Another Hawaiian Field Season Completed

Dr. Schoenfuss once again visited field sites in Hawai'i during March 2012 to continue his long-term studies of Hawaiian stream ecology. With the help from collaborators from Clemson University, the University of Minnesota, and support from the Division of Aquatic Resources (Department of Land and Natural Resources, State of Hawai'i) another successful field season was completed.

This field season was used to answer questions regarding the physiology of fish muscle that allows for the climbing of tall waterfalls; the ability of prey from different Hawaiian islands to escape predators; and the anatomy of the jaw apparatus as it relates to feeding and climbing in Sicyopterus stimpsoni.