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Title: Voluntaryspawning, early development, and completion of the life cycle of spotted sand bass Paralabraxmaculatofasciatus in the laboratory.
Creator: Martinez-Diaz, S. F., Martinez-Pecero, R., Rosales-Velazquez, M. O., Alvarado-Castillo, R., Perez-Espana, H., Tucker, John W., Jr., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2001
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007275
Subject Headings: Paralabrax, Sea basses, Spawning, Fishes--Development, Fishes--Life cycles
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Grouper culture for the Caribbean: Progress report.
Creator: Tucker, John W., Jr., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3340768
Subject Headings: Nassau grouper, Fish culture, Epinephelus striatus, Chorionic gonadotropins, Fishes--Caribbean Area
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Bacterial management strategies for stock enhancement of warmwater marine fish: a case study with common snook (Centropomus undecimalis).
Creator: Kennedy, Sarah Blain, Tucker, John W., Jr., Neidig, Carole L., Vermeer, Gregory K., Cooper, Valerie R., Jarrell, Jennifer L., Sennett, Daniel G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172081
Subject Headings: Snook, Microbial ecology, Fishes --Infections, Fish-culture, Aquaculture --Environmental aspects
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Technical notes: Growth of sunshine bass on dry feeds.
Creator: Tucker, John W., Jr., Baptiste, R. M., Prahl, F. A., Clark, M. S., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1993
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007449
Subject Headings: Hybrid bass, Sunshine bass, Fishes--Feeding and feeds, Fishes--Growth
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Fishes of the eastern Ross Sea, Antarctica.
Creator: Donnelly, Joseph, Torres, Joseph J., Sutton, Tracey T., Simoniello, Christina, Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 2004
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2796045
Subject Headings: Ross Sea (Antarctica), Fishes --Antarctica, Pelagic fishes, Biomass --Antarctic Ocean --Congresses, Benthic animals
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: The comparative structure of two western Atlantic reef-fish assemblages.
Creator: Alevizon, W. S., Brooks, M. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1975
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174428
Subject Headings: Coral reef fishes, Fish populations, Species diversity, Coral reef ecology, Sponges
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Title: The effects of experimental starter diets with different levels of soybean or menhaden oil on red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus).
Creator: Tucker, John W., Jr., Lellis, W. A., Vermeer, Gregory K., Roberts, D. E., Jr., Woodward, Peter N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3331915
Subject Headings: Red drum, Fishes--Food, Soybean oil, Menhaden, Fish oils as feed
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Title: GENETIC AND NEUROANATOMICAL MECHANISMS OF EVOLUTIONARY SLEEP LOSS IN THE MEXICAN CAVEFISH, ASTYANAX MEXICANUS.
Creator: Jaggard, James B., Keene, Alex, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Biological Sciences, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Sleep is a complex behavioral state with ramifications on multiple levels of homeostasis including bodily function, neural activity, and molecular signaling. Sleep is conserved across evolution, though significant variations in sleep duration, architecture, and behavior are found across phyla. Decoding neural processing underlying behavior, including sleep, is a fundamental aim in neuroscience, and understanding how such behavior has evolved remains largely unknown. The encompassing goal of...
Show moreSleep is a complex behavioral state with ramifications on multiple levels of homeostasis including bodily function, neural activity, and molecular signaling. Sleep is conserved across evolution, though significant variations in sleep duration, architecture, and behavior are found across phyla. Decoding neural processing underlying behavior, including sleep, is a fundamental aim in neuroscience, and understanding how such behavior has evolved remains largely unknown. The encompassing goal of this dissertation is to elucidate the genetic and neuronal factors at play in the evolution of sleep loss in the blind Mexican tetra, Astyanax mexicanus. To this end, the work found within will explore peripheral sensory systems regulating distinct mechanisms of sleep loss, demonstrate how evolved changes in specific hypothalamic circuits drive sleep reductions, apply computational techniques to understand whole-brain evolution, and finally, will show how the generation of transgenic tools in a novel model system can be harnessed to assist functional experimental paradigms in relation to evolution and behavior.
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Date Issued: 2020
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013476
Subject Headings: Astyanax mexicanus, Astyanax mexicanus--Evolution, Sleep, Fishes--Behavior--Evolution, Fishes--Behavior--Genetic aspects
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Title: Reproductive Development of Female Bonefish (Albula spp.) from the Bahamas.
Creator: Luck, Cameron Alexander, Ajemian, Matthew J., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Biological Sciences
Abstract/Description: Bonefish (Albula spp.) support an economically important sport fishery, yet little is known regarding the reproductive biology of this genus. Analysis of oocytes histology and sex hormone levels was conducted on wild female bonefish sampled during and outside the spawning season in Grand Bahama, Central Andros, and South Andros, The Bahamas to assess reproductive state. Bonefish are commonly found along shallow water flats, or in pre-spawn aggregations (PSA) during spawning months. 17β...
Show moreBonefish (Albula spp.) support an economically important sport fishery, yet little is known regarding the reproductive biology of this genus. Analysis of oocytes histology and sex hormone levels was conducted on wild female bonefish sampled during and outside the spawning season in Grand Bahama, Central Andros, and South Andros, The Bahamas to assess reproductive state. Bonefish are commonly found along shallow water flats, or in pre-spawn aggregations (PSA) during spawning months. 17β-estradiol levels suggest vitellogenic consistency between habitats. However, fish are more reproductively developed at PSA based on the occurrence of larger, more prevalent vitellogenic oocytes and evidence of final maturation. Variability in hormone levels and spawning readiness existed between Grand Bahama and Andros PSAs, suggesting peak spawning may differ by region. Findings from this study will contribute baseline data to the captive bonefish restoration project at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and to the limited ecological data regarding bonefish reproduction.
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Date Issued: 2018
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013133
Subject Headings: Bonefish, Bahamas, Fishes--Reproduction, Fishes--Spawning, Reproductive biology, Albula
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Title: Drug Elicitation of the Aggressive Display in Siamese Fighting Fish, Betta splendens.
Creator: Smith, Elaine A., Singer, Jav J., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Experiment I tests the hypothesis that sympathomimetic amines serve to facilitate or trigger the aggressive display of the Siamese fighting fish. Three drugs were used to test this theory: amphetamine, norepinephrine and Dibenzyline. Amphetamine was administered to a group of six females while norepinephrine and Dibenzyline were given to males. Fish were all maintained in the laboratory for one week before any testing began. Each of the three parts of Experiment I was conducted in the same...
Show moreExperiment I tests the hypothesis that sympathomimetic amines serve to facilitate or trigger the aggressive display of the Siamese fighting fish. Three drugs were used to test this theory: amphetamine, norepinephrine and Dibenzyline. Amphetamine was administered to a group of six females while norepinephrine and Dibenzyline were given to males. Fish were all maintained in the laboratory for one week before any testing began. Each of the three parts of Experiment I was conducted in the same way. The Bettas were tested first with no drugs in their water to determine their baseline level of activity. Two to four days later, the fish were tested with either 40 mg of amphetamine, 70 mg of norepinephrine or 4.5 mg of Dibenzyline. Another control trial was run two to four days later and then another experimental trial after the same period of time. Results indicated that amphetamine increased fin flaring frequency and duration in female Bettas. The norepinephrine had the effect of increasing gill plate extension frequency and duration. Also the norepinephrine increased time to habituation. Dibenzyline was shown to influence fin flaring frequency and duration. A strong adrenergic blocking agent, Dibenzyline greatly decreased the aggressive display activities but did not significantly alter general activity. The measure of general activity used was latency to feeding. All fish were deprived of food for four days and considered to be hungry. In Experiment II, 16 female Bettas, eight experimental and eight control, received a 25-day treatment with either methyl testosterone dissolved in alcohol or plain alcohol. All fish were tested before any treatment was given and assigned to groups on the basis of the behavioral measure of fin flaring so as to match the experimental and control groups as closely as possible. The experimental fish then were given .2 cc of methyl testosterone (1mg/cc) and the controls were given .2 cc of alcohol. The treatment in all studies was added to the water of the living tank. After 25 days, all Ss were retested to determine what, if any, effects the testosterone had on the display activities being measured. The hypothesis that testosterone would cause an increase in growth rate and colorfulness was not supported by the data. There were, however, significant increases in fin flare frequency and duration and in the average length of a fin flaring response. There was some tendency toward an increase in gill plate extensions as well, but this was not large enough to gain statistical significance.
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Date Issued: 1969
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000830
Subject Headings: Siamese fighting fish--Behavior, Aggressive behavior in animals, Siamese fighting fish--Physiology
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Title: MARINE AND BRACKISH WATER FISHES OF SOUTHERN PALM BEACH AND NORTHERN BROWARD COUNTIES, FLORIDA.
Creator: Herrema, David J., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Five hundred eighty-three (583) species of fishes in 115 families are recorded for this Atlantic coastal locality in southeastern Florida. Two hundred six (206) of these are considered primary reef species. Habitat preferences, depth distributions, and qualitative categories of abundance are included. One new species, Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert, and two new continental records, Acanthemblemaria chaplini Bohlke and Lipogramma trilineata Randall, were collected during this study. L. trilineata...
Show moreFive hundred eighty-three (583) species of fishes in 115 families are recorded for this Atlantic coastal locality in southeastern Florida. Two hundred six (206) of these are considered primary reef species. Habitat preferences, depth distributions, and qualitative categories of abundance are included. One new species, Apogon leptocaulus Gilbert, and two new continental records, Acanthemblemaria chaplini Bohlke and Lipogramma trilineata Randall, were collected during this study. L. trilineata is the first confirmed record of the family Grammidae in the continental United States. Micrognathus ensenadae (Silvester) is also added to the fish fauna of the United States. An additional 198 species and 11 families are recorded as neighboring to the study area. Zoogeographic comparisons are discussed. Tropical reef fishes maintain permanent populations at least as far north as Palm Beach, Florida. Five hundred references pertaining to Caribbean and south Florida fishes are cited.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13624
Subject Headings: Marine fishes--Florida--Palm Beach County, Marine fishes--Florida--Broward County
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Title: HYPOXIA CHALLENGES IN ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENTS: EFFECTS ON EARLY FISH DEVELOPMENT AND LIPID UTILIZATION.
Creator: Kostelnik, Magaleate, Mejri, Sahar, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: The distribution and intensity of hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen, DO) is increasing due to eutrophication and algal blooms in estuaries like those in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian River Lagoon. The objective of this study is to determine how low DO affects the development and lipid utilization of the Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) and Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Fertilized eggs were incubated in two DO hypoxia treatments: severe (20% DO saturation, 1.6 mg/L), moderate (50% DO...
Show moreThe distribution and intensity of hypoxia (low dissolved oxygen, DO) is increasing due to eutrophication and algal blooms in estuaries like those in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian River Lagoon. The objective of this study is to determine how low DO affects the development and lipid utilization of the Florida Pompano (Trachinotus carolinus) and Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus). Fertilized eggs were incubated in two DO hypoxia treatments: severe (20% DO saturation, 1.6 mg/L), moderate (50% DO saturation, 3.9 mg/L), and normoxia (100% DO saturation, 7.6 mg/L). Eggs and larvae were sampled at 24-hours post-fertilization to assess hatch survival, larval development, and fatty acid (FA) lipids utilization. Results suggest hypoxia significantly impacts Florida Pompano development, with polar FAs most affected, while Red Drum shows greater tolerance to low DO. These findings provide insight into early fish larval stages to improve conservation and management strategies for their recruitment.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014455
Subject Headings: Hypoxia, Florida pompano, Red drum, Fishes--Larvae, Fishes--Development
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Title: Evaluation of fish populations and relative abundance within Pools A, B and C of the Kissimmee River: Possible responses to the Pool B demonstration project.
Creator: Miller, Daniel E., Florida Atlantic University, Courtenay, Walter R. Jr.
Abstract/Description: Channelization of the Kissimmee River from 1962 to 1971 altered the natural hydrology of the river/floodplain system. Results of construction of the C-38 canal included loss of continuous flow of water and loss of floodplain habitat which adversely impacted the fish community. In 1984 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) constructed the Pool B demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of a planned restoration project. To evaluate success of the demonstration project in...
Show moreChannelization of the Kissimmee River from 1962 to 1971 altered the natural hydrology of the river/floodplain system. Results of construction of the C-38 canal included loss of continuous flow of water and loss of floodplain habitat which adversely impacted the fish community. In 1984 the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) constructed the Pool B demonstration project to evaluate the feasibility of a planned restoration project. To evaluate success of the demonstration project in enhancing the Pool B fish fauna, a hoop net sampling program was conducted in 1996. The data suggest that black crappie (Pomoxis nigromaculatus) and other sport species in Pool B are benefiting from habitat enhancements resulting from the demonstration project. Additional analysis distinguishes black crappie as the only centrarchid sampled that maintains activity during nocturnal hours. Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) were most active during May sampling when water temperatures were optimal for spawning.
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Date Issued: 1997
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15456
Subject Headings: Fish habitat improvement--Florida--Kissimmee River, Fishes--Conservation--Florida--Kissimmee River, Fish populations--Florida--Kissimmee River--Measurement
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Title: Ecotopic and ontogenetic trophic variation in mojarras (Pisces: Gerreidae).
Creator: Kerschner, Barbara A., Peterson, Mark S., Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1985
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174858
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla. : Lagoon), Perciformes, Ontogeny, Fishes--Nutrition
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: First North American continental record of the longfin mako (Isurus paucus Guitart Manday).
Creator: Dodrill, Jon W., Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1979
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174424
Subject Headings: Mako sharks, Isurus paucus, Pelagic fishes, Fins (Anatomy), Species
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Ecological and zoogeographical aspects of the fishes of the Indian River region of Florida.
Creator: Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1973
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3179292
Subject Headings: Zoogeography, Fishes--Ecology, Indian River (Fla. : River), Ichthyology
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Environmental and biogeographic factors influencing ichthyofaunal diversity: Indian River Lagoon.
Creator: Gilmore, R. G., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3172869
Subject Headings: Indian River (Fla.: Lagoon), Fish surveys, Biodiversity, Environmental geomorphology, Biogeography
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: General method for the production of developmentally-arrested bivalve Trochophore larvae as a potential feed for marine fish larvae.
Creator: Scarpa, John
Date Issued: 2002
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007049
Subject Headings: Bivalves, Fishes--Larvae, Trochophore, Genetic engineering, Live food
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Introduction of hatchery-reared Nassau grouper to a coral reef environment.
Creator: Roberts, C. M., Quinn, N., Tucker, John W., Jr., Woodward, Peter N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00007150
Subject Headings: Nassau grouper, Fish hatcheries, Epinephelus striatus, Reef fisheries, Corals
Format: Document (PDF)

Title: Nassau grouper aquaculture.
Creator: Tucker, John W., Jr., Woodward, Peter N., Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute
Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3183733
Subject Headings: Nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus, Aquaculture, Fish culture, Groupers--Congresses
Format: Document (PDF)

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