overview
The Winemiller Aquatic Ecology Lab investigates fish ecology and evolution, community ecology, and ecosystem ecology in aquatic habitats. Our research is strongly field oriented, with studies conducted at sites throughout Texas, Latin America, Africa, and, more recently, Southeast Asia. Our field research is conducted mostly in fluvial ecosystems (streams, rivers, estuaries) and adopts descriptive, comparative and experimental approaches. The research is strongly oriented towards advancement of both basic scientific understanding as well as options for better conservation of biodiversity and the ecosystems that support it.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, The University of Texas at Austin - (Austin, Texas, United States) 1987
selected publications
Academic Articles236
- Jepsen, D. B., & Winemiller, K. O. (2007). Basin geochemistry and isotopic ratios of fishes and basal production sources in four neotropical rivers. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 16(3), 267-281.
- Arrington, D. A., Davidson, B. K., Winemiller, K. O., & Layman, C. A. (2006). Influence of life history and seasonal hydrology on lipid storage in three neotropical fish species. Journal of Fish Biology. 68(5), 1347-1361.
- Akin, S., Buhan, E., Winemiller, K. O., & Yimaz, H. (2005). Fish assemblage structure of Koycegiz Lagoon-Estuary, Turkey: Spatial and temporal distribution patterns in relation to environmental variation. Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 64(4), 671-684.
- Turner, T. F., McPhee, M. V., Campbell, P., & Winemiller, K. O. (2004). Phylogeography and intraspecific genetic variation of prochilodontid fishes endemic to rivers of northern South America. Journal of Fish Biology. 64(1), 186-201.
- Winemiller, K. O., & Kelso-Winemiller, L. C. (2003). Food habits of tilapiine cichlids of the Upper Zambezi River and floodplain during the descending phase of the hydrologic cycle. Journal of Fish Biology. 63(1), 120-128.
Chapters8
- Winemiller, K. O., & Willis, S. C. (2011). The Vaupes Arch and Casiquiare Canal Barriers and Passages. HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY OF NEOTROPICAL FRESHWATER FISHES. 225-242.
- Layman, C. A., Winemiller, K. O., & Arrington, D. A. DESCRIBING A SPECIES-RICH RIVER FOOD WEB USING STABLE ISOTOPES, STOMACH CONTENTS, AND FUNCTIONAL EXPERIMENTS. Dynamic Food Webs. 395-406. Elsevier.
- Scharler, U. M., Hulot, F. D., Baird, D. J., Cross, W. F., Culp, J. M., Layman, C. A., ... Winemiller, K. O. CENTRAL ISSUES FOR AQUATIC FOOD WEBS: FROM CHEMICAL CUES TO WHOLE SYSTEM RESPONSES. Dynamic Food Webs. 451-462. Elsevier.
- Winemiller, K. O. Food-Web Dynamics When Divergent Life-History Strategies Respond to Environmental Variation Differently: A Fisheries Ecology Perspective. Adaptive Food Webs. 305-323. Cambridge University Press (CUP).
- Winemiller, K. O., Agostinho, A. A., & Caramaschi, E. P. Fish Ecology in Tropical Streams. TROPICAL STREAM ECOLOGY. 107-146. Elsevier.
Conference Papers6
- Winemiller, K. O. (2010). Preface: Stream Fish Communities from Patch Dynamics to Intercontinental Convergences. American Fisheries Society Symposium. 73, 23-28.
- Saenz, D. E., Gu, T., Ban, Y., Winemiller, K. O., & Markham, M. R. Derived loss of signal complexity and plasticity in a genus of weakly electric fish.. Journal of Experimental Biology. 224(12), E204-E204.
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- Winemiller, K. O., & Jepsen, D. B. Effects of seasonality and fish movement on tropical river food webs. Journal of Fish Biology. 53(sA), 267-296.
- Possatto, F. E., Broadhurst, M. K., Spach, H. L., Winemiller, K. O., Millar, R. B., Santos, K. M., & Lamour, M. R. Mapping the spatio-temporal distribution of threatened batoids to improve conservation in a subtropical estuary.. Journal of Fish Biology. 89(1), 1098-1104.
Repository Documents / Preprints1
- Saenz, D. E., Gu, T., Ban, Y., Winemiller, K. O., & Markham, M. R. Derived loss of signal complexity and plasticity in a genus of weakly electric fish.
in the news
- Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences departments restructured AgriLife Today July 17, 2020
researcher on
Principal Investigator3
awards and honors
- AgriLife Vice-Chancellor's Research Award conferred by Texas A&M University System - (College Station, Texas, United States) - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2017
- Dean's Outstanding Achievement Award for International Impact conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 2016
recent teaching activities
- ECCB285 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB485 Directed Studies Instructor
- ECCB491 Research Instructor
- ECCB600 Pop Communities & Ecosystems Instructor
- ECCB685 Directed Studies: In-ab Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Fitzgerald, Daniel Bruce (2016-09). Community Assembly Dynamics of Rapids-adapted Fishes of the Xingu River. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Rodger, Anthony (2015-07). Hydrology and Larval Fish Dynamics in Texas Rivers: Science to Evaluate Environmental Flow Standards. (Master's Thesis)
- Pizano, Rebecca I (2013-06). Freshwater Flow, Saltwater Intrusion, Paper Mill Effluent, and Fish Assemblage Structure in the Lower Neches River, Texas. (Master's Thesis)
- Roach, Katherine (2012-10). Large River Food Webs: Influence of Nutrients, Turbidity, and Flow, and Implications for Management. (Doctoral Dissertation)
Email
k-winemiller@tamu.edu
First Name
Kirk
Last Name
Winemiller
mailing address
Texas A&M University; Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences; 2258 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2258
USA
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