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Dr. Jim Berkson
NMFS-RTR Program at Virginia Tech
100 Cheatham Hall (0321)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-231-5910
nmfs@vt.edu
Jim Berkson - Recent Publications

2008 Publications

McGhee, J.D., J.M. Berkson, D. Steffen, and G.W. Norman. 2008. Density-Dependent Harvest Modeling for the Eastern Wild Turkey. Journal of Wildlife Management 72(1):196-203.

2007 Publications

Davis, M. L., J.M. Berkson, D. Steffen, and M.K. Tilton. 2007. Evaluation of accuracy and precision of Downing population reconstruction. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(7): 2297-2303.

McGhee, J.D., and J.M. Berkson. 2007. Estimation of a Nonlinear Density-Dependence Parameter for Wild Turkey. Journal of Wildlife Management 71(3):706-712.

2006 Publications

Davis, M. L., and J.M. Berkson. 2006. Effects of a simulated moratorium on the stock assessment of red porgy (Pagrus pagrus). Fishery Bulletin: 104: 585-592.

Karpanty, S.M., J.D. Fraser, J.M. Berkson, L. Niles, A. Dey, and E.P. Smith. 2006. Horseshoe crab eggs determine red knot distribution in Delaware Bay habitats. Journal of Wildlife Management: 70(6).

Davis, M.L., J.M. Berkson, and M. Kelly. 2006. A production modeling approach to the assessment of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus) population in Delaware Bay. Fishery Bulletin: 104:215-225.

Hurton, L., and J.M. Berkson. 2006. Potential causes of mortality in horseshoe crabs, Limulus polyphemus, during the biomedical bleeding process. Fishery Bulletin: 104:293-298.

2005 Publications

Hurton, L., J.M. Berkson, and S.A. Smith. 2005. Selection of a standard culture medium for primary culture of Limulus polyphemus amebocytes. In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology – Animal: 41:325-329.

J.M. Berkson, 2005. Book Review: “The American Horseshoe Crab,” by C.N. Shuster, Jr., B. Barlow, and J. Brockman. Quarterly Review of Biology: 80:248.

Smith, S.A., and J.M. Berkson. 2005. Laboratory culture and maintenance of the horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus). Lab Animal: 34(7):27-34.

Hurton, L., J.M. Berkson, and S.A. Smith. 2005. Estimation of total hemolymph volume in the horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus. Marine & Freshwater Behaviour and Physiology: 38(2):139-147.

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