Research Technician
443-482-2436
Staff Profile
Biography
Education:
B.S. Marine Science, Stockton University, 1998
M.S. Zoology, North Carolina State University, 2003
Research Interests:
Long-term fish and invertebrate surveys, Estuarine and marine ecology, Population and community ecology, DNA barcoding, Invasive species, Active and passive biotelemetry of fish and invertebrates, Gut content analysis, Electrofishing techniques, Blue Crab mark-recapture, Blue Crab population and fishery dynamics, Scientific diving, Biodiversity surveys, Herpetological monitoring, Anuran calling surveys
Contact Info:
aguilarr@si.edu
Office: 443-482-2436
Fax: 443-482-2380
Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
PO Box 28 (USPS)
647 Contees Wharf Road (shipping)
Edgewater, MD 21037
Publications
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(2018). A tale of two soft-shell clams: an integrative taxonomic analysis confirms Mya japonica as a valid species distinct from Mya arenaria (Bivalvia: Myidae) . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 184 (3) , 605-622. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlx107
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(2017). Gutsy genetics: identification of digested piscine prey items in the stomach contents of sympatric native and introduced warmwater catfishes via DNA barcoding . Environmental Biology of Fishes, 100 (4) , 235-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-016-0523-8
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(2017). A Survey of the Pathogenic Fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Catesbeiana, 37 (1) , 32-39.
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(2017). Assessment of River Herring Spawning Runs in a Chesapeake Bay Coastal Plain Stream using Imaging Sonar . Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 146 (1) , 22-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00028487.2016.1235612
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(2017). Detection of the Pathogenic Fungus, Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, in Anurans of Huntley Meadows Park, Fairfax County, Virginia . Catesbeiana, 37 (2) , 109-120.
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(2017). Snake Fungal Disease, Crotalus horridus. Catesbeiana, 37 (2) , 128-130.
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(2016). Effectiveness of DNA barcoding for identifying piscine prey items in stomach contents of piscivorous catfishes. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 99 (1) , 161-167. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10641-015-0448-7
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(2016). A Survey of Amphibians at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Anne Arundel County, Maryland . A Survey of Amphibians at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.2016 Virginia Natural History Society.Banisteria, Number , pages 12-24., 46 , 12-24.
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(2015). Northern Water Snake (Nerodia s. sipedon) MD: Anne Arundel Co. Smithsonian Environmental Research Center (38053’24.81”N” 7603’27.04”W”) . Catesbeiana, 35 (1) , 36-37.
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(2004). Differences between Hatchery-Raised and Wild Blue Crabs: Implications for Stock Enhancement Potential . Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 133 (1) , 1-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1577/T03-004
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Juvenile Striped Bass consume diverse prey in Chesapeake Bay tributaries . Marine and Coastal Fisheries, 15 (5) http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mcf2.10259
