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Recently published book: Peacock Bass: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation
Peacock Bass: Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation is a unique scientific reference that describes not only the diversity and natural history of the various peacock bass species (fish in the genus Cichla) but also their geographic distributions, evolutionary relationships, ecology, and economic importance. Peacock bass are the most popular sport fish pursued by recreational anglers in…
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Dan Fitzgerald awarded Haldane Prize by the British Ecology Society
Dan Fitzgerald PhD was recently awarded the prestigious Haldane Prize from the British Ecology Society. Dr. Kirk Winemiller was Dan’s major advisor.
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Aquatic Ecology Lab said good-bye to Sonia Huckembeck
On March 29, the Aquatic Ecology Lab said good-bye to Sonia Huckembeck who returns to Brazil to complete her dissertation and degree at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande. Sonia is researching the trophic ecology of frog communities in wetlands of southern Brazil. He major advisor is Dr. Alexandre Garcia, longtime collaborator of the lab.…
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Dr. Eduardo Cunha joined the Aquatic Ecology Lab
Dr. Eduardo Cunha joined the Aquatic Ecology Lab on March 1, 2018 as a postdoc investigating the ecology of river–floodplain ecosystems. He is assisting with development of individual-based models of fish population and food web dynamics of fluvial ecosystems in response to scenarios of hydrology and temperature. Eduardo received his PhD from the Universidade Estuadual…
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Two Brazilian Doctoral Students Visit the Lab
The Aquatic Ecology Lab welcomed two doctoral students from Brazil. Laísa Wociechoski Cavalheiro, a PhD student in the Graduate Program in Animal Ecology– Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, arrived to College Station on September 1 and will return to Brazil on January 15 next year. Laísa is doing her dissertation research on…
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Two Brazilian Researchers Join the Lab for Professional Exchange
The Aquatic Ecology Lab is hosting two researchers from the Universidade Federal do Pará in Belem, Brazil. Dr. Luicano Montag arrived in June and will spend a sabbatical year at Texas A&M. During his visit, Dr. Montag will give seminars, collaborate on research on the community ecology of Amazonian stream fishes, and attend scientific conferences. …
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Lab Members and Collaborators Attend International Symposium on Flood pulse Ecosystems in Siem Reap, Cambodia
Lab Members and Collaborators Attend International Symposium on Flood pulse Ecosystems in Siem Reap, Cambodia Dr. Winemiller, doctoral student Caroline Arantes, and aquatic ecology lab collaborators Pitagoras Piana (University of Western Paraná, Brazil) and David Hoeinghaus (University of North Texas) attended t he International Symposium on Flood pulse Ecosystems in Siem Reap, Cambodia, from July…
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Visiting Research Collaborators from Mexico, Brazil
Three research collaborators are visiting the lab. Two of these scholars are from El Colegio de La Frontera del Sur, San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico. Dr. Rocio Rodiles and Dr. Miriam Soria Barreto are collaborating with Dr. Winemiller on fish community and food web ecology in the Rio Usumacinta Basin. The Usumacinta is…
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Caroline Arantes receives TCAFS Scholarship
Caroline Arantes is interested in ecology and conservation of fishery resources in freshwater ecosystems, including fish population and community ecology, management approaches, and the effects of human drive-impacts. Caroline has worked extensively with local people, institutions and conservation organizations to implement community-based management systems for the arapaima, the Amazon’s most historically important and overfished species, and to develop research that seeks to understand a…
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Lab Hosts More Visiting Scholars from Brazil
In January the Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab welcomed two more visiting scientists from Brazil. Marcelo Andrade is a doctoral student from the Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Brazil, and Eduardo Cunha is a doctoral student from the Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Maringá, Brazil. Marcelo is researching the evolutionary ecology and diversity of fishes in the…