Peer Reviewed Publications
C.L. Keeler-Foster, I.B. Spies, V. Bondu-Hawkins & P. Bentzen. 2004    Development of micorsatellitemarkers in bonytail (gila elegans) with cross -species amplification in humpback chub (Gila cypha). Molecular Ecology Notes (2004) 4, 23-25.  
Tiersch, T. R., C. R. Figiel, Jr., W. R. Wayman, J. H. Williamson, G. J. Carmichael, and O. T. Gorman. 2000. Cryopreservation of sperm of the endangered razorback sucker. pages 117-122 In  T. R. Tiersch and P. M. Mazik, editors. Cryopreservation in aquatic species. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Nielsen, J. L., M. C. Fountain, J. Campoy-Favela, K. Cobble, and B. L. Jensen. 1998. Oncorhynchus at the southern extent of their range: a study of mtDNA control-region sequence with special reference to an undescribed subspecies of O. mykiss from Mexico. Environmental Biology of Fishes 51:7-23.
Tiersch, T. R., W. R. Wayman, C. R. Figiel, Jr., O. T. Gorman, J. H. Williamson, and G. J. Carmichael. 1997. Field collection, handling, and storage of sperm of endangered razorback sucker. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 17:167-173.
Carmichael, G. J., J. H. Williamson, O. T. Gorman, and T. R. Tiersch. 1996. Field propagation techniques for the endangered razorback sucker. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 16:963-966.
Figiel, C.R. Jr., T.R. Tiersch, W.R. Wayman, O.T. Gorman, J.H. Williamson, and G.J. Carmichael. 1996. Collection, storage and cryopreservation of sperm from endangered razorback suckers. Pages 18 – 16. In E.M Donaldson and D.D. MacKinlay eds. Aquaculture Biotechnology Symposium Proceedings, International Congress of the Biology of Fishes.

Gorman, O.T., T.R. Tiersch, C.R. Figiel Jr., W.R. Wayman, J.H. Williamson, and G.J. Carmichael. 1996. Broodstock development and propagation studies in the endangered razorback sucker: 1996 field studies. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council.
Modde, T., A. T. Sholz, J. H. Williamson, B. G. Haines, B. D. Burdick, and F. K. Pfeifer. 1995. An augmentation plan for razorback sucker in the upper Colorado River basin. Pages 102-111. In H.L. Schramm and R. G. Piper, editors. Uses and effects of cultured fishes in aquatic ecosystems. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Tiersch, T.R. 1995. Cryopreservation of fish sperm: laboratory, hatchery and field studies of twenty species. Page 147. In F. Goetz and P. Thomas, eds. Conference Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Reproductive Physiology of Fish.

Gorman, O.T., T.R. Tiersch, J.H. Williamson, and G.J. Carmichael. 1995. Program for cryopreservation of genetic resources of endangered fishes. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Desert Fishes Council.

Tiersch, T.R., O.T. Gorman, J.H. Williamson, and G.J. Carmichael. 1994. Germplasm storage to preserve genetic resources in the razorback sucker and the bonytail chub. Proceedings of the Annual meeting of the Desert Fishes Council.

Williamson, J.H., G.J. Carmichael, K. Graves, B.A. Simco, and J.R. Tomasso. 1993. Centrarchids. Pages 145 – 197. In R.R. Stickney Editor. Culture of non-salmonid freshwater fishes, Second Edition, CRC Publishers, New York, NY.
Platania, S. P., K. R. Bestgen, M. A. Moretti, D. L. Propst, and J. E. Brooks. 1991. Status of Colorado squawfish and razorback sucker in the San Juan River, Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah. The Southwestern Naturalist 36(1):147-150.
Hamman, R. L. 1989. Survival of Colorado squawfish cultured in earthen ponds. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 51:27-29.
Marsh, P. C., and J. E. Brooks. 1989. Predation by ictalurid catfishes as a deterrent to reestablishment of hatchery-reared razorback suckers. The Southwestern Naturalist 34(2):188-195.
Hamman, R. L. 1987. Survival of razorback suckers cultured in earthen ponds. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 49:138-140.
Hamman, R. L. 1986. Induced spawning of hatchery-reared Colorado squawfish. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 48:72-74.
Hamman, R. L. 1985. Induced spawning of hatchery-reared razorback suckers. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 47:187-189.
Hamman, R. L. 1985. Induced spawning of hatchery-reared bonytail. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 47:239-241.
Marsh, P. C. 1985. Effect of incubation temperature on survival of embryos of native Colorado River fishes. The Southwestern Naturalist 300:129-140.
Minckley, W. L., and B. L. Jensen. 1985. Replacement of Sonoran topminnow by Pecos gambusia under hatchery conditions. The Southwestern Naturalist 30(3):465-466.
Hubbs, C., and B. L. Jensen. 1984. Extinction of Gambusia amistadensis, an endangered fish. Copeia 1984(2):529-530.
Hamman, R. L. 1982. Induced spawning and culture of bonytail chub. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 44:201-203.
Hamman, R. L. 1982. Spawning and culture of humpback chub. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 44:213-216.
Hamman, R. L. 1981. Hybridization of three species of chub in a hatchery. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 43:140-141.
Hamman, R. L. 1981. Spawning and culture of Colorado squawfish in raceways. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 43:173-177.
Hamman, R. L. 1981. Transporting endangered fish species in plastic bags. The Progressive Fish-Culturist 43:212-213.
Miscellaneous Publications
Williamson, J. H. In Press. Broodstock development and spawning. In R. Stickney, editor. Fish hatchery management. American Fisheries Society.
Kapuscinski, A. R., C. R. Steward, M. L. Goodman, C. C. Krueger, J. H. Williamson, E. Bowles, and R. Carmichael. In Press (Fisheries Bulletin). Genetics conservation guidelines for salmon and steelhead supplementation. Northwest Power Planning Council Agreement No. 90-037. Portland, OR.
Jensen, B. L. In Press. Fish refugia and captive propagation: A viable aid to conservation and restoration. In Proceedings of the First National Seminar on the Endangered Fishes of India, Allahabad, Uttar Pradish, India.
Williamson, J. H. In Press. Planning guidelines for genetics conservation and management of endangered fishes of the upper Colorado River basin. Recovery Implementation Program for Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Jensen, B. L. In Press. Consultation report on fish genetic resource conservation and management of the indigenous fishery resources of India with an emphasis on threatened and endangered species. Winrock International (USAID Agriculture Research Project), 7, Doorvi Marg, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi, 110 057, India. 28pp.
Williamson, J. H., D. C. Morizot, and G. J. Carmichael. 1998. Biochemical genetics of endangered Colorado pikeminnow from the Green, Yampa, Colorado, and San Juan rivers. Final draft report to the recovery program. Project number FY93 #23.
Williamson, J. H., R. S. Wydoski, and L. Visscher. 1994. Genetics management guidelines. Recovery implementation program for listed and candidate fish species in Region 6. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Denver, Colorado.
Williamson, J. H., and R. S. Wydoski. 1994. Genetics management guidelines. Recovery implementation program for endangered fishes in the upper Colorado River basin. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
Abarca, F., K. L. Young, B. L. Jensen, I. Parra, R. H. Battaso, and K. Cobble. 1994. Yaqui River fishes relevant to the Madrean Province; U. S. - Mexico collaborations. In Proceedings of the Symposium on Biodiversity and Management of the Madrean Archipelago, Tucson, AZ.
Hamman. R. L., J. E. Johnson, and H. M. Tyus. 1994. Colorado squawfish. Pages 364-365 In life on the edge - a guide to california’s endangered natural resources: Wildlife Biosystems Books, Santa Cruz, CA. 550pp.
Scholz, A. T., M. B. Tilson, R. J. White, S. A. Holton, B. Haines, B. Jensen, and R. Hamman. 1994. Thyroxine induced chemical imprinting in Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius) and razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus): Results of 1993 investigations. Eastern Washington University, Department of Biology, Cheney, WA. Colorado River Fisheries Chemoreception Project. Technical Report No. 5. 43 pp. Submitted to: U. S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, UT. Cooperative Agreement No. 2-FC-40-11830.
Williamson, J. H. 1993. Genetics management guidelines for endangered fish species in the upper Colorado River basin. Recovery implementation program for endangered fishes in the upper Colorado River basin. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Denver, Colorado.
Wydoski, R., J. H. Williamson, and D. Toney. 1993. Coordinated hatchery facility plan. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Presented to Management Committee.
Williamson, J. H. 1993. Planning guidelines for genetics management of endangered fish species in the upper Colorado River basin. Presented to Propagation Subcommittee.
Burdick, B. D., and R. L. Hamman. 1992. A study to evaluate several tagging and marking systems for Colorado squawfish, razorback sucker, and bonytail. Report to the Recovery Implementation Program, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Denver, CO. 66 pp.
Brooks, J. E., S. P. Platania, and D. L. Propst. 1991. Effects of Pecos River reservoir operation on the distribution and status of Pecos bluntnose shiner (Notropis simus pecosensis): preliminary findings. Report for Bureau of Reclamation, Salt Lake City, UT and Albuquerque., NM, and U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Albuquerque., NM. 14 pp.
Johnson, J. E., and B. L. Jensen. 1991. History and operation of endangered species hatcheries. Pages 197-217. In Battle Against Extinction - Native Fish Management in the American West, W. L. Minckley and James E. Deacon, Eds. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
Minckley, W. L., P. C. Marsh, J. E. Brooks, J. E. Johnson, and B. L. Jensen. 1991. Management toward recovery of the razorback sucker. Pages 303-357. In Battle Against Extinction - Native Fish Management in the American West, W. L. Minckley, and James E. Deacon, Editors. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
Jensen, B. L. 1990. Colorado squawfish reintroduction efforts in the lower Colorado River basin. Endangered Species Update, 8:(1), School of Natural Resources, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Brooks, J. E., and M. K. Wood. 1988. A survey of the fishes of Bitter Lake National Wildlife Refuge, with an historic overview of the game and nongame fishes. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque., NM. 20 pp.
Echelle, A. A., A. F. Echelle, and D. R. Edds. 1988. Genetic structure of three species of endangered desert fishes. Final Project Report - U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Albuquerque., NM. 97 pp.
Papoulias, D. 1988. The effect of food availability on growth and mortality of larval razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus. Final Report. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque., NM. 32 pp.
Papoulias, D. 1988. Survival and growth of larval razorback sucker, Xyrauchen texanus. Arizona State University. Master thesis. 83 pp.
Brooks, J. E. 1986. Status of natural and introduced Sonoran topminnow (Poeciliopsis o. occidentalis) populations in Arizona through 1985. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Endangered Species and Fishery Resources, Albuquerque., NM. 33 pp.
Rinne, J. N., J. E. Johnson, B. L. Jensen, A. W. Ruger, and Roger Sorensen. 1986. The role of hatcheries in the management and recovery of threatened and endangered fishes. Pages 271-285. In Fish Culture In Fisheries Management, Proceedings of a Symposium on the Role of Fish Culture in Fisheries Management, Richard H. Stroud, Editor. Fish Culture Section and Fisheries Management Section of the American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Minckley, W. L. 1985. Evaluations and suggestions concerning personnel, facilities, and programs at Dexter National Fish Hatchery. Report for the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service. 15 pp.
Inslee, T. D. 1983. A study of the fisheries on Bitter Lake NWR. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Albuquerque., NM. 12 pp.
Inslee, T. D. 1983. Spawning and hatching of the Colorado squawfish (Ptychocheilus lucius). U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Dexter NFH, Dexter, NM. 17 pp.
Jensen, B. L. 1983. Culture techniques for selected Colorado River imperiled fishes. Proceedings of the Thirty-Fourth Annual Northwest Fish Culture Conference, Moscow, Idaho. 12 pp.
Hamman, R. L. 1982. Induced spawning and culture of the humpback chub and bonytail chub hybrids. Pages 129-136. In Final Report of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Part 3. Colorado River Fishery Project, Salt Lake City, UT.
Hamman, R. L. 1982. Spawning and culture of Colorado squawfish in a raceway environment. Pages 137-144. In Final Report of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Part 3. Colorado River Fishery Project, Salt Lake City, UT.
Hamman, R. L. 1982. Spawning and culture of humpback chub. Pages 159-167. In Final Report of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Part 3. Colorado River Fishery Project, Salt Lake City, UT.
Hamman, R. L. 1982. Induced spawning and culture of bonytail chub. Pages 169-175. In Final Report of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Part 3. Colorado River Fishery Project, Salt Lake City, UT.
Inslee, T. D. 1982. Spawning and hatching of the razorback sucker (Xyrauchen texanus). Proceedings of the Annual Conference of the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife. Agencies, 62:431-432.
Inslee, T.D. 1982. Spawning of razorback suckers. Pages 145-157. In U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service and U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Part 3. Colorado River Fishery Project, Salt Lake City, UT.
Inslee, T. D. 1981. Overwintering Gila topminnows. Poeciliopsis occidentalis. 3 pp.
Kapuscinski, A. R., C. R. Steward, M. L. Goodman, C. C. Krueger, J. H. Williamson, E. Bowles, and R. Carmichael. 1993. Genetic conservation guidelines for salmon and steelhead supplementation. Fishery Bulletin: In Preparation. ( Synthesis paper from Northwest Power Planning Council workshop, January 1991.)
Williamson, J. H. 1993. State of Colorado hatchery feasibility study for endangered fishes in the upper Colorado River basin. Colorado Water Conservation Board; Submitted draft to Biology and Management Committees.