Publications
Publications
105. Parisek, C.A., F.A. De Castro, J.D. Colby, G.R. Leidy, S. Sadro, and A.L. Rypel. 2024. Reservoir ecosystems support large pools of fish biomass. Scientific Advances 14: 9428. Preprint available at https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.09.04.556263v1
104. Thornburg, J., P.C. Collins, A. Garbett, H. Vance, N. Phillips, A. Drumm, J. Cooney, C. Waters, N. Ó’Maoiléidigh, E. Johnston, H. Dolton, S. Berrow, G. Hall, J. Hall, D. Delvillar, R. McGill, F. Whoriskey, N.A. Fangue, A.G. McInturf, A.L. Rypel, R. Kennedy, J. Lilly, J.R. Rodger, C. Adams, N. van Geel, D.C.F. Risch, L. Wilkie, S. Henderson, P.A. Mayo, P. Mensink, M. Wit, L. Hawkes, and J.D.R. Houghton. 2024. Preliminary insights reveal the potential of acoustic telemetry to underpin the regional management of basking sharks (Cetorhinus maximus). Animal Biotelemetry In Press.
103. Rypel, A.L. 2024. A thoughtful guide to fisheries ecology and conservation for the next generation. Environmental Biology of Fishes 107: 255-256. *Book review of Fish, Fishing, and Conservation textbook by Donald J. Orth, Virginia Tech Publishing, 2023.
102. Layman, C.A., and A.L. Rypel. 2023. Beyond Kuhnian paradigms: normal science and theory dependence in ecology. Ecology and Evolution In Press. Preprint available: https://ecoevorxiv.org/repository/view/3674/
101. Jacinto, E., N.A. Fangue, D.E. Cocherell, J.D. Kiernan, P.B. Moyle, and A.L. Rypel. 2023. Increasing stability of a native freshwater fish assemblage following flow rehabilitation. Ecological Applications 33: e2868.
100. Rypel, A.L. 2023. Ecosystem size filters life-history strategies to shape community assembly in lakes. Journal of Animal Ecology 92: 1161-1175. Read companion blog here: https://animalecologyinfocus.com/2023/05/03/my-long-search-for-rules-on-how-fish-communities-are-put-together/
99. Honsey, A.E., A.L. Rypel, and P.A. Venturelli. 2022. Guidance for selecting base temperatures when using degree-days in fish growth analyses. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 80: 549-562.
98. Ogaz, M.H., A.L. Rypel, R.A. Lusardi, P.B. Moyle, and C.A. Jeffres. 2022. Behavioral cues enable native fishes to exit a California floodplain while leaving non-native fishes behind. Ecosphere 13: e4293.
97. Tye, S.P., A.M. Siepielski, A. Bray, A.L. Rypel, N.B.D. Phelps, and S.B. Fey. 2022. Climate warming amplifies the frequency of fish mass mortality events across north temperate lakes. Limnology and Oceanography Letters 32: 510-519.
96. Lawrence, A.J., C. Matuch, J.J. Hancock, A.L. Rypel, and L.A. Eliassen. 2022. Potential local extirpation of an imperiled freshwater mussel population from wildfire runoff. Western North American Naturalist 82: 695-703.
95. Hause, C.L., G.P. Singer, R.A. Buchanan, D.E. Cocherell, N.A. Fangue, and A.L. Rypel. 2022. Survival of a threatened salmon is linked to spatial variability in river conditions. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 79: 2056-2071. bioRxiv preprint also available: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.08.24.456882v1
94. Stead, J.E., V. Boucher, P.B. Moyle, and A.L. Rypel. 2022. Growth of Lahontan cutthroat trout from multiple sources re-introduced into Sagehen Creek, CA. PeerJ 10: e13322. bioRxiv preprint also available: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.03.18.436085v1
93. Colborne, S.F., L.W. Sheppard, D.R. O'Donnell, D.C. Reuman, J.A. Walter, G.P. Singer, J.T. Kelly, M.J. Thomas, and A.L. Rypel. 2022. Intraspecific variation in migration timing of green sturgeon in the Sacramento River system. Ecosphere 13: e4139. bioRxiv preprint also available: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.12.03.471146v1
92. Thomas, M.J., A.L. Rypel, G.P. Singer, A.P. Klimley, M.D. Pagel, E.D. Chapman, and N.A. Fangue. 2022. Movement patterns of juvenile green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris) in the San Francisco Bay Estuary. Environmental Biology of Fishes 105: 1749-1763. *Special Issue on Biotelemetry and Fish Management
91. Huang, Y., A.L. Rypel, B.R. Murphy, and S. Xie. 2022. Declined fitness in larvae born from long-distance migrants of anadromous Coilia nasus in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Zoological Research 43: 404-408.
90. Holleman, R. C., E.S. Gross, M.J. Thomas, A.L. Rypel, and N.A. Fangue. 2022. Swimming behavior of emigrating Chinook salmon smolts. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0263972.
89. Layman, C.A., O.P. Maura, S.T. Giery, J.E. Allgeier, and A.L. Rypel. 2022. Direct economic inputs from internationally funded science projects to the Abaco Islands, The Bahamas. Caribbean Journal of Science 52: 16-23. ecoRxiv preprint also available: https://ecoevorxiv.org/87fke/
88. Barros, A., J. Hobbs, M. Willmes, C. Parker, M. Bisson, N.A. Fangue, A.L. Rypel, and L. Lewis. 2022. Spatial heterogeneity in prey availability, feeding success, and dietary selectivity for the threatened Longfin Smelt. Estuaries and Coasts 45: 1766-1779.
87. Shoemaker, L.G., L.M. Hallett, L. Zhao, D.C. Reuman, S. Wang, K.L. Cottingham, R.J. Hobbs, M.C.N. Castorani, A.L. Downing, J.C. Dudney, S.B. Fey, L.A. Gherardi, N. Lany, M.C. Portales Reyes, A.L. Rypel, L.W. Sheppard, J.A. Walter, and K.N. Suding. 2022. The long and short of it: Mechanisms of synchronous and compensatory dynamics across scales. Ecology 103: e3650.
86. Gross, E.S., R.C. Holleman, M.J. Thomas, N.A. Fangue, and A.L. Rypel. 2021. Development and evaluation of a Chinook salmon smolt swimming behavior model. Water 13(20) 2904.
85. Willis, A.D., R.A. Peek, and A.L. Rypel. 2021. Classifying California’s stream thermal regimes for cold-water conservation. PLoS ONE 16(8): e0256286.
84. Rypel, A.L. 2021. Spatial versus temporal heterogeneity in abundance of fishes in north-temperate lakes. Fundamental and Applied Limnology. 195: 173-185.
83. Holmes, E.J., P. Saffarinia, A.L. Rypel, M.N. Bell-Tilcock, J.V. Katz, and C.A. Jeffres. 2021. Reconciling fish and farms: Methods for managing California rice fields as salmon habitat. PLoS ONE 16(2): e0237686.
82. Myers, B.J.E., C.A. Dolloff, J.R. Webster, K.H. Nislow, and A.L. Rypel. 2021. Diversity-production relationships of fish communities in freshwater stream ecosystems. Diversity and Distributions 27: 1807-1817.
81. Xiang, M., A.L. Rypel, J. Qin, L. Zhang, Y. Chen, S. Xie, and F. Cheng. 2021. Shift towards opportunistic life-history of sleeper in response to multi-decadal overfishing. Water 13(18) 2582.
80. Walter, J.A., L.G. Shoemaker, N.K. Lany, M.C.N. Castorani, S.B. Fey, J.C. Dudney, L. Gherardi, C. Portales-Reyes, A.L. Rypel, K.L. Cottingham, K.N. Suding, D.C. Reuman, and L.M. Hallett. 2021. The spatial synchrony of species richness and its relationship to ecosystem stability. Ecology 102: e03486 .
79. Bell-Tilcock, M.N., C.A. Jeffres, A.L. Rypel, M. Willmes, R.A. Armstrong, P. Holden, P.B. Moyle, N.A. Fangue, J.V.E. Katz, T.R. Sommer, J.L. Conrad, and R.C. Johnson. 2021. Biogeochemical processes create distinct isotopic fingerprints to track floodplain rearing of juvenile salmon. PLoS ONE 16(10): e0257444 .
78. Rypel, A.L., P. Saffarinia, C.C. Vaughn, L. Nesper, K. O'Reilly, C.A. Parisek, M.L. Miller, P.B. Moyle, N.A. Fangue, M. Bell-Tilcock, D. Ayers, and S.R. David. 2021. Goodbye to "rough fish": paradigm shift in the conservation of native fishes. Fisheries 46: 605-616 .
77. Bell-Tilcock, M., C.A. Jeffres, A.L. Rypel, T.R. Sommer, J.V.E. Katz, G. Whitman, and R.C. Johnson. 2021. Advancing diet reconstruction in fish eye lenses. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 12: 449-457.
76. Börk, K., P.B. Moyle, J. Durand, T.C. Hung, and A.L. Rypel. 2021. Revisiting the delta smelt: response to Weiland and Murphy. Environmental Law Reporter 51: 10740-10744. *Environmental Law Journal
75. Mingyu, L., D.C. Reuman, L.M. Hallett, L.G. Shoemaker, L. Zhao, M.C.N. Castorani, J.C. Dudney, L.A. Gherardi, A.L. Rypel, L.W. Sheppard, J.A. Walter, and S. Wang. 2021. The effects of dispersal on spatial synchrony in metapopulations differ by timescale. Oikos 130: 1762-1772.
74. Butitta, V. L., A.L. Rypel, and E.H. Stanley. 2021. Environmental controls on long-term growth of freshwater mussels in an oligotrophic lake. Freshwater Science 40: 316-327.
73. Aha, N.M., P.B. Moyle, N.A. Fangue, A.L. Rypel, and J.R. Durand. 2021. Managed wetlands can benefit juvenile Chinook salmon in a tidal marsh. Estuaries and Coasts 44: 1440-1453.
72. Layman, C.A., and A.L. Rypel. 2021. Secondary production is an underutilized metric to assess restoration initiatives. Food Webs 25: e00174.
71. Hoover, B.A, K. Brunk, G. Jukkula, N. Banfield, A.L. Rypel, and W. Piper. 2021. Evidence of natal-habitat preference: juvenile loons feed on natal-like lakes after fledging. Ecology and Evolution 11: 1310-1319.
70. Willmes, M., E.E. Jacinto, L.S. Lewis, R.A. Fichman, Z. Bess, G.P. Singer, A. Steel, P.B. Moyle, A.L. Rypel, N.A. Fangue, J.J.G. Glessner, J.A. Hobbs, and E.D. Chapman. 2021. Geochemical tools identify the origins of Chinook Salmon returning to a restored creek. Fisheries 46: 22-32.
69. Börk, K., P.B. Moyle, J. Durand, T.C. Hung, and A.L. Rypel. 2020. Small populations in jeopardy: a delta smelt case study. Environmental Law Reporter 50: 10714-10722. *Environmental Law Journal
68. Singer, G.P., E.D. Chapman, A. Ammann, A.P. Klimley, A.L. Rypel, and N.A. Fangue. 2020. Historic drought influences outmigration dynamics of juvenile fall- and spring-run Chinook salmon. Environmental Biology of Fishes 103: 543–559. *Special Issue on Biotelemetry and Fish Management
67. Zhao, L., S. Wang, L.M. Hallett, A.L. Rypel, L.W. Shepard, M.C.N. Castorani, L.G. Shoemaker, K.L. Cottingham, K. Suding, and D.C. Reuman. 2020. A new variance ratio metric to detect the timescale of compensatory dynamics. Ecosphere 11: e03114. bioRxiv pre-print also available: https://doi.org/10.1101/742510
66. Weberg, M.A., B.R. Murphy, J.R. Copeland, and A.L. Rypel. 2020. Movement, habitat use, and survival of juvenile grass carp in an Appalachian reservoir. Environmental Biology of Fishes 103: 495-507. *Special Issue on Biotelemetry and Fish Management
65. Börk, K., and A.L. Rypel. 2020. Improving infrastructure for wildlife. Natural Resources & Environment 34: 1-5. *Environmental Law Journal
64. Embke, H.S., A.L. Rypel, S.R. Carpenter, G.G. Sass, D. Ogle, T. Cichosz, J. Hennessy, T.E. Essington, and M.J. Vander Zanden. 2019. Production dynamics reveal hidden overharvest of inland recreational fisheries. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116: 24676-24681.
63. Chen, S., C. Liao, A.L. Rypel, Y. Lian, S. Ye, T. Zhang, and J. Liu. 2020. Spatial and interspecific comparisons of the reproductive biology of two species of co-occurring freshwater shrimps (Decapoda: Caridea: Palaemonidae) in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China. Journal of Crustacean Biology 40: 316-324.
62. Till, A., A.L. Rypel, A. Bray, and S.B. Fey. 2019. Fish die-offs are concurrent with thermal extremes in north temperate lakes. Nature Climate Change 9: 637-641.
61. Rypel, A.L., T.D. Simonson, D.L. Oele, J.D.T. Griffin, T.P. Parks, D. Seibel, C. Roberts, S. Toshner, L. Tate, and J. Lyons. 2019. Flexible classification of Wisconsin lakes for improved fisheries conservation and management. Fisheries 144: 225-238 .
60. Singer, G.P., M.J. Hansen, K.V. Ho, K.W. Lee, D.E. Cocherell, A.P. Klimley, A.L. Rypel, and N.A. Fangue. 2019. Behavioral response of juvenile Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha to surgical implantation of micro-acoustic transmitters. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 148: 480-492.
59. Sass, G.G., S.L. Shaw, T.P. Rooney, A.L. Rypel, J.K. Raabe, Q.C. Smith, T.R. Hrabik, and S.T. Toshner. 2019. Coarse woody habitat and glacial lakes fisheries in the Midwestern USA: knowns, unknowns, and an experiment to advance our knowledge. Lake and Reservoir Management 35: 382-395.
58. Rypel, A.L., and J.J. Magnuson. 2019. Rehabilitation and a safe-operating space for freshwater fisheries. In D. Hamilton, K. Collier, C. Howard-Williams, J. Quinn eds. Lake Restoration Handbook.
57. Oele, D.L., J.W., Gaeta, A.L. Rypel, and P.B. McIntyre. 2019. Growth and recruitment dynamics of young-of-year northern pike: implications for conservation and management. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 28: 285-301.
56. Rypel, A.L., D. Goto, G.G. Sass, and M.J. Vander Zanden. 2018. Eroding productivity of walleye populations in northern Wisconsin lakes. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 75: 2291-2301.
55. Collins, S.L., M.L. Avolio, C. Gries, L.M. Hallett, S.E. Koerner, K.J. La Pierre, A.L. Rypel, E.R. Sokol, S.B. Fey, D.F.B. Flynn, S.K. Jones, L.M. Ladwig, J. Ripplinger, and M.B. Jones. 2018. Temporal heterogeneity increases with spatial heterogeneity in ecological communities. Ecology 99: 858-865.
54. Dorneles, M., et al. 2018. BioTIME: A database of biodiversity time series for the Anthropocene. Global Ecology and Biogeography 27: 760-786.
53. Parks, T.P., and A.L. Rypel. 2018. Predator-prey dynamics mediate long-term production trends of Cisco (Coregonus artedi) in a northern Wisconsin lake. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 75: 1969-1976.
52. Myers, B.J.E., C.A. Dolloff, J.R. Webster, K.H. Nislow, B. Fair, and A.L. Rypel. 2018. Fish assemblage production estimates in Appalachian streams across a latitudinal and temperature gradient. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 27: 363-377. DOI: 10.1111/eff.12352
51. Carpenter, S.R., W.A. Brock, G.J.A. Hansen, J.F. Hansen, J.M. Hennessy, D.A. Isermann, E.J. Pedersen, K.M. Perales, A.L. Rypel, G.G. Sass, T.D. Tunney, and M.J. Vander Zanden. 2017. Defining a safe operating space for recreational fisheries. Fish and Fisheries 18: 1150-1160. DOI: 10.1111/faf.12230
50. Rypel, A.L., and S.R. David. 2017. Pattern and scale in latitude-production relationships for freshwater fishes. Ecosphere 8: e01660. doi: 10.1002/ecs2.1660.
49. Pedersen, E.J., D. Goto, J.W. Gaeta, G.J.A. Hansen, G.G. Sass, M.J. Vander Zanden, T.A. Cichosz, and A.L. Rypel. 2017. Long-term growth trends in northern Wisconsin walleye populations under changing biotic and abiotic conditions. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 75: 733-745. DOI: 10.1139/cjfas-2017-0084
48. Sass, G.G., A.L. Rypel., and J.D. Stafford. 2017. Inland fisheries habitat management: Lessons learned from wildlife ecology and a proposal for change. Fisheries 42:197-209.
47. Lyons, J., A.L. Rypel, J.F. Hansen, and D.C. Rowe. 2017. Fillet weight and fillet yield: new metrics for the management of panfish and other consumption-oriented recreational fisheries. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 37: 550-557.
46. Li, J., A.L. Rypel, S. Zhang, Y. Luo, G. Hou, B.R. Murphy, and S. Xie. 2017. Growth, longevity and climate-growth relationships of Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774) in Hongze Lake, China. Freshwater Science 36: 595-608 DOI: 10.1086/693463.
45. Rypel, A.L., J. Lyons, J.D.T. Griffin, and T.D. Simonson. 2016. Seventy year retrospective on size-structure changes in the recreational fisheries in Wisconsin. Fisheries 41: 230-243.
44. Chandler, H.C., A.L. Rypel, Y. Jiao, C.A. Haas, and T.A. Gorman. 2016. Hindcasting historical breeding conditions of an endangered salamander in ephemeral wetlands of the southeastern USA: implications for climate change. PLoS ONE 11: e0150169. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0150169
43. Oele, D.L., A.L. Rypel, J. Lyons, P. Cunningham, and T. Simonson. 2016. Do higher size and reduced bag limits improve Northern Pike size structure in Wisconsin lakes? North American Journal of Fisheries Management 36: 982-994.
42. Lyons, J., A.L. Rypel, P.W. Rasmussen, T.E. Burzynski, B.T. Eggold, J.T. Myers, T.J. Paoli, and P.B. McIntyre. 2015. Trends in the reproductive phenology of two Great Lakes fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 144: 1263-1274. (Download PDF)
41. Rypel, A.L., D. Goto, G.G. Sass, and M.J. Vander Zanden. 2015. Production rates of walleye and their relationship to exploitation in Escanaba Lake, Wisconsin, 1965-2009. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 72: 834-844. doi: 10.1139/cjfas-2014-0394 (Download PDF)
40. Rypel, A.L. 2015. Effects of a reduced daily bag limit on bluegill size structure in Wisconsin Lakes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 35: 388-397. (Download PDF)
39. Kimirei, I.A., I. Nagelkergen, A.L. Rypel, N. Slooter, E.T. Gonzalez, and Y.D. Mgaya. 2015. Demography of fish populations reveals complexities in appraising juvenile habitat values. Marine Ecology Progress Series 518: 225-237.
38. Weberg, M.A., B.R. Murphy, A.L. Rypel, and J.R. Copeland. 2015. A survey of the New River aquatic plant community in response to recent triploid grass carp introductions to Claytor Lake, Virginia. Southeastern Naturalist 14: 308-318. (Download PDF)
37. Rypel, A.L. 2014. The coldwater connection: Bergmann's rule in North American freshwater fishes. The American Naturalist 183: 147-156.
36. Rypel, A.L. 2014. Do invasive freshwater fish species grow better when they’re invasive? Oikos 123: 279-289.
35. Zhu, F., A.L. Rypel, B.R. Murphy, Z. Li, T. Zhang, J. Yuan, Z. Guo, J. Tang, and J. Liu. 2014. Rapid life-history diversification of an introduced fish species across a localized thermal gradient. PLoS ONE 9: e88033 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0088033
34. Myers, B.J.E., C.A. Dollof, and A.L. Rypel. Rainbow trout versus brook trout biomass and production under varied climate regimes in small southern Appalachian streams. pp 127-134 In: Carline, R.F. and C. LoSapio Editors. Proceedings of the Wild Trout XI Symposium, Bozeman, MT
33. Grol, M.G.G., A.L. Rypel, and I. Nagelkerken. 2014. Growth potential and predation risk drive ontogenetic shifts among nursery habitats in a coral reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 502: 229-244.
32. Kimirei, I., I. Nagelkerken, M. Trommelen, P. Blankers, N. van Hoytema, D. Hoeijmakers, C. Huijbers, Y. Mgaya, and A.L. Rypel. 2013. What drives ontogenetic niche shifts of fishes in coral reef ecosystems? Ecosystems 16: 783-796.
31. Rypel, A.L. 2013. Book Review: Fisheries Techniques 3rd Edition. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142: 1153.
30. Perera, H.A.C.C., A.L. Rypel, B.R. Murphy, Z. Li, T. Zhang, Y. Xia, and J. Liu. Population characteristics of yellow catfish (Peltobagrus fluvidraco) along the longitudinal profile of Three Gorges Reservoir, China. 2013. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 29: 1061-1066.
29. Richard, J.C., and A.L. Rypel. 2013. Water body type influences climate-growth relationships of freshwater drum. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 142: 1308-1320.
28. Rypel, A.L. 2012. Concordant estimates of countergradient growth variation in striped bass using comparative life-history data. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 69: 1261-1265.
27. Rypel, A.L. 2012. Meta-analysis of growth rates for a circumpolar fish, the northern pike (Esox lucius), with emphasis on effects of continent, climate, and latitude. Ecology of Freshwater Fish 21: 521-532.
26. Rypel, A.L., R.H. Findlay, and K.M. Pounds. 2012. Spatial and temporal trade-offs by bluegills in floodplain river ecosystems. Ecosystems 15: 555-563.
25. Grol, M.G.G., I. Nagelkerken, A.L. Rypel, and C.A. Layman. 2011. Simple ecological trade-offs give rise to emergent cross-ecosystem distributions of a coral reef fish. Oecologia 165: 79-88.
24. Haag, W.R., and A.L. Rypel. 2011. Growth and longevity in freshwater mussels: evolutionary and conservation implications. Biological Reviews 86: 225-247.
23. Rypel, A.L. 2011. River impoundment and sunfish growth. River Research and Applications 27:580-590.
22. Valentine-Rose, L., C.A. Layman, D.A. Arrington and A.L. Rypel. 2011. Community secondary production as a measure of ecosystem function: a case study with aquatic ecosystem fragmentation. Bulletin of Marine Science 87: 913-937.
21. Rypel, A.L. 2011. Meta-analysis of growth for five North American catfishes: effects of climate, hydrologic habitat, and latitudinal countergradients, pp 661-677 in Conservation, Ecology, & Management of Worldwide Catfish Populations & Habitats. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD. (Download PDF)
20. Rypel, A.L., and D.R. Bayne. 2010. Do fish growth rates correlate with PCB body burdens? Environmental Pollution 158: 2533-2536. (Download PDF)
19. Rypel, A.L. 2010. Mercury in lentic fish populations related to ecosystem and watershed characteristics, Ambio 39: 14-19.
18. Rypel, A.L., and D.R. Bayne. 2009. Hydrologic habitat preferences of select southeastern USA fishes resilient to river ecosystem fragmentation. Ecohydrology 2: 419-428.
17. Rypel, A.L. 2009. Climate-growth relationships for largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) across three southeastern USA states, Ecology of Freshwater Fish 18: 620-628.
16. Rypel, A.L., W.R. Haag and R.H. Findlay. 2009. Pervasive hydrologic effects on freshwater mussels and riparian trees in southeastern floodplain ecosystems. Wetlands 29: 497-504.
15. Rypel, A.L., W.R. Haag and R.H. Findlay. 2008. Validation of annual growth rings in freshwater mussel shells using crossdating. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 2224-2232.
14. Rypel, A.L., D.A. Arrington and R.H. Findlay. 2008. Mercury in southeastern US fish populations linked to water body type. Environmental Science and Technology 42: 5118-5124.
13. Rypel, A.L., and C.A. Layman. 2008. Degree of aquatic ecosystem fragmentation predicts population characteristics of gray snapper in Caribbean tidal creeks. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 65: 335-339.
12. Rypel, A.L., and T.J. Richter. 2008. Empirical percentile standard weight equation for blacktail redhorse. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28: 1843-1846.
11. Rypel, A.L. 2008. An inexpensive image analysis system for fish otoliths. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 28: 193-197.
10. Rypel, A.L. 2008. Field observations on the nocturnal mantle flap lure of Lampsilis teres. The American Malacological Bulletin 24: 97-100.
9. Rypel, A.L., C.A. Layman and D.A. Arrington. 2007. Water depth modifies relative predation risk for a motile fish taxa in Bahamian tidal creeks. Estuaries and Coasts 30: 518-525.
8. Valentine-Rose, L., C.A. Layman, D.A. Arrington and A.L. Rypel. 2007. Habitat fragmentation decreases fish secondary production in Bahamian tidal creeks. Bulletin of Marine Science 80: 863-877.
7. Rypel, A.L., D.R. Bayne, J.B. Mitchell and R.H. Findlay. 2007. Variations in PCB concentrations between genders of six warmwater fish species in Lake Logan Martin, Alabama, U.S.A., Chemosphere 68: 1707-1715.
6. Rypel, A.L. 2007. Sexual dimorphism in growth of freshwater drum. Southeastern Naturalist 6: 333-342.
5. Rypel, A.L., and J.B. Mitchell. 2007. Summer nocturnal patterns in freshwater drum (Aplodinotus grunniens). American Midland Naturalist 157: 230-234.
4. Rypel, A.L. 2007. Big bass in rivers? You're kidding me! Winner of the 2006 AFS student writing contest. Fisheries 32:194.
3. Rypel, A.L., D.R. Bayne and J.B. Mitchell. 2006. Growth of freshwater drum from lotic and lentic habitats in Alabama. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135: 987-997.
2. Rypel, A.L. 2005. Fishes of Alabama: a new classic? Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science 76: 96-96.
1. Khudamrongsawat, J., D.A. Arrington., B.R. Kuhajda and A.L. Rypel. 2005. Life history of the endangered vermillion darter (Ethoeostoma chermocki) endemic to the Black Warrior River System, Alabama. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 20: 469-477.