RASU & BONY Predator Recognition

Post Date

March 6th 2012

Application Due Date

March 19th 2012

Funding Opportunity Number

R12SF30007

CFDA Number(s)

15.538

Funding Instrument Type(s)

Cooperative Agreement

Funding Activity Categories

Natural Resources

Number of Awards

1

Eligibility Categories

Unrestricted

This is a notice of intent to award; no competition is being sought.

Funding

• Estimated Total Funding:

  $1

• Award Range:

  $245000 - $245000

Grant Description

The purpose of this project is to evaluate whether bonytail (Gila elegans) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus) exposed to a fish alarm substance will elicit a fright reaction to predators. If predator na╔ve hatchery fish can be trained to recognize and avoid predator dangers, post stocking mortalities attributed to predation may decrease. Previous training research has generally exposed prey fish to predators by using either models or predators in tanks adjacent to prey tanks. The goal here is to give prey species exposure to as many predator cues as possible, and thus the best method for predator exposure is a normally behaving predator in the same tank (and ultimately pond) as the prey species. This project will employ a unique technique using botulinum toxin to paralyze jaw-opening muscles in the predators.

Contact Information

• Agency

  Department of the Interior

• Office:

  Bureau of Reclamation

• Agency Contact:

  Shawna Thompson
  Grants Officer
  Phone 702-293-8570

• Agency Mailing Address:

  smthompson@usbr.gov

• Agency Email Address:

  smthompson@usbr.gov

• Location:

  Bureau of Reclamation - Lower Colorado Region