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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, William C. Leggett is a Canadian population biologist and university administrator who served as the 17th Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University, Kingston in Canada, from 1994 to 2004, only the second scientist to hold the Principalship. He was previously the Vice Principal of McGill University.
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- Trophic Cascades in a Formerly Cod-Dominated Ecosystem (2005) (1210)
- Recruitment in marine fishes: Is it regulated by starvation and predation in the egg and larval stages? (1994) (757)
- Latitudinal Variation in Reproductive Characteristics of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima): Evidence for Population Specific Life History Strategies in Fish (1978) (359)
- An Appraisal of Condition Measures for Marine Fish Larvae (1994) (321)
- Empirical Prediction of Fish Biomass and Yield (1982) (317)
- Evidence for a dome-shaped relationship between turbulence and larval fish ingestion rates (1994) (315)
- Size and age at metamorphosis in marine fishes: an analysis of laboratory-reared winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus) with a review of variation in other species (1987) (304)
- Maternal Influences on Variation in Egg Sizes in Temperate Marine Fishes (1996) (294)
- Age and size-selective predation on larval fishes: the bigger-is-better hypothesis revisited (1992) (280)
- Transient dynamics of an altered large marine ecosystem (2011) (249)
- The importance of scale to predator-prey spatial correlations: an example of Atlantic fishes (1990) (243)
- The Importance of Activity in Bioenergetics Models Applied to Actively Foraging Fishes (1989) (235)
- Evidence of an Adaptive Basis for Geographic Variation in Body Morphology and Time of Downstream Migration of Juvenile Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) (1981) (216)
- Quantifying the contribution of small-scale turbulence to the encounter rates between larval fish and their zooplankton prey: effects of wind and tide (1991) (191)
- MATERNAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENTS IN THE EGG SIZE OF AN ITEROPAROUS FISH (2002) (188)
- Vertical migrations and transport of larval fish in a partially mixed estuary (1983) (185)
- Ecosystem changes and the effects on capelin (Mallotus villosus), a major forage species (2001) (181)
- The Ecology of Fish Migrations (1977) (170)
- Decline in top predator body size and changing climate alter trophic structure in an oceanic ecosystem (2010) (168)
- Wind-based models for estimating the dissipation rates of turbulent energy in aquatic environments: empirical comparisons (1993) (164)
- Transition to an alternate state in a continental shelf ecosystem (2004) (151)
- Estimating larval fish ingestion rates: can laboratory derived values be reliably extrapolated to the wild? (1990) (150)
- Fickian Transport and the Dispersal of Fish Larvae in Estuaries (1982) (148)
- Sampling littoral fish with a seine : corrections for variable capture efficiency (1990) (146)
- The Role of Microscale Turbulence in the Feeding Ecology of Larval Fish (1997) (146)
- Latitudinal Differences in Energy Allocation and Use During the Freshwater Migrations of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) and Their Life History Consequences (1981) (138)
- Evidence of Adaptive Polygenic Variation Between Two Populations of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) Native to Tributaries of the S. W. Miramichi River, N.B. (1981) (131)
- Maternal influences on population dynamics: evidence from an exploited freshwater fish. (2010) (123)
- Water temperature and the migrations of American shad (1972) (120)
- Coastal Water Mass Replacement: Its Effect on Zooplankton Dynamics and the Predator–Prey Complex Associated with Larval Capelin (Mallotus villosus) (1982) (116)
- The Role of Fishes in the Regulation of Phosphorus Availability in Lakes (1980) (115)
- Meteorological and hydrographic regulation of year-class strength in capelin (Mallotus villosus) (1984) (114)
- An In Situ Experimental Evaluation of the Elliott and Persson and the Eggers Models for Estimating Fish Daily Ration (1988) (111)
- Hydroacoustic Signal Classification of Fish Schools by Species (1988) (110)
- Length and restriction site heteroplasmy in the mitochondrial DNA of american shad (alosa sapidissima). (1988) (104)
- Protracted Reproduction in Sunfish: the Temporal Dimension in Fish Recruitment Revisited (2002) (101)
- Effect of container size on estimates of mortality and predation rates in experiments with macrozooplankton and larval fish (1987) (96)
- A drift study of larval fish survival (1985) (94)
- Fisheries Ecology in the Context of Ecological and Evolutionary Theory (1994) (93)
- Relative Weight (Wr ) as a Field Assessment Tool: Relationships with Growth, Prey Biomass, and Environmental Conditions (1995) (93)
- Possible causes and consequences of variation in age and size at metamorphosis in flatfishes (pleuronectiformes): An analysis at the individual, population, and species levels (1992) (90)
- Wind Regulation of Emergence Times and Early Larval Survival in Capelin (Mallotus villosus) (1981) (90)
- Experimental evidence for selection against fish larvae with high metabolic rates in a food limited environment (2005) (89)
- Distribution, Abundance, and Resource Utilization of Littoral Zone Fishes in Response to a Nutrient/Production Gradient in Lake Memphremagog (1977) (87)
- Temporal, Intra-population Differences in Energy Allocation and Use by American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) During the Spawning Migration (1981) (87)
- Integrated assessment of a large marine ecosystem : A case study of the devolution of the eastern scotian shelf, Canada (2005) (85)
- Genetic diversity of Daphnia magna populations enhances resistance to parasites (2008) (84)
- Interactive Effects of Geophysically-Forced Sea Temperatures and Prey Abundance on Mesoscale Coastal Distributions of a Marine Predator, Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) (1989) (82)
- Among-Population Variability of Fish Growth: III. Influence of Fish Community (1989) (79)
- Global variation in marine fish body size and its role in biodiversity-ecosystem functioning (2010) (79)
- Trophic Positions and Mercury Bioaccumulation in Rainbow Smelt (Osmerus mordax) and Native Forage Fishes in Northwestern Ontario Lakes (2003) (78)
- Effect of Competition Between Two Freshwater Fishes on Prey Consumption and Abundance (1986) (77)
- Among-Population Variability of Fish Growth: I. Influence of the Quantity of Food Consumed (1989) (77)
- Dynamic macroecology on ecological time‐scales (2010) (76)
- An evaluation of light-mediated vertical migration of fish based on hydroacoustic analysis of the diel vertical movements of rainbow smelt (Osmerus mordax) (1995) (76)
- Bias in Hydroacoustic Estimates of Fish Abundance due to Acoustic Shadowing: Evidence from Day–Night Surveys of Vertically Migrating Fish (1992) (74)
- Effects of Biomass–Range Interactions on Catchability of Migratory Demersal Fish by Mobile Fisheries: An Example of Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) (1991) (74)
- Multispecies larval fish associations: Accident or Adaptation? (1983) (72)
- From mice to elephants: overturning the 'one size fits all' paradigm in marine plankton food chains. (2015) (72)
- Atmosphere–Ocean Coupling and Atlantic Cod Migrations: Effect of Wind-Forced Variations in Sea Temperatures and Currents or Nearshore Distributions and Catch Rates of Gadus morhua (1988) (70)
- Back-Calculation of Fish Length from Scales: Empirical Comparison of Proportional Methods (1996) (69)
- Predation by Jellyfish on Larval Fish: An Experimental Evaluation Employing in situ Enclosures (1988) (67)
- Feeding Ecology of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the Estuary and Western Gulf of St. Lawrence and its Multispecies Implications (1981) (67)
- Experimental and Field Evidence for Inter- and Intraspecific Competition in Two Freshwater Fishes (1985) (66)
- Paradigms in fisheries oceanography (2008) (64)
- Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism, Population Structure, and Life History Variation in American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) (1989) (64)
- An individual-based analysis of the variability of eggs and their newly hatched larvae of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) on the Scotian Shelf (1995) (64)
- Production of Chironomus, Procladius, and Chaoborus at Different Levels of Phytoplankton Biomass in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec–Vermont (1977) (62)
- Hatching success of walleye embryos in relation to maternal and ova characteristics (2007) (62)
- Among-Population Variability of Fish Growth: II. Influence of Prey Type. (1989) (62)
- Egg Size, Female Effects, and the Correlations Between Early Life History Traits of Capelin, Mallotus villosus: An Appraisal at the Individual Levell (2008) (60)
- Relationships Between Body Condition Indices and Proximate Composition in Adult Walleyes (2007) (60)
- Natural Sources and Requirements of Phosphorus for Fishes (1980) (58)
- Prediction of Egg Development and Mortality Rates in Capelin (Mallotus viliosus) from Meteorological, Hydrographic, and Biological Factors (1981) (56)
- A comparative analysis of recruitment variability in North Atlantic flatfishes — testing the species range hypothesis (1997) (56)
- Spatial patterns and predictors of trophic control in marine ecosystems. (2015) (53)
- Variation in neutral and polar lipid compositions of ova in ten reproductively isolated populations of walleye (Sander vitreus) (2004) (52)
- Using patch studies to link mesoscale patterns of feeding and growth in larval fish to environmental variability (2002) (52)
- Reciprocal Oscillations in Densities of Larval Fish and Potential Predators: A Reflection of Present or Past Predation? (1985) (51)
- Environmental Regulation of Growth Rate, Efficiency, and Swimming Performance in Larval Capelin (Mallotus villosus), and its Application to the Match/Mismatch Hypothesis (1982) (50)
- Enhanced gut fullness and an apparent shift in size selectivity by radiated shanny (Ulvaria subbifurcata) larvae in response to increased turbulence (1998) (49)
- Large scale, synchronous variability of marine fish populations driven by commercial exploitation (2016) (48)
- Daily Ration of Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) from Lake Memphremagog, Quebec–Vermont, with a Comparison of Methods for In Situ Determinations (1978) (48)
- Littoral Fish Communities in Southern Quebec Lakes: Relationships with Limnological and Prey Resource Variables (1994) (47)
- Breaking Bergmann's rule: truncation of Northwest Atlantic marine fish body sizes. (2010) (46)
- Optimum swimming speeds in fish: The problem of currents (1980) (46)
- Life history variations in populations of American shad, Alosa sapidissima (Wilson), spawning in tributaries of the St John River, New Brunswick (1975) (45)
- Meristic Differences in Spawning Populations of American Shad, Alosa sapidissima: Evidence for Homing to Tributaries in the St. John River, New Brunswick (1975) (43)
- Differences Between Two Populations of Landlocked Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) in Newfoundland (1969) (43)
- The Behavior of Adult American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) During Migration from Salt to Fresh Water as Observed by Ultrasonic Tracking Techniques (1972) (41)
- Is gonadal investment in walleye (Sander vitreus) dependent on body lipid reserves? A multipopulation comparative analysis (2008) (41)
- Role of Olfaction and Vision in the Behavior of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) Homing to the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound (1974) (40)
- Winberg revisited: convergence of routine metabolism in larval and juvenile fish (2001) (39)
- The Dependence of Fish Larval Survival on Food and Predator Densities (1986) (39)
- Seasonal and Vertical Distribution and Growth of Juvenile and Adult Capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Western Gulf of St. Lawrence (1977) (38)
- Structure and stability in exploited marine fish communities: quantifying critical transitions (2009) (38)
- Efficiency of Large-Volume Plankton Pumps, and Evaluation of a Design Suitable for Deployment from Small Boats (1984) (37)
- Behavior of Adult American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) Homing to the Connecticut River from Long Island Sound (1973) (37)
- Temporal dynamics within a contemporary latitudinal diversity gradient. (2008) (36)
- Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) Biomass Responses to Different Levels of Phytoplankton and Benthic Biomass in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec–Vermont (1975) (36)
- Exploitation drives an ontogenetic-like deepening in marine fish (2018) (36)
- The effects of small-scale turbulence on the ingestion rate of fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) larvae (1995) (36)
- Evaluation of in situ Enclosures for Larval Fish Studies (1987) (36)
- Wind-Forced Hydrodynamics and Their Interaction with Larval Fish and Plankton Abundance: A Time-Series Analysis of Physical–Biological Data (1987) (35)
- Short-Term Mortality in Post-Emergent Larval Capelin Mallotus-Villosus .2. Importance of Food and Predator Density, and Density-Dependence (1987) (34)
- Rates of Food Exploitation by Littoral Fishes in a Mesotrophic North-Temperate Lake (1985) (34)
- Causes of spatio‐temporal variation in the patchiness of larval fish distributions: differential mortality or behaviour? (1993) (33)
- Osmoregulation, nutritional effects and buoyancy of marine larval fish: a bioassay for assessing density changes during the earliest life-history stages (1997) (32)
- Seasonal Distribution, Abundance, and Growth of Larval Capelin (Mallotus villosus) in the St. Lawrence Estuary and Northwestern Gulf of St. Lawrence (1977) (32)
- Temporal changes in mercury bioaccumulation by predatory fishes of boreal lakes following the invasion of an exotic forage fish (2003) (31)
- Genetic relationships among the shads (Alosa) revealed by mitochondrial DNA analysis (1993) (31)
- Event Analysis Applied to Timing in Marine Fish Ontogeny (1989) (31)
- Contrasting strategies of ova lipid provisioning in relation to maternal characteristics in three walleye (Sander vitreus) populations (2007) (30)
- Abundance, growth, and life history characteristics of sympatric walleye (Sander vitreus) and sauger (Sander canadensis) in Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba (2012) (30)
- Fish Migrations in Coastal and Estuarine Environments: A Call for New Approaches to the Study of an Old Problem (1984) (30)
- Utility of Meristic and Morphometric Characters for Identification of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Stocks in Canadian Atlantic Waters (1978) (29)
- Effects of Hibernia crude oil on Capelin (Mallotus villosus) embryos and larvae (1992) (28)
- Larval Flatfish Distributions and Drift on the Southern Grand Bank (1992) (28)
- Onshore Movements of Atlantic Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence: Associations with Wind-Forced Advections of Warmed Surface Waters (1992) (28)
- Atmosphere–Ocean Coupling in the Northern Gulf of St. Lawrence: Frequency-Dependent Wind-Forced Variations in Nearshore Sea Temperatures and Currents (1988) (27)
- Evaluation of an environment–recruitment model for capelin (Mallotus villosus) (2000) (27)
- Morphological and trophic differentiation of growth morphotypes of walleye (Sander vitreus) from Lake Winnipeg, Canada (2010) (26)
- Survival Value of An Opportunistic Life-stage Transition in Capelin (Mallotus villosus) (1983) (25)
- Degraded recruitment synchrony in Northwest Atlantic cod stocks (2009) (23)
- Selective Exploitation of Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Eggs by Winter Flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus): Capelin Egg Mortality Rates, and Contribution of Egg Energy to the Annual Growth of Flounder (1984) (22)
- The importance of within-system spatial variation in drivers of marine ecosystem regime shifts (2015) (22)
- The Impact of Enhancement Initiatives on the Structure and Dynamics of the Connecticut River Population of American Shad (2004) (22)
- Food Limitation in Larval Fish: Ontogenetic Variation in Feeding Scope and Its Potential Effect on Survival (2008) (20)
- Evidence for the Presence of a Metamorphic Check in Capelin (Mallotus villosus) Otoliths and Implications for Age Determination (1977) (19)
- Environmental structuring of marine plankton phenology (2017) (19)
- Larval condition and vulnerability to predation: an analysis based on mixed-prey experiments (1998) (18)
- If computers could swim or fish could be programmed. Reply (1991) (17)
- OF FISH MIGRATIONS (1977) (17)
- Net Avoidance Behavior in American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) as Observed by Ultrasonic Tracking Techniques (1971) (16)
- Reproductive allocation in exploited lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis) and walleye (Sander vitreus) populations (2012) (15)
- LDH isozyme patterns in cetaceans: evidence for a biochemical adaptation to diving. (1976) (15)
- Changes in size and weight of hydromedusae during formalin preservation (1989) (14)
- The migrations of the shad (1973) (13)
- Species Diversity of Littoral Zone Fishes Along a Phosphorus–Production Gradient in Lake Memphremagog, Quebec–Vermont (1977) (13)
- Weight Loss in American Shad (Alosa sapidissima, Wilson) during the Freshwater Migration (1972) (13)
- Ocean Migration Rates of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) (1977) (12)
- Density Dependence, Density Independence, and Recruitment in the American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) Population of the Conneticut River (1977) (11)
- Recruitment level and variability (2014) (11)
- The Spawning of the Capelin (1990) (10)
- Irruptive prey dynamics following the groundfish collapse in the Northwest Atlantic: an illusion? (2013) (10)
- The relation between otolith size and larval size at hatching for Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua* (1999) (10)
- Effects of delayed fertilization on embryo viability in walleye Sander vitreus (Mitchill): the role of maternal effects (2008) (9)
- Osmotic stress and mortality in adult American shad during transfer from saltwater to freshwater (1976) (9)
- Metal provisioning of ova in walleye and lake whitefish (2008) (8)
- Sex‐based differences in fatty acid composition of adult walleye (2020) (8)
- Effects of incubation in oiled sediment on emergence of capelin (Mallotus villosus) larvae (1991) (8)
- Energetics of Migration in American Shad (1978) (7)
- Osmotic condition, buoyancy change and mortality in larval cod Gadus morhua. A bioassay for assessing near-term mortality (2000) (7)
- Patterns of Larval Emergence and Their Potential Impact on Stock Differentiation in Beach Spawning Capelin (Mallotus villosus) (1987) (7)
- Setting the record straight on drivers of changing ecosystem states (2013) (7)
- Anomalous ecosystem dynamics following the apparent collapse of a keystone forage species (2016) (6)
- Individual variation in growth and development during the early life stages of winter floundet Pleuronectes americanus (2008) (6)
- Model Evaluation of Linear Gut Evacuation in the Larval Radiated Shanny Using a Combination of Laboratory and Field Data (2006) (6)
- Fish Migration Studies: Future Directions (1984) (5)
- The spatio-temporal dynamics of trophic control in large marine ecosystems (2015) (5)
- Support for the trophic theory of island biogeography across submarine banks in a predator-depleted large marine ecosystem (2018) (4)
- Do diel changes in patchiness exhibited by schooling fishes influence the precision of estimates of fish abundance obtained from hydroacoustic transect surveys (1996) (4)
- Predicting variability in catch‐per‐effort in Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua, trap and gillnet fisheries (2006) (4)
- Maternal influences on thiamine status of walleye Sander vitreus ova. (2011) (4)
- Reproductive Divergence between Growth Forms of Lake Winnipeg Walleye (Sander vitreus) (2011) (4)
- Pugheadedness in Landlocked Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar) (1969) (4)
- Life on the edge: environmental determinants of tilefish (Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps) abundance since its virtual extinction in 1882 (2014) (4)
- Use of oceanographic forecasts and echosounders to guide and enhance an inshore gillnet fishery for Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) (1993) (3)
- Comparison of ovum lipid provisioning among lake whitefish, walleye and northern pike co-habiting in Bay of Quinte (Lake Ontario, Canada) (2014) (3)
- A Study of the Orientation and Migration of American Shad in Long Island Sound and the Connecticut River Estuary (1973) (2)
- Sex-based divergence in isotopic compositions of north temperate freshwater fishes (2021) (2)
- Origin and Characteristics of "Fall-Run" American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) from the St. John River, New Brunswick (1976) (1)
- Towards a more balanced assessment of the dynamics of North Atlantic ecosystems—a comment on Drinkwater and Kristiansen (2018) (2019) (1)
- Larval condition and vulnerability to predation: reply to comment by Suthers (2000) (1)
- Occurrence and ecological implications of pyrophosphate in estuaries (2001) (1)
- The Energetic Cost of Migration: Limitations to Shad Restoration (1976) (0)
- Predation by yfish on Larva Fish: An Experiments oying in situ Enc (1988) (0)
- The Behavior of American Shad (Alosa sapidissima) During the Homing Migration to the Connecticut River (1973) (0)
- Temporal evolution of critical traits and their relationship to cod stock collapse and recovery (2022) (0)
- The dynamics of exploited marine fish populations and Humpty Dumpty: similarities and differences (2022) (0)
- Environmental structuring of marine plankton phenology (2017) (0)
- THE ECOLOGY *:4126 OF FISH MIGRATIONS (1977) (0)
- Wind-Forced ydrodynarnics and Their nteraction Fish and P ance : A Ti-Series An (2007) (0)
- Biochemical Variation in Atlantic and Pacific Coast Populations of the American Shad (1976) (0)
- Acknowledgements for refereeing (2004) (0)
- Reply to Baudron et al.: Fishing matters: Age-specific deepening is driven by exploitation (2019) (0)
- Maternal effects on embryonic development and survival in walleye of Lake Nipissing, Ontario (2021) (0)
- La freza del capelán (1990) (0)
- ing Littora Fish with a Seine: Corrections for Variab Capture ~fficiency' (1990) (0)
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