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Overview

Walton W. Dickhoff is affiliated with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, particularly within the life and environmental sciences.

The main fields of study in which Walton W. Dickhoff has contributed include Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Environmental Science. These broad domains reflect a multidisciplinary approach to understanding aquatic organisms and their environments.

Within these domains, their work touches on specific subfields such as Aquatic Science, Physiology, and Nature and Landscape Conservation. These subfields indicate a focus on both the biological functions of aquatic species and their broader ecological contexts.

The primary topics addressed in Walton W. Dickhoff's research encompass Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth, Reproductive Biology and Impacts on Aquatic Species, and Fish Ecology and Management Studies. The emphasis on these areas highlights a commitment to exploring the biology, sustainability, and management of aquatic species, particularly those relevant to aquaculture and fisheries.

Their publication record includes recent work such as the paper titled Status of sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria, aquaculture, published in 2021 in the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society.

  • Status of sablefish, Anoplopoma fimbria, aquaculture, 2021, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Walton W. Dickhoff has collaborated with a range of coauthors whose expertise likely intersects with their research interests. Frequent collaborators include:

  • Frederick W. Goetz
  • Bernadita F. Anulacion
  • Mary R. Arkoosh
  • Matthew A. Cook
  • Joseph P. Dietrich

Their publications have appeared in venues such as the Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, which is associated with research in aquaculture and related aquatic sciences.

Overall, Walton W. Dickhoff's research bridges aquatic biology, environmental science, and biochemistry with a focus on species physiology, aquaculture productivity, and ecological management.

Best Publications

  • THE PARR-SMOLT TRANSFORMATION (SMOLTIFICATION) AND SEAWATER ADAPTATION IN SALMONIDS A REVIEW OF SELECTED LITERATURE

    Leroy C. Folmar;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • Growth hormone and insulin-like growth factors in fish: where we are and where to go.

    Manfred Reinecke;Björn Thrandur Björnsson;Walton W. Dickhoff;Stephen D. McCormick

  • Isolation and characterization of two coho salmon gonadotropins, GTH I and GTH II.

    Penny Swanson;Kunimasa Suzuki;Hiroshi Kawauchi;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • Comparison of extraction methods and assay validation for salmon insulin-like growth factor-I using commercially available components.

    Munetaka Shimizu;Munetaka Shimizu;Penny Swanson;Haruhisa Fukada;Akihiko Hara

  • Gonadotropins I and II in juvenile coho salmon

    Penny Swanson;M. Bernard;M. Nozaki;K. Suzuki

  • Lunar phasing of the thyroxine surge preparatory to seaward migration of salmonid fish

    EG Grau;WW Dickhoff;RS Nishioka;HA Bern

  • Free and protein-bound insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding proteins in plasma of coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch.

    Munetaka Shimizu;Penny Swanson;Walton W. Dickhoff;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • Somatolactin, a novel pituitary protein: purification and plasma levels during reproductive maturation of coho salmon.

    M. Rand-Weaver;P. Swanson;H. Kawauchi;W. W. Dickhoff

  • In vitro thyrotropin-releasing activity of corticotropin-releasing hormone-family peptides in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch.

    Donald A. Larsen;Penny Swanson;Jon T. Dickey;Jean Rivier

  • Expression of Insulin-Like Growth Factor I in Normally and Abnormally Developing Coho Salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)*

    C Duan;E M Plisetskaya;W W Dickhoff

  • Salmon growth hormone receptor: molecular cloning, ligand specificity, and response to fasting.

    Haruhisa Fukada;Haruhisa Fukada;Yuichi Ozaki;Andrew L. Pierce;Andrew L. Pierce;Shinji Adachi

  • A two-receptor model for salmon gonadotropins (GTH I and GTH II).

    Liguang Yan;Penny Swanson;Penny Swanson;Walton W. Dickhoff;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • Salmonid pituitary gonadotrophs. II. Ontogeny of GTH I and GTH II cells in the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri irideus).

    Masumi Nozaki;Nobuko Naito;Penny Swanson;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • Assessment of high rates of precocious male maturation in a Spring Chinook Salmon Supplementation hatchery program

    Donald A. Larsen;Brian R. Beckman;Kathleen A. Cooper;Dan Barrett

  • Tissue-specific induction of Hsp90 mRNA and plasma cortisol response in chinook salmon following heat shock, seawater challenge, and handling challenge.

    Aldo N. Palmisano;James R. Winton;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • The role of growth in endocrine regulation of salmon smoltification

    W. W. Dickhoff;W. W. Dickhoff;B. R. Beckman;B. R. Beckman;D. A. Larsen;D. A. Larsen;C. Duan

  • EFFECTS OF INJECTED AND DIETARY ARGININE ON PLASMA INSULIN LEVELS AND GROWTH OF PACIFIC SALMON AND RAINBOW TROUT

    Erika M Plisetskaya;Libardo I Buchelli-Narvaez;Ronald W Hardy;Ronald W Hardy;Walton W Dickhoff

  • A quantitative real-time RT-PCR assay for salmon IGF-I mRNA, and its application in the study of GH regulation of IGF-I gene expression in primary culture of salmon hepatocytes ☆

    A.L Pierce;J.T Dickey;D.A Larsen;H Fukada;H Fukada

  • Somatolactin stimulates in vitro gonadal steroidogenesis in coho salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch.

    Josep V. Planas;Penny Swanson;Penny Swanson;Mariann Rand-Weaver;Walton W. Dickhoff;Walton W. Dickhoff

  • Growth, Smoltification, and Smolt-to-Adult Return of Spring Chinook Salmon from Hatcheries on the Deschutes River, Oregon

    Brian R. Beckman;Walton W. Dickhoff;Waldo S. Zaugg;Cameron Sharpe

Frequent Co-Authors

Akihiko Hara
Akihiko Hara Hokkaido University
Hiroshi Kawauchi
Hiroshi Kawauchi Kitasato University
Cunming Duan
Cunming Duan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Howard A. Bern
Howard A. Bern University of California, Berkeley
Carl B. Schreck
Carl B. Schreck Oregon State University
Craig V. Sullivan
Craig V. Sullivan North Carolina State University
Ronald W. Hardy
Ronald W. Hardy University of Idaho
Josep V. Planas
Josep V. Planas International Pacific Halibut Commission
Stephen D. McCormick
Stephen D. McCormick University of Massachusetts Amherst
James R. Winton
James R. Winton United States Geological Survey

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