From Dan...(Mike below)
I'd also like to suggest to the class these papers on a variety of topics relevant to my research:

Fisheries ecology and ecological/evolutionary theory: Frank, K.T. and W.C. Leggett 1994. Fisheries ecology in the context of ecological and evolutionary theory. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 25: 401-422. http://www.jstor.org/view/00664162/di975368/97p0091i/0?config=jstor&frame=no frame&userID=8e678094@ubc.ca/018dd5534000509d7983&dpi=3

Fish life history theory: Roff, D.A. 1984. The evolution of life history parameters in teleosts. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 41(6): 989-1000.

Winemiller, K.O. and K.A. Rose. 1992. Patterns of life-history diversification in North American fishes - implications for population regulation. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 49(10): 2196-2218.

Hutchings, J.A. 1993. Adaptive life histories affected by age-specific survival and growth-rate. Ecology 74(3): 673-684. http://www.jstor.org/view/00129658/di960350/96p00052/0?config=jstor&frame=no frame&userID=8e678094@ubc.ca/018dd5534000509d7983&dpi=3

Habitat selection theory: Brown, J.L. 1969. The buffer effect and productivity in tit populations. American Naturalist 103(932): 347-354. http://www.jstor.org/view/00030147/di006137/00p00254/0?config=jstor&frame=no frame&userID=8e678094@ubc.ca/018dd5534000509d7983&dpi=3

Fretwell, S.D. and H.L.J. Lucas. 1969. On territorial behavior and other factors influencing habitat distribution in birds. Part 1: Theoretical development. Acta Biotheoretica 19(1): 16-36.

Fretwell, S.D. 1972. Populations in a seasonal environment. Monographs in Population Biology 5: 217 p.

Milinski, M. 1988. Games fish play: making decisions as a social forager. Trends in Ecology & Evolution 3(12): 325-330.

Sturgeon:
Auer, N.A. 1996. Importance of habitat and migration to sturgeons with emphasis on lake sturgeon. Canadian Journal of Fisheries & Aquatic Sciences 53(Suppl.1): 152-160. http://article.pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/ppv/RPViewDoc?_handler_=HandleInitialGet& journal=cjfas&volume=53&articleFile=f95-276.pdf&calyLang=eng

Bemis, W.E. and B. Kynard. 1997. Sturgeon rivers: An introduction to acipenseriform biogeography and life history. Environmental Biology of Fishes 48(1-4): 167-183. http://ipsapp007.lwwonline.com/content/getfile/4647/4/28/fulltext.pdf

Ross, R.M. and R.M. Bennett. 1997. Comparative behavior and dietary effects in early life phases of American sturgeons. Fisheries Management & Ecology 4(1): 17-30.

Hildebrand L., C. McLeod, and S. McKenzie. 1999. Status and management of white sturgeon in the Columbia River in British Columbia, Canada: an overview. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 15 (4-5): 164-172.

From Mike...
"Here are some extra/suggested readings to go along with my discussion papers."

Hilborn, R., C. J. Walters, D. Ludwig. 1995. "Sustainable Exploitation of Renewable Resources." Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics 26: 45-67.

Hilborn, R. and M. Mangel. 1997. The Ecological Detective: confronting models with data. Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J. 315 pps.

Walters, C. J., and C. S. Holling. 1990. Large-scale management experiments and learning by doing. Ecology 71:2060-2068.

Hilborn, R., Maguire, J.J., Parma, A.M., and Rosenberg, A.A. 2001. The Precautionary Approach and risk management: can they increase the probability of successes in fishery management? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58(1): 99-107, 2001.

Pauly, D., Christensen, V., Guénette, S., Pitcher, T.J., Sumaila, U.R., Walters, C.J., Watson, R. and Zeller, D. 2002. Towards sustainability in world fisheries. Nature 418, 689-695.

Barheim, A. and H. Sandvik. 1994. Effect of Ale, Garlic, and Soured Cream on the Appetite of Leeches. British Medical Journal 309: 1689.

Jackson , D.A., Peres-Neto, P.R., and J.D. Olden. 2001. What controls who is where in freshwater fish communities: the roles of biotic, abiotic and spatial factors? Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 58:157-170