Dr. Wilhelm, UI Department of Fish and Wildlife

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University of Idaho
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources
PO Box 441136
Moscow, ID 83844-1136
(208) 885-6434
fish_wildlife@uidaho.edu

Frank Wilhelm
Assistant Professor
Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources

Ph.D. (1999) University of Alberta, Environmental
Science and Ecology, Edmonton, AB, Canada
M.S. (1994) Watershed Ecosystems, Trent University,
Peterborough, ON, Canada
B.S. (1991) Biology and Environmental Resource Science,
Trent University, Peterborough, ON, Canada

Fish and Wildlife Resources
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-1136
Office Phone: (208) 885-7218
Office Fax: (208) 885-9080
E-mail: fwilhelm@uidaho.edu

UI Limnology Lab

Experience:

2007 - Present	Assistant Professor, Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, University of Idaho
2001 - 2007	Assistant Professor of Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL
1991 - 2001	NSERC Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Otago, New Zealand
1998 - 1999	University of Alberta Dissertation Fellowship, University of Alberta, Canada
1996 - 1998	Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Scholarship , University of Alberta, Canada
1994 - 1996	NSERC Post-graduate Scholarship, University of Albert, Canada
1993 - 1994	Demonstrator/Technician, Biology Department, Trent University, Canada

Professional Interests:

Limnology
Lake restoration and management
Ecology of aquatic macroinvertebrates
Influence of temperature on life history and reproductive strategies
Predator-prey relationships (invert.-invert., fish-invert.)
Nutrient cycling through benthic-pelagic coupling

Courses:

NR 101 Exploring Natural Resources
Fish/Wildlife 102 The Fish and Wildlife Professions
Fish 415 Limnology
Fish 503 Advanced Limnology

Current Research:

Lab rearing and food web determination of an endangered cave amphipod and Long distance circulation control of cyanbacterial blooms
Bathymetry and sediment coring of Candlewick Lake
Long-term restoration of Campus Lake, Carbondale, IL

Current Graduate Students:

Cindy Adams, MS Environmental Science
Timothy Caldwell, MS Fishery Resources
Dan Nelson, MS Fishery Resources

Diversity of Publications:

Wilhelm, F.M. and Venarsky, M.P. (In Press). Variation in gnathopod morphology of cave amphipods and its use in determination of sex. Journal of Crustacean Biology.

Wilhelm, F.M. (In Press). Pollution of aquatic ecosystems I. Chapter 222 in Encyclopedia of Inland Waters. Edited by Likens, G.E. Elsevier.

Venarsky, M.P., Anderson, F.E. and Wilhelm, F.M. 2008. Population genetic study of the U.S. federally listed Illinios cave amphipod, Gammarus acherondytes. Conservation Genetics. DOI: 10.1007/s10592-008-9579-0.

Parker, B.R., Schindler, D.W., Wilhelm, F.M. Donald, D.B. 2007. Bull trout population response to reductions in angler effort and retention limits. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:848-859.

Wilhelm, F. M., Burns, C. W., and Closs, G. P. 2007. The seasonal diet of juvenile common bully in a coastal South Island, New Zealand, lake. Hydrobiologia 586: 303-312.

Venarsky, M. P., Wilhelm, F. M. and Anderson, F. E. 2007. Conservation strategies supported by non-lethal life history sampling of the U.S. federally listed Illinois cave amphipod, Gammarus acherondytes. Journal of Crustacean Biology 27:202-211.

Panno, S. V., Hackley, K. C., Kelly, W. R., Hwang, H. H., Wilhelm, F. M., Taylor, S. J. and Stiff, B. J. 2006. Potential effects of recurrent hypoxic conditions on the Illinois Cave amphipod. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 68: 54-62.

Venarsky, M. P. and Wilhelm, F. M. 2006. Use of clove oil to anaesthetize freshwater amphipods. Hydrobiologia 568: 425-432.

Wilhelm, F. M., Taylor, S. J., and Adams, G. L. 2006. Comparison of routine metabolic rates of the stygobite, Gammarus acherondytes (Amphipoda: Gammaridae), and the stygophile, Gammarus troglophilus. Freshwater Biology 51:1162-1174

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