Name

Title

Address

Phone

Fax

Email

Interests

Web page

Kenneth W. Able

Director

800 c/o 132 Great Bay Blvd., Tuckerton NJ USA 08087-2004

(609) 296-5260 x230

(609) 296-1024

mailto:able@imcs.rutgers.edu

http://marine.rutgers.edu/rumfs/

Donald M. Baltz

Professor

Baton Rouge, LA 70803

225-388-6512

225-388-6513

Dbaltz@lsu.edu

Dr. Baltz and his students would be interested in collaborating on studies using hydrophones in the northern Gulf of Mexico (and elsewhere) to identify, track, and examine the ecological requirements of noisy marine vertebrates like red drum and bottlenose dolphin. Previous work of a similar nature includes studies on sciaenid fishes in coastal Louisiana, South Carolina, and Costa Rica.

Nelio B. Barros

Senior Research Biologist

Orlando, FL 32821-8043 USA

407-370-1652

407-370-1659

Barros@pegasus.cc.ucf.edu

Nbarros@hswri.org

My interests are marine mammal feeding ecology, foraging behavior, predator-prey dynamics, distribution, strandings, bioacoustics, and fishery interactions, to name a few.

Andrew H. Bass

Professor

Mudd Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853

607-254-4372

607-254-4308

Ahb3@cornell.edu

Research in our laboratory focuses on the neural mechanisms underlying the production and encoding of the acoustic communication signals generated by teleost fishes. These projects revolve around studies of alternative mating tactics in species with two male morphs that differ in a large suite of behavioral, neurobiological and neuroendocrine characters including divergent acoustic courtship behaviors.

http://www.bio.cornell.edu/neurobio/bass/bass.html

Robert Benson

Graduate Student

Corpus Christi, Texas 78412

(361) 994-5888

(361) 994-5704

mailto:benson@cbi.tamucc.edu

Most of my present work is with birds.

http://bioacoustics.tamucc.edu

Dr. Jack W. Bradbury

& Director, Library of Natural Sounds

Ithaca NY 14850-1999

607-254-2493, 607-254-4364

607-254-2439

jwb25@cornell.edu

I am the new Director of the Library of Natural Sounds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. As you may know, we are currently the largest archive of animal sounds in the world. Although the collection originally focused on birds, both the Library and the associated Bioacoustics research unit at the Lab are very broadly focused and a top priority is the filling out of our collection across all sound-communicating taxa. Chris Clark, Kurt Fristrup, Adam Frankel, and others in the Bioacoustics unit are well known for their recent work on cetacean sounds and we are currently negotiating the archiving of a large number of the marine sound collections in the country here at the Library. Given the broad common principles that seem to be emerging from studies of animal communication, it makes little sense to focus on only one taxon of animals (e.g. birds or whales) in any given sound library. Instead, we are trying to bring sounds of as many taxa as possible into one place so that anyone can undertake a comparative study either across or within taxa based on recordings stored in a single location. To make all this possible, we sought and received a large MRI grant from NSF this summer to convert the entire collection to digital storage. The archive will be stored on DVD discs in a giant computer controlled jukebox and we shall make the entire collection and its associated database available for minimal recharge to any researcher anywhere. We already have a standardized database template that we ask all contributors to the library to follow (Anim. Behav. 57:1343-1344), so would prefer that cetacean contributors follow the same protocol. In addition to the archived sounds, we will also provide web access to a number of ancillary services such as the GIS databases the Lab recently acquired, and a variety of new sound analysis tools that Bioacoustics and we in the Library have been developing to characterize, compare, and classify variable animal sounds. As you know, our Bioacoustics staff have been major developers of the passive array systems currently in vogue for marine studies, and colleagues in my lab have adapted array technology to map the shape of sound fields around calling terrestrial vertebrates. We hope to make the Library web pages a major clearing house for these and other new sound analysis methods and an easy portal to any kind of comparative study on sounds that one could imagine. The Lab is also working now on funding to sponsor annual workshops on new sound analysis methods and to host annual visiting scientists, so some of the meetings you were suggesting could be held as part of that program. We have one meeting tentatively planned for next spring on the classification of continuously variable sounds.

CDR Russell E. Brainard

Scientific Research Program Coordinator/Oceanographer

Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

808-983-5392

808-983-2900

Rusty.Brainard@noaa.gov

My research interests focus on observing relationships between oceanographic conditions and the biological response of various tropical and subtropical ecosystems. Recent activities have focused on the coral reef ecosystem of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (corals, reef fishes, monk seals, turtles) and the pelagic waters of the central North Pacific (bigeye tunas). Passive acoustics represent a promising technology for remotely monitoring coral reef ecosystem health

http://webdev.swfc2.nmfs.gov/eco/index.htm

Greg Budney

Curator

Ithaca, New York 14850

607-254-2406

607-254-2439

gfb3@cornell.edu

The Mission of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology: "To interpret and conserve the Earth's biological diversity through research, education, and citizen science focused on birds."

http://birds.cornell.edu

Martin Connaughton

Assistant Professor of Biology

Chestertown, MD 21620

410-778-7727

410-778-7727

mailto:martin.connaugton@washcoll.edu

My research interests center on teleostean sonic muscles and include the mechanism of sound production by these muscles, responsiveness of the muscles and sound characteristics to sex steroids, and the role of acoustic behaviors in spawning.

http://www.connaughton.washcoll.edu

William E. Evans

Galveston TX 77551-1675

409-740-4990

409-740-5002

Evansw@tamug.tamu.edu

weebio@aol.com

The first paper I wrote about the use of passive sonar to evaluate living marine resources (fisheries) was 1982. Current projects are Weddell seals in Antarctic, Sperm whale in Gulf of Mexico and scaenid fishes on Texas LA coast.

http://www.marinebiology.edu/Evans.htm

Richard R. Fay

Professor of Psychology

Chicago, IL 60626

(773) 508-2714

(773) 508-2719

rfay@luc.edu

I am primarily interested in the sense of hearing in fishes studied using psychophysical behavior, neurophysiology, and neuroanatomy, in the periphery and in the CNS. The goals are to better understand the evolution of vertebrate hearing, and in general to investigate the neural mechanisms of perception. Academic season research in Chicago primarily includes psychophysical and neurophysiological work on the sense of hearing in goldfish, with an emphasis on complex sound perception and its neural representations. Summer season research at The Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, is on the behavior, neurophysiology and neuroanatomy of hearing in toadfish (Opsanus tau), with an emphasis on directional hearing. I work with Peggy Edds-Walton (Riverside, CA) on this project. She should be contacted at william.walton@gte.net. She is an expert in marine mammal sound recording, and we are interested in recording fish sounds in the Woods Hole area using Peggy's equipment (calibrated hydrophone and Nagra recorder. We have some preliminary recordings at Green Pond, East Falmouth, MA. Many individuals are recorded, including toadfish, but as yet we have not identified species and individuals (blind recordings). We are very interested in the idea of a fish sound archive and would support it in any way possible for us.

Michael L. Fine

Richmond, VA 23284-2012

804-828-1562

804-828-0503

Mfine@atlas.vcu.edu

I have a broad interest in acoustic communication in fishes. Most of my Work has been on anatomical, physiological and endocrine aspects of sound production in the oyster toadfish although I have done some work on audition and sound variation (species, age, temperature, seasonal variation, etc.).

R. Grant Gilmore, Jr.

Senior Aquatic Scientist

Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899

407-476-4115

407-853-2939

Richard.gilmore-1@ksc.nasa.gov

or rggilmorej@aol.com

Scott A Holt

Research Associate

Port Aransas, Texas 78373

361.749.6715

361.749.6777

mailto:sholt@utmsi.utexas.edu

My interest in sound production in marine fishes centers around two closely related topics. First is using sound production, primarily in sciaenids, to locate spawning sites. Within this topic are questions related to defining spawning season using sound production and determining season use of specific sites. The second topic is spawning behavior. Can we use sound production as an aid in determining the distribution of individual males and their reproductive styles (i.e. lekking, territorial defense, harem formation, etc.)? This would be particularly useful with sciaenids that typically spawn in relatively turbid waters and in the dark and thus do not lend themselves to direct observation outside of captivity.

http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu/staff/sholt/

Phillip S. Lobel

Associate Professor of Biology (Ichthyology)

Woods Hole, MA 02543

508 289 7675

508 540 3908

plobel@mbl.edu

http://bio.bu.edu/~plobel

http://www.bu.edu/bump

http://bio.bu.edu

Joseph J. Luczkovich

Associate Scientist and Associate Professor

Greenville, NC 27858

252-328-1847 (Biology)

252-328-4178

Luczkovichj@mail.ecu.edu

I am interested in the sound production by fishes as a way to study behavior and ecology of marine fishes and invertebrates and to assist in fishery management efforts. I have used mostly passive acoustics (detection of the presence of a fish species) to study fish, but active acoustics (echosounder detection of fish aggregation) is also of interest to me. Species of current interest include weakfish, Cynoscion regalis, spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus, red drum, Sciaenops ocellatus, and silver perch, Bairdiella chrysoura. The acoustically mediated behavior of soniferous fishes and their predators, especially bottlenose dolphin, is also a current area of interest.

http://drjoe.biology.ecu.edu

David Mann

Gainesville, FL 32653

352-375-1623

352-375-4523

mailto:dmann@tdt.com

http://www.tdt.com

Jose J. Pereira

Milford, CT 06460

203-579-7038

jose.pereira@noaa.gov

My current area of research is of habitat use by juvenile fishes in particular tautog and black sea bass. Although we are currently focusing on YOY and juveniles, we want ultimately to link these habitats to spawning habitat used by adults and are interested in any "tools" that would help us identify such areas. Since we do not have any appropriate acoustic listening gear ourselves (we have a hydrophone for tracking acoustic tags), it is my hope that being listed in your directory could lead to fruitful cooperative projects with those who do. For our part we can offer platforms off which to conduct the work (the 50 ft. Shang Wheeler, or smaller 22 and 17 ft Whalers).

Arthur N. Popper

Director, Neuroscience and Cognitive Science Program

College Park, MD 20742

301-405-1940

301-314-9358

Arthur_Popper@umail.umd.edu

http://www.life.umd.edu/biology/popperlab/index.html

Jay Rooker

Assistant Professor

Galveston, Texas 77553

409-740-4744

409-740-5002

mailto:rookerj@tamug.tamu.edu

We are in the process of using passive towed arrays to study of soniferous behavior of fishes, particularly red drum. We intend to use sciaenid vocalization to identify essential spawning habitat of target species. I am working with Scott & Joan Holt (UT), and we recently completed a cursory survey of tidal passes in Port Aransas and Galveston, TX

http://www.marinebiology.edu/Rooker.htm

http://www.marinebiology.edu

Rodney A. Rountree

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Mashpee, MA 02649

508-477-5140

Rrountree@capecod.net

Research interest: Reproductive behavior of cusk-eels, monitoring of fish/invertebrate calling activity as a tool for the study of temporal and spatial habitat use patterns. Potential of passive acoustic fish monitoring techniques for the study of inter- and intra-specific behavioral interactions among marine fishes and invertebrates. Interested in facilitating collaborations to rescue and archive, for wide distribution, historical sound recordings of marine fishes and invertebrates. I'm also excited about the potential for collaborations to develop regional inshore and offshore fish "Listening Posts" which can be accessed via the internet by scientists and the general public.

http://www.capecod.net/~rrountree/index.htm

Peter M. Scheifele

Director of Bioacoustic Research

Groton, CT 06340

860-405-9121 / 9103

860-445-2969

Scheifel@uconnvm.uconn.edu acousticp2@juno.com scheifele@oce.uri.edu

My interests are primarily in marine mammal audiology and sound production. I am also affiliated with the Department of Ocean Engineering at the University of Rhode Island with James H. Miller.

Mark Sprague

Greenville, NC 27858

252-328-1862

252-328-6314

Spraguem@mail.ecu.edu

Research Interests: The production, propagation and signal processing of sounds produced by marine animals. My recent work has been on fishes in the Family Sciaenidae.

http://personal.ecu.edu/spraguem

William N. Tavolga

Senior Scientist

Sarasota, FL 34236

941-388-4441, ext. 215

mailto:Tavolga@mote.org

http://www.mote.org/~tavolga/tavolga.phtml

Jacqueline F. Webb

Villanova, PA 19085

610-519-4807

610-519-7863

mailto:jwebb@email.villanova.edu

I am interested in being a part of the discussion group although I work on the lateral line system and not sound production. I am presently working on a sensory specialization in chaetodontids that probably involves sound reception (no info on sound production).