| muskie lunacy: does the lunar cycle influence angler catch of muskellunge (esox masquinongy)? | we analyzed angling catch records for 341,959 muskellunge (esox masquinongy) from north america to test for a cyclic lunar influence on the catch. using periodic regression, we showed that the number caught was strongly related to the 29-day lunar cycle, and the effect was consistent across most fisheries. more muskellunge were caught around the full and new moon than at other times. at night, more muskellunge were caught around the full moon than the new moon. the predicted maximum relative eff ... | 2014 | 24871329 |
| ulcerative disease outbreak in crayfish orconectes propinquus linked to saprolegnia australis in big muskellunge lake, wisconsin. | crayfish populations in the area of the north temperate lakes long term ecological research (lter) project, wisconsin, usa, have been monitored for >25 yr. in 2005, native crayfish orconectes propinquus from big muskellunge lake were found with ulcerated lesions in the cuticle. in 2006, lesions occurred in 9.5% of sampled crayfish from the lake (n=3146). ulcers generally occurred on the appendages of affected individuals but varied in location and severity. the prevalence of ulcers varied widely ... | 2010 | 20853742 |