Department of Biology
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Chair and Professor Phone: 512-245-2178 Fax: 512-245-8713 E-mail:jt33@txstate.edu Office: SUPP 384 Department of Biology |
Research Interest |
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Stress and environmental physiology of fishes and crustaceans
Courses Taught |
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Aquaculture / Fish Hatchery Management
Fish Physiology
Ichthyology
Comparative Animal Physiology
Recent Publications (students are underlined) |
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Ryan, AC , JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2009. Influence of pH, hardness, dissolved organic carbon concentration, and dissolved organic matter source on the acute toxicity of copper to Daphnia magna in soft waters: implications for the Biotic Ligand Model. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 28:1663-1670.
Parmenter, KJ, JH Bisesi , SP Young, SJ Klaine, HL Atwood, CL Browdy & JR Tomasso. 2009. Culture of Pacific white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a mixed-ion solution. North American Journal of Aquaculture 71:134-137.
Van Genderen, EJ , JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2008. Influence of copper exposure on whole-body sodium levels in larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 27:1442-1449.
Hoang, TC, JS Gallagher, JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2007. Toxicity of two pulsed metal exposures to Daphnia magna: relative effects of pulsed duration-concentration and influence of interpulse period. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 53:579-589.
Hoang, TC , JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2007. An integrated model describing the toxic responses of Daphnia magna to pulsed exposures of three metals. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 26:132-138.
Sowers, AD , SP Young, M Grosell, CL Browdy & JR Tomasso. 2006. Hemolymph osmolality and cation concentrations in Litopenaeus vannamei during exposure to low concentrations of dissolved solids: relationship to potassium flux. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology 145A:176-180..
Young, SP, TIJ Smith & JR Tomasso. 2006. Survival and water balance of black sea bass held in a range of salinities and calcium-enhanced environments after abrupt salinity change. Aquaculture 258:646-649.
Sowers, AD , CL Browdy, HL Atwood & JR Tomasso. 2006. Production characteristics of Litopenaeus vannamei in low- salinity water augmented with mixed salts. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 37:214-217.
Zahner, HN , EJ Van Genderen, JR To masso & SJ Klaine. 2006. Whole-body sodium concentration in larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) during and following copper exposure. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 25:1635-1639.
Bielmyer, GK , JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2006. Physiological responses of hybrid striped bass to aqueous copper in freshwater and saltwater. Archives of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology 50:531-538.
Tomasso, JR & M Grosell. 2005. Physiological basis for large differences in resistance to nitrite among freshwater and freshwater-acclimated euryhaline fishes. Environmental Science & Technology 39:98-102.
Van Genderen, E , A Ryan, JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2005. Evaluation of acute copper toxicity to larval fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in soft surface waters. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry 24:408-414.
Bielmyer, GK , DM Gatlin, JJ Isely, JR Tomasso & SJ Klaine. 2005. Responses of hybrid striped bass to waterborne and dietary copper in freshwater and saltwater. Comparative Biochemistry & Physiology 140C:131-137.
Bettinger, J, JJ Isely & JR Tomasso. 2005. Hooking mortality and physiological responses of striped bass angled in freshwater and held in live-release tubes. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 25:1273-1280.
Recent Thesis and Dissertation Committees - Chair |
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| Student | Year | Degree | Research Topic |
| Joe Bisesi | 2008 | M.S. | Salinity requirements of marine shrimp |
| Kirk Parmenter | 2008 | M.S. | Salinity requirements of marine shrimp |
| Michael Denson | 2006 | Ph.D. | Marking larval hatchery-produced red drum |
| Kelly Burkey | 2006 | M.S. | Low-salinity resistance of cobia |
| Anthony Sowers | 2005 | M.S. | Environmental-ion requirements of Pacific white shrimp |
| Heidi Atwood | 2002 | Ph.D. | Low temperature resistance of Nile tilapia |
| Win Taylor | 2000 | M.S. | Nitrite toxicity in southern flounder |
Education |
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| Ph.D. | 1981 | Biology | Memphis State University |
| M.S. | 1978 | Biology | Middle Tennessee State University |
| B.S. | 1974 | Secondary Education | University of Tennessee , Martin |