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Curator Emeritus of Fishes,
Adjunct Professor of Biology,
University of New Mexico &
Professor Emeritus,
University of Southern Mississippi
Ph.D., University of South
Florida, 1974
Phone: +1-505-277-3893
email: stross1[at]unm.edu
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Research Interests
I am primarily
interested in
ecological and evolutionary relationships of fishes. During my
30-year career
at the University of Southern Mississippi my work focused primarily on
fishes
occurring in two different systems: 1) the near-shore region of the
central
Gulf of Mexico, especially the high-energy beaches along barrier
islands; and
2) the diverse freshwater fish fauna of Mississippi. Our studies of
these
systems included the impacts of biotic and abiotic factors on the
persistence
and stability of fish assemblages; ecological responses of fishes to
altered
environments; reproductive biology and habitat use, especially as
related to
conservation; and the behavior and ecology of anadromous fishes,
especially
sturgeon (Acipenseridae).
My work at MSB includes studies of the growth
and ecology of the Roundtail Chub (Gila
robusta) in the Yampa River,
Colorado, in relation to the
hydrologic regime. In addition, I am involved in more synthetic works,
including a textbook to be published by University of California Press
entitled, "Ecology of North American Freshwater Fishes."
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