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![]() Pam SchofieldResearch Fishery BiologistContact InfoPublications (* = with students/supporting scientists as 1st authors) Ruttenberg, B.I., P.J. Schofield, J.L. Akins, A. Acosta, M.W. Feeley, J. Blondeau, S.G. Smith & J.S. Ault. 2012. Rapid Invasion of the Indo-Pacific lionfishes (Pterois volitans and Pterois miles) in the Florida Keys, USA: evidence from multiple pre- and post-invasion data sets. Bulletin of Marine Science 88: 1051-1059. Lowe, M.R., W. Wu, M.S. Peterson, N.J. Brown-Peterson, W.T. Slack, and P.J. Schofield. 2012. Survival, growth and reproduction of non-native Nile tilapia II: Fundamental niche projections and invasion potential in the northern Gulf of Mexico. PLoS One 7: e41580. http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0041580 Rhyne, A.L., M.F. Tlusty, P.J. Schofield, L. Kaufman, J.A. Morris Jr, and A.W. Bruckner. 2012. Revealing the appetite of the marine aquarium fish trade: the volume and biodiversity of fish imported into the United States. PLoS ONE 7(5): e35808. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0035808 http://www.plosone.org/article/fetchObjectAttachment.action?uri=info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0035808&representation=PDF
Hart, K.M., P.J. Schofield and D.R. Gregoire. 2012. Experimentally derived salinity tolerance of hatchling Burmese pythons (Python molurus bivittatus) from the Everglades, Florida (USA). Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 413: 56-59. Schofield, P.J. and D.H. Huge. 2010. Low-temperature tolerance of two non-native fishes (Hoplosternum littorale [Hancock 1828], Cichlasoma bimaculatum [Linnaeus 1758]) established in south Florida USA. Florida Scientist 74: 73-83.
Schofield, P.J., M. S. Peterson, M. R. Lowe, N. J. Brown-Peterson and W. T. Slack. 2011. Survival, growth and reproduction of non-indigenous Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (Linnaeus 1758).I. Physiological capabilities in various temperatures and salinities. Marine and Freshwater Research 62: 439-449. Schofield, P.J. 2010. Update on geographic spread of invasive lionfishes (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Aquatic Invasions 5: S117-S122. http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2010/Supplement/AI_2010_5_S1_Schofield *Langston, J.N., P.J. Schofield, J. E. Hill and W. F. Loftus. 2010. Salinity tolerance of the African jewelfish Hemichromis letourneuxi, a non-native cichlid in south Florida, USA. Copeia 2010: 475-480. http://www.asihcopeiaonline.org/doi/abs/10.1643/CP-09-069 *Lorenz, O.T., M.T. O’Connell and P.J. Schofield. 2010. Aggressive interactions between the invasive Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) and native bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus), with notes on redspotted sunfish (Lepomis miniatus). Journal of Ethology 29: 39-46. http://www.springerlink.com/content/721u10xj44n02454 *Paterson, J.A., L.J. Chapman & P.J. Schofield. 2009. Intraspecific variation in gill morphology of juvenile Nile perch, Lates niloticus, in Lake Nabugabo, Uganda. Environmental Biology of Fishes. Published online: 8 April 2010. DOI: 10.1007/s10641-010-9600-6. http://www.springerlink.com/content/d6m27k8715124828/?p=e3b77fdc7ce6492da1aea0b50ad67f8a&pi=1
*Saylor, R.K. D.L. Miller, M.W. Vandersea, M.S. Bevelhimer, P.J. Schofield & W.A. Bennett. 2010. Epizootic ulcerative syndrome caused by Aphanomyces invadans in captive bullseye snakehead Channa marulius collected from south Florida, USA. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 88: 169-175. http://www.int-res.com/abstracts/dao/v88/n2/p169-175/
Schofield, P.J. 2009. Geographic extent and chronology of the invasion of non-native lionfish (Pterois volitans [Linnaeus 1758] and P. miles [Bennett 1828]) in the Western North Atlantic and Caribbean Sea. Aquatic Invasions 4: 473-479. Available online: http://www.aquaticinvasions.net/2009/AI_2009_4_3_Schofield.pdf Schofield, P.J., J.D. Williams, L.G. Nico, P.L. Fuller & M.R. Thomas. 2005. Foreign Nonindigenous Carps and Minnows (Cyprinidae) in the United States: A Guide to their Identification, Distribution, and Biology. U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2005-5041, Tallahassee, Florida. 103 pp. Available online: http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/Carp_ID/html/introduction.html Schofield, P.J. & A.B. Powell. 2005. Cichlidae. pp 1819-1822 In: Richards, W. J., Ed. Early stages of Atlantic fishes: an identification guide for the western central North Atlantic. U.S. Department of Commerce. Schofield, P.J. 2005. Predation vulnerability of two gobies (Microgobius gulosus; Gobiosoma robustum) is not related to presence of seagrass. Florida Scientist 68: 25-34.
Schofield, P.J. 2004. Influence of salinity, competition and food supply on the growth of Gobiosoma robustum and Microgobius gulosus from Florida Bay, U.S.A. Journal of Fish Biology 64: 820-832. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/118755929/abstract Schofield, P.J. & G.H. Burgess. 1997. Etmopterus robinsi: A new species of deep-water dogshark (Elasmobranchii, Etmopteridae) from the Caribbean and Western Atlantic with a redescription of E. hillianus. Bulletin of Marine Science 60: 1060-1073. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/umrsmas/bullmar/1997/00000060/00000003/art00027 | Research Focus![]() Aquatic ecology, including effects of environmental alterations on physiology, behaviour, feeding, predator-prey interactions and habitat selection. Special interest in ecology of non-indigenous species. Experience in marine, estuarine and freshwater habitats. For more . . .![]() For more information on activities in my laboratory, go here: http://fl.biology.usgs.gov/projects/ecophysiology.html Contact Information7920 NW 71st Street Gainesville, FL 32653 pschofield@usgs.gov 352-264-3530 352-378-4956 - Fax Back to top |