Faculty

Jay Stauffer

Distinguished Professor of Ichthyology

432 Forest Resources Building
University Park, PA

Email vc5@psu.edu
Phone 814-863-0645

Areas of Expertise

Cichlid Keyphrases
Cichlidae Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Lake Malawi Keyphrases
Cichlid Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Teleostei Keyphrases
Africa Keyphrases
New Species Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Snail Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Non-Avoidance of Lethal Temperatures of the Introduced Round Goby, Neogobius melanostomus
Molly A. Carson, Elizabeth W. Boyer, Jay Richard Stauffer, Jr., Jun 2026, In: Conservation
Date: Jun 2026

Maylandia (Teleostei: Cichlidae) Remains a Nomen Nudum
Adrianus F. Konings, Martin Geerts, Jay R. Stauffer, Mar 2026, In: Taxonomy
Date: Mar 2026

Hydropower reservoirs - Their potential association with transmission of trematodes in Vietnam
A. H. Le, H. V. Nguyen, H. Van Hoang, T. A. Tran, C. N. Nguyen, B. N. Nguyen, H. T. Nguyen, S. E. Greiman, J. R. Stauffer, H. Madsen, M. H. Nguyen, Feb 10 2025, In: Journal of Helminthology
Date: Feb 10 2025

An Assessment of Social and Ecological Factors Influencing the Management and Productivity of Smallholder Aquacultural Systems in Northern Province, Zambia
Jacob W. Johnson, Michael G. Jacobson, Steven M. Cole, Muleya Syapwaya, Alexander Kaminski, Heather Karsten, Jay R. Stauffer, Leif Jensen, Mary Lundeba, 2025, In: Aquaculture Research
Date: 2025

Application of the European Non-native Species in Aquaculture Risk Analysis Scheme to evaluate Micropterus nigricans in China
Shan Li, Hui Wei, Bin Kang, Fan Li, Dongpo Xu, Xiaojun Xu, Dangen Gu, Jay R. Stauffer, Jan 2025, In: Management of Biological Invasions
Date: Jan 2025

Speciation of invasive fishes
Jay Richard Stauffer, 2025, In: European Zoological Journal
Date: 2025

Endemic and Invasive Species
Stuart A. Welsh, Daniel A. Cincotta, Nathaniel V. Owens, Jay R. Stauffer, Jan 2025, In: Water (Switzerland)
Date: Jan 2025

Diet and Habitat Comparison of Two Closely Related Darters (Percina bimaculata and Percina caprodes)
Antonios G. Stylianides, Sara J. Mueller, Jay R. Stauffer, Dec 2024, In: Conservation
Date: Dec 2024

Status and Distribution of the Chesapeake Logperch Percina bimaculata Haldeman, 1844 in Pennsylvania
Douglas P. Fischer, Robert W. Criswell, Aaron M. Henning, Jack T. Test, Jay R. Stauffer, Sep 2024, In: Water (Switzerland)
Date: Sep 2024

Morphological Analysis of a New Species of Micropterus (Teleostei: Centrarchidae) from Lake Erie, PA, USA
Andrew T. Ross, Jay R. Stauffer, Sep 2024, In: Biology
Date: Sep 2024

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Similar morphologies of cichlid fish in lakes tanganyika and malawi are due to convergence
Thomas D. Kocher, Janet A. Conroy, Kenneth R. McKaye, Jay R. Stauffer, Jun 1993, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Citations: 260

Evolution of NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 in east african cichlid fish
Thomas D. Kocher, Janet A. Conroy, Kenneth R. McKaye, Jay R. Stauffer, Samuel F. Lockwood, Dec 1995, In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution
Citations: 212

Combined effects of water temperature and salinity on growth and feed utilization of juvenile Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Linneaus)
Jeremy S. Likongwe, Timothy D. Stecko, Jay R. Stauffer, Robert F. Carline, Oct 30 1996, In: Aquaculture
Citations: 164

Microsatellite variation demonstrates multiple paternity in lekking cichlid fishes from Lake Malawi, Africa
K. A. Kellogg, J. A. Markert, J. R. Stauffer, T. D. Kocher, 1995, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 141

Population structure and colour variation of the cichlid fish Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl along a recently formed archipelago of rocky habitat patches in southern Lake Malawi
Matthew E. Arnegard, Jeffrey A. Markert, Patrick D. Danley, Jay R. Stauffer, Aggrey J. Ambali, Thomas D. Kocher, Jan 22 1999, In: Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
Citations: 103

Bower size and male reproductive success in a cichlid fish lek
K. R. McKaye, S. M. Louda, J. R. Stauffer, 1990, In: American Naturalist
Citations: 101

A revision of the blue-black Pseudotropheus zebra (Teleostei
Jay R. Stauffer, Nancy J. Bowers, Karen A. Kellogg, Kenneth R. Mckaye, Oct 31 1997, In: Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
Citations: 96

The Introduced Fish Problem and the Aquarium Fish Industry
Walter R. Courtenay, Jay R. Stauffer, Sep 1990, In: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society
Citations: 81

African tilapia in Lake Nicaragua - Ecosystem in transition
K. R. McKaye, J. D. Ryan, J. R. Stauffer, L. J. Lopez Perez, G. I. Vega, E. P. Van Den Berghe, 1995, In: BioScience
Citations: 80

Responses of fish to a strobe light/ air-bubble barrier
Paul H. Patrick, A. E. Christie, D. Sager, C. Hocutt, J. Stauffer, 1985, In: Fisheries Research
Citations: 78

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