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New cichlid review paper published!

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10750-014-1960-z

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Iron Bowl 2013: Auburn 34 - Alabama 28

Teaching: Ecology Fall 2013

Crenicichla celidochilus "yawn"

Journal Covers

Electro-shocking in the New and Watauga Rivers

Catostomus commersoni

Phenacobius teretulus

Notropis rubellus

Cyprinella galactura

Pimephales notatus

Nocomis leptocephalus (top) and Nocomis platyrhynchus (bottom)

Nocomis leptocephalus

Nocomis platyrhynchus

Nocomis platyrhynchus

Luxilus coccogenis

update

An updated write-up about my experiences with Crenicichla celidochilus can be found here.

However, it will be updated further in the near future!

E.D.B.

Brown Trout, Valle Crucis, NC

Current Research (Updated February 2014)

My research deals with ecological diversification among Neotropical cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Cichlinae), with particular emphasis on Crenicichla (Cichlidae) in subtropical South America. I am interested in the evolution of body shape and lower pharyngeal jaw shape among major lineages, particularly, shifts in rates of evolution and convergence. To address these interests, I using next generation sequencing, geometric morphometrics, stable isotope ratios and organismal stoichiometry.

Crenicichla tendybaguassu Lucena and Kullander 1992

Crenicichla celidochilus Casciotta 1987

Secondly, I am interested in the comparative functional ecology of four freshwater crustacean lineages in subtropical South America: Paractacidae ("crayfish"), Trichodactylidae ("crabs"), Palaemonidae ("shrimps"), and Aeglidae. I am particularly interested in how the apparent intermediate morphology of Aeglidae (between crayfishes/shrimps and crabs) manifests itself from a functional perspective.

Aegla uruguayana (Aeglidae)

Lastly, I am interested in the functional roles and trophic relationships among sympatric minnows in the Southeastern US (Cyprinidae). Particularly, morphological-ecological associations and linkages between species identity and ecosystem function.

Notropis leuciodus

Notropis scabriceps

Cyprinella galactura

Family and Friends

Crenicichla celidochilus pair with fry

It's been a big week in the fish room. I've been trying to breed these for about a year and a half. 

Video of pair with fry.

Ed