Kynard, Boyd E.
Adjunct Professor
Emeritus PI, Conte AFRC (USGS)
Fish Behavior/Ecology
Email: drboyddrboyd(at)eco.umass.edu
Primary interests
My research focus is on the life-history and fish passage of big-river migratory fishes, including migration, habitat selection, and ontogenetic behavior, as well as new designs for passing migratory fishes up- and downstream at hydrodams. My colleagues and I study sturgeon species in North America, Asia, and in Europe, and a variety of fishes in Brazil . We document natural migration patterns and habitat preferences to conserve migratory fishes where rivers are dammed.
Current Projects
Effects of siltation from road building on spawning substrate and comparative substrate type in ten spawning sites of shortnose sturgeon
Annual movements of a population of sturgeons dam-locked for 150 years
Effect of illumination intensity on selection of water velocity habitats by american shad, blueback herring, alewives, and striped bass
Spatial distribution and ecology of the juvenile American shad and blueback herring outmigration
Behavior of upstream migrant Americana shad in fishways
Behavior of spent American shad in a louver bypass system
Ecology and abundance cycles of spawning sea lampreys
Habitats and production of juvenile Atlantic salmon in typical and nontypical salmon streams
Movements and ecology of adult Chinese sturgeon in the Yangtse River
- Abundance, age, and growth of outmigrant juvenile Reeves shad
Selected Recent Publications
Kynard, B., P. Zhuang, T. Zhang & L. Zhang. 2003. Ontogenetic behavior and migration of Dabry’s sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus , from the Yangtze River with a note on body color. Environ. Biol. Fish. 66:27-36.
Kynard, B. & E. Parker. 2004. Ontogenetic behavior and migration of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi , with notes on body color and development. Environ. Biol. Fish. 67: 45–57.
Kynard, B. & E. Parker. 2004. Ontogenetic behavior and migration of Gulf of Mexico sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi , with notes on body color and development. Environ. Biology of Fishes 70: 43–55.
Kynard, B., E. Parker & T. Parker. 2005. Behavior of early life intervals of Klamath River green sturgeon, Acipenser medirostris , with a note on body color. Environ. Biology of Fishes 70: 123–132.
Kynard, B., & E. Parker. 2005. Ontogenetic behavior and dispersal of Sacramento River white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus , with a note on body color. Environmental Biology of Fishes 71: 145–156.
Kynard, B., E. Parker, D. Pugh, and T. Parker. In press . Effect of Water Temperature, Water Velocity, and Swimming Height on Dispersal Distance of Pallid Sturgeon Early Life Stages. Proceedings of AFS Symposium on Pallid Sturgeon.
Kieffer, M.C., B. Kynard, and D. Seibel. In press . Foraging and Wintering Ranges and Effect of Tidal and Diel Cycles on Movements of Shortnose and Atlantic Sturgeons. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kieffer, M. C., and B. Kynard. In press . Pre-spawning migration and spawning of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kieffer, M. C., and B. Kynard. In press . Wintering behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kieffer, M. C., and B. Kynard. In press . Long-term evaluation of external and internal radio-tagging of shortnose sturgeon. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kynard, B., D. Pugh, M. Kieffer, and T. Parker. In press . Spawning of shortnose sturgeon in an artificial stream: adult behavior and rearing and dispersal of early life stages. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kynard, B., M. Kieffer, M. Burlingame, P. Vinogradov, and B. E. Kynard. In press . Biological significance of spawning by shortnose sturgeon at Holyoke Dam. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kynard, B., E. Parker, D. Pugh, and T. Parker. In press . Downstream migration of yearling shortnose, pallid, green, and lake sturgeon in an artificial stream. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kynard, B., D. Pugh, and T. Parker. In press . Use of a spiral fish ladder by Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Kynard, B., M. Kieffer, M. Horgan, M. Burlingame, P. Vinogradov, and B.E. Kynard. In press . Effect of Holyoke Dam on migration, behavior, and population structure of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon. In: Life-history and behavior of Connecticut River shortnose sturgeon and other North American sturgeons. AFS Monograph.
Last updated March 23, 2011 by Roxann Cormier
