Rodney Rountree's Homepage on Fish Ecology

Contact information: Email rrountree@fishecology.org Phone (508) 566-6586

Go to UMASS Amherst Faculty web page

My youtube site http://http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=rrountree7  

Hello. This site includes links to my research activities in Marine Biology and Ichthyology. It includes extensive data on fish sounds and fish diets. My interests include marine ecology, marine biology, ichthyology, marine invertebrate zoology, fish behavior, marine fish and invertebrate community and behavioral ecology, estuarine ecology, habitat use behavior, trophic structure, fish-invertebrate symbiotic behaviors, artificial reef ecology, schooling behavior, energy exchange between habitats through fish/invertebrate migrations, and use of fish vocal patterns as a tool to study their behavioral ecology and to identify essential fish habitats. I'm currently conducting studies on the behavior and habitat use patterns of salt marsh nekton. Of particular interest is the relationship between cyclic fluctuations in environmental gradients to species zonation and tidal and diel migration patterns. More recently I've begun studies on soniferous behavior of fishes which address the role of vocal communication in reproductive behaviors, and that attempt to address habitat use questions (e.g., identification of essential spawning habitats/conditions) through automatic tracking of vocalizing fishes. One of my major research activities is in the rapidly developing field of passive acoustics, where I have been working to promote its application to fisheries science. Abstracts from many of my papers and slides from recent talks can be viewed in my online C.V. page. I've also included links to some selected figures and unpublished photographs from the field. This site also include sections on fish and ecology links, fish facts, and children's stories.

About me

Curriculum Vitae - The online version of my CV contains links to papers or abstracts from many of my publications, as well as links to past seminars including talks on summer flounder, Gulf of Maine fish diets, Georges Bank guild structure, Ontogenetic shifts in predator types, and recent talks on estuarine habitat use patterns of marsh nekton, passive acoustics and fish sounds.

My one page resume is available in html and PDF formats.

Research Interests Summary Illustrated summary of my current research interests (1.2 Meg pdf file)

My personal blog site. Topics will range from ecologial issues, Christian philosophy, favorite books, music and current events.

My youtube site Includes videos of fish behavior and videos of some of my student's class research reports

General Research Topics:

Passive acoustics research on fish sounds

	Soniferous fish ecology - The study of fish soniferous (sound production) behavior and the applications of passive acoustics technology to fisheries and to the exploration of the sea is one of my major new research interests. These pages provide extensive examples of fish sounds. You can also find brief summaries of some of my current passive acoustics research projects. Those interested in more detailed information can download published papers and reports from my CV page. Go to the Soniferous main page for a list of many projects and examples of fish sounds. Shortcuts to a few more recent projects are listed below:
	Listen to a podcast of the NPR show "The Point" With Mindy Todd. Today's guest is Dr. Rodney Rountree discussing fish sounds and the science of passive acoustics.
	Listening to Fish: New Discoveries in Science - Do fish make sounds? What do they sound like? Why do they make sounds? These questions are answered in my free multimedia e-book which can be downloaded here. Writen in 2005, the book describes passive acoustics and its applications to fisheries and the exploration of the seas. The book is suitable for kids grades 5-12, but has been popular with college students and researchers around the world. It includes audio and video clips of fish sounds and fish behavior. A glossery is included with definitions of words highlighted in bold text. To use the book, first download it to your computer and then open with any pdf reader like acrobat. The pdf document includes webpage links to sounds and video which will play if you are connected to the internet. Some links may not work if the pdf opens in your browser, so its better to save it to your pc.
	Gallery of underwater sounds. Find shortcut links to many different fish sounds from my web pages here. If you want to find out more about the sounds and the research programs under which they were recorded, please go to the main Soniferous web page for more information. (note, many of the sounds need to be amplified and listened to with headphones for best results)
	Fish Songs Ringtones. Want a really cool ringtone for your cell? Go to my ringtone page and download free ringtones of fish fart and other fish sounds. Over 16,000 downloads as of September 2011!

Research on what fish eat, estuarine habitats and fish aggregation devices

Other topics

	Children's Stories New for kids, I've decided to post some of the fictional (and some nonfiction) children's stories I've written over the years for my family.
	General Photographs - of myself, colleagues, and fish (many more photographs under other sections).
	Fish facts and web links Collection of interesting fish facts compiled by Rodney Rountree, including lists of the biggest fish in the world, and links to other web pages on marine ecology, fish and fish sounds.

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