Research
In May 2018, I received my Master of Science degree through the Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research (GLIER) at the University of Windsor. While at GLIER, I focused on understanding the impacts of ontogeny, invasive species, and partial migration on the feeding ecology of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens). This research led to the completion of my thesis and includes suggestions to better manage sub-populations of lake sturgeon throughout the Great Lakes.
Background
2016-2018
M.Sc. Environmental Science
Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research
University of Windsor (Windsor, ON Canada)
2013–2015
B. Sc. Honours Biological Sciences
Department of Biological Sciences
University of Windsor (Windsor, ON Canada)
2010-2012
B. Sc. Biological Science
Department of Biological Sciences
Wayne State University (Detroit, MI U.S.A)
Publications
Fendler, T.E., Kessel, S.T., Fisk, A.T., Pitcher, T.E., Pettitt-Wade, H., Chiotti, J.A., Gorsky, D., & Hondorp, D.W. (In Preparation). Isotopic niches of Lake Sturgeon with divergent migration behaviours within and between rivers and lakes.
Fendler, T.E., Hondorp, D.W., Kessel, S.T., Pitcher, T.E., Pettitt-Wade, H., Chiotti, J.A., Gorsky, D., & Fisk, A.T. (In Preparation). Isotopic Niches of Lake Sturgeon Pre- and Post- Dreissenid Mussel and Round Goby Invasions.
Fendler, T.E. (2018, September). To Boldly Go Where No Sturgeon Has Gone Before. Invited Presentation at Lambton Wildlife Inc, Sarnia ON, Canada.
Fendler, T.E., Kessel, S.T., Pitcher, T.E., Pettitt-Wade, H., Chiotti, J.A., Gorsky, D., Hondorp, D.W., & Fisk, A.T. (2018, February). Isotopic Niches of Lake Sturgeon across Ontogeny, Invasions, and Migration Strategies. Oral Presentation at the Michigan Chapter of the American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, Port Huron MI, U.S.A.
Fendler, T.E., Fisk, A.T., Pitcher, T.E., Pettitt-Wade, H., Kessel, S.T., Chiotti, J.A., Gorsky, D., & Hondorp, D.W. (2017, June). Using Acoustic Telemetry and Stable Isotopes in Conservation Efforts of Lake Sturgeon. Oral Presentation at the International Conference on Fish Telemetry (ICFT), Cairns QLD, Australia.
Fendler, T.E., Fisk, A.T., Pitcher, T.E., Pettitt-Wade, H., Kessel, S.T., Chiotti, J.A., Gorsky, D., & Hondorp, D.W. (2017, May). Trophic Ecology of Adult Lake Sturgeon Movement Groups in the Huron-Erie Corridor. Oral Presentation at the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR), Detroit MI, U.S.A.
Fendler, T.E., Hondorp, D.W., Pitcher, T.E., Pettitt-Wade, H., Chiotti, J.A., Gorsky, D., & Fisk, A.T. (2017, January). Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) Trophic Ecology in the Laurentian Great Lakes. Oral Presentation at the Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research (CCFFR), Montreal QC, Canada.