Current Projects

• Anderson, J. D. and A. Torres. (In review). Genetic variability and population structure of Gulf Menhaden Brevoortia patronus, with comparison to Yellowfin Menhaden B. smithi

• Anderson, J., P. Cason and R. Chavez.  (In review).  Monitoring changes in family size and genetic diversity in pond-cultured Red Drum (Sciaenops ocellatus).

• Anderson, J.D.  (In review). Trends in abundance and size of bycatch species,in relation to a decline in fishing effort in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp trawl fishery.

• Culbertson, J., J. Anderson, W. Karel, R. Hensley, L. Robinson and S. Ray. (In review). Validating a quantitative real-time PCR method to detect dermo (Perkinsus marinus) in Texas oysters.

• Daugherty, D., J.W. Schetche, and D.L. McDonald. Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Saltwater Habitat Use by Alligator Gar along the Texas Coast.

• Daugherty, D.J., K.L. Pangle, W.J Karel, F. Baker, C.L. Robertson, D.L. Buckmeier, N.G. Smith, andN. Boyd. (In review).  Population Structure of Alligator Gar in a Gulf Coast River: Insights from Otolith Microchemistry and Genetic Analyses.

• Gonzalez, A., J.D. Anderson et al. (In review).  Genetic stock-structure, kin-relationships, and isolation in a slowly recovering snook fishery.

• Karel, W.J. DNA Analysis of the Genetic Population Structure Among Alligator Gar Along the Texas Coast.

• McDonald, D.L., J.W. Schetche, and D.J. Daugherty. Success of Morphological Gender ID in Alligator Gar.

• Olsen, Z., J. Anderson and D.L. McDonald. (In review). Morphological and Molecular Variation in Allopatric and Sympatric Populations of Tidewater (Menidia peninsulae) and Inland (M. beryllina) Silversides.

• Olsen, Z., B.W. Bumguardner, and D.L. McDonald. Habitat Selection and Spawning of Black Drum (P. cromis) in the Upper Laguna Madre and East Matagorda Bay.