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Flathead Catfish in Eastern Pennsylvania

A Bibliography of Flathead Catfish Literature

Ashley, K.W., and B. Buff. 1987. Food habits of flathead catfish in the Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 41:93-99.

Ashley, K.W., and R.T. Rachels. 1998. Changes in redbreast sunfish population characteristics in the Black and Lumber rivers, North Carolina, 1994-1997. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 52:29-38. Salinity tolerance of flathead catfish: implications for dispersal of introduced populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society.

Brown, J, J. Perillo, T. J. Kwak3 and R. J. Horwitz. In press. Implications of the Flathead Catfish Pylodictis olivaris Introduction into the Delaware and Susquehanna Drainages. Northeast Naturalist.

Bringolf, R.B., T.J. Kwak, W.G. Cope, and M.S. Larimore. In press. Carroll, B. B., and G. E. Hall. 1964. Growth of catfish in Norris Reservoir, Tennessee. Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science 39:86-91.

Dames, H.R., and T.G. Coon. 1989. Movements of channel and flathead catfish between the Missouri River and a tributary, Perche Creek. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 118:670-679.

Etnier, D.A., and W.C. Starnes. 1993. The Fishes of Tennessee. University of Tennessee Press, Knoxville, TN. 681 pp.

Fuller, P.L., L.G. Nico, and J.D. Williams. 1999. Nonindigenous Fishes Introduced into Inland Waters of the United States. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 27, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 613 pp.

Funk, J.L. 1955. Movement of stream fishes in Missouri. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 85:39-57.

Guier, C.R., L.E. Nichols, and R.T. Rachels. 1981. Biological investigation of flathead catfish in the Cape Fear River. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 35:607-621.

Jackson, D.C. 1999. Flathead catfish: biology, fisheries and management. Pp. 23-35, In E.R. Irwin, W.A. Hubert, C.F. Rabeni, H.L. Schramm, Jr., and T. Coon (Eds.). Catfish 2000: Proceedings of the International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 516 pp.

Jenkins, R.E., and N.M. Burkhead. 1994. Freshwater Fishes of Virginia. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 1079 pp.

Kwak, T.J., W.E. Pine, D.S. Waters, J.A. Rice, J.E. Hightower, and R.L. Noble. 2004. Population dynamics and ecology of introduced flathead catfish: phase 1 final report. Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Project F-68, Study Number 1, Final Report, Submitted to Division of Inland Fisheries, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Raleigh, NC. 217 pp.

Maharaj, V., J. McGurrin, J. Carpenter. 1998. The economic impact of trout fishing on the Delaware River Tailwaters in New York. Report prepared for the American Sportsfishing Assocation and Trout Unlimited. Washington, D.C. 34 pp.

Minckley, W.L. and J.E. Deacon. 1959. Biology of the flathead catfish in Kansas. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 88:344-355.

Munger, C.R., G.R. Wilde, and B.J. Follis. 1994. Flathead catfish age and size at maturation in Texas. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 14:403-408.

Nash, M.K., and E.R. Irwin. 1999. Use of otoliths versus pectoral spines for aging adult flathead catfish. Pp. 309-316, In E.R. Irwin, W.A. Hubert, C.F. Rabeni, H.L. Schramm, Jr., and T. Coon (Eds.). Catfish 2000: Proceedings of the International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 516 pp.

Page, L.M., and B.M Burr. 1991. A Field Guide to Freshwater Fishes of North America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, MA. 432 pp.

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission. 2002. Information paper. Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris. http://sites.state.pa.us/PA_Exec/Fish_Boat/flathinf.htm

Pine, W. E., III. 2003. Population ecology of introduced flathead catfish. Ph.D. dissertation. North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. 183 pp.

Quinn, S.P. 1987. Stomach contents of flathead catfish in the Flint River, Georgia. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 41:85-92. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. pp. 46-62.

Roell, M.J. and D.J. Orth 1993. Trophic Basis of Production of Stream-Dwelling Smallmouth Bass, Rock Bass, and Flathead Catfish in Relation to Invertebrate Bait Harvest. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 1993;122:46-62

Skains, J.A., and D.C. Jackson. 1993. Linear ranges of large flathead catfish in two Mississippi streams. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 47:539-546.

Smullen, J.T., J.H. Sharp, R.W. Garvine, and H.H. Haskin. 1983. River flow and salinity. Pp. 9-25, In J.H Sharp (Ed.). The Delaware Estuary: Research as Background for Estuary Management and Development. Delaware River and Bay Authority Report. Lewes, DE. 340 pp.

St. Pierre, R.A. 2003. A case history: American shad restoration on the Susquehanna River. Pp. 315-321, In K.E. Limburg, and J.R. Waldman (Eds.). Biodiversity, Status, and Conservation of the World's Shads. American Fisheries Society Symposium 35, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 369 pp.

Susquehanna River Anadromous Fish Restoration Cooperative. 2002-2004. Restoration of American shad to the Susquehanna River. Annual Progress Reports for 2001-2003. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Harrisburg, PA.

Thomas, M.E. 1993. Monitoring the effects of introduced flathead catfish on sport fish populations in the Altamaha River, Georgia. Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies 47:531-538.

Trautman, M. B. 1957. The Fishes of Ohio. Ohio State University Press, Columbus, OH. 683 pp.

Vokoun, J.C. 2003. Movement and habitat use of flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) in two Missouri interior streams. Ph.D. dissertation. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. 186 pp.

Weller, R.R., and M.R. Geihsler. 1999. Angler attitudes concerning the management of the introduced flathead catfish in the Altamaha River system, Georgia. Pp. 435-442, In E.R. Irwin, W.A. Hubert, C.F. Rabeni, H.L. Schramm, Jr., and T. Coon (Eds.). Catfish 2000: Proceedings of the International Ictalurid Symposium. American Fisheries Society Symposium 24, American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. 516 pp.