Publications

2020

Putland, R.L., Rogers, L.S., Guiffrida, B.A., Mensinger, A.F., (2020), “Anesthetic effects of AQUI-S 20E ® (eugenol) on the afferent neural activity of the oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau), Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, doi: 10.1007/s10695-020-00874-w

Putland, R. L. & Mensinger, A. F. (2020). Exploring the soundscape of small freshwater lakes. Ecological Informatics, 101018. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2019.101018

2019

Rogers, L.S., Putland, R.L., & Mensinger, A.F. (2019) The effect of biological and anthropogenic sound exposure on the auditory sensitivity of Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus tau. Journal of Comparative Physiology A. doi: 10.1007/s00359-019-01381-x

Putland, R. L. & Mensinger, A. F. (2019). Acoustic deterrents to manage fish populations. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. doi: 10.1007/s11160-019-09583-x

Butler, J.M., Whitlow, S.M., Rogers, L.S., Putland, R.L. Mensinger, A.F., & Maruska, K.P. (2019). Reproductive-state dependent plasticity in the visual system of an African cichlid fish. Hormones and Behavior. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2019.06.003

Nissen, A. C., Vetter, B. J., Rogers, L. S., & Mensinger, A. F. (2019). Impacts of broadband sound on silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead (H. nobilis) carp hearing thresholds determined using auditory evoked potential audiometry. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s10695-019-00657-y

Van Wert, J. C., & Mensinger, A. F. (2019). Seasonal and Daily Patterns of the Mating Calls of the Oyster Toadfish, Opsanus tau. The Biological Bulletin, 236(2), 000-000.

Mensinger, A. F., Van Wert, J. C., & Rogers, L. S. (2019). Lateral line sensitivity in free-swimming toadfish Opsanus tau. Journal of Experimental Biology, 222(2), jeb190587. 1. doi: 10.1242/jeb.190587

2018

Vetter, B. J., Rogers, L. S., & Mensinger, A. F. (2018). The effect of light stimuli on dark‐adapted visual sensitivity in invasive silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and bighead carp H. nobilis. Journal of fish biology. doi: 10.1111/jfb.13880

Cardinal, E. A., Radford, C. A., & Mensinger, A. F. (2018). Potential role of the anterior lateral line in sound localization in toadfish (Opsanus tau). Journal of Experimental Biology, 221(23), jeb180679.

Putland, R. L., Mackiewicz, A. G., & Mensinger, A. F. (2018). Localizing individual soniferous fish using passive acoustic monitoring. Ecological informatics, 48, 60-68.

Radford, C. A., Putland, R. L., & Mensinger, A. F. (2018). Barking mad: The vocalisation of the John Dory, Zeus faber. PloS one, 13(10), e0204647.

Mensinger, A. F., Putland, R. L., & Radford, C. A. (2018). The effect of motorboat sound on Australian snapper Pagrus auratus inside and outside a marine reserve. Ecology and evolution, 8(13), 6438-6448.

B.J. Vetter, M.K. Brey, and A.F. Mensinger. 2018. Reexamining the frequency range of hearing in silver (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) and bighead (H. nobilis) carp. Public Library of Science. 13:0192561.

2017

B.J. Vetter, R.D. Calfee, and A.F. Mensinger. 2017. Management implications of broadband sound in modulating wild silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) behavior. Management of Biological Invasions. 8:371-376.

L.S. Rogers, J.C. Van Wert, and A.F. Mensinger. 2017. An implantable two axis micromanipulator made with a 3D printer for recording neural activity in free-swimming fish. Journal of neurosicence methods. 288:29-33.

K.A. Murchy, A.R. Cupp, J.J. Amberg, B.J. Vetter, K.T. Fredricks, M.P. Gaikowski, and A.F. Mensinger. 2017. Potential implications of acoustic stimuli as a non-physical barrier to silver carp and bighead carp. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 24:208-216.

A.F. Mensinger and J. C. Van Wert. 2017. Complex acoustic signaling in the toadfish, Opsanus tau. The Journal of Acoustical Society of America. 141:3861-3861.

B.J. Vetter, A.F. Casper, and A.F. Mensinger. 2017. Characterization and management implications of silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitirx) jumping behavior in response to motorized watercraft. Management of Biological Fish Implications. 43:163-171.

B.J. Vetter, K.A. Murchy, A.R. Cupp, J.J. Amberg, M.P. Gaikowski, and A.F. Mensinger. 2017. Acoustic deterrence of bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) to a broadband sound stimulus. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 43: 163-171.

J.R. Leino and A.F. Mensinger. 2017. Interspecific competition between the round goby, Neogobius melanostomus, and the logperch, Percina caprodes, in the Duluth-Superior Harbor. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 26: 34-41.

2016

J.R. Leino and A.F. Mensinger. 2016. The benthic fish assemblage of the soft-bottom community of the Duluth-Superior Harbor before and after round goby invasion (1989-2011). Journal of Great Lakes Research. 42: 829-836.

K.A. Murchy, B.J. Vetter, M.K. Brey, J.J. Amberg, M.P. Gaikowski, and A.F. Mensinger. 2016. Not all carp are created equal: Impacts of broadband sound on common carp swimming behavior. Proceedings of Meetings on acoustics. 27:010032.

B.J. Vetter and A.F. Mensinger. 2016. Broadband sound can induce jumping behavior in invasive silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 27:010021.

A.F. Mensinger, R.L. Putland, and C.A. Radford. 2016. The use of baited underwater video to monitor fish behavior in response to boat noise. Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics. 27:01002.

A.F. Mensinger. 2016. Multimodal sensory input in the utricle and lateral line of the toadfish, Opsanus tau. Fish Hearing and Bioacoustics. 271-289.

2015

B.J. Vetter, A.R. Cupp, K.T. Fredricks, M.P. Gaikowski, and A.F. Mensinger. 2015. Acoustical deterrence of silver carp (Hypothalmichthys molitrix). Biological Invasions. 17:3383-3392.

K.P. Maruska and A.F. Mensinger. 2015. Directional sound sensitivity in utricular afferents in the toadfish Opsanus tau. Journal of Experimental Biology. 218:1759-1766.

K.A. Harrington, T.R. Hrabik, and A.F. Mensinger. 2015. Visual sensitivity of deepwater fishes in Lake Superior. Public Library of Science.

2014

D.P. Zielinski, V.R. Voller, J.C. Svendsen, M. Hondzo, A.F. Mensinger, and P. Sorenson. 2014. Laboratory experiments demonstrate that bubble curtains can effectively inhibit movement of common carp. Ecological Engineering. 67:95-103.

C.P.H. Elemans, A.F. Mensinger, and L.C. Rome. 2014. Vocal production complexity correlates with neural instructions in the oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau). Journal of Experimental Biology. 217:1887-1893.

C.A. Radford and A.F. Mensinger. 2014. Anterior lateral line nerve encoding to tones and play-back vocalisations in free-swimming oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217:1570-1579.

A.F. Mensinger. 2014. Disruptive communication: stealth signaling in the toadfish. Journal of Experimental Biology. 217:344-350.

2013

J.L. Sloan, E.B. Cordo, and A.F. Mensinger. 2013. Acoustical conditioning and retention in the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Journal of Great Lakes Research. 39:507-512.

A.M. Marranzino, M.M. Frank, S.D. Lindemann, B.A. Guiffrida, K. Sipper, J.F. Webb, and A.F. Mensinger. 2013. Functional morphology of cephalic protuberances in the oyster toadfish, Ospanus tau. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 53:E325-E325.

B.V. Holbrook, T.R. Hrabik, D.K. Branstrator, and A.F. Mensinger. 2013. Foraging mechanisms of age-0 lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Journal of Great Lakes Research. 39:128-137.

M.P. Lynch and A.F. Mensinger. 2013. Temporal patterns in growth and survival of the round goby Neogobius melanostomus. Journal of Fish Biology. 82:111-124.

2012

M.P. Lynch and A.F. Mensinger. 2012. Seasonal abundance and movement of the invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) on rocky substrate in the Duluth-Superior Harbor of Lake Superior. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 21:64-74.

2011

A.F. Mensinger. 2011. Disruptive communication: Stealth signaling in the toadfish. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 129:2434-2434.

2010 and Before

M.A. Bergstrom and A.F. Mensinger. 2009. Interspecific resource competition between the invasive round goby and three native species: logperch, slimy sculpin, and spoonhead sculpin. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 138:1009-1017.

A.F. Mensinger and K.P. Maruska. 2009. Sensitivity of utricular afferent fibers to intraspecific calling via inductive neural telemetry in free ranging oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 125:2506-2506.

Maruska, K. P. and A. F. Mensinger. 2009. Acoustic characteristics and variations in grunt vocalizations in the oyster toadfish Opsanus tau. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 84:325-337.

Maruska, K. P., W. J. Korzan and A. F. Mensinger. 2009. Individual, temporal, and population-level variations in circulating 11-ketotestosterone and estradiol concentrations in the oyster toadfish Opsanus tau. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A-Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 152:569-578.

Bergstrom, M. A., L. M. Evard and A. F. Mensinger. 2008. Distribution, abundance, and range expansion of the round goby, Apollonia melanostoma, in the Duluth-Superior Harbor and St. Louis River Estuary, 1998-2004. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 34:535-543.

Mensinger, A. F. and M. K. Powers. 2007. Visual function in regenerating teleost retina following surgical lesioning. Visual Neuroscience. 24:299-307

Cal lahan, M.P. and A. F. Mensinger. 2007. Restoration of visual function following optic nerve regeneration in bluegill (Lepomis machrochirus) X pumpkinseed (Lepomis gibbosus) hybrid sunfish. Visual Neuroscience. 24:309-317.

Mensinger, A.F. and M.E. Tubbs. 2006. The effects of temperature and diet on the growth rate of year 0 oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau.. Biological Bulletin. 210:64-71

Palmer, L. M., M. Deffenbaugh and A. F. Mensinger. 2005. Sensitivity of the anterior lateral line to natural stimuli in the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau (Linnaeus). Journal of Experiment Biology. 208:3441-3450.

Mensinger, A. F., P. J. Walsh, and R. T. Hanlon. 2005. Blood biochemistry of the toadfish Opsanus tau. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health. 17:170-176.

Palmer, L. M. and A. F. Mensinger. 2004. Effect of the anesthetic tricaine (MS-222) on nerve activity in the anterior lateral line of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. Journal of Neurophysiology, 92: 1034 - 1041.

Richmond , H. E., T.R. Hrabik and A. F. Mensinger. 2004. Light intensity, prey detection and foraging mechanisms of age 0 year yellow perch. Journal of Fish Biology 65:195-205.

Mensinger, A.F., N. N. Price, H. E. Richmond, J.W. Forsythe and R. T. Hanlon, 2003. Mariculture of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau: juvenile growth and survival. North American Journal of Aquaculture, 65:289-299.

Palmer, L.M., B.A. Giuffrida and A.F. Mensinger, 2003. Neural recordings from the lateral line in free swimming toadfish, Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin, 205:216-218.

Mensinger, A. F. and M. Deffenbaugh. 2002. Acoustical neural telemetry from free-swimming-fish. Bioacoustics, 12:333-334.

Boyle, R., A. F. Mensinger, K. Yoshida, S. Usui, A. Intravaia, T. Tricas and S. M. Highstein. 2001. Neural readaptation to earth’s gravity following return from space. Journal of Neurophysiology. 86:2118-2122

Mensinger, A. F., K. A. Stephenson, S. L. Pollema, H. E. Richmond, N. N. Price and R. T. Hanlon. 2001. Mariculture of the toadfish Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin. 201:282-283.

Rieder, L. E. and A. F. Mensinger. 2001. Strategies for increasing growth of juvenile toadfish. Biological Bulletin. 201:283-285.

Mensinger, A. F., D. J. Anderson, C. J. Buchko, M. A. Johnson, D. C. Martin, R. B. Silver and S. M. Highstein. 2000. Chronic recording of regenerating VIIIth nerve axons with a sieve electrode. Journal of Neurophysiology. 83:611-615.

Mensinger, A. F. and M. Deffenbaugh. 2000. Anechoic aquarium for ultrasonic neural telemetry. Philosophical Transaction of the Royal Society B 55:1305-1308.

Mensinger, A. F. and S.M. Highstein. 1999. Regeneration of the horizontal semicircular canal nerve in the toadfish Opsanus tau. Journal of Comparative Neurology 410:653-676.

Mensinger, A. F. and M. K. Powers. 1999. Visual function in the regenerating teleost retina following cytotoxic lesioning. Visual Neuroscience 16:1-11.

Price, N. N. and A. F. Mensinger. 1999. Predator-prey interactions of juvenile toadfish, Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin 197:246-247.

Tang, K. Q., N. N. Price, M. D. O'Neill, A. F. Mensinger, and R. T. Hanlon. 1999. Temperature effects on first-year growth of cultured oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin 197:247-248.

Mensinger, A. F. and M. Deffenbaugh. 1998. Prototype rechargeable transmitter for neural telemetry. Biological Bulletin 195:194-195.

O’Neill, M. D., H. M. Wesp, A. F. Mensinger and R. T. Hanlon. 1998. Initial baseline blood chemistry of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin 195:228-229.

Mensinger, A.F., J. Carey, R. Boyle and S.M. Highstein. 1997. Central projections of horizontal semicircular canal primary afferent fibers in the toadfish Opsanus tau. Journal of Comparative Neurology. 384:71-85.

Mensinger, A. F. and J. F. Case. 1997. Luminescent properties of fishes from nearshore Californian basins. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 210:75-90.

Steinacker, A. J. Monterrubio, R. Perez, A. F. Mensinger and A. Marin. 1997. Electrophysiology and pharmacology of outward potassium currents in semicircular canal hair cells of toadfish, Opsanus tau. Hearing Research. 109:11-20.

Ament, S., R. Bullis, R. Hanlon and A. F. Mensinger. 1997. Righting response and escape response in Opsanus tau. Biological Bulletin 193:265-266.

Mensinger, A. F. 1995. Ecomorphological adaptations to bioluminescence in Porichthys notatus Environmental Biology of Fishes. 44:133-142.

Mensinger, A. F. and J. F. Case. 1992. Dinoflagellate luminescence increases susceptibility of zooplankton to teleost predation. Marine Biology 112:207-210.

Mensinger, A. F. and J. F. Case. 1991. Bioluminescence maintenance in Porichthys notatus. Biological Bulletin 181:181-188.

Mensinger, A. F. 1991. Bioluminescence and vision in the midshipman fish, Porichthys notatus. PhD dissertation, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA.

Mensinger, A. F. and J. F. Case. 1990. Luminescent properties of deep sea teleosts. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology. 144:1-15.