. PIT tag retention, survival, and effects on swimming performance in a small-bodied fish, the Arkansas darter (Etheostoma cragini). Journal of Fish Biology 100(3):705-714.

Rogers, K. B., B. J. Sucher, B. W. Hodge, and C. A. Myrick. 2022. Thermal tolerance of Cutthroat Trout of the southern Rocky Mountains. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 79:2043-2055.

Farrell, C. J., B. M. Johnson, A. G. Hansen, and C. A. Myrick. 2022. Induced triploidy reduces mercury bioaccumulation in a piscivorous fish. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 79(2):200-212.

Vaage, B., and C. A. Myrick. 2022. Growth, metabolism, and dissolved oxygen tolerance of juvenile Burbot. Aquaculture 552:737980.

Vaage, B., and C. Myrick. 2021. The effects of acute and chronic exposure of ammonia on juvenile burbot (Lota lota) growth and survival. Aquaculture 542:736891.

D’Amico, T. W., D. L. Winkelman, T. R. Swarr, and C. A. Myrick. 2021. Retention of passive integrated transponder tags in a small-bodied catfish. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 41(1): 187 – 195.

Cramp, R. L., E. Rodgers, C. Myrick, J. Sakker, and C. E. Franklin. 2020. Using physiological and experimental tools to unlock barriers to fish passage in freshwater ecosystems. Conservation physiology: integrating physiology into animal conservation and management. Oxford University Press, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Myrick, C. A. 2020. Addressing non-salmonid fish passage in semi-arid regions: converging paths, continents apart. Colorado Water 37(1):15 – 18.

Happel, A., W. M. Sealey, C. A. Myrick, and M. S. Powell. 2020. Effects of varying dietary levels of digestible protein and digestible energy on growth performance in juvenile Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri). Aquaculture Reports 17:1-7.

Fornshell, G., C. A. Myrick, M. Powell, and W. M. Sealey. 2020. Feeds for the production of market-sized cutthroat trout. Western Regional Aquaculture Center – National Institute of Food and Agriculture, US Department of Agriculture, Seattle, WA.

Sinicrope Talley, T., N. Venuti, R. Starr, and C. A. Myrick. 2019. Evaluation of a White Seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) enhancement program in California. Pages 141-158 in Wildlife Management – Failures, Successes and Prospects. IntechOpen, London, UK.

Owens, C. E., W. M. Sealey, Z. B. Conley, G. Fornshell, and C. A. Myrick. 2017. Evaluating dietary impacts of commercial-type diets on the growth of Snake River cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii behnkei). Aquaculture 480:77-82.

Mora, D. S. O., M. D. Salman, C. A. Myrick, J. C. Rhyan, L. W. Miller, E. M. Sætre, and D. C. Eckery. 2017. Evaluation of antibody response to an adjuvanted hapten-protein vaccine as a potential inhibtor of sexual maturation for farmed Atlantic salmon. fish and Shellfish Immunology 71:255-263.

Gaylord, T. G., W. M. Sealey, F. T. Barrows, C. A. Myrick, and G. Fornshell. 2017. Evaluation of ingredient combinations from differing origins (fishmeal, terrestrial animal and plants) and two different formulated nutrient targets on rainbow trout growth and production efficiency. Aquaculture Nutrition 23(6):1319-1328.

California Sea Grant. 2017. Evaluation of the Ocean Resources Enhancement and Hatchery Program. Report submitted to California Department of Fish and wildlife, Project no. P1470005, CASG-17-010, San Diego, CA.

Swarr, T. R., and C. A. Myrick. 2016. Fish passage on the Front Range: research and application of fishways to improve habitat connectivity for fish. Colorado Water 33(4):24-25.

McMullin, S. L., V. DiCenzo, R. Essig, C. Bonds, R. DeBruyne, M. Kaemingk, M. Mather, C. Myrick, Q. Phelps, T. Sutton, and J. Triplett. 2016. Are we preparing the next generation of fisheries professionals to succeed in their careers? Fisheries 41(8):436-449.

Kaemingk, M., R. Essig, S. L. McMullin, C. Bonds, R. DeBruyne, C. Myrick, Q. Phelps, T. Sutton, and J. Triplett. 2016. Examining the relevancy and utility of the American Fisheries Society professional certification program to prepare future fisheries professionals. Fisheries 41(8):458-461.

Stapanian, M. A., and C. A. Myrick. 2015. Ecology, culture, and management of Burbot: an introduction. Hydrobiologia 757(1):1-2.

Myrick, C. A. 2015. Colorado Fisheries. W. Wei, editor Colorado Encyclopedia. Colorado Press, Fort Collins, Colorado.

Ham, B. R., C. A. Myrick, F. T. Barrows, C. J. Yeoman, G. C. Duff, M. G. Maskill, and W. M. Sealey. 2015. Feed characteristics alter growth efficiency of cutthroat trout. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management 6(1):83-91.

Underwood, Z. E., C. A. Myrick, and R. I. Compton. 2014. Comparative swimming performance of five Catostomus species and Roundtail chub. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 34(4):753-763.

Myrick, C. A., Z. E. Underwood, and K.-D. Kinzli. 2013. Supporting undergraduate education with realistic laboratory exercises and research experience. Fisheries 38(4):160-168.
Handelsman, C. A., E. D. Broder, C. M. Dalton, E. W. Ruell, C. A. Myrick, D. N. Reznick, and C. K. Ghalambor. 2013. Predator-induced phenotypic plasticity in metabolism and rate of growth: rapid adaptation to a novel environment. Integrative and Comparative Biology:1-14.

Underwood, Z. E., C. A. Myrick, and K. B. Rogers. 2012. Effect of acclimation temperature on the upper thermal tolerance of Colorado River cutthroat trout Oncorhynchus clarkii pleuriticus (Richardson). Journal of Fish Biology 80(7):2420-2433.

Lepak, J. M., K.-D. Kinzli, E. R. Fetherman, W. M. Pate, A. g. Hansen, E. I. Gardunio, C. N. Cathcart, W. L. Stacy, Z. E. Underwood, M. M. Brandt, C. A. Myrick, and B. M. Johnson. 2012. Manipulation of sport fish growth to reduce mercury bioaccumulation on a whole-system scale. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69(1):122-135.

Hoyer, S. A., and C. A. Myrick. 2012. Can copper-based substrates be used to protect hatcheries from invasion by the New Zealand mudsnail? North American Journal of Aquaculture 74(4):575-583.

Gardunio, E. I., and C. A. Myrick. 2012. Survival and retention rates for burbot (Lota lota) following surgical implantation of passive integrated transponders. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 32(5):1000-1004.

Ficke, A. D., M. C. Kondratieff, and C. A. Myrick. 2012. The effects of PIT tagging on the swimming performance and survival of three nonsalmonid freshwater fishes. Ecological Engineering 48(2012):86-91.

Myrick, C. A., and S. K. Conlin. 2011. Preliminary tests of responses of New Zealand mudsnail to copper-based substrates. North American Journal of Aquaculture 73(3):327-331.

Myrick, C. A. 2011. Physiology of fish in culture environments. Pages 2084 – 2090 in A. P. Farrell, J. J. Cech, Jr., J. Richards, and D. E. Stevens, editors. Encyclopedia of fish physiology: from genome to environment., volume 3. Academic Press, San Diego.

Gardunio, E. I., C. A. Myrick, R. A. Ridenour, R. M. Keith, and C. J. Amadio. 2011. Invasion of illegally introduced burbot in the Upper Colorado River basin. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 27(s1):36 – 42.

Ficke, A. D., C. A. Myrick, and N. Jud. 2011. The swimming and jumping ability of three small Great Plains fishes: implications for fishway design. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 140(6):1521-1531.

Fetherman, E. R., D. L. Winkelman, G. J. Schisler, and C. A. Myrick. 2011. The effects of Myxobolus cerebralis on the physiological performance of whirling disease resistant and susceptible strains of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 23(4):169-177.

Monirian, J. R., Z. A. Sutphin, and C. A. Myrick. 2010. Effects of acclimation temperature and handling stress on the upper thermal tolerance of threadfin shad. Journal of Fish Biology 76(6):1329-1342.

Kinzli, K.-D., and C. A. Myrick. 2010. Bendway weirs: would they create habitat for the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow. River Research and Applications 26(7):806-822.
Myrick, C. A. 2009. Managing stream fish movements in Colorado: past and present research in the Fish Physiological Ecology Laboratory at Colorado State University. Colorado Water 26(2):5-7.

Myrick, C. A. 2009. A low-cost system for capturing and analyzing the motion of aquatic organisms. Journal of the North American Benthological Society 28(1):101-109.

Kindschi, G. A., C. A. Myrick, F. T. Barrows, M. Toner, W. C. Fraser, J. Ilgen, and L. Beck. 2009. Performance of Yellowstone and Snake River cutthroat trout fry fed seven different diets. North American Journal of Aquaculture 71(4):325-329.

Ficke, A. D., and C. A. Myrick. 2009. A method for monitoring movements of small fishes in urban streams. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29(5):1444-1453.

Deisenroth, D., C. Bond, S. Davies, J. Loomis, A. Seidl, A. Davies, C. A. Myrick, K. Fitzsimmons, G. Fornshell, F. Conte, and J. Boren. 2009. Economic contributions of the aquacultural suppliers of recreational fish in the western US. Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics 34(3):540-541.

Sutphin, Z. A., C. A. Myrick, and M. M. Brandt. 2007. Swimming performance of Sacramento splittail injected with subcutaneous marking agents. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27(4):1378–1382.

Ficke, A. D., C. A. Myrick, and L. J. Hansen. 2007. Potential impacts of global climate change on freshwater fisheries. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 17(4):581–613.

Kondratieff, M. C., and C. A. Myrick. 2006. How high can brook trout jump?  A laboratory evaluation of brook trout jumping performance. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135(2):361–370.

Myrick, C. A., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2005. Effects of temperature on the growth, food consumption and thermal tolerance of age-0 Nimbus-strain steelhead. North American Journal of Aquaculture 67(4):324–330.

Kondratieff, M. C., and C. A. Myrick. 2005. Two adjustable waterfalls for evaluating fish jumping performance. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134(2):503–508.

Brandt, M. M., J. P. Holloway, C. A. Myrick, and M. C. Kondratieff. 2005. Effects of waterfall dimensions and light intensity on age-0 brook trout jumping performance. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134(2):496–502.

Myrick, C. A., D. K. Folgner, and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2004. An annular chamber for aquatic animal preference studies. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 133(2):426–432.

Myrick, C. A., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2004. Temperature effects on juvenile salmonids in California’s central valley:  what don’t we know? Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries 14(1):113–123.

Myrick, C. A., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2003. The physiological performance of golden trout at water temperatures of 10 – 19°C. California Fish and Game 89(1):20–29.

Myrick, C. A., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2002. Growth of American River fall-run chinook salmon in California’s Central Valley: Temperature and ration effects. California Fish and Game 88(1):35 – 44.

Myrick, C. A. 2002. Ecological impacts of escaped organisms. Pages 225-245 in J. R. Tomasso, editor. Aquaculture and the environment in the United States. United States Aquaculture Society/World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.

Myrick, C. A., and J. J. Cech, Jr. 2000. Temperature influences on California rainbow trout physiological performance. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 22(3):245-254.

Myrick, C. A., and J. J. Cech. 2000. Swimming performances of four California stream fishes: temperature effects. Environmental Biology of Fishes 58(3):289-295.