2010-Present

(2014) Introgression in Lake Malawi: Increasing the Threat of Human Urogenital Schistosomiasis

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AUTHORS: Stauffer Jr., J.R., Madsen, Henry, and Rollinson, David SOURCE: EcoHealth 11, 251-254
(2014) River of the dammed: longitudinal changes in fish assemblages in response to dams

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AUTHORS: Freedman, J.A., Lorson, B.D., Taylor, R.B., Carline, R.F., Stauffer, J.R. SOURCE: Hydrobiologia (2014) 727:19-33
(2014) Feeding behavior of black carp Mylopharyngodon piceus (Pisces: Cyprinidae) on fry of other fish species and trematode transmitting snail species

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AUTHORS: Hung, N.M., D.T. The, J.R. Stauffer Jr., and H. Madsen. SOURCE: Biological Control (72):118-124.
(2013) Prey species and size choice of the molluscivorous fish, black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus)

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AUTHORS: Hung, N.M., J.R. Stauffer, and H. Madsen. SOURCE: Journal of Freshwater Ecology 28(4):547-560.
(2013) Introgression in Lake Malawi: Increasing the Threat of Human Urogenital Schistosomiasis?

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AUTHORS: Stauffer, J.R. Jr., H. Madsen, and D. Rollinson. SOURCE: EcoHealth 10.1007:1-4.
(2013) Gravel dredging alters diversity and structure of riverine fish assemblages

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AUTHORS: Freedman, J., R. Carline, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. SOURCE: Freshwater Biology 58:261-274.
(2013) Descriptions of five new species of Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa

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AUTHORS: Stauffer, J.R. Jr., K. Black, and A.F. Konings. SOURCE: Zootaxa 3647 (1): 101-136.
(2013) Use of black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) in biological control of intermediate host snails of fish-borne zoonotic trematodes in nursery ponds in the Red River Delta, Vietnam

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AUTHORS: Hung, N.M., N.V. Duc, J.R. Stauffer Jr., and H. Madsen. SOURCE: Parasites & Vectors 6:142.

(2012) Prey selection under laboratory conditions by pond-bred Trematocranus placodon (Regan, 1922), a molluscivorous cichlid from Lake Malaŵi

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AUTHORS: Kefi, A.S., H. Madsen, J.S. Likongwe, W. Jere, and J.R. Stauffer, Jr. SOURCE: Journal of Freshwater Ecology 27:517-526.
(2012) Review of the Lake Malaŵi genus Melanochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new species

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AUTHORS: Konings, A.F. and J.R. Stauffer Jr. SOURCE: Zootaxa 3258:1-27.
(2012) The burrowing behaviour of Bulinus nyassanus, intermediate host of Schistosoma haematobium, in Lake Malaŵi

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AUTHORS: Madsen, H. and J.R. Stauffer Jr. SOURCE: African Journal of Aquatic Science 37(1):113-116.
(2011) Two new species of Stigmatochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa

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AUTHORS: Stauffer, Jr. J.R., R.M. Cleaver-Yoder, and A.F. Konings. SOURCE: Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 124(3):212-222.
(2011) Density of Trematocranus placodon (Pisces: Cichlidae): A predictor of density of the schistosome intermediate host, Bulinus nyassanus (Gastropoda: Planorbidae), in Lake Malawi

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AUTHORS: Madsen, H. and J.R. Stauffer. SOURCE: EcoHealth 8:177-189.
(2011) An egg injection technique to evaluate the effect of polychlorinated biphenyls on the hatching success of the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina serpentina)

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AUTHORS: Schnars, J.L., M.A. Voss, and J.R. Stauffer. SOURCE: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 30(4):915-919.
(2011) Crush-resistance of soft-sediment gastropods of Lake Malawi: implications for prey selection by Molluscivorous fishes

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AUTHORS: Evers, B.N., H. Madsen, and J.R. Stauffer Jr. SOURCE: Journal of Freshwater Ecology 26(1):85-90.
(2011) Schistosomiasis in Lake Malawi villages

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AUTHORS: Madsen, H., P. Bloch, P. Makaula, H. Phiri, P. Furu, and J.R. Stauffer Jr. SOURCE: EcoHealth 8:163-176.
(2011) Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa

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AUTHORS: Ciccotto, P.J., A. Konings, and J.R. Stauffer Jr. SOURCE: Zootaxa 2738:1-25.
(2010) Biology of the molluscivorous fish Trematocranus placodon (Pisces:Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi

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AUTHORS: Madsen, H., K.C.J. Kamanga, J.R. Stauffer Jr., and J. Likongwe. SOURCE: Journal of Freshwater Ecology 25(3):449-455.
(2010) Brood parasitism of a bagrid catfish (Bagrus meridionalis) in Lake Malaŵi, Africa.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. and W. F. Loftus. 2010. Brood parasitism of a bagrid catfish (Bagrus meridionalis) in Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Copeia 2010:71-74.
(2010) Description of two new species of the midas cichlid complex (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua.

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Geiger, M. F., J. K. McCrary, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2010. Description of two new species of the midas cichlid complex (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Apoyo, Nicaragua. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 123: 159-173.
(2010) Effect of temperature on growth, survival, and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malaŵi.

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Kubirzia, G. K., H. Madsen, J. S. Likongwe, J. R. Stauffer, Jr, J. Kang'Ombe, and F. Kapute. 2010. Effect of temperature on growth, survival, and reproduction of Bulinus nyassanus (Smith, 1877) (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Lake Malaŵi. African Zoology 45: 315-320.
(2011) Oral shelling of Bulinus spp. (Mollusca: Planorbidae) by the Lake Malaŵi cichlid, Metriaclima lanisticola (Pisces: Cichlidae).

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Lundeba, M, J. S. Likongwe, H. Madsen, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2011. Oral shelling of Bulinus spp. (Mollusca: Planorbidae) by the Lake Malaŵi cichlid, Metriaclima lanisticola (Pisces: Cichlidae). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 27:1-5.
(2011) Five new species of the genus Petrotilapia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters

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Lundeba, M., J. R. Stauffer, Jr., and A. F. Konings. 2011. Five new species of the genus Petrotilapia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters 22:149-168.
(2014) Growing population and ecosystem change increase human schistosomiasis around Lake Malaŵi. Trends in Parasitology

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Van Bocxlaer, B., C. Albrecht, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2014. Growing population and ecosystem change increase human schistosomiasis around Lake Malaŵi. Trends in Parasitology 30:217-220.
(2014) Does hardness of food affect the development of pharyngeal teeth of black carp. Mylopharyngodon piceus (Pises: Cyprinidae)?

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Hung, N. M., T. M. Ryan, J. R. Stauffer, Jr., H. Madsen. 2014. Does hardness of food affect the development of pharyngeal teeth of black carp. Mylopharyngodon piceus (Pises: Cyprinidae)? Biological Control 80:156-159.
(2014) Designation of a neotype for brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. and T. L. King. 2014. Designation of a neotype for brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis. Biological Society of Washington 127:557-567.
(2014) An examination of Petromyzontidae in Pennsylvania – Current distribution and habitat preference of native lampreys.

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Li, Shan, K. Werner, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2014. An examination of Petromyzontidae in Pennsylvania – Current distribution and habitat preference of native lampreys. Northeastern Naturalist 21:606-618.
(2014) Effects on fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Susquehanna River Basin, USA.

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Shank, M. K. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2014. Surface water withdrawal: Effects on fish and macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Susquehanna River Basin, USA. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 30: 229-248.
(2015) Next-Generation genomic shotgun sequencing indicates greater genetic variability in the mitochondria of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix relative to H. nobilis from the Mississippi River, USA and provides tools for research and detection.

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Miller, J. J., M. S. Eackles, J. R. Stauffer, Jr., T. L. King. 2015. Next-Generation genomic shotgun sequencing indicates greater genetic variability in the mitochondria of Hypophthalmichthys molitrix relative to H. nobilis from the Mississippi River, USA and provides tools for research and detection. Conservation Genetics Resources 7:9-11.
(2016) Status of exotic Round and Tubenose Gobies in Pennsylvania.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr., J. Schnars, C. Wilson, R. Taylor, and C. K. Murray. 2016. Status of exotic Round and Tubenose Gobies in Pennsylvania. Northeastern Naturalist 23:395-407.
(2016) Redescription of Pseudotropheus livingstonii and Pseudotropheus elegans from Lake Malaŵi, Africa.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr., A. F. Konings, and T. M. Ryan. 2016. Redescription of Pseudotropheus livingstonii and Pseudotropheus elegans from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa 4154:169-178.
(2016) . A revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new genus and seven new species.

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Li, Shan, A. F. Konings, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2016. A revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with a description of a new genus and seven new species. Zootaxa 4168:353-381.
(2017) Identification of selected Pennsylvania mammals using hair.

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Nickoloff, A. L. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2017. Identification of selected Pennsylvania mammals using hair. Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science 91:45-54.
(2017) Recently developed sampling methods reveal expanded distributions of three Etheostoma darters (subgenus Nothonotus) within the upper Ohio River Watershed.

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Honick, A. S., B. J. Zimmerman, J. R. Stauffer, Jr., D. G. Argent, and B. A. Porter. 2017. Recently developed sampling methods reveal expanded distributions of three Etheostoma darters (subgenus Nothonotus) within the upper Ohio River Watershed. Northeastern Naturalist 24:209-234.
(2017) Cautions about precautions.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. 2017. Cautions about precautions. Animal Sentience 2017.023:1-3.
(2017) . Expansion of the invasive Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) into Allegheny River tributaries: LeBoeuf and French creeks in Pennsylvania.

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Mueller, S., J. Wisor, C. Bradshaw-Wilson, J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2017. Expansion of the invasive Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus) into Allegheny River tributaries: LeBoeuf and French creeks in Pennsylvania. Journal of Pennsylvania Academy of Science 91:105–111.
(2017) Determining the benthic macroinvertebrate community composition of freshwater streams from fish gut analysis.

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Pickett, S. C. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2017. Determining the benthic macroinvertebrate community composition of freshwater streams from fish gut analysis. Northeastern Naturalist 24:544—556.
(2017) Similar anatomy does not imply comparable function.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. 2017. Similar anatomy does not imply comparable function. Animal Sentience 2017.075: 1-2.
(2018) . Description of a new species of Metriaclima from Lake Malaŵi, Malaŵi, Africa.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. 2018. Description of a new species of Metriaclima from Lake Malaŵi, Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa 4370:095—100.
(2018) Description of two deep-water fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malaŵi, Africa.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr., T. B. Phiri, and A. F. Konings. 2018. Description of two deep-water fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Biological Society of Washington 131:90-100.
(2018) Territoriality and the coexistence between the introduced and the native Mbuna of the Lake Malaŵi National Park.

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Makocho, P. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2018. Territoriality and the coexistence between the introduced and the native Mbuna of the Lake Malaŵi National Park. Modern Environmental Science and Engineering 4:556—569.
(2018) A one health approach to reducing schistosomiasis transmission in Lake Malawi.

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Stauffer, J. R. and H. Madsen. 2018. A one health approach to reducing schistosomiasis transmission in Lake Malawi. Preventive Medicine and Community Health 1 (3): 1–4.
(2019) Neutral genetic and phenotypic variation within and among isolated headwater Brook Trout populations.

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Weathers, T. C., D. C. Kazyak, J. R. Stauffer, Jr., M. A. Kulp, S. E. Moore, T. L. King, and J. E. Carlson. 2019. Neutral genetic and phenotypic variation within and among isolated headwater Brook Trout populations. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 148:58—72.
(2019) Documentation of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in the diet of Round Gobies (Neogobius melanstomus) within the French Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania.

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Bradshaw-Wilson, C., J. R. Stauffer, Jr., J. Wisor, K. Clark, S. Mueller. 2019. Documentation of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in the diet of Round Gobies (Neogobius melanstomus) within the French Creek Watershed, Pennsylvania. American Midland Naturalist 181:259—270.
(2020) Dietary variability of the Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) in northwestern Pennsylvania.

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Mueller, S. J., C. Bradshaw-Wilson, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2020. Dietary variability of the Rainbow Darter (Etheostoma caeruleum) in northwestern Pennsylvania. Northeastern Naturalist 27:263–27.
(2020) Description of three species of Salvelinus (Teleostei: Salmonidae) from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. 2020. Description of three species of Salvelinus (Teleostei: Salmonidae) from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee. Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters 30:97–110.
(2020) . Re-elevation to species level and redescription of Serranochromis jallae and Serranochromis robustus (Teleostei: Cichlidae).

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr., R. Bills, P. H. Skelton, and O. Weyl. 2020. Re-elevation to species level and redescription of Serranochromis jallae and Serranochromis robustus (Teleostei: Cichlidae). Zootaxa 4858:126–134.
(2021) A new species of Diplotaxodon (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. and A. F. Konings. 2021. A new species of Diplotaxodon (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi. Zootaxa 4903:275–284.
(2021) Four new species of Serranochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Cuanza and Okavango river systems in Angola, including a preliminary key for the genus.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr., R. Bills, and P. H. Skelton. 2021. Four new species of Serranochromis (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Cuanza and Okavango river systems in Angola, including a preliminary key for the genus. Zootaxa 4908:66–84.
(2021) Micro-computed tomography used to link head morphology and observed feeding behavior in cichlids of Lake Malaŵi.

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Konings, A. F., J. M. Wisor, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2021. Micro-computed tomography used to link head morphology and observed feeding behavior in cichlids of Lake Malaŵi. Ecology and Evolution 2021:1–11.
(2021) Two new species of African bubble-nesting Microctenopoma (Teleostei: Anabantidae) from Angola.

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Skelton, P. H., J. R. Stauffer, Jr., A. Chakona, and J. M. Wisor. 2021. Two new species of African bubble-nesting Microctenopoma (Teleostei: Anabantidae) from Angola. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 31:1–16.
(2021) Descriptions of two new shell-dwelling species of Metriaclima (Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa.

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Miller, T. A., A. F. Konings, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2021. Descriptions of two new shell-dwelling species of Metriaclima (Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa 5052:419–432.
(2021) Status of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in the French Creek Watershed, JSA at the onset of Invasion by Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus.

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Clark, K. H., J. M. Wisor, S. J. Mueller, C. Bradshaw-Wilson, E. W. Boyer, and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2021. Status of freshwater mussels (Unionidae) in the French Creek Watershed, JSA at the onset of Invasion by Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus. Water 13 3064: 1–12.
(2022) Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) – a threat to native fishes of Lake Malawi.

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Stauffer, Jr., J. R., E. R. Chirwa, W. Jere, A. F. Konings, D. Tweddle, and O. Weyl. 2022. Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) – a threat to native fishes of Lake Malawi. Biological Invasions. 2022:1585–1597. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-022-02756-z.
(2022) A one health approach relative to trematode-caused disease of people and animals associated with aquaculture. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture.

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Madsen, H., H. M. Nguyen, G. R. Lanza, and J. R. Stauffer. Jr. 2022. A one health approach relative to trematode-caused disease of people and animals associated with aquaculture. Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture. DOI 10.1080/23308249.2090830.
(2022) Schistosomiasis control under changing ecological settings in Lake Malawi.

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Madsen, H. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2022. Schistosomiasis control under changing ecological settings in Lake Malawi. 2022. EcoHealth. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10393-022-01606-7.
(2022) Determination of endangered freshwater fishes: Can value be estimated?

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Stauffer, J. R. Jr., R. P. Morgan II. 2022. Determination of endangered freshwater fishes: Can value be estimated? Water 2524:1-11.https://doi.org/10.3390/w14162524.
(2023) Morphological comparison of the Chesapeake Logperch, Percina bimaculata with the Logperch Percina c. caprodes and Percina c. semifasciata in Pennsylvania.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr., J. A. Freedman, D. P. Fischer, and R. W. Criswell. 2023. Morphological comparison of the Chesapeake Logperch, Percina bimaculata with the Logperch Percina c. caprodes and Percina c. semifasciata in Pennsylvania. Fishes 2023, 8, 288. https://doi.org/10.3390?fishes8060288.
(2023) Description of geographically variable elongate rock-dwelling cichlid (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa.

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Stauffer, J. R., Jr. and A. F. Konings. 2023. Description of geographically variable elongate rock-dwelling cichlid (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Zootaxa 5296:265–274 https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5296.2.7
(2024) Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections.

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Madsen, H. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2024. Aquaculture of animal species. Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections. Biology 2024, 13, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/ biology13010041
(2024) Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections.

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Madsen, H. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2024. Aquaculture of animal species. Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections. Biology 2024, 13, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/ biology13010041
(2024) Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections.

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Madsen, H. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2024. Aquaculture of animal species. Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections. Biology 2024, 13, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/ biology13010041
(2024) Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections.

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Madsen, H. and J. R. Stauffer, Jr. 2024. Aquaculture of animal species. Their eukaryotic parasites and control of parasitic infections. Biology 2024, 13, 41. https://doi.org/10.3390/ biology13010041
(2024) Sustainability of biodiversity: Use of a NetWeaver tool to identify suitable sites for reintroduction of fishes.

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Hanson II, C. W. and J. R. Stauffer. 2024. Sustainability of biodiversity: Use of a NetWeaver tool to identify suitable sites for reintroduction of fishes. Reports on Global Health Research 7:193. https://www.doi.org/10.29011/2690-9480.100193
(2013) The potential geographical distribution of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tepluritidae) in China; based on eclosion rate model and ArcGIS.

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Li, Z., N. Wang, J. Wu, J. R. Stauffer, Jr., Z. Li. 2013. The potential geographical distribution of Bactrocera cucurbitae (Diptera: Tepluritidae) in China; based on eclosion rate model and ArcGIS. 334-342 In: D. Li and Y. Chen (eds.). CCTA 2012, Part II. IFIP AICT 393. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.
(2022) Freshwater Unionid Mussels Threatened by Predation of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus).

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Clark KH, DD Iwanowicz, LR Iwanowicz, SJ Mueller, JM Wisor, C Bradshaw-Wilson, WB Schill, JR Stauffer, Jr., and EW Boyer (2022). Freshwater Unionid Mussels Threatened by Predation of Round Goby (Neogobius melanostomus). Scientific Reports, 12, 12859, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-16385-y