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Dr.
Jason Vokoun | Assistant Professor
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Education | Undergraduate Courses | Research
Interests | Work
Experience | Publications
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| Education |
| Ph.D. 2003 |
University of Missouri, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences |
| M.S. 1999 |
University of Missouri, Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences |
| B.S. 1996 |
University of Nebraska, Forestry, Fisheries, and Wildlife |
| Undergraduate Courses |
| NRE 1235 |
Environmental Conservation |
| NRE 3205 |
Stream Ecology |
| NRE 4335 |
Fisheries Management |
| Research
Interests |
| Resource selection and habitat use of aquatic species; statistical modeling of habitat use; fish movement and migration; conservation of stream ecosystems; species of special conservation concern; fisheries sampling issues dealing with sample sizes and effort |
| Work
Experience |
| 2004 - Present University of Connecticut, Assistant Professor |
| 1999 University of Missouri, Research Associate |
| Publications |
| Manuscripts |
| • Kanno, Y., J.C. Vokoun, and M. Beauchene. In Press. Development of dual fish multi-metric indices of biological condition for streams with characteristic thermal gradients and low species richness. Ecological Indicators. |
• Ellis, D., and J.C. Vokoun. 2009. Earlier spring warming of coastal streams and implications for alewife migration timing. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:1584-1589. |
• Kanno, Y., J.C. Vokoun, D.C. Dauwalter, R.M. Hughes, A.T. Herlihy, T.R. Maret, and T.M. Patton. 2009. Influence of rare species on electrofishing distance when estimating species richness of stream and river reaches. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 138:1240-1251. |
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Dixon, C.J. and J.C. Vokoun. 2009. Burbot resource selection in small streams near the southern extent of the species range. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 18:234-246. |
• Kanno,Y., and J.C. Vokoun. 2008. Biogeography of Stream Fishes in Connecticut: Defining Faunal Regions and Assemblage Types. Northeastern Naturalist 14:557-576.
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| • Bourret, S.L., R.W. Tingley III, Y. Kanno, and J.C. Vokoun. 2008. Maximum daily consumption and specific daily metabolic demand of juvenile flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23:413-419. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2006. Summer diel activity and movement
paths of flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) in two Missouri streams. American Midland Naturalist 155:113-122. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2005. Home range and space use patterns
of flathead catfish during the summer/fall period in two Missouri
streams. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:509-517. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2005. Variation in an annual movement
cycle of flathead catfish within and between two Missouri watersheds. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., T.L. Guerrant, and C.F. Rabeni. 2003. Demographics and
chronology of a spawning aggregation of blue sucker (Cycleptus
elongatus) in the Grand River, Missouri, USA. Journal of Freshwater
Ecology 18:567-575. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2003. Recovery of prairie fish
assemblages at the transition from channelized to unchannelized:
implications for conservation of natural channels. Natural Areas Journal
23:349:355. |
| • Vokoun, J.C. 2003. Kernel density estimates of linear home range for
stream fishes: advantages and data requirements. North American Journal
of Fisheries Management 23:1020-1029. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2002. Distribution of channel catfish
life stages in a prairie river basin. The Prairie Naturalist 34:47-58. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and D.B. Noltie. 2002. Evidence for the inheritance of
alarm substance recognition in Johnny darter (Etheostoma nigrum). American Midland Naturalist 147:400-403. |
| • Strange, K.T., J.C. Vokoun, and D.B. Noltie. 2002. Thermal tolerance
and growth differences in orangethroat darter (Etheostoma spectabile)
from thermally contrasting adjoining streams. American Midland
Naturalist 148:120-128. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., C.F. Rabeni, and J.S. Stanovick. 2001. Sample-size
requirements for evaluating population size-structure. North American
Journal of Fisheries Management 21:660-665. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2001. A standardized sampling protocol
for channel catfish in prairie streams. North American Journal of
Fisheries Management 21:188-197. |
| • Haney, D.C., J.C. Vokoun, and D.B. Noltie. 2001. Alarm pheromone
recognition in a Missouri darter assemblage. Journal of Fish Biology
59:810-817. |
| • Vokoun, J.C. 2000. Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus) foraging on
periodical cicadas (Magicicada spp.): territorial defense of
profitable pool positions. American Midland Naturalist 143:261-265. |
• Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 1999. Catfish sampling in rivers and
streams: a review of strategies, gears and methods. Pages 271-286 in
E.R. Irwin, W.A. Hubert, C.F. Rabeni, H.L. Schramm Jr., and T. Coon,
editors. Catfish 2000: proceedings of the international ictalurid
symposium. American Fisheries Society, Symposium 24, Bethesda,
Maryland. |
| Technical Publications |
| •Vokoun, J. C., and Y. Kanno. 2009. Evaluating effects of water withdrawals and impoundments on fish assemblages in Connecticut streams. Completion Report submitted to Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. University of Connecticut, Storrs. 31pp. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C. R. Perkins. 2008. Second statewide assessment of mercury contamination in fish tissue from Connecticut lakes (2005-2006). Completion Report submitted to Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. University of Connecticut, Storrs. 49pp. |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and C.F. Rabeni. 2000. Recovery of prairie fish assemblages at the transition from channelized to unchannelized: implications for conservation of natural channels. Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit. Completion Report. Columbia, Missouri. 25 pp |
| • Vokoun, J.C., and D.B. Noltie. 2000. Missouri state parks fish faunal survey. University of Missouri, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences. Completion Report. Columbia, Missouri. 169 pp |
| • Vokoun, J.C., S. Williams, L. Dorsey, S. Ermeling, and E. Nelson. 1997. Sampling the catfishes (Ictaluridae): an indexed bibliography. Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Columbia, Missouri. 27 pp |
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