Steven M. Seiler
Adjunct Faculty - Associate Instructor University of Wisconsin Stevens Point Department of Biology 167 TNR Building University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Stevens Point, WI 54481 715-342-5176
	B.A.    Kalamazoo College M.Sc.  Clarion University of Pennsylvania Ph.D.  Idaho State University
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Research Interests
I have broad interests in ecology, however much of my research experience has taken place in aquatic ecosystems.  Before heading to Idaho, I studied stream ecology at Clarion University with Dr. Andrew Turner.  I completed research projects to investigate the direct impact of acidity (acid rain and acid mine drainage) on stream dwelling fish and invertebrates as well as how acidity can have indirect effects in stream food webs. At Idaho State University I worked with Ernest Keeley to investigate the effects of non-native rainbow trout on native populations of Yellowstone cutthroat trout.   I conducted laboratory experiments and field studies to test for mechanisms that may allow rainbow trout and cutthroat-rainbow hybrid trout to replace native Yellowstone cutthroat trout.  These projects help understand the role of ecological interactions and environmental conditions on the spread of introduced fish species within native fish populations when hybridization and introgression occurs.

Publications*

Seiler, S.M., Gunnell, K., Ptacek, M.B. and Keeley, E.R. 2009. Morphological patterns of hybridization between Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) and introduced rainbow trout (O. mykiss) in the South Fork of the Snake River watershed, Idaho and Wyoming. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:1529-1539.

Seiler, S.M. and E.R. Keeley. 2009.  Competition between native and introduced salmonid fishes: rainbow trout and cutthroat-rainbow hybrids cause reduced growth of Yellowstone cutthroat trout. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 66: 133-141. (.pdf)

K.J. Rodnick, P.K. Battiprolu, S. St-Hillaire, S.M. Seiler, M.S. Powell, and J.L. Ebersole. 2008.  Evidence for differences in sex ratio, swimming performance, morphometrics, and incidence of disease in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) from West Fork Smith River, Oregon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 137: 1571-1590.

Seiler, S.M. and E.R. Keeley.  2007. A comparison of aggressive and foraging behaviour between juvenile cutthroat trout, rainbow trout, and F1 hybrids. Animal Behaviour 74: 1805-1812.  (.pdf)

Seiler, S.M. and E.R. Keeley.  2007.  Morphological and swimming stamina differences between Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri), rainbow trout (O. mykiss), and their hybrids.  Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 64: 127-135. (.pdf)

Seiler, S.M. and A.M. Turner. 2004.  Growth and population size of crayfish in headwater streams: direct and indirect effects of acidity.  Freshwater Biology 49: 870-881.  (.pdf)

Turner, A.M., T. Morrow, S. Harris, P. Dalby, J. Dressler, and S. Seiler. 2003.  Watershed scale assessment of an acid-mine abatement project in Clarion County.  Center for Rural Pennsylvania Publication, Harrisburg, PA.

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In Review or In Preparation

Seiler, S.M., K. Gunnell, E.R. Keeley, and M.B. Ptacek.  Environmental correlates of hybridization between native Yellowstone cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarkii bouvieri) and introduced rainbow trout (O. mykiss).