Department of Biology

Education

Ph. D. -- Fisheries Science; Texas Tech University

M. S. -- Biology/Aquatic Biology; Southwest Texas State University

B. S. -- Wildlife and Fisheries Science; Texas A&M University

Research Interests

Threatened and endangered fish ecology

Life history and population dynamics of warm-water fishes

Abiotic and biotic regulation of fish assemblages

Reproductive ecology

Courses Taught

Zoology (BIO 2411) Syllabus

Ichthyology (BIO 4415/5415) Syllabus

Fish Ecology and Conservation (BIO 7408) Syllabus

Publications

·         Bean, M. G. and T. H. Bonner.  Accepted.  Impact of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Cestoda: Psuedophyllidea) on Cyprinella lutrensis condition and reproduction.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology.

·         Perkin, J. S., C. S. Williams, and T. H. Bonner.  In Press.  Life history of the chub shiner Notropis potteri in the lower Brazos River with comments on its native distribution and conservation status.  American Midland Naturalist. 

·         Watson, J. M., C. Sykes, and T. H. Bonner.  In press.  Gut contents of age-0 Rio Grande silvery minnow Hybognathus amarus reared in hatchery ponds.  Southwestern Naturalist. 

·         Bean, P. T., M. G. Bean, and T. H. Bonner.  2009.  Threatened fishes of the world:  Moxostoma congestum (Catostomidae).  Environmental Biology of Fishes 85:173-174. 

·         Leavy, T. R. and T. H. Bonner.  2009.  Relationships among swimming ability, current velocity associations, and morphology for freshwater lotic fishes.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 29:72-83. 

·         Small, M. F., T. H. Bonner, and J. T. Baccus.  2009.  Hydrologic alteration of the lower Rio Grande terminus: a quantitative assessment.  River Research and Application 25:241-252. 

·         Bonner, T. H. and Preston T. Bean.  2008.  Threatened fishes of the world:  Micropterus treculii (Centrarchidae).  Environmental Biology of Fishes 83:367-368.

·         Gaertner, J., P. E. Wheeler, S. Obafemi, J. Valdez, M. R. J. Forstner, T. H. Bonner, D. Hahn.  2008.  Detection of salmonellae from fish in a natural river system.  Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 20:150-157.

·         Bean, P. T. and T. H. Bonner.  2008.  Reproductive ecology and diet of the gray redhorse (Catostomidae) in a Hill Country stream and reservoir.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23:397-404.

·         Bonner, T. H., J. M. Watson, and C. S. Williams.  2008.  Threatened fishes of the world:  Cyprinella proserpina (Cyprinidae).  Environmental Biology of Fishes 81:365-366.

·         Bean, P. T., T. H. Bonner, and B. M. Littrell.  2007.  Spatial and temporal patterns in the fish assemblage of the Blanco River, Texas.  Texas Journal of Science 59:179-200. 

·         Hulbert, J., T. H. Bonner, J. N. Fries, G. P. Garrett, and D. R. Pendergrass.  2007.  Early development of Dionda diaboli (Cyprinidae).  Southwestern Naturalist 52:378-385.

·         Littrell, B. M., D. Lutz-Carrillo, T. H. Bonner, and L. T. Fries. 2007.  Status of an introgressed Guadalupe bass population in a central Texas stream.  North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:785-791.

             See Wendee Holtcamp's article on our Guadalupe bass research at  http://www.tpwmagazine.com/archive/2006/oct/ed_5/

·         Bean, M. G., A. Skerikova, T. H. Bonner, T. Scholz, and D. Huffman.  2007.  First record of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea) in the Rio Grande with comparative ITS2 and V4-18S rDNA sequencing.  Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 19:71-76.

·         McDonald, D. L., T. H. Bonner, E. L. Oborny, Jr. and T. M. Brandt.  2007.  Effects of fluctuating temperatures and gill parasites on reproduction of the fountain darter, Etheostoma fonticola.  Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:311-318.

·         Williams, L.R., M.G. Williams, J.D. Hudson III, V. Campbell-Arvai, and T. H. Bonner. 2007. Evaluation of a stream system after clearcut logging disturbance in the Gulf coastal plain. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 22:119-133.

·         Thomas, C., T. H. Bonner, and B. G. Whiteside.  2007.  Freshwater Fishes of Texas:  A Field Guide.  Texas A&M University Press.  216 pp. 

             Order copy through TAMU Press.

·         Williams, C. S, and T. H. Bonner.  2006.  Threatened fishes of the world:  Notropis sabinae (Cyprinidae).  Environmental Biology of Fishes DOI 10.1007/s10641-006-9118-0.

·         Lutz-Carrillo, D. J., C. C. Nice, T. H. Bonner, M. R. J. Forstner, and L. T. Fries. 2006. Admixture analysis of Florida largemouth bass and northern largemouth bass using microsatellite loci. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 135:779-791.

·         McDonald, D. L., T. H. Bonner, T. M. Brandt, and G. H. Trevino. 2006. Size susceptibility to trematode-induced mortality in the endangered fountain darter (Etheostoma fonticola). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 21:293-299.

·         Williams, C. S. and T. H. Bonner. 2006. Habitat associations, life history, and diet of the Sabine shiner Notropis sabinae in an east Texas drainage. American Midland Naturalist 155:84-102.

·         Patrikeev, M., T. H. Bonner, and G. M. Trujillo. 2005. Occurrence of the river shiner Notropis blennius in Lake Meredith, Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 50:488-490.

·         Bonner, T. H. and D. L. McDonald. 2005. Threatened fishes of the world: Etheostoma fonticola (Percidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 73:333-334.

·         Williams, L. R., T. H. Bonner, J. D. Hudson, M. G. Williams, T. R. Leavy, and C. S. Williams. 2005. Interactive effects of environmental variability and military training on stream biota of three headwater drainages in Western Louisiana. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 134:192-206.

·         Bonner, T. H., C. Thomas, C. S. Williams, and J. P. Karges. 2005. Temporal assessment of a west Texas stream fish assemblage. Southwestern Naturalist 50:74-78.

·         Littrell, B. M., C. Thomas, C. S. Williams, and T. H. Bonner. 2003. Gut contents of the headwater catfish Ictalurus lupus from two West Texas streams. Texas Journal of Science 55:323-328.

·         Bonner, T. H., and G. R. Wilde. 2002. The effect of turbidity on prey consumption by prairie stream fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 131:1203-1208.

·         Durham, B. W., T. H. Bonner, and G. R. Wilde. 2002. Occurrence of Lernaea cyprinacea on Arkansas River shiners and peppered chubs in the Canadian River, New Mexico and Texas. Southwestern Naturalist 47:95-98.

·         Wilde, G. R., T. H. Bonner, and P. J. Zwank. 2001. Diets of the Arkansas River shiner and peppered chub in the Canadian River, New Mexico and Texas. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 16:403-410.

·         Bonner, T. H., and G. R. Wilde. 2000. Changes in the fish assemblage of the Canadian River, Texas, associated with reservoir construction. Journal of Freshwater Ecology 15:189-198.

·         Wilde, G. R., and T. H. Bonner. 2000. First records of the suckermouth minnow Phenacobius mirabilis in Canadian River, Texas. Texas Journal of Science 52:71-74.

·         Bonner, T. H., T. M. Brandt, J. N. Fries, and B. G. Whiteside. 1998. Temperature effects on egg production and early life stages of the fountain darter. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 127:971-978.

Theses Directed

·      Tom Heard.  2008.  Spatial and temporal patterns in a Chihuahua Desert fish assemblage.

·      Megan Bean.  2008.  Occurence and impact of the giant Asian tapeworm in the Rio Grande drainage.

·      Katrina Cohen.  2008.  Gut content and stable isotope analysis of exotic suckermouth catfishes (Hypostomus) in the San Marcos River, Texas:  A concern for spring endemics?

·      Becca Marfurt Fordham.  2007.  Habitat associations of macroinvertebrates in the Big Bend Reach of the Rio Grande.

·      Dennis Runyan.  2007.  Fish assemblage changes in Gulf Slope drainages; an historical perspective and Occurrence and distribution of age-0 fishes in the Rio Grande.

·      Rex Tyrone. 2007.  Effects of upland timber harvest and road construction on headwater stream fish assemblages in a southeastern forest.

·      Preston Bean. 2007.  Temporal and spatial patterns in the Blanco River fish assemblage and Life history, reproduction, and food habits of the gray redhorse.

·      Dave Pendergrass.  2006.   Temporal and spatial patterns in the Blanco River macroinvertebrates.  (co-Chair with Dr. T. Arsuffi)

·      Jackie Watson. 2006. Patterns and habitat associations of a desert spring fish assemblage and responses to a large-scale flood.

·      Brad Littrell. 2006. Can invasiveness of native cyprinids be predicted from life history traits? and Status of an introgressed Guadalupe bass   population in a central Texas stream.

·      Julie Hulbert. 2005. Morphology, meristic counts, and melanophore description for Dionda diaboli (Cyprinidae) during development.

·      Tracy Leavy. 2004. Relationships among swimming ability, habitat use, and morphology of freshwater fishes in Texas and Louisiana.

·      Dijar Lutz-Carrillo. 2004. The use of microsatellite DNA to identify largemouth bass subspecies. (co-Chair with Dr. Nice)

·      Dusty McDonald. 2003. Effects of fluctuating temperatures on egg production of the endangered fountain darter.

·      Casey Williams. 2003. Cyprinid assemblage structure along physical, longitudinal, and seasonal gradients and life history and reproductive ecology of the Sabine shiner.

·      Chad Thomas. 2001. Effects of smallmouth bass on habitat selection by prey fishes of the Devils River, Texas. (co-Chair with Dr. Whiteside)

Students  

·     Preston Bean. Dissertation title:  Conservation genetics of the Guadalupe bass

·     Nathan Dammeyer.  Thesis title:  Movement of Etheostoma in Comal Springs.  (co-advisor: Catherine Phillips, San Marcos NFHTC)

·     Clara Folb.  Thesis title: Development of habitat suitability curves based on expert opinions

·     Ben Labay.  Thesis title:  Fish assemblages in the Brazos River drainage

·     Danielle Livingston.  Thesis title:  Impacts of fish passage on T&E aquatic taxa

·     Kristy Kollaus.  Thesis title:  Ecology of the Devils River minnow

·     Robby Maxwell.  Thesis title:  Patterns in fish endemism

·     Sarah McMillan.  Thesis title:  Reproductive ecology of the Devils River minnow

·     Josh Perkin. Historical changes in the Trinity River and Guadalupe River fish assemblages

·     Zach Shattuck. Temporal and spatial patterns in the Pedernales River fish and macroinvertebrate communities.

·     Casey Williams. Dissertation title: Juvenile fishes of the lower Brazos River: distribution, emigration, and associations with environmental variables

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