1996 Meeting Program
Plenary Session Introductions and Distinguished Lectures Friday, June 14 - La Salle Ballroom
Chair: Robert C. Cashner


8:15 Bob Cashner, Local Committee Chair Introduction
8:25 Gregory O'Brien, Chancellor, University of New Orleans Welcome
8:40 Ron Forman, CEO, Audubon Institute Welcome
9:00 John Morrissey, President, American Elasmobranch Society The Diversity of Elasmobranchs and Elasmobranch Biologists
9:20 David Greenfield, Past-president, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists From Alpha Taxonomy to Community Ecology - from the Atlantic to the Pacific
10:05 BREAK
10:30 Harry Green, Herpetologists' League Distinguished Lecture Historical Legacies and Contemporary Snake Biology
11:30 Group Photo, Site TBA




Session 1 Ecology of Marine Fishes. I. Friday, June 14 - La Salle A
Chairs: David Conover


1:30 Pondella, D.J., II, Allen, L.G., Hovey, T. and Campbell, C. The ecology of Paralabrax auroguttatus Walford (Serranidae)
1:45 GI Pyle, R.L. Patterns of Pacific reef and shore fish distribution and diversity
2:00 Bernardi, G. Current patterns, population structure and larval strategy of two Northeastern Pacific teleost species across an oceanographic boundary
2:15 McDonough, C.J. Changes in lipid reserves and body shape during the pelagic-benthic transition in juvenile Sebastes mystinus
2:30 Marks, R.E., Juanes, F., Hare, J.A. and Conover, D.O. Occurrence and effect of the parasitic isopod Lironeca ovalis (Isopoda, Cymothoidae), on young-of-the-year bluefish, Pomatomus saltatrix, (Pisces, Pomatomidae)
2:45 Barbin, G.P., McCleave, J.D. The role of olfaction in homing and estuarine migratory behavior of yellow-phase American eels (Anguilla rostrata)
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3:15 SR Jeffrey, C.F., Helfman, G. Effects of fishing on reef fish assemblages inferred from analysis of landings data
3:30 Rocha, L.A., Rosa, I.L. and Rosa, R.S. Diversity of the reef fish fauna from Paraíba State, NE Brazil
3:45 Raborn, S., Pezold, F. The influence of disturbance on community and population dynamics of benthic fishes associated with an oligohaline shell reef
4:00 Paterson, S.E. Occurrence of groups of great barracuda in the Turks and Caicos Islands
4:15 EE Rhodes, K.L. Seasonal trends in epibenthic fish assemblages in the nearshore waters of the western Yellow Sea, Qingdao, People's Republic of China
4:30 Ayvazian, S., Hegge, B. and Eliot, I. The relationship of surf zone fish assemblages to beach geomorphology
4:45 Martinez, F.A., Marschall, E.A. A dynamic programming model of group-size choice for settling juvenile coral reef fish
5:00 Chan, M.D., Dibble, E.D. and Killgore, K.J. Velocity preferences of age-0 Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)




Session 2 Systematics of Fishes. I. Friday, June 14 - La Salle B
Chairs: Art Kendall and Stuart G. Poss


1:30 Hastings, P.A. The rate of evolution of courtship displays parallels the rate of evolution of morphology in chaenopsid blennies
1:45 Fahay, M.P., Hare, J.A. Ontogeny of Ophidiidae with comments on the generic composition of Ophidion
2:00 Thompson, B.A., Ross, S.W. and Sulak, K.J. A review of Atlantic flagfins, genus Aulopus (Aulopiformes, Synodontoidei, Aulopidae)
2:15 Hoshino, K., Amaoka, K. Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of the flounder, Tephrinectes sinensis (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes)
2:30 Orr, J.W., Matarese, A.C. and Mulligan, H.L. Systematics of North Pacific pleuronectids of the genus Lepidopsetta : Part I. Morphological and genetic evidence for the resurrection of Lepidopsetta perarcuata (Cope)
2:45 Orr, J.W., Matarese, A.C. and Mulligan, H.L. Systematics of North Pacific pleuronectids of the genus Lepidopsetta : Part II. Ontogenetic evidence for the resurrection of Lepidopsetta perarcuata (Cope)
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3:15 Cooper, J.A., Chapleau, F. The monophyletic status of Pleuronectes (Pleuronectidae: Pleuronectiformes)
3:30 Munroe, T.A. Systematics of Australian flatfishes (Cynoglossidae: Pleuronectiformes): the Cynoglossus maculipinnis complex
3:45 Douglas, M.R., Brunner, P.C. and Bernatchez, L. Relationships of some central Alpine coregonid populations (Coregonus spp., Salmoniformes) as revealed by microsatellite DNA analysis
4:00 Oakey, D.D., Douglas, M.E. Mitochondrial DNA variation in Rhinichthys osculus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) from the Great Basin in western North America
4:15 McCosker, J.E., Gilmore, G.R., Jr. Recent studies of the Galapagos ichthyofauna using scuba and submersible
4:30 Whitehouse, A., Ivantsoff, W. Systematic position of Melanotaeniidae
4:45 Heemstra, P.C. Zoogeography and new records of fishes from Vema Seamount off Cape Town, South Africa
5:00 Kendall, A., Jr., Mier, K. Sebastes systematics


Session 3 AFS-ELHS Condition Group Friday, June 14 - La Salle C
Chairs: Quay Dortch and Joan Holt


1:30 SR Hurst, T.P., Schultz, E.T. and Conover, D.O. Evaluation of a seasonal energy deficit in young-of-the-year striped bass (Morone saxatilis) as a mechanism of winter mortality
1:45 SR Burger, M.J., Dortch, Q. and Power, J.H. Temporal variation in the condition of larval Gulf menhaden, Brevoortia patronus
2:00 Dortch, F.Q., San Filippo, R.A., Gibson, D. and Chesney, E.J. Electron transport system (ETS) activities as a biochemical measure of respiration rate in individual bay anchovy larvae
2:15 Elliott, J.K., Elliott, J.M. and Leggett, W.C. Influence of larval fish nutritional condition on vulnerability to predation
2:30 Blom, G., Johannessen, A., Folkvord, A. and Midty, F. Growth and condition of autumn spawned Atlantic herring Clupea harengus L. larvae reared at different temperatures and prey densities
2:45 Lindner, K.R. Effect of sampling protocol on length and RNA/DNA content of larval cod (Gadus morhua)
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3:15 Rooker, J., Holt, G.J. and Holt, S. Distribution of newly settled red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) in estuarine nursery habitats: relationships to condition and growth
3:30 Power, J.H., Stokes, A.M. and Chesney, E.J., Jr. Changes in morphometry with growth in larval bay anchovy (Anchoa mitchilli)
3:45 SR Patterson, W.F., III, Cowan, J.H., Jr. and Birdsong, R.S. Nutritional condition of striped bass, Morone saxatilis, larvae as determined by constituent lipid analysis
4:00 SR Poling, K.R., Fuiman, L.A. Sensory structure and function in larvae of two related fishes
4:15 Tytler, P., Ireland, J. A preliminary investigation of the effects of changes in temperature and salinity on pronephric function in the larvae of the Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus L.)
4:30 Rieger, P.W. Microcinemagraphic evidence of physostomous gas bladder inflation in physoclistous fish larvae
4:45 Letcher, B.H., Rice, J.A., Crowder, L.B. and Binkowski, F.P. Size-dependent effects of continuous and intermittent feeding on starvation time and mass loss in starving yellow perch larvae and juveniles




Session 4 AES Gruber Award Presentations Friday, June 14 - Cabildo
Chairs: Greg Caillet and Bruce Thompson


1:30 SG Correia, J., Marignac, J. and Gruber, S. Rates of movement from subadult lemon sharks in Bimini Lagoon: the optimal time interval between successive fixes with notes on hand-held GPS units error estimation
1:45 SG Thomassen, L., Gruber, S. Tidal influences on the spatial distribution of lemon sharks, Negaprion brevirostris, in Bimini Lagoon, Bahamas
2:00 SG Childs, J. Activity patterns of mobulid rays with three topographic highs in the northwest Gulf of Mexico
2:15 SG Henningsen, A.D., Hecker, B., Hampton, P. and Jones, R.T. Survey of large coastal sharks in the Delaware bay by longline
2:30 SG Bruner, J.C. Antisymmetry in number of tooth positions indicates high stress within an Eastern Pacific population of Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758
2:45 SG Maruska, K.P., Tricas, T.C. Ecological morphology of the peripheral mechanosensory lateral line in the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina
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3:15 SG Bradley, J.L., IV, Tricas, T.C. Prey selection, habitat use, and daily ration of the Atlantic stingray, Dasyatis sabina
3:30 SG Norman, B.M. The whale sharks Rhincodon typus of Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia - A preliminary study
3:45 SG Bonfil, R. Can simple fishery models be used for elasmobranch stock assessment?: a Monte Carlo simulation approach
4:00 SG Carlson, J.K., Parsons, G.R. Swimming and respiratory responses of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, to hypoxia
4:15 SG Correia, J., Figueiredo, I. and Figueiredo, M.J. Preliminary results on age and growth from blackmouthed catsharks from Portuguese waters
4:30 SG Damon, K.B. Location of sandbar shark nursery and pupping grounds along the east coast of the United States
4:45 SG Correia, J., Marignac, J. and Gruber, S. Young lemon shark behaviour in Bimini Lagoon




Session 5 Systematics of Amphibians and Reptiles. I. Friday, June 14 - Pontalba
Chairs: Barbara Mable and Brian Crother.


1:30 Larsson, H.C.E. Phylogenetic analysis of extant alligatorids
1:45 Busack, S.D., Pandya, S. Geographic variation in Caiman crocodilus : systematic, economic, and legal implications
2:00 GH Brochu, C.A. Phylogenetic systematics and taxonomy of Crocodylia: a morphological perspective
2:15 GH Deban, S.M. Lateral tongue aiming in Salamandrella keyserlingi (Caudata: Hynobiidae)
2:30 Donnelly, M.A. New amphibians and reptiles from Cerro Yaví, Amazonas State, Venezuela
2:45 Wake, D.B., Jockusch, E.L. Unexpected differentiation of slender salamanders in the Kern Canyon, California
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3:15 Boundy, J. A GAP analysis and status report on amphibians in eastern Louisiana
3:30 Moore, D.S., Marion, K.R. and Michael, S.F. Use of mtDNA sequence analyses for determination of evolutionary distances in cricket frogs (Anura: Hylidae)
3:45 Mable, B.K. Evolution of polyploidy in northern populations of grey treefrogs: comparisons between data sets
4:00 Kupriyanova, L. Types of cyto- and genetic disturbances in the different populations of hybrid parthenogenetic species Sauria: Agamidae
4:15 García-París, M., Wake, D.B. Phylogenetic relationships among 13 species groups within the Neotropical salamander genus Bolitoglossa based on analysis of mtDNA cytb sequences
4:30 Crother, B.I., White, M.E. Ribosomal DNA and snake evolution
4:45 Cannatella, D.C., Chippindale, P., Hillis, D.M., Rand, A.S. and Ryan, M.J. Combined-data phylogeny and evolution of mating calls in frogs of the Physalaemus pustulosus group




Session 6 Herpetologists' League: Graduate Student Research Friday, June 14 - Vieux Carre A
Chair: Henry Mushinsky


1:30 HL Zaidan, F., III Heat source preferences of juvenile Crotalus horridus and Agkistrodon piscivorus
1:45 HL Wilson, D.S. Nest site selection in the striped mud turtle, Kinosternon baurii, on a sandhill in central Florida
2:00 HL Mullin, S.J. Foraging success in the snake Elaphe obsoleta spiloides as influenced by variable habitat structural complexity
2:15 HL Moore, M.K., Townsend, V.R. The interaction of temperature, dissolved oxygen, and predation pressure in an aquatic predator/prey system
2:30 HL Storfer, A. Ineffective predator avoidance behavior in a sunfish-salamander system: gene flow as an evolutionary constraint
2:45 HL Jordan, M.A., Snell, H.L. Starvation in relation to body size in the Galápagos land iguana: an evaluation of the fasting endurance hypothesis


Session 7 Morphology of Fishes Friday, June 14 - Vieux Carre A
Chair: Miles Coburn


3:15 Alfaro, M.E., Westneat, M.W. Prey capture in sabre-toothed fishes: Functional morphology of of the vampire characins, Hydrolycus and Raphiodon
3:30 Webb, J.F., Wonsettler, A.L. Development of lateral line canals: Are neuromasts necessary?
3:45 Coburn, M. The role of myoseptae in the ontogeny of the cypriniform Weberian apparatus
4:00 Fischer, R., Congdon, J. Thirty years of thermal extremes: a case of rapid evolution in bluegill Lepomis macrochirus morphology
4:15 Barimo, J.F., Fine, M.L. Swimbladder shape and sound directionality in the oyster toadfish
4:30 Britz, R., Bartsch, P. An SEM-study of the eggs of Polypterus (Actinopterygii, Cladistia)
4:45 Hoover, J., George, S. and Killgore, J. Rostrum morphology of paddlefish from the Big Sunflower River, MS
5:00 George, S.G., Hoover, J.J. and Killgore, J. Morphomeristic description of a population of shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platyrhynchys




Session 8 Ecology of Marine Fishes. II. Saturday, June 15 - La Salle A
Chairs: Gene Helfman and Suzanne Ayvazian


8:00 Gilmore, R.G., McCosker, J.E. Comparative submersible observations of epibathyal fish assemblages: Caribbean Sea and Galapágos Islands
8:15 Lankford, T.E., Davis, J., Wilbur, A.E. and Targett, T.E. Ecomorphological limits to the onset of molluscivory in juvenile tautog, Tautoga onitis (Perciformes: Labridae)
8:30 EE Weaver, D.C. Fish heads and feeding ecology of unspecialized carnivores: A comparison of three sea basses (Pisces: Serranidae) in the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
8:45 Mann, D.A., Sancho, G. Plankton flux on a coral reef and the feeding ecology of the damselfish Dascyllus albisella
9:00 Armstrong, M.P. Seasonal changes in habitat and food use by two pleuronectid flounders in Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire
9:15 Luczkovich, J.J., Christian, R.R. and Ward, G.P. Examining the role of fishes in the foodweb structure of a Halodule wrightii seagrass community in winter in Apalachee Bay, Florida using a network analysis approach
9:30 Stouder, D.J., Fresh, K.L. and Pierson, K. Fish diet and habitat use: influences of introduced species in an estuary
9:45 Cochran, P.A., Swink, W.D. and Kinziger, A.P. Testing a model of sea lamprey feeding
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10:15 Meyer, C., Holland, K., Lowe, C. and Wetherbee, E. Movement patterns and habitat use of coral reef fish in a harvest refuge
10:30 Arrivillaga, A., Baltz, D. Fishes associated with seagrass beds on Guatemala's Atlantic coast
10:45 Bartolini, M., Nelson, C., Patterson, P., Soulen, H. and Jordan, F. Predator mediated habitat selection and the organization of seagrass communities
11:00 EE McCollum, B.R. The role of habitat complexity in mediating predator/prey interactions: experimental tests of eelgrass (Zostera marina) as a refuge from piscivory
11:15 Crawford, M., Crowder, L. Habitat fragmentation and predator-prey interactions in seagrass mesocosms
11:30 Auster, P., Robertson, R., III Defining habitat requirements for outer Continental Shelf demersal fishes: Insights from landscape ecology
11:45 Koenig, C.C., Grimes, C.B. and Gilmore, R.G. Oculina Research Reserve: the effects of fifteen years of fishing grouper spawning aggregations




Session 9 ASIH Symposium: Phylogeny, Evolution and Behavioral Ecology of Gobioid Fishes. I. Saturday, June 15 - La Salle B
Chairs: Helen Larson and Doug Hoese


8:30 Larson, Helen Introductory Remarks
8:45 Parenti, L.R., Song, J. Innervation patterns of the pelvic fins of gobioid fishes
9:00 Iwata, A., Hosoya, S., Larson, H.K., Hattori, A., Kimura, M. and Noichi, T. One of the most paedomorphic gobies in the Indo-west Pacific
9:15 Larson, H.K. Systematic placement of the goby genus Mugilogobius
9:30 GI Aboaba-Onadeko, C.A. Genetic and morphological variations in the West African mudskipper Periophthalmus papilio (Teleostei: Gobiidae: Oxudercinae)
9:45 Murdy, E.O., Birdsong, R.S. Review of the gobioid genera Gobioides and Odontamblyopus
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10:30 Vasil'eva, E.D., Vasilev Victor P. New Gobiid species from the Black-Caspian Sea basin
10:45 Acero P., A., Garzón-Ferreira, J. Zoogeography of the gobiid genus Lythrypnus in the western Atlantic
11:00 GI Van Tassell, J.L. The Gobiosomini Tribe - Phylogenetic relationships within the tribe
11:15 GI Thacker, C. Phylogenetic systematics of the microdesmine gobies
11:30 Jewett, S.L. The importance of being Ernest: a remembrance of Ernest A. Lachner (1915-1996)




Session 10 NIA Symposium: Neotropical Fishes. I. Saturday, June 15 - La Salle C
Chairs: Cristina Cox Fernandes and Paulo Petry




8:00

Cox, Cristini, Fernandes and

Paulo Petry



Introductory Remarks
8:15 Miller, R.R., Norris, S.M. A progress report on the higher classifications of Middle American cichlids
8:30 NIA Rapp Py-Daniel, L. Is Rineloricaria monophyletic? Does anyone care about it?
8:45 Schaefer, S. The Neotropical Cascudinhos: systematics and biogeography of Otocinclus
9:00 Cox Fernandes, C. Diversity and assemblage structure of electric fishes in the Amazon Basin
9:15 Araujo-Lima, C., Leite, R.G., Forsberg, B. and Martinelli, L. Fish-macrophytes relationship in Central Amazon
9:30 Sullivan, J.P., Lundberg, J.G. Detection of sympatric sibling species of the electric fish genus Gymnorhamphichthys (Gymnotiformes) by pigmentation, electric organ dicharge characteristics and mitochondrial DNA sequences
9:45 Kaatz, I.M., Stewart, D.J. Morphological correlates of call diversity for the pectoral stridulation mechanism of catfishes
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10:15 Provenzano P., F., Milani de Arnal, N. Preliminary revision of Cordylancistrus Isbrücker, 1980 (Siluroidei: Loricariidae)
10:30 Jepsen, D.B. Effects of hydrologic seasonality on the ecology of sympatric Cichla species
10:45 Hrbek, T., Thomerson, J.E., Taphorn, D.C. and Larson, A. Molecular phylogeny and historical biogeography of South American killifishes, genus Austrofundulus
11:00 NIA Ghedotti, M.J. The systematics of the family Anablepidae (Teleostei: Cyprinodontiformes) including a preliminary phylogenetic analysis
11:15 NIA Armbruster, J.W. Adaptations for air breathing in loricariid and scoloplacid catfishes
11:30 NIA Muñoz, D. Seasonal migratory behavior and age structure of giant catfish populations (Brachyplatystoma spp.) in the lower Caquetá River, Colombia
Session 11 AES - Gruber Awards and General Contributions Saturday, June 15 - Cabildo
Chair: George Burgess


8:00 SG Dee, J.L., Benz, G.W., Otting, R. and Skomal, G. Resource partitioning of smooth dogfish by two species of parasitic copepods
8:15 SG Merson, R.R., Pratt, H.L., Jr. Pupping and nursery grounds of the sandbar shark, Carcharhinus plumbeus, in Delaware Bay
8:30 SG Dunn, K.A. Phylogenetic relationships of the skates and rays inferred from the mitochondrial encoded 12S rRNA gene
8:45 SG Gelsleichter, J., Cortés, E., Manire, C.A., Hueter, R.E. and Musick, J.A. Evaluation of toxicity and effectiveness of oxytetracycline and calcein as chemical markers in elasmobranch fishes
9:00 Plizga, C., Burgess, G.H. and Branstetter, S. Monitoring the 1995 commercial shark fishery off the East Coast of Florida
9:15 Callahan, M., Burgess, G.H. and Branstetter, S. The Gulf of Mexico commercial shark fishery off Florida, 1994-5
9:30 Jensen, C.F., Branstetter, S. and Burgess, G.H. Characterization of the North Carolina commercial shark fishery during 1994 and 1995
9:45 Branstetter, S., Burgess, G.H. Characterization and status of the southeast U.S. commercial shark fishery with recommendations for sustainability
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10:15 Bailey, C.M., Mace, P.M., McLaughlin, S.A. and Schulze, M.B. Federal management of Atlantic shark resources
10:30 Cortés, E. An algorithm for calculating diet composition of sharks
10:45 Nakaya, K. Megamouth shark Megachasma pelagios has a white lip
11:00 Sundstroem, F., Reubush, K. and Gruber, S. Daily energy consumption of the lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris : preliminary field determination
11:15 Metcalf, S.J. Quantitative morphology of the elasmobranch electrosensory hindbrain
11:30 Ellis, J., Shackley, S.E. The elasmobranch assemblage of the Bristol Channel and notes on their feeding habits
11:45 Michels, S.F., Henningsen, A.D. and Jones, R.T. A trawl survey of sharks in the Delaware Bay
Session 12 HL Symposium: Intraspecific Variation in the Behavior and Ecology of Amphibians. I. Saturday, June 15 - Pontalba
Chair: Sharon Wise


8:15

8:30

 Wise, Sharon

Buchanan, B.W., Schwartz, J.J. and Gerhardt, H.C.

 Opening Remarks

Individual variation in the calling behavior of gray treefrogs

9:00 Howard, R.D. Intraspecific variation in reproductive behavior in male and female American toads
9:30 Walls, S.C. Variation in kinship behavior in larval marbled salamanders: what are the ecological and evolutionary factors?
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10:30 Jaeger, R.G., Gabor, C.R. Variation in agonistic behavior of a territorial salamander
11:00 Harris, R.N., Carreno, C.A. and Knight, I.T. Within-population variation in nesting behavior of four-toed salamanders, Hemidactylium scutatum




Session 13 Systematics of Amphibians and Reptiles. II. Saturday, June 15 - Vieux Carre A

Chairs: Lee Grismer and Joe Slowinski


8:00 Wong, H. A reevaluation of the taxonomy of the sand snakes, Chilomeniscus (Serpentes: Colubridae). Part I: Morphology
8:15 GH Keogh, J.S. Molecular systematics of the Australo-Papuan elapid snakes based on 16s and cytochrome b mitochondrial DNA sequences
8:30 GH Orange, D.I. Historical biogeography and molecular population structure in a wide-ranging desert lizard, Gambelia wislizeni (Crotaphytidae)
8:45 Hranitz, J.M., Baird, T.A. Population genetic structure of collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris, in central Oklahoma
9:00 GH Pepin, D. A molecular phylogenetic perspective on the allometry of life history and morphology across an enormous size differential: monitor lizards of the genus Varanus
9:15 Branch, L.C., Clark, A.-M. and Bowen, B.W. Phylogenetic distribution of Sceloporus woodi using mitochondrial DNA
9:30 Benabib, M., Kjer, K.M. and Sites, J.W.J. Evolution of viviparity in the Sceloporus scalaris group (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae)
9:45 Grismer, L.L. Islands, ancestors, polytomies, and paraphyly? Lizard evolution in the Gulf of California, México
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10:15 Bass, A.L., Lagueux, C.J. and Bowen, B.W. Mixed stock composition of the Miskitu Cays green turtle fishery based on mtDNA markers
10:30 Wake, M.H. Haemal arches in amphibians: Homology and phylogeny
10:45 Obermiller, L.E., Lamb, T. Molecular phylogeny of the testudinid genus Geochelone, using mtDNA analysis of cytochrome b and 16S rRNA genes
11:00 Encalada, S., Zurita, J., Bjorndal, K., Bolten, A. and Bowen, B. Phylogenetic relationships and management units of Atlantic and Mediterranean loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta)
11:15 Roman, J., Santhuff, S., Moler, P. and Bowen, B.W. Phylogeography of the alligator snapping turtle based on mtDNA control-region sequences
11:30 GH Hollingsworth, B.D. The molecular systematics of Uta (Phrynosomatidae, Iguania) using mitochondrial DNA
11:45 Routman, E.J., Templeton, A.R. and Phillips, C.A. Separating population structure from population history: tiger salamander mtDNA variation




Session 14 Ecology of Freshwater Fishes. I. Saturday, June 15 -Vieux Carre A
Chairs: E.A. Hale and O.J. Gorman


1:30 Schaefer, J.F., Lutterschmidt, W.I. and Hill, L.G. Stream microhabitat use by two centrarchids (Lepomis megalotis and Lepomis macrochirus)
1:45 Jordan, F. Between a rock and a hard place: habitat mediated effects of vertebrate and invertebrate predators
2:00 Hale, E., Kellogg, K., Stauffer, J. and van Snik, E. Isolating the role of substrate in fish habitat selection: a stream manipulation
2:15 Snedden, G.A., Kelso, W.E. Seasonal patterns of movement and habitat use of Spotted Gar in the Lower Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
2:30 Welsh, S.A., Perry, S.A. Microhabitat use and habitat partitioning in an assemblage of darters (Percidae: Etheostomatini) in the Elk River drainage, West Virginia
2:45 EE Slack, W.T. The contribution of floodplains as a nursery habitat for larval fishes in a low-order Mississippi blackwater stream
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3:15 Hendrickson, D.A. Notes on biogeography, ecology and behavior of Mexican blind catfish, genus Prietella (Ictaluridae)
3:30 Petty, J.T., Grossman, G.D. A model of patch selection for predicting the distribution of mottled sculpin across spatial scales
3:45 Dudley, R.K., Platania, S.P. Habitat use by fishes in the Middle Rio Grande, New Mexico
4:00 Piller, K.R. Distribution, spawning habitat improvement, and nesting biology of the relict darter, Etheostoma chienense, Bayou du Chien, Kentucky
4:15 Gorman, O.T., Stone, D.M., Zdinak, Z.M. and Meretsky, V.J. Habitat use by spawning humpback chub Gila cypha in the Little Colorado River, Arizona near Grand Canyon
4:30 EE van Snik, E.S. A comparison of microhabitat quantification techniques for stream fishes
4:45 Osenberg, C.W., Mittelbach, G.G. Competition among fishes: effects of ontogenetic habitat shifts and coupled resources
Session 15 ASIH Symposium: Phylogeny, Evolution and Behavioral Ecology of Gobioid Fishes. II. Saturday, June 15, La Salle B
Chair: Helen Larson


1:30 Takahashi, S. Intralacusrine speciation of endemic gobiid fishes in Lake Biwa, an ancient lake in Japan
1:45 Torricelli, P., Lugli, M. and Pavan, G. Comparative analysis of breeding sounds among Italian gobies
2:00 Miller, P.J. The classification of gobioid fishes
2:15 Song, J. Innervation and homology of sensory papillae patterns in Gobioid fishes: A phylogenetic interpretation
2:30 Hoese, D. Radiation of Glossogobius species in freshwaters of the Pacific and Indian oceans
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3:30 - 5:00 Helen Larson Concluding Remarks and Discussion




Session 16 NIA Symposium: Neotropical Fishes. II. Saturday, June 15 - La Salle C
Chairs: Cristina Cox Fernandes and Paulo Petry


1:30 NIA Toledo-Piza, M. The Neotropical fish subfamily Cynodontinae (Teleostei: Ostariophysi: Characiformes): A taxonomic revision and an assessment of its intra- and interrelationships
1:45 Reis, R.E., Zelditch, M.L. and Fink, W.L. Ontogenetic allometry of the Neotropical catfish Callichthys callichthys (Teleostei: Siluriformes)
2:00 Reis, R.E. Phylogeny of the Neotropical catfish family Callichthyidae
2:15 Chernoff, B., Machado-Allison, A. Phylogenetic relationships and morphometrics of the characid fishes, genus Bryconops
2:30 Winemiller, K.O. Longterm dynamics of a floodplain fish assemblage in the Venezuelan Llanos
2:45 Hrbek, T. The evolution of diapause in the Aplocheiloidei; a molecular phylogenetic and biogeographic perspective




Session 17 General Ichthyology Saturday, June 15 - La Salle C
Chair: John O'Sullivan


3:15 Vasileva, V.P., Vasil'eva, E.D. Biogeography of polyploid forms of European spined loaches from genus Cobitis (Cobitidae, Pisces)
3:30 Sauwatari, T., López, J.A. and Pietsch, T.W. A revision of the osmerid genus Hypomesus, with the description of a new species from the Kuril Islands
3:45 Ward, R.D., Elliot, N.G., Yearsley, G.K. and Last, P.R. Species and stock delineation in Australasian oreos (Pisces, Oreosomatidae)
4:00 O'Sullivan, J., Farwell, C. and Welsh, J. Collection, transport, and display of Yellowfin Tuna, Thunnus albacares at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
4:15 Palmer, L.F. Assessing preservation fluids in a wet collection: how important is container style?
4:30 Flecker, A.S., Feifarek, B.P. Grazing fishes and amphibians as sources of resource heterogeneity in neotropical streams
4:45 Wakefield, C., Beckman, D.W. Differences in male and female growth and mortality rates in a southwest Missouri population of white suckers Catostomus commersoni


Session 18 AES - Contributed Papers I. Saturday, June 15 - Cabildo
Chair: Tim Tricas


1:30 Bodine, A.B., Castro, J.I., Wyffels, J.T., Shafer, G.J. and Rodgers, R.S. Isolation, and characterization of carotenoid pigments from the Golden hammerhead, Sphyrna tudes
1:45 Sadovy, Y., Burgess, G.H. Shark attack in Hong Kong
2:00 McDavitt, M.T. The cultural significance of the sawfishes (Pristidae): a brief survey
2:15 Lowe, C. Swimming metabolism and SDA of juvenile scalloped hammerhead sharks
2:30 Manire, C.A., Rasmussen, L.E.L. and Woods, J.E. Serum steroid hormone concentrations and immunocytolocalization in the testes of the bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo
2:45 Benz, G.W., Kohl, J.W. Ecological analysis of parasitic copepods living up the nose of blue sharks
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3:15 Heist, E., Gold, J. Preliminary investigation of microsatellite loci in the sandbar shark, (Carcharhinus plumbeus)
3:30 Wetherbee, B.M., Lowe, C.G. and Crow, G.L. Distribution, reproduction, and diet of the gray reef shark, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos in Hawaii
3:45 Skomal, G., Bradford, C. The acute physiological effects of angling on post-release survivorship in blue sharks Prionace glauca
4:00 Villavicencio-Garayzar, C. Reproductive biology of the Pacific cownose, Rhinoptera steindachneri, in Baja California, México




Session 19 HL Symposium: Intraspecific Variation in the Behavior and Ecology of Amphibians. II. Saturday, June 15 - Pontalba
Chair: John Fauth


1:30 Murphy, K. Variation in female preferences for sexually selected traits
2:00 Forester, D.C., Plantania, S.P. Variation in the geotactic behavior of the red-spotted newt Notophthalmus viridiscens : is it adaptive?
2:30 Wise, S.E. Seasonal and geographic variation in the agonistic behavior of a territorial salamander
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3:30 Fauth, J.E. The Red Queen revisited: prey behavior matches predator ferocity in Desmognathus
4:00 Ryan, M.J., Rand, A.S. and Weight, L.A. Allozyme and advertisement call variation in the tungara frog, Physalaemus pustulosus
4:30 Gergus, E.W.A., Sullivan, B.K. and Malmos, K.B. Advertisement call variation in the Bufo microscaphus complex of toads
5:00 Wise, Sharon Concluding Remarks


Session 20 Systematics of Fishes. II Saturday, June 15 - La Salle A
Chair: Bruce A. Thompson


1:30 Douglas, N., George, S.G., Hoover, J.J., Killgore, K.J. and Slack, W.T. Records of two Asian carps in the lower Mississippi Basin
1:45 Jenkins, R.E., Freeman, B.J. Recent findings in systematics of redhorse and jumprock suckers, Catostomidae: Moxostoma, Scartomyzon
2:00 de Pinna, M. Phylogeny of catfish families Sisoridae, Akysidae, Amblycipitidae and Aspredinidae
2:15 Briggs, J.C. Biogeography and punctuated equilibria
2:30 Nielsen, J.L., Fountain, M.C. Evolutionary status and phylogeographic considerations of southwestern trout, Oncorhynchus ssp
2:45 Fuller, B., Bryan, C.F. Biochemical systematics of the spotted bass species complex in the Southern United States
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3:15 Lydeard, C., Roe, K.J. The phylogenetic utility of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene for inferring relationships among actinopterygian fishes
3:30 Smith, G.R. Fossil evidence of reticulate evolution of Mylopharodon and Mylocheilus, cyprinid fishes of western U.S
3:45 Douglas, M.E., Douglas, M.R. and Starnes, W.C. Historical collections of Colorado River Gila (Teleostei: Cyprinidae): A morphological analysis of preserved specimens
4:00 Tibbets, C.A., Dowling, T.E. Relationships of Agosia, Algansea, and Yuriria relative to other western minnows as inferred from cytb sequences
4:15 Shaw, K. Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of the Oligocephalus group of darters
4:30 Knott, K.E., Mayden, R.L., Kuhajda, B.R. and Clabaugh, J. Systematics and population genetics of the coldwater (Etheostoma ditrema) and watercress (E. nuchale) darters, with comments on the Gulf darter (E. swaini) (Teleostei: Percidae: Oligocephalus)
4:45 Blanco, C.C., Kuhajda, B.R. and Mayden, R.L. Distribution and relative abundance of Etheostoma chermocki (Teleostei: Percidae), with evidence to support stream capture
5:00 Renaud, C.B., Gill, H., Potter, I.C. and Chapleau, F. Phylogeny of lampreys: a cladistic perspective




Session 21 Life History of Fishes Sunday, June 16 - La Salle A
Chairs: Charles Wilson and David Nieland


8:00 Oliveira, K. Age, length and growth of silver phase American eels, Anguilla rostrata, in the Annaquatucket River, Rhode Island
8:15 Hood, P.B., Merryman, D.T. and Harshany, D.J. Age, growth, and the reproductive biology of the Florida pompano, Trachinotus carolinus, from the east and west coasts of Florida
8:30 Stevenson, J.T., Secor, D.H. Life history of Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus) from the Hudson River
8:45 Fischer, A.J., Thompson, B.A. Examination of southern flounder, Paralichthys lethostigma : otolith symmetry, increment validation, and sexual dimorphism in age and growth
9:00 Johnston, C.E., Knight, C.L. Life history and behavioral ecology of the bluenose shiner (Pteronotropis welaka)
9:15 Hyndes, G., Potter, I. Life history strategies of six species of Sillaginidae in south-western Australia
9:30 Sauwatari, T. Egg and larval development of the Shirauo, Salangichthys microdon (Salangidae)
9:45 Nieland, D.L., Wilson, C.A., Thomas, R.G. and Lightner, J.A. Reproductive biology of spotted seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus in Barataria Bay, Louisiana: 1994 and 1995
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10:15 Bedee, C., Bortone, S., DeVries, D., Grimes, C. and Palmer, C. Age, growth, age at maturity, and size composition of spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in Northwest Florida
10:30 Murphy, M.D., Adams, D.H., Tremain, D.M. and Winner, B.L. Direct validation of the ages of black drum, Pogonias cromis, determined from sectioned sagittal otoliths
10:45 Terwilliger, M.R. Annular growth patterns, age, and longevity in a north temperate estuarine species of cynoglossid tonguefish, Symphurus plagiusa, with comparisons of growth parameters among sympatric Pleuronectiformes
11:00 Nakamura, R., Stephens, B. and Fox, DeW. Growth rates, size-age extrapolations and population size composition of Pacific hagfish Eptatretus stouti off Central California
11:15 Lein, G.M., Platania, S.P. Life history of Hybognathus amarus, an endemic and endangered Rio Grande cyprinid
11:30 Belk, M.C., Johnson, J.B. Environmental correlates of male size at maturity in Brachyraphis rhabdophora (Pisces: Poeciliidae)
11:45 Brunet, L.A., Sabo, M.J. Effects of hypoxia on ovary development of three Lepomis species in the Atchafalaya Louisiana
12:00 Boyce, J., Mayden, R. Divergent evolution of life history strategies in the Tuscumbia darter, Etheostoma tuscumbia, (Teleostei: Percidae)
Session 22 ASIH Symposium: Phylogeny, Evolution and Behavioral Ecology of Gobioid Fishes. III Sunday, June 16 - La Salle B
Chairs: J. Michael Fitzsimons and Kathleen Cole


8:00

8:15

 Fitzsimons, J. Michael

Kent, D.I., Marliave, J.B.

 Introductory Remarks

Larval and juvenile behavior of the arrow goby, Clevelandia ios

8:30 Bell, K.N.I., Pepin, P. and Brown, J.A. Variation in age-at-recruitment can drive recruitment dynamics: the example of Sicydium spp. (Pisces:Gobiidae) in Dominica, West Indies
8:45 Reavis, R.H. The evolution and maintenance of monogamy in gobioid fishes
9:00 Mazzoldi, C., Scaggiante, M. and Rasotto, M.B. Mode of fertilization and alternative male mating strategies in a Mediterranean goby
9:15 EE Privitera, L.A. Conditional expression of alternative mating tactics in a coral-reef goby
9:30 St. Mary, C.M. The evolution of hermaphroditic sexual patterns in the genus Lythrypnus
9:45 Gill, H., Wise, B. and Potter, I. Favonigobius lateralis exhibits biannual spawning: Consequences for life cycle duration and growth
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10:15 Swensen, R.O. Why are females so feisty? Sex differences in potential reproductive rates in the sex-role reversed tidewater goby Eucyclogobius newberryi
10:30 Cody, R.P. Factors contributing to the success of territoriality as an evolutionarily stable strategy in the endemic littoral goby Mauligobius maderensis
10:45 Cole, K.S. Sexual demography in some colonial-living gobies
11:00 Vagelli, A. Hybridization between two species of Gobiosoma (Teleostei, Gobidae) under lab conditions
11:15 Utne, A.C.W. The effect of turbidity and illumination on the reaction distance and search time of a marine planktivore Gobiusculus flavescens
11:30 Clark, E., Stoll, M.J., Alburn, T.K. and Petzold, R. Mound-building and feeding behavior of the twostripe goby, Valenciennea helsdingeni, in the south Red Sea
11:45 Nelson, S.G., Parham, J. Distribrutions and microhabitats of the amphidromous gobies of Micronesia


Session 23 Reproduction and Physiology of Fishes Sunday, June 16 - La Salle C
Chair: Terry Tiersch


8:00 Figiel, C.R., Tiersch, T.R. A review of fish sperm storage and cryopreservation
8:15 Wayman, W.R., Thomas, R.G. and Tiersch, T.R. Handling, refrigerated storage, and cryopreservation of sperm from fishes of the family Sciaenidae
8:30 Tiersch, T.R. Laboratory, hatchery and field studies of cryopreservation of fish sperm in 20 species
8:45 Dunlap, K.D., McAnelly, L.M. and Zakon, H. Estrogen induces female-specific electric organ discharge in gonadectomized adults of the gymnotiform fish, Sternopygus
9:00 Glenn, D.W., Tiersch, T.R. Cold gametes of koi
9:15 Heppell, S.A., Jackson, L.F., Weber, G.M., Tao, Y. and Sullivan, C.V. Vitellogenin assay for Morone species; plasma and muscle analyses
9:30 Tilghman, R.W., Ross, C.I., Hartmann, J.X. and Mari, F. Parvalbumins as a biomarker for fish species identification: Applications to snook (Centropomus undecimalis) preservation
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10:15 PPE Hove, J.R. Aspects of gymnotiform locomotion
10:30 GDM Downing Meisner, A. Viviparity in two genera of halfbeaks, Dermogenys and Nomorhamphus (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae)
10:45 Boily, P., Magnan, P. and Boisclair, D. Individual variation in swimming metabolism of brook char: the cost of large body size
11:00 Altenbach, C.S., Platania, S.P. Effects of temperature on hatching and developmental rates of Rio Grande silvery minnow
11:15 Korff, W.L., Suter, R.B. and Long, J.H., Jr. To jump a fish: Calculating mechanical work in arowana, Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
11:30 Cubbage, C., Mabee, P. The effect of temperature on ossification sequence
11:45 Katzman, S.M. A comparison of the swimming performances of four species of teleost fishes of the genus Barbus (Cyprinidae)


Session 24 AES - Contributed Papers. II Sunday, June 16 - Cabildo
Chair: Jose Castro


8:00 Nelson, D.R. Sound playback: a potential tool for fishery-independent assessment of pelagic shark populations
8:15 Stevens, J. The productivity of Galeorhinus and the sustainability of the Australian fishery
8:30 Goldman, K. Swimming depth and space utilization of white sharks, Carcharodon carcharias, at the South Farallon Islands, California
8:45 Herdendorf, C.E., Berra, T.M. A Greenland shark Somniosus microcephalus from the wreck of the SS Central America at 2200 meters
9:00 Musick, J.A., Grogan, E.D. and Lund, R. A reevaluation of the higher systematic relationships of the Chondrichthyes
9:15 Castillo-Géniz, L., Márquez-Farias, F. Shark nursery areas in Mexican waters of the Gulf of Mexico: the case of Matamoros, Tamaulipas
9:30 Sminkey, T.R. Demographic analyses of natural and exploited populations of three large coastal sharks
9:45 Carvalho, M.R.de, Maisey, J.G. and Grande, L. Freshwater stingrays of the Green River Formation (late early Eocene) of Wyoming, with the description of a new genus and species (Chondrichthyes, Myliobatiformes)
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10:15 Joung, S.J., Chen, C.T., Clark, E. and Uchida, S. Ovoviparity established in the whale shark, Rhincodon typus : 300 embryos found in one female
10:30 Mollet, H., O'Sullivan, J. and Welsh, J. Morphometrics, feeding, growth, litter data, and distribution of the pelagic stingray, Pteroplatytrygon violacea . More questions than answers?
10:45 Castro, J.I., Clark, E., Yano, K. and Nakaya, K. The gross anatomy of the female reproductive tract of the Fukuoka megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
11:00 Amesbury, E., Snelson, F.F. Embryonic development in the stingray Dasyatis sabina
11:15 Jensen, C.F., Natanson, L.J. and Branstetter, S. A preliminary estimate of age and growth of the bignose shark, Carcharhinus altimus, in the western north Atlantic Ocean


Session 25 AFS-ELHS Symposium: Life History, Taxonomy and Recruitment of Reef-fish Larvae and Juveniles

Sunday, June 16 - Pontalba

Chairs: Rick Shaw, Peter Doherty, and Churchill Grimes


8:00 Beckley, L.E. Dispersal of coral reef fish larvae by the Agulhas Current, South Africa
8:15 McGowan, M.F. Recruitment of reef fish to the Florida Keys: meta-analysis of SEFCAR and other data
8:30 Limouzy-Paris, C.B., Graber, H.C., Jones, D.L., Roepke, A. and Richards, W.J. Translocation of reef fish larvae mediated by remotely sensed spin-off eddies
8:45 Grimes, C.B., Fitzhugh, G.R., Koenig, C.C. and Coleman, F.C. Hypotheses explaining differences in settlement dates of gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, along the west Florida shelf; larval transport or habitat limitation
9:00 Coleman, F.C., Koenig, C.C. and Markiewicz, D. Growth patterns of juvenile gag, Mycteroperca microlepis, in seagrass habitats of the northeastern Gulf of Mexico
9:15 EE,SR Nadeau, D.A. Determinants of Nassau grouper recruitment success in macroalgae versus seagrass
9:30 Bailey, H.K., IV, Cowan, J.H., Jr. and Shipp, R.L. Potential interactive effects of habitat complexity and sub-adults on age-0 red snapper behavior
9:45 Tupper, M., Juanes, F. - The effects of a marine reserve on recruitment of reef fishes to fringing reefs in Barbados, WI
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10:15 GI Pondella, D.J., II The abundance of recruit and young of year (YOY) wrasses (Labridae) on an artificial temperate reef
10:30 SR Hanisko, D.S., Lyczkowski-Shultz, J. and Drass, D.M. Distribution and abundance of reef fish larvae over the Texas-Louisiana Continental Shelf
10:45 Comyns, B., Scott, P. Growth and survival of snapper larvae in the north central Gulf of Mexico and implications to recruitment
11:00 Szedlmayer, S.T., Conti, J. Seasonality, growth rates, and abundance of age-0 red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, in coastal areas of the Northeast Gulf of Mexico
11:15 SR Hernandez, F.J., Jr., Lindquist, D.G. A comparison of two light-trap designs for sampling larval and juvenile fish above a hardbottom reef in Onslow Bay, North Carolina
11:30 Doherty, P., Carleton, J. Pelagic juvenile fish orientate and swim to coral reefs
11:45 SR Tolan, J.M., Wilson, C.A. Reef-fish communities and the role of larval supply to artificial reef islands" in the northern Gulf of Mexico"




Session 26 Physiology, Ecology, and Behavior of Amphibians and Reptiles

Sunday, June 16 - Vieux Carre A

Chairs: Vivian Bock and Mary Mendonca


8:00 EE Guda, N. Complex calls and contradictory female preferences; Communication in the Neotropical hylid Smilisca phaeota
8:15 EE Fuller, M.M. Are large-scale geographic patterns correlated with body size?
8:30 EE Waters, R.M. Early development of chemosensory response to crayfish in the genus Regina
8:45 EE Welter, S.M. Tales from topographic deserts: lizards sleeping with rocks
9:00 EE Wiltenmuth, E.B. Locomotor performance declines with increasing dehydration in three species of plethodontid salamanders
9:15 EE Rice, T.M. The effects of a long-term exposure to lead on larval bullfrogs, Rana catesbeiana
9:30 EE Warkentin, K.M. Size, shape and vulnerability in hatchling red-eyed tree frogs
9:45 EE Zamudio, K.R. Physiological and ecological costs of reproduction in a viviparous lizard
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10:15 EE Bridges, C.M. Effects of carbaryl on tadpole activity and swimming performance
10:30 EE Heppell, S. Sea turtle population models: past, present and future
10:45 EE Beck, C.W. Mode of fertilization and parental care in anurans
11:00 EE Gier, P.J. Microclimate, food, and polygyny: the mating system of Dipsosaurus dorsalis
11:15 Secor, S., Lane, J., Whang, E., Adrian, T., Ashley, S. and Diamond, J. Pavlov's pythons: searching for regulatory signals of intestinal response
11:30 Mahoney, M.J., Jockusch, E.L. Reproductive biology and evolution of breeding behavior in plethodontid salamanders
11:45 Brunkow, P.E., Collins, J.P. Who's top (water) dog? Group size structure and aggression in larval tiger salamanders


ASIH Environmental Quality Workshop Sunday, June 16, 12:00 - 1:30

UNO Downtown Center Room 215 A&B

Getting Involved: the Role of Scientists in Conservation


12:00 Phil Pister

Selina Heppell

 Opening Remarks
12:10 Meffe, G.K. Scientists in conservation: A creative tension
12:25 Lannoo, M.J. Science-based versus advocacy-based arguments for conservation
12:25 Lowe, C. Tackling controversial conservation issues: Students can make a difference!
12:25 Williams, J.D. Aquatic conservation: Should ichthyologists get involved?
1:00 - 1:30 Open Discussion




Session 27 Ecology of Freshwater Fishes. II. Sunday, June 16 - La Salle A
Chairs: Chet Rakocinski and Mark Peterson


1:30 EE Batjakas, I.E. Comparative feeding behavior of indigenous and introduced tilapiines from Lake Victoria
1:45 Britson, C.A. Predatory responses of largemouth bass to aposematic and cryptic hatchling turtles: comparative and manipulative experiments
2:00 Richardson, W.B., Bartsch, L.A. and Sandheinrich, M.B. A suspension-feeding invertebrate (Dreissena polymorpha) and hydraulic turbulence interact to exert a competitive trophic bottle-neck on larval cyprinids Pimephales promelas
2:15 Hodgson, J.R., Schindler, D.E. and Kitchell, J.F. Individual foraging specialization in largemouth bass
2:30 Sibbing, F.A., Nagelkerke, L.A.J. Trophic segregation within the Barbus intermedius species flock of Lake Tana
2:45 Felder, K.E., Rakocinski, C.F. and Heard, R.W. Diel feeding patterns of three coastal sunfish species
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3:15 EE Gaichas, S.K. Validation of annual marks on sectioned otoliths of Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus): successes, setbacks, and implications for further research
3:30 Taylor, C.M. Species richness and incidence patterns in isolated and connected stream pools: effects of pool volume and spatial position
3:45 GI Heacock, C.H. A comparison of three visual surveys (1993-1995) of three Percina (Osteichthyes: Percidae) fish in Little River, Blount County, Tennessee
4:00 Landry, R., Kelso, W. Effects of Parasites on Over-Wintering Young-of-the-Year Largemouth Bass in the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
4:15 Pusey, B., Kennard, M. and Arthington, A. Trophic diversity of Australian freshwater fishes: productivity, phylogeny and the importance of terrestrial inputs
4:30 McElroy, D., Shoemaker, J.A. and Douglas, M.E. Discrimination of Gila robusta and Gila cypha : a classic producer's vs. consumer's risk gambit
4:45 Pyron, M. Geographic range size of suckers and sunfishes: relationships with body size and ecological traits


Session 28 ASIH Symposium: Phylogeny, Evolution and Behavioral Ecology of Gobioid Fishes. IV. Sunday, June 16 - La Salle B
Chairs: David Tate and R.J.F. Smith


1:30 Kinzi, R.A., III Evolution of life history patterns in freshwater gobies
1:45 Radtke, R.L., Kinzie, R.A. and Shafer, D.J. Life history transitions in the Hawaiian amphidromous goby, Lentipes concolor : otolith microstructure and microchemistry applications
2:00 EE Chong, C.T. Recruitment of freshwater gobies to two streams on the north shore of Kaua'i
2:15 Nishimoto, R.T., Kuamo'o, D.G.K. Recruitment of native goby postlarvae into Hakalau stream, Hawaii Island
2:30 GDM Lindstrom, D.P. Molecular species identification of the drifting larvae of Hawaiian stream gobioids
2:45 Tate, D.C. Aggression in juvenile Hawaiian freshwater gobies, Awaous guamensis, Lentipes concolor, and Sicyopterus stimpsoni
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3:15 Schoenfuss, H.L., Kuamo'o, D.G.K. and Blanchard, T.A. Ecomorphology of the Amphidromous Hawaiian Goby Sicyopterus stimpsonii
3:30 EE Brasher, A.M. Habitat use by native Hawai'ian stream gobies ('o'opu) on the Island of Moloka'i
3:45 Smith, R.J.F., Hobson, K.A. An examination of the marine phase of the life cycle of amphidromous Hawaiian gobioid fishes using stable isotope analysis
4:00 Kido, M.H. Food relations between coexisting native Hawaiian stream fishes
4:15 Font, W.F. Parasites in paradise: exotic parasites in native Hawaiian gobioid stream fishes
4:30 Fitzsimons, J.M. Hawaiian stream fishes: Significance of unimpeded stream flows in the enhancement of indigenous fishes and in the control of exotics
4:45 Pister, P. Ethical concerns in conservation of fishes
5:00 Larson, Helen, Cole, Kathleen, Fitzsimons, J. Michael Concluding Remarks




Session 29 ASIH Symposium: Ecology and Evolution of Unisexual Fishes. I. Sunday, June 16 - La Salle C
Chair: Ingo Schlupp


1:30 Schlupp, Ingo Introductory Remarks
1:45 Hubbs, C. Research on unisexual fishes: the first 64 years
2:15 Quattro, J., Vrijenhoek, R. and Avise, J. Mode of origin and sources of genotypic diversity in triploid unisexual fish clones (genus Poeciliopsis)
2:45 Echelle, A.A., Echelle, A.F. Distribution of the members of a unisexual-bisexual complex of silversides (Osteichthyes: Menidia) in the Copano Bay area, Texas
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3:30 Ryan, M.J. Mollies as models for mate recognition
4:00 Collares-Pereira, M.J., Alves, M.J., Martins, M.J., Pires, A.M., Saat, T., Bogutskaya, N., Dowling, T.E., Próspero, M.I., Brito, R. and Coelho, M.M. What do we know about the Rutilus alburnoides complex (Pisces, Cyprinidae)?
4:30 Schartl, M., Nanda, I., Schlupp, I., Schartl, A., Wacker, R., Schmid, M. and Parzefall, J. Introgression, stable inheritance and phenotypic expression of microchromosomal paternal DNA sequences in Poecilia formosa




Session 30 Systematics and Genetics of Fishes Sunday, June 16 - Cabildo
Chairs: Hank Bart and Tom Dowling


1:30 Kuhajda, B.R., Simons, A.M. and Mayden, R.L. Phylogenetic relationships of the Notropis volucellus species group (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) inferred from the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene
1:45 Bielawski, J.P., Gold, J.R. Patterns of transitional substitution among closely-related species of Notropis suggest that relative rates of mitochondrial protein-coding genes may be influenced by their location in the mitochondrial genome
2:00 GI Murphy, W.J. A molecular phylogeny for Aplocheiloid fishes (Cyprinodontiformes, Aplocheiloidei): the role of vicariance and the origins of annualism
2:15 GI Julian, R.W. Genetic analysis of year class formation in shortbelly rockfish, Sebastes jordani
2:30 Rosenfield, J.A., Todd, T. First report of natural hybridization and introgression between pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) and chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
2:45 GI Grose, M.J. A molecular revision of the Hybopsis amblops species group (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)
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3:15 Dowling, T.E., Buth, D.G. and Tibbets, C.A. Evolutionary genetics of Ptycocheilus (Cyprinidae) inferred from cytochrome b sequences
3:30 GDM Turner, T.F. Mitochondrial control region sequence evolution and its implications for darter systematics
3:45 Neely, D.A., Raesly, R.L. Allozyme variation within a subset of the banded sculpin species-group (Teleostei: Cottus)
4:00 GDM Buonaccorsi, V.P. A comparative approach to genetic stock identification in the blue marlin (Makaira nigricans)
4:15 Wood, R.M., Raley, M.E. Genetic heterogeneity and phylogenetic systematics of extant populations of Crystallaria asprella (Teleostei: Percidae)
4:30 Baer, C.F. Migration/drift equilibrium in a southeastern freshwater fish: the search narrows




Session 31 Conservation. I Sunday, June 16 - Pontalba
Chairs: Bill Kelso and Allan Rutherford


1:30 Paxton, J.R. An overview of threatened Australian fishes: picking needles in a 4000-species haystack
1:45 O'Neil, P.E., Shepard, T.E. and Mettee, M.F. Biological and water-quality assessment of the Cahaba River, Alabama
2:00 Barfoot, C., McPeck, J. A 10-year change in near-shore fish community composition in a lower Columbia River impoundment
2:15 Matthews, K., Knapp, R. Changes in fish distributions in high elevation lakes in the Sierra Nevada, California: impacts on native biota
2:30 Mojica, R., Jr., Sewell, C.W., Scott, S. and Cowie, E.G. Modern mosquito control in the Canaveral National Seashore and the implications to resident and transient salt marsh fishes
2:45 Nico, L.G., Williams, J.D. Risk assessment for introduction of the black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) into the United States: A biological overview
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3:15 Seegert, G. Temporal variability in Index of Biotic Integrity scores
3:30 Grigg, G., McCallum, H., Taylor, A. and Watson, G. Monitoring the effects of introduced cane toads on the native amphibians of the wet-dry tropics of Australia
3:45 Garrett, G., Propst, D. Chihuahuan Desert fishes status survey
4:00 Gray, M.J., Arnold, D.E., Mitchell, R. and van Snik, E. Short term biological monitoring of acid mine mitigation using total body sodium loss of Salmo trutta, Oncorhyncus mykiss, and Salvelinus fontinalis
4:15 Smiley, P.C., Jr., Knight, S.S. and Cooper, C.M. Fishes of drop pipe created habitats
4:30 Bryan, K. Origin and status of the fauna of French Creek (Allegheny River drainage), Pennsylvania
4:45 Rogowski, D., Moreau, C., Klerks, P. and Leberg, P. Inbreeding and environmental stress
5:00 Mickevich, M.F. Red, yellow, and green rated fish taxa within MARBID (United States Marine Biodiversity Database)




Session 32 Behavior of Amphibians and Reptiles Sunday, June 16 - Vieux Carre A
Chair: Steve Secor


1:30 Welch, A.M., Semlitsch, R.D. and Gerhardt, H.C. Effects of female mate choice on offspring fitness in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor)
1:45 Reiserer, R.S. Stimulus control of caudal luring: discrimination and appropriate response
2:00 Hatle, J.D., Faragher, S.G. Acceptability of a chemically defended grasshopper to ranids
2:15 O'Reilly, J.C., Ritter, D.A. Comparative burrowing performance in caecilians and boid snakes
2:30 Theodoratus, D.H. Visual perception of ophidian body patterns by predators and prey
2:45 Jenssen, T.A., Nunez, S.C. and Hovde, K.A. Intersexual asymmetry in the activity profile of a polygynous lizard




Session 33 AFS-ELHS: Ichthyoplankton Transport Sunday, June 16 - Vieux Carre A
Chair: Jim Cowan


3:15 Hare, J., Fahay, M. and Cowen, R. Springtime ichthyoplankton of the Slope Sea: Larval assemblages, relationships to hydrography and implications for larval transport
3:30 Brouwer, M.C. Retention of weakfish larvae, Cynoscion regalis, in a South Carolina estuary
3:45 Villagran, J.C., Cowan, J.H., Jr. Ichthyoplankton dynamics in and about the Mobile Bay plume and plume front
4:00 Govoni, J.J., Spach, H.L. Exchange and flux of larval fishes across the Gulf Stream front south of Cape Hatteras, USA, in winter
4:15 Lamkin, J.T., Leming, T.D. Distribution of larval scombrids around a mesoscale cyclone and the Loop Current in the northern Gulf of Mexico
4:30 Fuiman, L.A., Batty, R.S. What a drag it is getting cold: Does water temperature really affect hydrodynamics?
4:45 Cambalik, J.J., Janowitz, G.S., Checkley, D.M., Jr. and Settle, L.R. The vertical distribution of Atlantic menhaden Brevoortia tyrannus eggs at sea: a comparison of model results with in situ observations




Session 34 Systematics of Fishes. III. Monday, June 17 - La Salle B
Chairs: Steve Norris and Jay Stauffer


8:00 Norris, S.M. The desert darters of southwestern North America
8:15 Miller, R.R. How many American species of mountain mullets are there? A preliminary assessment
8:30 GI Harris, P. Temporal variation in meristic characters and taxonomy of Oregon Lakes Tui chub, Gila bicolor oregonensis
8:45 GI Bruner, J.C. Intrageneric relationships of the three genera of darters, Ammocrypta, Percina, and Etheostoma (Percidae: Etheostomatinae)
9:00 GI Eisenhour, D.J. Systematics of the western species of Macrhybopsis aestivalis complex (Cypriniformes: Cyprinidae)
9:15 GI Doyle, K.D. Phylogeny of the sand stargazers (Dactyloscopidae: Blennioidei)
9:30 Mandrak, N.E. Ichthyofaunal regions in relation to historical and environmental factors in Ontario
9:45 Fuselier, L. Patterns of fish distributions in the Neosho River Basin
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10:15 McCune, A.R. How fast is speciation in fishes?
10:30 Nagelkerke, L.A.J., Sibbing, F.A. and Stet, R.J.M. Intralacustrine speciation of the unique Barbus species flock of Lake Tana, Ethiopia
10:45 Stauffer, J.R., Jr., Arnegard, M.E., Bowers, N.J., Kellogg, K.A. and McKaye, K.R. A revision of the blue-black Pseudotropheus zebra (Teleostei: Cichlidae) complex from Lake Malawi, Africa, with a description of a new genus and six species
11:00 Getahun, A. Diversity and distribution of the Ethiopian freshwater fish fauna: An overview
11:15 Lundberg, J.G. A new and unusually large catfish from the Eocene of Arkansas, and its implications for siluriform phylogeny and biogeography
11:30 Fielitz, C. Multivariate analysis of the palatines of North American fossil species of Enchodus
11:45 Gobalet, K.W. Late Pliocene and Middle Pleistocene fish fossils from the Mono Lake Basin and northeastern California and the Carson Valley and Humboldt River Canyon, Nevada




Session 35 AFS-ELHS: Distribution and Abundance of Larval Fishes. I. Monday, June 17 - La Salle A
Chairs: David Lindquist and Ken Able


8:00 Ore, S.G., Hoyt, R.D. and McElroy, D.M. Acute low pH impacts on chemoreception and feeding performance in larval fathead minnows Pimephales promelas
8:15 SR Leyva, F.F. Abundance and distribution of nearshore ichthyoplankton in southern Onslow Bay, North Carolina
8:30 Powell, A.B., Lindquist, D.G. The early life history stages of fishes collected by three types of gear in Gulf Stream and shelf waters off North Carolina
8:45 SR Cope, J., Shaw, R., Holt, J., Ropke, A., Thorrold, S., Ditty, J., Farooqi, T. and Rooker, J. Comparison of catch by three light trap designs deployed off an oil and gas platform in the northern Gulf of Mexico
9:00 SR Cho, R.D., Cowen, R.K. Vertical distribution of ichthyoplankton in the New York Bight
9:15 SR Munch, S., Conover, D.O. Interannual variation in distribution and abundance of juvenile bluefish in the Middle Atlantic Bight
9:30 EE,SR Schroeder, D.M. Sea-surface temperature can predict the spatial pattern of juvenile rockfish recruitment to reefs in the Santa Barbara Channel
9:45 Ditty, J., Shaw, R.F. Spatial and temporal distribution of larval striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) and white mullet (M. curema, Family: Mugilidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico, with notes on mountain mullet, Agonostomus monticola
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10:15 Able, K.W., Fahay, M.P. Middle Atlantic Bight estuarine fishes: natural history patterns during the first year - a progress report
10:30 Bollens, S.M. Overview and highlights of the U.S. GLOBEC Georges Bank Program
10:45 SR Rettig, J.E. Variation in species composition of limnetic larval fish assemblages in four SW Michigan lakes
11:00 Kiladis, M.E. Abundance and distribution of cod and haddock larvae on Georges Bank in relation to water column conditions 1993-1994
11:15 SR Neuman, M., Able, K.W. Patterns of habitat use by early life history stages of windowpane flounder, Scophthalmus aquosus
11:30 Curran, M.C., Able, K.W. Settlement areas for winter flounder Pleuronectes americanus : patterns in the use of coves near inlets
11:45 Grioche, A., Koubbi, P. and Harlay, X. Spatial patterns of ichthyoplancton assemblages along the eastern part of the English-Channel French coast during April 1995




Session 36 ASIH Symposium: Ecology and Evolution of Unisexual Fishes. II. Monday, June 17 - La Salle C
Chair: Ingo Schlupp


8:00 Parzefall, J., Schlupp, I. and Schartl, M. Male mate choice in a complex of unisexual and bisexual Poecilia
8:30 Schlupp, I., Ryan, M.J. Male copying and female shoaling behavior contribute to the stability of unisexual / bisexual complexes
9:00 Turner, B.J., Davis, W.P. and Taylor, D.S. Rivulus marmoratus : the challenges continue
9:30 Schlupp, Ingo Concluding Remarks




Session 37 Morphology of Fishes Monday, June 17 - La Salle C
Chair: Erin Baumgartner


10:15 Arreola, V.I., Westneat, M.W. Flapping fish fins: Kinematics of aquatic locomotion in the burrfish Chilomycterus schoepfi
10:30 Walker, J.A., Westneat, M.W. Kinematics of flapping aquatic flight in the bird wrasse
10:45 Baumgartner, E. Pelvic morphology of fishes in the order Beryciformes
11:00 Grubich, J.R., Wainwright, P. The motor basis of suction feeding performance in largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides
11:15 Turingan, R.G., Wainwright, P.C. Muscular basis of buccal pressure: inflation behavior in the striped burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi
11:30 Britz, R. Ontogeny of the ethmoidal region and hyopalatine arch in the mastacembelid Macrognathus pancalus (Telesotei, Percomorpha)




Session 38 AES Symposium: Biology of Skates. I Monday, June 17 - Cabildo
Chairs: William Raschi, Sanford Moss


8:15 Raschi, William Introductory Remarks
8:30 McEachran, J.D., Dunn, K.A. Interrelationships of skates (Chondrichthyes: Rajidae)
8:45 SG Deynat, P.P. Comparative morphology of dermal denticles and tubercles and their taxonomic significance in the Pristiformes and Rajiformes
9:00 Campbell, R.A. The protozoan and metazoan parasites of skates
9:15 Last, P.R. Zoogeography and relationships of Australasian skates
9:30 Ellis, J., Shackley, S.E. The biology of Raja microocellata
9:45 Walker, P., Howlett, G., Millner, R., van Leeuwen, P. and Daan, N. The sensitive skate and fisheries - a North Sea perspective
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10:15 Koob, T.J., Summers, A.P. On the hydrodynamic properties of skate egg capsules
10:30 SG Sisneros, J.A., Tricas, T.C. and Luer, C.A. Response properties and function of the skate electrosensory system during ontogeny
10:45 Gelsleichter, J. Skeletal structure and biomineralization in skates
11:00 Pratt, H., Jr., Natanson, L.J. Effect of temperature an band deposition in the little skate, Raja erinacea
11:15 New, J.G. Organization of octavolateralis pathways in the skate brain
11:30 Lacy, E.R., Reale, E. Structure-function relationships of the little skate kidney
11:45 Walsh, C.J., Luer, C.A., Bodine, A.B., Wyffels, J.T., Litman, G.W., Anderson, M.K. and Rast, J.P. The immune system of the clearnose skate, Raja eglanteria




Session 39 Conservation. II. Monday, June 17 - Pontalba
Chairs: Scott Mettee and Bill LeGrande


8:00 Freeman, M., Bowen, Z. and Watson, D. Native fishes in unnatural flow regimes
8:15 Overdorf, T.R., Arrington, D.A. Factors affecting fishes of the Kissimmee River floodplain prior to planned restoration
8:30 Mettee, M.F., O'Neil, P.E. and Shepard, T.E. Status survey of the Alabama shad Alosa alabamae in the Choctawhatchee River, Alabama
8:45 Burkhead, N., Mayden, R.L. and Jelks, H.L. Rates of description, cryptic species, and conservation in darters (Percidae: Etheostomatini)
9:00 Leftwich, K.N., Angermeier, P.L. and Dolloff, C.A. Factors influencing behavior and transferability of habitat models for stream fishes
9:15 Shute, J.R., Shute, P.W. and Rakes, P.L. Restoring endangered fishes to Abrams Creek, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park: ten years of effort
9:30 Skelton, C.E., Dinkins, G.R. and Hughes, M.H. New distribution records of some Georgia fishes and rediscovery of the Federally Threatened amber darter (Percina antesella) in Shoal Creek, Cherokee County, GA USA
9:45 Buckley, J.P., Bart, H.L., Jr. Changes in fish species representation and community structure under impoundment in the Alabama River: 1967-1985
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10:15 Shute, P.W. Recovering rare fishes in the southeastern United States
10:30 Cody, R.P., Bortone, S.A. Temporal variation in anal fin morphology of females from a population of mosquitofish Gambusia affinis exposed to papermill effluent
10:45 Greenfield, D.I., Bart, H.L., Jr. Fish community dynamics over a sixteen-year interval in a paper mill effluent receiving stream
11:00 Rakes, P.L., Shute, J.R. Population trends and reintroduction efforts for rare southeastern freshwater fishes
11:15 Wildhaber, M.L., Schmitt, C.J. and Allert, A. Comparison of environmental factors, including anthropogenic, that affect the Neosho madtom (Noturus placidus) populations and the fish communities of the Neosho/Cottonwood and Spring Rivers, midwestern warmwater streams
11:30 Helfman, G.S., Jones, E.B.D., III Land use and fish biodiversity in southern Appalachian rivers
11:45 McCormick, F.H. Responses of fish communities of the Mid-Atlantic Highlands to disturbance
12:00 McCormick, F.H., Johnson, P. Results of the USEPA Colorado Stream Assessment Project




Session 40 Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles Monday, June 17 - Vieux Carre A
Chairs: Craig Guyer and Rich Siegel


8:00 Ziemba, R.E., Collins, J.P. Conspecific interactions, habitat complexity, and size-specific feeding rates in larval tiger salamanders
8:15 Flyaks, N.L., Borkin, L.J. Influence of industrial pollution on Anurans in Eastern Ukraine and Sakhalin Island
8:30 Rowe, C.L., Kinney, O.M., Fiori, A.P. and Congdon, J.D. Pollution-related oral deformities in tadpoles of the bullfrog: effects on grazing ability and growth
8:45 GH Plunk, D. Reproduction and life history of Pipa parva in captivity
9:00 Swimmer, Y., Balazs, G.H. The biology of basking in the green turtle, Chelonia mydas
9:15 Crosswhite, D.L., Fox, S.F. and Thill, R.E. Herpetofaunal habitat relations on clearcut and selectively harvested forest stands in the Ouachita Mountains, Arkansas
9:30 Thomas, R.B., Beckman, D.W., Thompson, K., Buhlman, K.A., Gibbons, J.W. and Moll, D. Estimation of age for Trachemys scripta and Deirochelys reticularia by counting annual growth layers in claws
9:45 Hermann, S.M., Waddle, J.H. and Guyer, C. Influence of land use pratices on gopher tortoise populations on private lands in south central Georgia
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10:15 Johnston, G. Thermal ecology of the gopher tortoise Gopherus polyphemus : an ontogenetic comparison
10:30 Rodríguez-Robles, J.A. Feeding ecology of gopher snakes, Pituophis melanoleucus, (Serpentes: Colubridae) in western North America
10:45 Martin, F.D., Dietsch, M.B., Hanlin, H.G. and Wike, L.D. Distribution and movements of Nerodia fasciata in a recently restored Carolina bay, Lost Lake
11:00 Dietsch, M.B., Hanlin, H.G. Population structure and dynamics of the banded water snake, Nerodia fasciata, in a restored freshwater wetland
11:15 Reed, R.N., Douglas, M.E. Ecology of the Grand Canyon rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis abyssus) in the Little Colorado River Canyon, AZ
11:30 GH George, S.G. Diet of diamondback water snake, Nerodia rhombifer, from northeast Louisiana




Session 41 Ecology and Ethology of Fishes Monday, June 17 - La Salle B
Chair: Bob Hastings


1:30 EE Padgett, S.M. Age, growth and reproduction of white grunt, Haemulon plumieri, off the southeastern coast of the United States
1:45 EE White, G.G. Fecundity, spawning, and maturity of tautog, (Tautoga onitis), an indeterminate, multiple spawning labrid
2:00 GI Stunz, G.W. Age and growth of southern flounder from Texas bays
2:15 EE Muñoz, R.C. Social behavior and foraging ecology of Sparisoma aurofrenatum and S. chrysopterum (Pisces: Scaridae) in the Florida Keys
2:30 EE Scharf, F.S. Comparing quantile and least squares regression techniques used to estimate the slopes of upper and lower bounds of scatter diagrams with applications to piscivorous fishes of the Northwest Atlantic
2:45 Litvin, S.Y., Wainright, S.C., Able, K., Phelan, E., Periera, J. and Goldberg, R. Habitat utilization by young of the year winter flounder and tautog as indicated by stable isotope ratios


Session 42 AFS-ELHS: Distribution and Abundance of Larval Fishes. II. Monday, June 17 - La Salle A
Chair: Stan Warlen


1:30 Warlen, S.M. Aspects of the early life history of the speckled worm eel Myrophis punctatus in North Carolina
1:45 SR Post, J.T., Serafy, J.E., Capo, T.R., Ault, J.S. and de Sylva, D.P. Field and laboratory observations of larval Atlantic sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus) and swordfish (Xiphius gladius)
2:00 Miller, T.J., Herra, T. and Leggett, W.C. Phenotypic selection in cohorts of cod larvae Gadus morhua in different spawning seasons, and its implication for survival
2:15 Gadomski, D.M., Barfoot, C.A., Bayer, J.M. and Wertheimer, R.H. Early life history of the northern squawfish Ptychocheilus oregonensis in the lower Columbia River basin
2:30 Wang, Shyh-B., Cowan, J.H., Jr. and Rose, K.A. Variability in recruitment and production potential of bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli in the mid-Chesapeake Bay
2:45 Neira, F.J., Miskiewicz, A.G. and Bruce, B.D. Larvae of five fish families with pattern 10 of the ramus lateralis accessorius nerve (Arripididae, Girellidae, Kyphosidae, Microcanthidae and Scorpididae): relevance to relationships




Session 43 Ecology, Evolution, and Morphology of Fishes Monday, June 17 - La Salle C
Chair: Stuart Poss


1:30 Simons, A.M., Mayden, R.L. Evolution of trophic morphology in western North American cyprinids
1:45 GDM Willink, P. Phylogenetic tests of natural selection using catostomid gill rakers
2:00 GDM Ferry, L.A. Prey capture behavior in swellsharks (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum, Scyliorhinidae): the effect of prey item size and predatory experience
2:15 Friel, J., Wainwright, P. Diversity and homology of Tetraodontiform jaw musculature
2:30 GDM Hernandez, P. Feeding morphology and associated kinematics of larval fish feeding at low Reynolds numbers
2:45 GDM Johnson, N.M. Development of retia mirabilia in juvenile black skipjack tuna (Euthynnus lineatus)






Session 44 AES Symposium: Biology of Skates. II. Monday, June 17 - Cabildo
Chairs: C. Luer, David Koester


1:30 SG Wyffels, J.T., Bodine, A.B., Mason, B., Bruels, M., Luer, C.A. and Walsh, C.J. Acute effects of total body irradiation on juvenile clearnose skates, Raja eglanteria
1:45 Bratton, B.O. Electric organ discharge of the skate (Rajidae): occurrence and behaviour relationships
2:00 Koester, D.M., Boord, R.L. Motor pathways to the electric organ of skates
2:15 Koob, T.J. Biology of egg encapsulation in skates
2:30 Hamlett, W.C., Koob, T.J. Microscopic structure of the gravid uterus in Raja erinacea
2:45 Luer, C. Embryonic development in the clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria)
3:00 Demski, L.S., Beaver, J.A., Sudberry, J.J. and Custis, J. GnRH control of reproduction
3:15 Luer, Carl Concluding remarks and discussion




Session 45 Ecology of Reptiles Monday, June 17 - Pontalba
Chair: Dawn Wilson


1:30 Campbell, E.W., Fritts, T.H. and Rodda, G.H. The response of Guam's lizards to the elimination of brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis) predation
1:45 Lappin, A.K. Trophic ecomorphology of crotaphytid lizards
2:00 Baird, T.A., Sloan, C.L. Annual variation and the influence of age on the frequency of multiple clutch production in female collared lizards, Crotaphytus collaris
2:15 Hardy, D.L., Sr. Venomous snakebite: problems and controversies
2:30 Durtsche, R.D., Castro-Franco, R. Ecology of the whiptail lizard, Cnemidophorus sacki, in Central Mexico during its reproductive season




Session 46 AES - Contributed Papers. III. Monday, June 17 - Vieux Carre A
Chair: Maryellen Timmon


1:30 Hazin, F.H.V., Lucena, F.M., Boeckman, C.E., Souza, T.S.A.L. and Menni, R.C. Preliminary study on the reproductive biology of the night shark Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) from the southeastern equatorial Atlantic Ocean
1:45 Hazin, F.H.V., Zagaglia, J.R., Souza, T.S.A.L., Oliveira, P.G.V. and Mattos, S.M.G. Distribution and relative abundance of the night shark Carcharhinus signatus (Poey, 1868) and the blue shark Prionace glauca (Linnaeus, 1758) in the southwestern equatorial Atlantic Ocean
2:00 Hazin, F.H.V., Oliveira, P.G.V., Mattos, S.M.G., Souza, T.S.A.L. and Wanderley, J.A.M., Jr. Reproductive biology of the sandbar shark Carcharinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) off Pernambuco State (Brazil)
2:15 Hazin, F.H.V., Zagaglia, J.R., Geber, F.O., Wanderley, J.A.M., Jr. and Mattos, S.M.G. A shark attack outbreak off Recife-PE, Brazil
2:30 Mattos, S.M.G., Hazin, F.H.V. and Pedrosa, B.M.J. Economic feasibilty of a longline shark fishery off Pernambuco State - Brazil
2:45 Hazin, F.H.V., Oliveira, P.G.V., Mattos, S.M.G., Souza, T.S.A.L. and Pinheiro, P.B. Reproductive biology of the blacknose shark Carcharinus acronotus (Poey, 1860) off Pernambuco State (Brazil)
3:00 Hazin, F.H.V., Mattos, S.M.G., Oliveira, P.G.V., Wanderley, J.A.M., Jr., Souza, T.S.A.L. and Zagaglia, J.R. Distribution and relative abundance of sharks off Pernambuco State, Brazil
3:15 Carrier, J.C., Pratt, H.L., Jr. Identification and closure of a nurse shark breeding grounds
3:30 Pratt, H.L., Jr., Carrier, J.C. Tagging techniques for the underwater identification of sharks




Session 47 Ecology of Freshwater Fishes. III. Tuesday, June 18 - La Salle A
Chairs: Stephen T. Ross and David C. Heins


8:00 GI Walser, C.A. Effects of land use on fish communities in six Chattahoochee River watersheds
8:15 Matthews, W.J., Marsh-Matthews, E. and Taylor, C.M. Fish assemblages in an Ozark stream: changes across three decades
8:30 Kennard, M., Pusey, B. and Arthington, A. Multivariate analysis of freshwater fish assemblages in an Australian sub-tropical river: development of statistical models in a spatially and temporally variable environment
8:45 Tarim, S., Winemiller, K.O. Fish population and community structures of oxbow lakes of the Brazos River
9:00 EE Snodgrass, J.W. Effects of pond age and watershed position on beaver pond fish assemblage structure
9:15 Marsh-Matthews, E., Matthews, W.J. Midwest fish assemblages: comparisons of faunal composition 1978 to 1995
9:30 EE Ribey, S.C. Characterization of littoral fish assemblages and their habitat in the St. Lawrence River, near Cornwall, Ontario and Massena, New York
9:45 Gido, K.B., Matthews, W.J. Stability of the fish assemblage in a southwestern reservoir (Lake Texoma, Oklahoma-Texas)
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10:15 Bunnell, D.B., Burrell, K.H., Isely, J.J. and VanLear, D.H. Diel movement of brown trout Salmo trutta during the winter season in the Chattooga River watershed, SC USA
10:30 Smithson, E.B., Johnston, C.E. Movement patterns of fishes in two Ouachita Highlands streams
10:45 Irwin, E.R., Costley, K.M., Freeman, M.C. and Noble, R.L. Diel shifts in distribution of warmwater fishes in lentic and lotic systems
11:00 Anderson, A.A., Neill, W.H. Thermal preference of tailwater and non-tailwater populations of Etheostoma spectabile
11:15 Bennett, W.A., Beitinger, T.L. Extreme thermal tolerance of the sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus
11:30 Troutman, J., Rutherford, D.A. Influences of physiochemistry and aquatic macrophyte composition on juvenile fish abundance in the lower Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana
11:45 Platania, S.P. Determining the duration and spawning dates of Middle Rio Grande fishes




Session 48 Systematics and Genetics of Fishes Tuesday, June 18 - La Salle B
Chair: E.O. Wiley


8:00 Alves-Gomes, J., Hopkins, C.D. Molecular insights into the phylogeny of mormyriform fishes and the evolution of their electric organs
8:15 Broughton, R.E., Gold, J.R. Initial investigation of phylogenetic relationships within the cyprinid genus Cyprinella using mitochondrial DNA sequences
8:30 Wiley, E.O., Hagen, R.H. Mitochondrial DNA sequence variation among the sand darters (Percidae: Teleotei)
8:45 Duvernell, D.D., Turner, B.J. and Elder, J.F., Jr. Independent vs. concerted evolution of a pupfish satellite DNA sequence
9:00 Brunner, P.C., Douglas, M.R. and Bernatchez, L. Is Arctic charr, Salvelinus alpinus L., a genetically depauperate species? A microsatellite and mtDNA perspective
9:15 Buth, D.G., Haglund, T.R. and Drill, S.L. Geographic patterns of allozyme divergence in the endangered Klamath Basin catostomid fishes, Chasmistes brevirostris and Deltistes luxatus
9:30 GI Tranah, G. Morphologic and genetic variation among six populations of the spotted sand bass, Paralabrax maculatofasciatus, from southern California to the upper sea of Cortéz
9:45 Stephens, C.M., Mayden, R.L. Evolution of reproductive behaviors and associated traits in North American cyprinids (Phoxininae: Cyprinidae)
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10:15 Steckis, R.A., Edmonds, J.S. The Stock Identity of tailor (Pomatomus saltatrix) in Australian waters
10:30 Morrissey, J.M., Ortí, G. and Conover, D.O. Jordan's rule has a genetic basis in the Atlantic silverside, Menidia menidia
10:45 Raesly, R.L. A morphological and genetic analysis of spring- and fall-breeding mottled sculpins, Cottus bairdi, from the Youghiogheny River drainage, Maryland
11:00 Bowen, B.W., Grant, W.S. Biogeography of the temperate Indian-Pacific sardines (genus Sardinops): a test of vicariant and dispersal models with mtDNA gene genealogies
11:15 Morgan, R., II, Danzemann, R.G. and Baker, B.M. Comparison of allozyme versus mtDNA analysis in discerning southern populations of brook trout Salvelinus fontinalis
11:30 Cooper, R.K., Tiersch, T.R. Evidence for transgene expression in channel catfish
11:45 Zhang, Q., Tiersch, T.R. and Cooper, R.K. Specific genes localized on anonymous chromosomes: Problems with molecular cytogenetics in fish
12:00 Craddock, C., Karl, S.A., Meyer, A. and Streelman, J.T. Evolution of single-copy nuclear DNA in cichlid fish
Session 49 Physiology of Fishes Tuesday, June 18 - La Salle C
Chairs: Glenn Parsons and Mike Fine


8:00 Dickson, K.A., Hansen, M.W. and Bhoopat, L. Does endothermy enhance the swimming performance of tunas?
8:15 Donley, J., Hoskinson, J. and Dickson, K. Swimming kinematics of green jack (Caranx caballus), chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus), and black skipjack tuna (Euthynnus lineatus)
8:30 Ralston, K.R., Wainwright, P. Motor pattern and force production during feeding in the striped burrfish, Chilomycterus schoepfi
8:45 Bishop, R.E., Torres, J.J. Leptocephalus energetics: Metabolism and enzymatic activities
9:00 Smith, D., Weitz, D. and Dickson, K. Aerobic and anaerobic capacities in muscle tissues of pelagic endothermic and ectothermic sharks
9:15 Moser, M.L., Ross, S.W. and Sulak, K.J. Metabolic responses to hypoxia of sedentary bottom fishes from the Hatteras/Virginia middle slope
9:30 PPE Posner, D.M. The biochemistry and evolution of eye lens pigmentation in the flatfishes (Teleostei: Pleuronectiformes)
9:45 PPE Gibb, A.C. The neuromuscular basis of prey capture behavior in a flatfish, Pleuronichthys verticalis : Do flatfish use asymmetrical muscle activity to produce asymmetrical jaw movements?
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10:15 Hopkins, T.E., Serafy, J.E. and Walsh, P.J. Biotic and abiotic factors influencing pulsatile urea excretion in the Gulf toadfish, Opsanus beta
10:30 Fine, M.L., Keefer, D.A., Chen, F.A. and Perini, M.A. Forebrain neurons involved in mating call production concentrate gonadal steroids in the oyster toadfish Opsanus tau
10:45 Targett, T.E., Targett, N.M., Boettcher, A.A. and Arnold, T.M. Digestion of phenolic-rich plants by herbivorous marine fishes: the influence of gut characteristics
11:00 PPE Sturm, E.A. Digestive efficiency of the temperate-zone herbivorous fish Hermosilla azurea (Family Kyphosidae) fed dietary and nondietary algae
11:15 Haney, D.C., Yanchis, T.L., Walsh, S.J. and Timmermann, C.M. Temperature tolerance of Cyprinodon variegatus as influenced by various temperature-salinity combinations
11:30 Haney, D.C. Responses made by Cyprinodon variegatus to life in a variable salinity environment


Session 50 AFS-ELHS: Growth, Development, and Feeding Tuesday, June 18 - Cabildo
Chairs: Simon Thorrold and Ed Chesney


8:00 Thorrold, S., Campana, S. and Jones, C. Stable isotope chemistry of larval fish otoliths: a record of environmental conditions, physiological responses or diet?
8:15 Holt, S.A., Holt, G.J. Age and growth of red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) larvae immigrating through a tidal inlet
8:30 SR Fontenot, Q., Rutherford, D.A. Effects of physicochemical properties on growth of larval bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in the Atchafalaya Basin, Louisiana
8:45 Sogard, S.M., Olla, B.L. The consequences of size disparity on growth and behavior of juvenile sablefish
9:00 SR Donohoe, C.J., Markle, D.F. Evaluation of growth synchrony in cohorts of settling Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus)
9:15 Cowan, J.H., Jr., Mattilla, J. Fish effects on prey resources during early life: a meta-analysis of past studies
9:30 McBride, R., MacDonald, T., Matheson, R.E., Hood, P., Rydene, D., Mahmoudi, B. and McMichael, R. Seasonality and habitat use of transforming larval and juvenile stages of ladyfish, Elops saurus, in Tampa Bay, Florida
9:45 Flores Coto, C., Zavala-García, F. and Sánchez-Iturbe, A. Growth, mortality, survival and food habits of larval Stellifer lanceolatus, Cynoscion arenarius and Cynoscion nothus, in the southern Gulf of Mexico
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10:15 Clarke, M.E., Bollens, S.M., Contaris, M. and Cordell, J. Feeding and growth of larval spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, in experimental mesocosms as a function of metazoan and protozoan prey
10:30 Chesney, E.J., Lagarde, M.D. Foraging behavior of bay anchovy larvae: effects of light and size
10:45 Hunt von Herbing, I., Gallager, S. Three-dimensional observations and analysis of foraging in larval Atlantic cod, Gadus morhua
11:00 Thompson, K., Cowan, J.H., Jr. Feeding ecology, energetics, and production of pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides (Linnaeus) in temperate seagrass meadows
11:15 Dower, J.F., Pepin, P. and Leggett, W.C. The effect of turbulence on larval fish gut fullness: a time series field study
11:30 SR Cleveland, J.M., Houde, E.D. Abundances, distributions, and growth rates of tuna larvae in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and Florida Straits
11:45 Margulies, D., Bentler, K., Suter, J., Tezuka, N., Masuma, S. and Teruya, K. Growth, survival, and food selectivity of bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus larvae reared in the laboratory


Session 51 Physiology and Ecology of Amphibians and Reptiles Tuesday, June 18 - Pontalba
Chairs: Brian Bock and Maureen Donnelly


8:15 Vogt, R.C. Temperture controlled sex determination in Podocnemis unifilis and Podocnemis sextuberculata in natural nests near the equator in Brazil; hours above threshold temperature vs mean
8:30 Bock, B.C., Páez, V.P. Unusually low soil temperatures at green iguana (Iguana iguana) communal nesting sites in Colombia and Panamá
8:45 Barron, J.N. The influence of fall foraging success on follicle number in the northern water snake, Nerodia sipedon
9:00 Páez, V.P., Bock, B.C. Effect of incubation temperature on subsequent growth and physical condition of hatchling yellow-spotted Amazonian river turtles, Podocnemis unifilis
9:15 Fox, S.F., Baird, T.A. and McCoy, J.K. Intensity of sexual selection in populations of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris): is best predictor sexual size dimorphism, sexual color dimorphism, or environmental potential?
9:30 McCoy, J.K., Fox, S.F. Male reproductive success and sexual dimorphism in the collared lizard, Crotaphytus collaris (Sauria: Crotaphytidae)
9:45 Lindeman, P.V. Growth curves for Graptemys, with a comparison to other emydid turtles
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10:30 Censky, E.J. Female mate choice in the teiid lizard, Ameiva plei
10:45 Green, D.M., Williams, J. Why do numbers of Fowler's toads, Bufo fowleri, fluctuate?
11:00 Espinoza, R.E., Tracy, C.R. Cooler body temperatures of higher elevation Liolaemus lizards: environmental constraint, evolutionary baggage, or simply preference?
11:15 Miles, D., Snell, H. and Jordan, M. Microhabitat and ontogenetic variation in locomotor performance within a population of Galápagos Lava Lizard Microlophus
11:30 Foley, D.H., III, Smith, S.A. Herpetofauna inventory methods: Drift fences vs. time-constrained searches
11:45 Rodda, G.H., Campbell, E.W. and Fritts, T.H., III A comparison of sampling methods reveals problems with indices and distance sampling of forest squamate populations




Session 52 Morphology and Physiology of Amphibians and Reptiles Tuesday, June 18 - Vieux Carre A
Chairs: Lee Fitzgerald and Sean Doody


8:00 PPE Knapp, R. A possible hormonal mechanism for tactic switching in sneaker male tree lizards (Urosaurus ornatus)
8:15 PPE Doody, J.S. The effect of incubation temperature on performance of hatchling turtles: Phenotypic response to fluctuating vs. constant temperatures
8:30 PPE O'Steen, S. Developmentally plastic physiological traits and sex ratios impact survival of snapping turtles: an adaptive basis for environmental sex determination?
8:45 PPE Phelps, S. The evolution of biases in mate choice: Modeling call recognition in the tungara frog with neural networks
9:00 Irwin, J.T., Costanzo, J.P. and Lee, R.E., Jr. Post-freeze reduction of locomotor endurance in the wood frog, Rana sylvatica
9:15 Gregory, P.T. Interactions between feeding and thermoregulation in gravid garter snakes (Thamnophis elegans)
9:30 GDM Frankino, W.A. Genotypic and environmental influences on developmental trajectories in spadefoot toad tadpoles
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10:15 Mayeaux, M.H., Reigh, R.C. Fatty acid profiles of muscle, liver, and depot fat of wild and cultured common snapping turtles Chelydra serpentina
10:30 Sever, D.M., Bart, H.L., Jr. Ultrastructure of the spermathecae of Necturus beyeri (Amphibia: Proteidae) in relation to its breeding season
10:45 Ultsch, G.R. Gas exchange and the aquatic-terrestrial transition
11:00 Dial, B.E., Schwenk, K. Olfaction: the mechanism of predator detection in eublepharid geckos
11:15 Cunningham, D.S. Topography and sensory control of facial grooming in snakes of the genus Thamnophis
11:30 Mayeaux, M.H., Winston, G.W. and Ertle, R. Reduction of total cytochromes P-450 and specific activities by antibiotic treatment in the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis




Session 53 ASIH Symposium: Zoogeography of the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday, June 18 - Pontalba
Chair: Stephen A. Bortone


1:30 Bortone, S.A. Introductory Remarks
1:45 Hoese, H.D. Pleistocene glaciation as a possible cause for east--west speciation in the northern Gulf of Mexico
2:00 Bortone, S.A., Shipp, R.L. and Heise, R.J. Distributional evidence for historical zoogeographic barriers in the northern Gulf of Mexico
2:15 Rakocinski, C.F., Peterson, M.S., VanderKooy, S.J. and Crego, G.J. Littoral fish biodiversity among tidal river habitats of the Gulf coastal plain zoogeographic region
2:30 Chittenden, M.E., Jr. Cross-shelf distributions, compositions, and dynamics of demersal fish communities in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico
2:45 GI Thompson, L.E. Intra- and inter-site comparisons of the demersal ichthyofauna at three sites in the northeastern central Gulf of Mexico
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3:15 Peterson, M.S., VanderKooy, S.J. Distribution, habitat characteristics and aspects of reproduction of a peripheral population of bluespotted sunfish Enneacanthus gloriosus (Holbrook)
3:30 Hueter, R.E., Manire, C.A., Castillo-Géniz, L., Márquez-Farias, F. and Cortés, E. Distribution and movements of juvenile sharks in coastal waters of the Gulf of Mexico
3:45 Crabtree, R.E. Aspects of the life history of tarpon, Megalops atlanticus, from Florida and Costa Rica
4:00 Sutton, T.T., Hopkins, T.L. Competition between fishes and shrimps in the oceanic Gulf of Mexico
4:15 Gold, J.R., Kristmundsdottir, A.Y. and Richardson, L.R. Genetic structure of king mackerel, Scomberomorus cavalla, in the Gulf of Mexico
4:30 Chapman, R.W., Bortone, S.A. Mitochondrial DNA analysis of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico
4:45 Bortone, S.A. Concluding remarks and discussion




Session 54 Behavior of Fishes Tuesday, June 18 - Vieux Carre A
Chairs: Lori Dries and Matt Sabo


1:30 Wainwright, P., Turingan, R. Evolution of a major functional novelty: Inflation behavior in puffers
1:45 Mok, M.Hin-K. Vocalization archive of fishes in Taiwan
2:00 Shepherd, W.R., III, Long, J.H., Jr. Forward and backward swimming in three species of anguilliform fishes
2:15 Gillis, G.B. Undulatory locomotion in water and on land in the American eel, Anguilla rostrata
2:30 Murphy, C.A., Stacey, N.E. Reproductive communication in the round goby (Neogobius melanostomus) - behavioural responses to potential steroidal sex pheromones
2:45 Ryan, M.J., Dries, L.A., Batra, P. and Hillis, D.M. Male mate preferences in a gynogenetic species complex of Amazon mollies
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3:15 Ryer, C. The economy of aggressive behavior for fish under risk of predation
3:30 Schroder, J.H., Siegmund, R. Courtship and female-choice behavior of the male-polymorphic high-backed pygmy swordtail, Xiphophoru multilineatus (Pisces: Poeciliidae)
3:45 Vives, S.P. Laboratory spawning behavior of longfin dace Agosia chrysogaster
4:00 Echelle, A.F., Echelle, A.A. Breeding behavior in the banded pygmy sunfish (Elassoma zonatum)
4:15 Stiles, R.A., Baird, C.L. and Thomas, C.L. The reproductive behavior of Etheostoma rupestre (Percidae)
4:30 Rosenthal, G.G., Ryan, M.J. Female choice and correlated traits in the pygmy swordtail Xiphophorus nigrensis (Atheriniformes: Poeciliidae)
4:45 Killgore, J., Miller, G. Predator recognition by cypress darters


Session 55 Ecology, Systematics and Morphology of Fishes Tuesday, June 18 - La Salle C
Chair: Michael Smith


1:30 Grande, L., Bemis, W.E. Major patterns of evolution and development in bowfins, part I
1:45 Grande, L., Bemis, W.E. Major patterns of evolution and development in bowfins, part II
2:00 Wessel, J.H., III, Johnson, R.K. Temporal integrity of mesopelagic fish assemblages: preliminary results of the Somali Current Ecosystem Study
2:15 Sedberry, G.R., Carlin, J.L. and Chapman, R.W. Population structure in the pan-oceanic wreckfish, Polyprion americanus (Teleostei: Polyprionidae), as indicated by mtDNA variation
2:30 Smith, M.E., Belk, M. Effect of predator diet and behavior on predator-avoidance behavior of Gambusia affinis




Session 56 AFS-ELHS: Growth, Modelling, and Feeding Tuesday, June 18 - Cabildo
Chairs: Ken Rose and Scot Holt


1:30 Secor, D.H., Houde, E.D., Kellogg, L.L. and Gooch, J.W. The impact of spring precipitation on striped bass larval survival, growth and potential recruitment in the Nanticoke River (Chesapeake Bay), 1992-1993
1:45 Rutherford, E.S., Rose, K.A., Forney, J.L. and Mills, E.L. Predicting zebra mussel effects on yellow perch and walleye population dynamics in Oneida Lake (NY) using an individual-based simulation model
2:00 SR Buckel, J.A., Letcher, B.H. and Conover, D.O. Growth costs to delayed onset of piscivory in young-of-the-year bluefish
2:15 SR Peebles, E.B. Model-based predictions of ontogenetic diet and habitat shifts in estuarine-dependent fishes
2:30 Wang, Shyh-B., Cowan, J.H., Jr. and Rose, K.A. Effects of prey availability and exploitation on the bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli in Chesapeake Bay: An individual-based numerical experiment
2:45 Browman, H.I., Skiftesvik, A.B. and Racca, R. Turbulence and ichthyoplankton-zooplankton interactions: a sensitivity analysis and critique of the assumptions underlying the behavioural components of analytical models
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3:15 Otterlei, E., Nyhammer, G., Folkvord, A., Stefansson, S.O. and Svåsand, T. The effect of temperature on growth and survival of juvenile Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L
3:30 Davis, M.W., Olla, B.L. Formation and maintenance of aggregations in walleye pollock, Theragra chalcogramma, larvae under laboratory conditions: role of visual and chemical stimuli
3:45 Powles, P., Warlen, S.M. Seasonal recruitment and ages of Anguilla rostrata larvae at North Carolina and New Jersey
4:00 Klein-MacPhee, G., O'Connor, M. Rearing juvenile summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus in different temperature and salinity combinations to enhance growth for aquaculture
4:15 McPeck, J., Arnold, D.E. Effect of ration and temperature on age-0 Atlantic sturgeon
4:30 White, M.G. Development, dispersal and recruitment: a paradox for survival among Antarctic fish




Poster Session 1 Saturday, June 15 - Vieux Carre B
9:00am - 5:00pm Presenters of odd-numbered posters will be present 9:00-11:00

Presenters of even-numbered posters will be present 2:00-4:00



1 S-I White, G.G. Daily spawning incidence of tautog (Labridae: Tautoga onitis) from the lower Chesapeake Bay: Inshore - offshore differences
2 S-I Gibb, A.C. Functional ramifications of morphological asymmetry in flatfish
3 Herrington, B. Herpetofauna biodiversity inhabiting a lowland hardwood forest in southwest Georgia
4 Chung, K.S., Shen, M.W. and Donaldson, E. Physiological condition of rainbow trout using flow cytometry
5 Ouellet, P., Lambert, Y. Maternal influence on Atlantic cod Gadus morhua egg characteristics and survival potential
6 Clabaugh, J., Knott, K.E., Wood, R. and Mayden, R. Systematics of snubnose darters, genus Etheostoma, (Teleostei: Percidae) from the Black Warrior River system, Alabama
7 Rogers, J., Lindquist, D. Age and growth of pelagic larvae and juveniles of the reef fish Moncanthus hispidus
8 Whitehouse, A., Ivantsoff, W. and Allen, G.R. Descriptive anatomy of melanotaeniids (Atherinomorpha: Melanotaeniidae)
9 Eastman, J.T. Morphology of the digestive system of Antarctic nototheniid fishes
10 Secor, D.H., Musick, J.A. Microstructural and microchemical examination of a coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae otolith
11 Peden, A.E., Orchard, S. Canadian habitat of Umatilla dace Rhinichthys umatilla (Cyprinidae)
12 Campbell, B.N., Boag, P.T. Phylogenetic relationship of the Madagascar Boinae
13 Drass, D., Lyczkowski-Shultz, J. and Hanisko, D. Fish tricks: Larval ringers
14 Schmitter-Soto, J.J., Gamboa-Perez, H.C. Distribution of continental fishes in southern Quintana Roo
15 Nico, L.G., Walsh, S.J. and Robins, R.H. An introduced population of a South American callichthyid catfish in Florida
16 S-I Burke, N.C. Prey preference in the blue-eye damselfish (Pomacentridae)
17 Simons, R.R., Thompson, T. Changes in post cloacal glands during bouts of scent marking
18 Gorman, O.T., Tiersch, T.R., Williamson, J.H. and Carmichael, G.J. Cryopreservation of germplasm of the endangered razorback sucker, bonytail chub, and humpback chub
19 Ryon, M.G., Carrico, B.A., Hoffmeister, R.P., Roy, W.K., Schilling, E.M., Peterson, M.J., Hinzman, R.L. and Stewart, A.J. Using long term biological monitoring data, including fish community studies, to evaluate the recovery of disturbed aquatic systems
20 Williams, L.R., Echelle, A.A. and Fisher, W.L. Abundance of leopard darter, Percina pantherina, in Robinson Fork River, Arkansas: A GIS approach
21 Paulissen, M.A. Comparative foraging and aggressive behaviors of coexisting unisexual lizards of the Cnemidophorus laredoensis complex
22 S-I Cook, K.M. Fishes of the Clear Creek drainage, Illinois: A century of persistence?
23 S-I Morgan, D. Distribution and habitats of the endemic freshwater fish species of south-western Australia
24 S-I Sarre, G. Age, growth and reproduction of the sparid Acanthopagrus butcheri with comparisons between the growth of two populations
25 Hickman, D., Sabo, M. Hematology and stress response of largemouth bass from hypoxic habitats in the Atchafalaya River Basin, Louisiana
26 Dessauer, H.C., Reeder, T.W. and Cole, C.J. Rapid screening of DNA diversity using allele-specific oligonucleotides: Maternity of hybrids and unisexual clones of hybrid origin (Cnemidophorus)
27 O'Connell, M.T., Ross, S.T., Ewing, J.A. and Slack, W.T. Habitat affinities of blackmouth shiners, Notropis melanostomus (Teleostei: Cyprinidae), from eight newly discovered localities in the Upper Pascagoula River Drainage, Mississippi
28 Tracy, C.R., Vitt, L.J. Head plus body equals snout-vent length: Implications for questions on lizard body size
29 Knight, I.T., McGrath, K.M. and Harris, R.N. Genotyping the plethodontid salamander Hemidactylum scutatum using microsatellite loci: What works and what doesn't
30 Norman, B.M. Fauna associated with the whale sharks Rhincodon typus of Ningaloo Reef, Western Australia
31 Toller, W., Moses, K. and McFall-Ngai, M. Rhodopsin evolution in the Holocentridae: A molecular investigation of interspecific variation
32 Gundersen, G. Impact of birth date on early life growth and survival of Maurolicus muelleri larvae
33 Vasil'eva, E.D. The craniological evidences for the subgeneral structure of Gobius sensu lato (Gobiidae) in the Black-Caspian Sea basin
34 Fernandez, Anna-C., Holt, G.J. The effects of temperature on RNA:DNA ratios in larval red drum Sciaenops ocellatus
35 Cochran, P.A., Kinziger, A.P. Postglacial dispersal of slimy sculpin Cottus cognatus in northeast Wisconsin
36 S-I Morgan, M. A genetic analysis of the populations of California halibut, Paralichthys californicus along the Pacific Coast and Baja California
37 S-H Clifford, E.A. Habitat patch use and microhabitat selection by the lizard Uta stansburiana (Squamata: Phrynosomatidae) in the Mescalero Sands, New Mexico
38 S-H Walker, S.E. The photoenhanced effects of fluoranthene exposure on bullfrog tadpoles (Rana catesbeiana)
39 S-H Link, C.E. Amphibian succession and community establishment in artificially created ponds
40 Dunlap, M., Pawlik, J.R. Parrotfish spongivory and other findings from field examination of fish predation on Caribbean sponges


Poster Session 2 Sunday, June 16 - Vieux Carre B
9:00am - 5:00pm Presenters of odd-numbered posters will be present 9:00-11:00

Presenters of even-numbered posters will be present 2:00-4:00



1 Alshuth, S.R. Relationship between environmental variability, spawning activity and larval abundance of the bay anchovy, Anchoa mitchilli V. (Pisces: Engraulidae)
2 Bizerril, C.R.S.F., Peres-Neto, P.R. and Bockman, F.A. - Morphological and phylogenetic diversification of fishes in eastern Brazilian rivers
3 Sauwatari, T., López, J.A. and Pietsch, T.W. Cyanine Blue: a versatile stain for specimen observation
4 Yano, K., Goto, M. and Yabumoto, Y. Dermal and mucous denticles of a female megamouth shark, Megachasma pelagios, from Hakata Bay, Japan
5 Vasil'eva, E.D., Vasil'eva, V.P. The evolution and dispersal of freshwater caucasian gobies (Neogobius)
6 Adams, D.H., Mitchell, M.E. and Parsons, G.R. Seasonal occurrence of the white shark,Carcharodon carcharias, in waters off the Florida west coast
7 S-I Wagner, M. Spatial and temporal assemblages in the trawlable fish fauna of the lower Chesapeake Bay: a direct-gradient analysis
8 Broughton, E.A. Sampling strategies, processing methods, and analysis of the ichthyoplankton predation data from Georges Bank
9 Hoeie, H., Folkvord, A., Johannessen, A. and Moksenss, E. Genetic and environmental effects on hatch-check size and formation in herring (Clupea harengus L.) otoliths
10 Brown-Peterson, N.J., Hawkins, W.E. and Overstreet, R.M. Assessment of histopathological biomarkers in blacktip shark, Carcharinus limbatus, from the Gulf of Mexico
11 Rostal, D.C., Wibbels, T., Grumbles, J.S. and Spotila, J.R. Chronology of sex determination in the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
12 Hicks, W.M., Ackerman, J.W., Grumbles, J.S. and Rostal, D.C. Evidence of overwintering in gravid female eastern mud turtles Kinosternon subrubrum
13 Grumbles, J.S., Rostal, D.C., Hicks, W.M. and Phillips, K.M. - Reproductive characteristics and movement patterns of the gopher frog Rana capito capito in southeast Georgia
14 S-H White, C.M. Diel activity patterns of the cave salamander, Eurycea lucifuga, in Tennessee and Kentucky caves
15 Hagan, S.M., Able, K.W. Seasonal patterns of small pelagic fish from Great Bay, New Jersey (USA)
16 Batjakas, I.E., Edgar, R. and Kaufman, L. Comparative feeding efficiency of indigenous and introduced tilapiines from Lake Victoria: Oreochromis esculentus and Oreochromis niloticus feeding on green algae
17 Piermarini, P.M., Pabst, D.A. and McLellan, W.A. Functional morphology of dorsal fins from sharks in the families Carcharhinidae and Sphyrnidae
18 Malavasi, S., Lugli, M., Torricelli, P. and Mainardi, D. Shelter preference, stone use and microhabitat segregation in two potential competitors: the freshwater goby Padogobius martensii and the crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes italicus
19 Gilliam, D.S., Sherman, R.L. and Spieler, R.E. Fish recruitment to artificial reefs in shallow and deep water off southeast Florida
20 S-I Score, D. Evaluation of In Situ sampling techniques for long term monitoring of hard bottom reef fish assemblages in the South Atlantic Bight
21 S-I Berendzen, P. Phylogenetic relationships within the Pleuronectiformes
22 Kraus, R.T. Tag retention, mortality, and growth effects on juvenile Paralichthys dentatus
23 Knight, D.P., Hamlett, W.C., Henderson, A. and Koob, T.J. Subcellular structure of the shell gland in Raja erinacea and Raja eglanteria
24 Feldheim, K.A., Ashley, M.V. and Gruber, S.H. Population genetics and mating system of a population of lemon sharks using microsatellites
25 Grubbs, R.D. Recruitment Patterns and Nursery Ground Delineation for Carcharhinus plumbeus in Chesapeake Bay
26 Klesath, M.J., Clavijo, I.E. The reproductive biology of the spottail pinfish, Diplodus holbrooki (Pisces: Sparidae): Histological analysis of gonads
27 S-I Lara, M.R. Sensory development in the larvae of two labrids Thalassoma bifasciatum and Halichoeres bivittatus
28 Burns, J.R., Weitzman, S.H. and Malabarba, L.R. Sperm ultrastructure in five species of characid fishes
29 Schulze, M.B. NMFS Highly Migratory Species Integrated Science and Management Program: Science in Support of Management
30 S-I Mayo, D. Tooth replacement rate in the pinfish, Lagodon rhomboides
31 Ward, G.P., Luczkovich, J.J. The role of piscivory in shaping fish community structure in seagrass meadows in Apalachee Bay, Florida
32 Ridgway, L.L., Chapleau, F. Population characteristics and contaminant burdens of the white sucker Catostomus commersoni above and below a hydro-electric dam in an industrialized area
33 Clavijo, I.E., Dunn, C.S. and Seaton, P. Preliminary examination of percent fat and fatty acid profiles of Diplodus holbrooki
34 Gallagher, M.L., Luczkovich, J.J., Stellwag, E.J., Burr, G.S., Castellanos, H. and VanVuren, J.J. Aspects of metabolism relating ontogenetic stage and protein requirements in pinfish
35 Thomas, D.L., Wibbels, T. and Duong, H. Effects of exogenous estrogen on mullerian duct differentiation and development in the turtle Trachemys scripta
36 Fitzgerald, L.A., Cook, J.A., Aquino, L.A. and Terol, G. A phylogeny of Paraguayan Tupinambis (Sauria: Teiidae), with comments on the status of T. duseni
37 S-I Gibbs, M. Parallel processing of luminance and color information in the fish visual system
38 S-I Orrell, T.M. Phylogeny of the sparid fishes of the Superfamily Sparoidea (Perciformes: Percoidei) and relationships to other superfamilies
39 S-I Wolfe, J.R. Phylogenetic relationships of Noturus madtoms, subgenus Rabida
40 Vogel, M.E., Demarais, S. Effects of fire on herpetofauna of the northern Chihuahuan Desert, Fort Bliss TX/NM




Poster Session 3 Monday, June 17 - Vieux Carre B
9:00am - 5:00pm Presenters of odd-numbered posters will be present 9:00-11:00

Presenters of even-numbered posters will be present 2:00-4:00



1 Economakis, A.E., Lobel, P.S. Aggregations of grey reef sharks, Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, at Johnston Atoll, Central Pacific Ocean
2 S-I Hernandez-Martich, J.D. Downstream gene flow among eastern mosquitofish populations in four southeastern states
3 Cowie, E.G., Shenker, J.M., Patterson, H.M. and Zarillo, G. The effects of hydrodynamic and meteorological processes on the recruitment of larval tarpon Megalops atlanticus into the Indian River Lagoon, Florida
4 Phillips, C.A., Uzzell, T. and Serb, J.M. The effects of pentaploidy on salamanders in the Ambystoma jeffersonianum complex
5 White, M. Genetic homogeneity in white bass Morone chrysops and a phylogeny of the genus Morone
6 de Marignac, J.R.C., Gruber Samuel H Home range size and diel pattern of the subadult lemon shark, Negaprion brevirostris, in Bimini Lagoon, Bahamas: a progress report
7 Townsend, V.R., Jr., Felgenhauer, B.E. and Moore, M.K. The morphological basis of fighting ability: Adult male dentition of a territorial salamander
8 Adams, S.R., Parsons, G.R. Seasonal changes in swimming performance of smallmouth buffalo, Ictiobus bubalus
9 Navas, C.A., Bevier, C.R. Thermal ecology, locomotor performance, and muscle biochemistry in three hylid frog species
10 Bartlett, J.H.W., Parsons, G.R. The effect of dissolved oxygen levels and absorptive state on the swimming performance, respiration rates and hematocrit levels of juvenile channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus
11 Seaver, D., Austin, H.M. Age and growth of white perch, Morone americana, from three tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay
12 Boyd, G.L., Parsons, G.R. Swimming performance and behavior of golden shiner, Notemogious crysoleucas, while schooling
13 Richardson, L.R., Gold, J.R. Lineage specific mitochondrial DNA duplication in the red shiner, Cyprinella lutrensis
14 Lovejoy, N. Systematics of needlefishes (Belonidae): Interpreting heterochrony and biogeography
15 Peebles, E.B., Hall, J.R. and Tolley, S.G. Egg production by the bay anchovy Anchoa mitchilli in relation to adult and larval prey fields
16 Crosswhite, D.L., Fox, S.F., Leslie, D.M., Jr. and Gregory, M. Status survey of the Ouachita dusky salamander
17 Porter, B.A., Cavender, T.M. and Fuerst, P.A. Phylogeny of the subgenus Ulocentra (Perciformes: Percidae) as inferred from mtDNA control region sequence
18 Cavender, T.M., Porter, B.A. Cladistic analysis of Percid fishes belonging to the subgenus Ulocentra
19 Beaupre, S.J., Duvall, D. and O'Leile, J. Analysis of growth and sexual size dimorphism in the western diamondback rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox)
20 Wente, W., Phillips, J. The sensory basis of background color matching in a color-polymorphic treefrog: implications for the evolution of assortative mating within an interbreeding population
21 Neuman, M.J., Curran, M.C. and Able, K.W. Overwintering mortality in temperate young-of-the-year fishes
22 Tighe, K.A. The Highton Collection; a resource for herpetological research
23 Taylor, J.C., Duchon, K.A., Davis, D.D., Lancaster, J.E., Miller, J.M., Neill, W.H. and Ross, S.W. Calculating metabolic scope using an ecophysiological model in order to assess habitat health
24 Faulk, C.K., Fuiman, L.A. Effect of parental exposure to sublethal doses of o,p'-DDT on spontaneous activity of larval Micropogonias undulatus (Sciaenidae)
25 Stockwell, C.A., Mulvey, M. and Hicks, K. Effects of natural and artificial barriers on the genetic population structure of the White Sands pupfish Cyprinodon tularosa
26 Bateman, B., Lougheed, S.C., Elliott, J.K. and Boag, P.T. Phylogeny of anemonefishes inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences
27 Wilga, C., Motta, P. Comparative functional morphology of upper jaw protrusion in Squaliform and Carcharhiniform sharks: a story of evolutionary and functional shifts
28 Sharp, R., Elliott, J.K. The role of mucus proteins in anemonefish protection
29 Sullivan, J.P., Hopkins, C.D. and Comfort, N.C. Water conductivity as an invisible barrier to dispersal in South American freshwater for hypopomid electric fishes
30 Bennetts, R.Q., Quattro, J.M., Grady, J.M. and Rohde, F.C. Evolutionary origins and taxonomy of the broadtail madtom, Noturus sp.)
31 Jones, W.J., Quattro, J.M. Population genetic structure of summer flounder (Paralichthys dentatus): Are spawning populations distinct in the Western Atlantic?
32 Bosley, K.L., Wainright, S.C. Stable isotope turnover rate in juvenile striped bass and juvenile tautog
33 Polivka, K.M., Chotkowski, M.A. and Buth, D.G. A multivariate analysis of the intertidal fish assemblage at the Bodega Marine Reserve, Sonoma Co., California
34 Akin, J. Line transect estimation of ground skink Scincella lateralis population density using a Fourier series
35 Campos-da-Paz, R. Defining the Sternarchorhynchus curvirostris group
36 S-I Rocha, A. A novel method for species identification of the early-life stages of Sebastomus rockfishes (Sebastes, Scorpaenidae)
37 S-H Lawson, G.R. Morphometrics of the jaw mechanism in pythons
38 S-H Zaidan, F., III Resting postures of juvenile Crotalus horridus and Agkistrodon piscivorus
39 S-I Kavanagh, K. Alternative coral-reef fish lifestyles: The effect of reef zone on the ecology of non-pelagic larvae


Poster Session 4 Tuesday, June 18 - Vieux Carre B
9:00am - 5:00pm Presenters of odd-numbered posters will be present 9:00-11:00

Presenters of even-numbered posters will be present 2:00-4:00



1 Johnson, K.A., Cailliet, G.M. Rockfish (Sebastes spp.) recruitment to soft bottom habitats in Monterey Bay, CA
2 Motta, P., Wilga, C. Comparative functional morphology of the suspensoria of squaloid and carcharhinoid sharks
3 Norris, S.M., White, J.J. The 'lost' ichthyological illustrations of the Sessé and Mociño Expedition to New Spain (1787-1803)
4 Holt, G.J., Riley, C.M. Larval and juvenile development of laboratory spawned cubbyu Equetus umbrosus
5 Neer, J.A. Aspects of the reproduction of the Pacific electric ray, Torpedo californica (Ayres) in central and southern California
7 Fiedler, T., Clarke, M.E. and Walsh, P. Condition of laboratory-reared and wild-caught larval menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus, as indicated by enzyme activities
8 Chotkowski, M.A., Polivka, K.M. Differential survival rates of northeast Pacific intertidal fishes collected with rotenone
9 Chotkowski, M.A., Marsden, J.E. A laboratory study of lake trout egg predation by round gobies (Neogobius melanostomus) and mottled sculpins (Cottus bairdi)
10 Graham, T.E., Saumure, R.A. and Ericson, B.E. Map turtle winter leech loads
11 Schiebout, J.A. Miocene lower vertebrates from terrestrial deposits on Fort Polk in western Louisiana
12 Palmer, K.S., Rostal, D.C., Grumbles, J.S., Hicks, K. and Mulvey, M. Allozyme evidence for multiple insemination and long-term sperm storage in the desert tortoise Gopherus agassizii
13 Touré, T'S., McDiarmid, R. and Campbell, J. Snake species of the world: a taxonomic and geographical reference
14 Gadig, O.B.F. Distribution and diversity of the Brazilian shark fauna
15 Gadig, O.B.F. Summarized data on the Squaliformes sharks from Brazil
16 Soto, M.A., Holt, G.J. and Holt, S.A. Food habits of larval and juvenile red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) and Atlantic croaker (Micropogias undulatus)
17 Nickerson, J., Chapleau, F. and Drouin, G. Molecular phylogeny of seven pleuronectid species (Pleuronectiformes) based on sequence divergence of the cytochrome oxidase subunit one gene
18 Newton, M. Heterodonty and the role of morphometrics in the study of the phylogeny of the white shark, Carcharodon carcharias
19 Garcia, C., Dickson, K. Do tunas have an intermediate muscle fiber type?
20 Bhoopat, L., Hansen, M. and Dickson, K. Maximum sustained swimming performance of chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus, and green jack, Caranx caballus
21 Guallart-Furió, J., Aparici-Seguer, V. and Vicent-Rubert, J.J. Biometric and histological analyses of finspines of Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider), 1801 (Elasmobranchii, Squalidae) and its utility for age determination
22 Guallart-Furió, J., Vicent-Rubert, J.J. Changes in water, organic and inorganic matter composition during embryonic development in Centrophorus granulosus (Bloch & Schneider), 1801 (Elasmobranchii, Squalidae) from western Mediterranean: an assessment of mother-embryo nutritional relationship
23 Outram, D. Temporal and spatial variability of macrozooplankton community structure off Elephant Island, Antarctica
24 Dixon, J.R., Vaughan, R.K. and Wilson, L.D. An examination of the relationships among populations of the black-headed snake Tantilla rubra in Texas and Mexico
25 Tanner, K.M., Lougheed, S.C., Boag, P.T., Chek, A.A. and Bogart, J.P. An enigmatic neotropical frog: Can 16S rDNA sequence data resolve its evolutionary affinities?
26 Findley, L.T., Torre, J., Nava, J.M., van der Heiden, A.M. and Hastings, P.A. Preliminary ichthyofaunal analysis from a macrofaunal database on the Gulf of California, México
27 Forsell, J., Helvik, J.V., Holmqvist, B.I. and Ekstrom, P. Early development of the pineal organ in Atlantic halibut indicates a role in the photoregulated hatching process
28 Geer, P.J., Austin, H.M. Infrequently caught sciaenid species from beach seine and trawl surveys of the Virginia portion of Chesapeake Bay, with observations on the 1995 sampling season
29 Reichert, M.J. Age and growth of the fringed flounder, Etropus crossotus, a flatfish with a one-year life cycle
30 Terry, A., Bernardi, G. Genetic differentiation between Girella nigricans (Pacific Opaleye) and G. simplicidens (Gulf Opaleye)
31 Fuentes M., P., Ulloa R., P. East coast of Gulf of California artesanal fisheries
32 Espinosa P., H., Huidobro C., L. and Raz Guzmán, A. Biogeography of Gulf of México
33 Parra, G., Welch, A.M. and McCauley, S.J. Evidence for Bolitoglossa subpalmata population decline on Cerro de la Muerte, Costa Rica
34 Beitinger, T.L., Bennett, W.A., Currie, R.J. and Wagner, P. Low temperature responses of red-bellied piranha and their ability to over-winter in the southern United States
35 Doan, T.M., Cohen, M. A cross taxa approach to rainforest radiotracking
36 Ramnarine, I.W. Embryological development of the neotropical armoured catfish, Hoplosternum littorale (Hancock)
37 Adams, A.J. Pre- and post-hurricane fish assemblages on a nearshore coral reef
38 Koubbi, P., Harlay, X., Razouls, S. and Duhamel, G. Food and feeding ecology of a long pelagic larval phase fish, Notothenia cyanobrancha, from the Kerguelen Archipelago (Southern Ocean)
39 Koubbi, P., Hureau, Jean-C. and Vacchi, M. Results of the preliminary survey on the coastal environment and the distribution of Adelie Land fish larvae (Southern Ocean) during January-February 1996




Computer and Video Presentations Saturday, June 15 - Tuesday, June 18 Magnolia Room


Sat. 9:00 Fuller, P.L., Foster, A., Boydstun, C.P. and Benson, A.B. Internet access to the Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Geographic Database
Sat. 2:00 Voiers, W.D. Mate choice and parental behavior in the bluebreast darters: The Etheostoma maculatum pattern
Sun. 9:00 Robison, H.W., Voiers, W.D. Reproductive behavior of the creole darter Etheostoma collettei
Sun. 2:00 Timmons, M. Relationships between benthic juvenile fishes and macroalgae in the inland bays of Delaware
Mon. 9:00 Skiftesvik, A.B., Browman, H.I. Foraging behaviour and prey search pattern in American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides larvae: debunking the cruise search myth
Mon. 2:00 Mullin, S.J. Caudal distraction: video-taped footage of a novel foraging behavior in the semi-arboreal snake Elaphe obsoleta spiloides
Tue.9:00 Walters, D.M., Freeman, B.J. Spawning behavior of the robust redhorse, Moxostoma robustum