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Publications on Hypogean (Cave, Artesian, and Phreatic) Fishes by Aldemaro Romero

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1981

 

001. Romero, A. 1981. Adaptive behavior of Astyanax fasciatus (Cuvier)

        (Pisces: Characidae) and of Brachyrhaphis rhabdophora (Regan)

        (Pisces: Poecilidae) associated with subterranean waters. pp. 218-

        226, In: Organization for Topical Studies 1981-3, San Jose Costa

        Rica: OTS.
 

1982

 

002. Romero, A. 1982. Troglophilic behavior in a population of

        Astyanax: a route to cave colonization? In: American Society of

        Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, 62nd Annual Meeting,

        International Symposium on Systematics, Evolution and Ecology of

        Neotropical Fishes. Dekalb, IL: ASIH (abstract).
 

1983


003. Romero, A. 1983a. Scientific collecting in caves. National

        Speleological Society News 41:132-134.
 

004. Romero, A. 1983b. Introgressive hybridization in a population of

        Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae) at La Cueva Chica.

        National Speleological Society Bulletin 45:81-85.


1984


005. Romero, A. 1984a. Behavior in an "intermediate" population of the

        subterranean-dwelling characid Astyanax fasciatus. Environmental

        Biology of Fishes 10:203-207.
 

006. Romero, A. 1984b. Charles Marcus Breder, Jr. 1897-1983.

        National Speleological Society News 42:207-271.
 

007. Romero, A. 1984c. Cave colonization by fish: the role of bat

        predation. p. 146, InAmerican Association for the Advancement

        of Science, 150th meeting, 24-29 May, New York, NY: ASIH.

        Abstracts of papers, p. 146 (abstract).
 

008. Romero, A. 1984d. Responses to light in cave and surface

        populations of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae): an

        evolutionary interpretation. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of

        Miami. x + 130.
 

1985


009. Romero, A. 1985a. Morphological variation accompanying cave

        evolution in Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae). National

        Speleological Society News 43(1) (part II):22 (abstract).
 

010. Romero, A. 1985b. Cave colonization by fish: role of bat predation.

        American Midland Naturalist 113:7-12.
 

011. Romero, A. 1985c. Que la luz de la sabiduría ilumine nuestras

        cuevas. Carta Ecológica (22):8-9.
 

012. Romero, A. 1985d. La evolución de la conducta en peces

        cavernícolas. Natura (77):13-17.
 

013. Romero, A. 1985e. Can evolution regress? National Speleological

        Society Bulletin 47(1):86-88.
 

014. Romero, A. 1985f. Ontogenetic change in phototactic responses of

        surface and cave populations of Astyanax fasciatus (Pisces:

        Characidae) Copeia 1985(4):1004-1011.
 

1986
 

015. Romero, A. 1986a. Charles Breder and the Mexican blind cave

        characid. National Speleological Society News 44(1): 16-18.
 

016. Romero, A. 1986b. He wanted to know them all: Eigenmann and his

        blind vertebrates. National Speleological Society News 44(11):379-

        381.
 

1987


017. Romero, A. 1987. Observaciones preliminares sobre la conducta en

        individuos cavernícolas de Trichomycterus conradi (Pisces:

        Trichomycteridae). Boletín de la Sociedad Venezolana de Ciencias

        Naturales 41(144):205-216.
 

1997


018. Green, S. & A. Romero. 1997. Responses to light in two blind cave

        fishes (Amblyopsis spelaea and Typhlichthys subterraneus)

        (Pisces: Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 50:167-

        174.
 

1998


019. Romero, A. & L. Bennis. 1998. Threatened fishes of the world:

        Amblyopsis spelaea De Kay, 1842 (Amblyopsidae). Environmental

        Biology of Fishes 51(4):420-420.
 

020. Romero, A. 1998a. Threatened fishes of the world: Amblyopsis

        rosae Eigenmann, 1842 (Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology of

        Fishes 52(4):434-434.
 

021. Romero, A. 1998b. Threatened fishes of the world: Typhlichthys

             subterraneus Girard, 1860 (Amblyopsidae). Environmental Biology

        of Fishes 53:74-74.
 

022. Romero, A. 1998c. Threatened fishes of the world: Speoplatyrhinus

        poulsoni Cooper and Kuehne, 1974 (Amblyopsidae).

        Environmental Biology of Fishes 53:293-294.
 

1999
 

023. Romero, A. 1999a. The blind cave fish that never was. National

        Speleological Society News 57(6):180-181.
 

024. Romero, A. 1999b. Useless abilities. New Scientist 162(2190):54-

        55.
 

025. Romero, A. 1999c. Myth and reality of the alleged blind cave fish

        from Pennsylvania. Journal of Spelean History 33(4):67-75.
 

026. Romero, A. & Andrea Romero. 1999. Cope, caves, and skeletons in

        the closet. National Speleological Society News 57(11):341-343.
 

2000


027. Romero, A. 2000a. The speleologist who wrote too much. National

        Speleological Society News 58(1):4-5.
 

028. Romero, A. & P. B. S. Vanselow. 2000a. Threatened fishes of the

        world: Milyeringa veritas Whitley, 1945 (Eleotridae).

        Environmental Biology of Fishes 57(1):36-36.
 

029. Romero, A. & A. McLeran. 2000. Threatened fishes of the world:

        Stygichthys typhlops Brittan & Böhlke 1965 (Characidae).

        Environmental Biology of Fishes 57(3):270-270.
 

030. Romero, A. & K. Benz. 2000. The unsung heroes of Speleology.

        National Speleological Society News 58(4):106, 126.
 

031. Romero, A. & P. B. S. Vanselow. 2000b. Threatened fishes of the

        world: Ophisternon candidum (Mees 1962) (Synbranchidae).

        Environmental Biology of Fishes 58(2):214-214.
 

032. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000a. Eyes wide open: The "eyeless"

        cave fish of Trinidad, W.I. is not blind. pp. 314-314, In: Program

        Book and Abstracts of the 80th Annual Meeting of the American

        Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. La Paz, B.C.S.,

        Mexico, June 14-20, 2000, La Paz, Mexico: ASIH (abstract).
 

033. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000b. Eyes wide open: The "eyeless"

        cave fish of Trinidad is not blind. pp. A2-A2, In: National

        Speleological Society Convention 2000, Elkins and Dailey, WV,

        June 26-30, 2000, NSS (abstract).
 

034. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000a. The cave fish calendar:

        Establishing the precise chronology of early discoveries of cave

        fishes. pp. A31-A31, In: National Speleological Society Convention

        2000, Elkins and Dailey, WV, June 26-30, 2000, NSS (abstract).
 

035. Romero, A. 2000b. Disproving a negative: the alleged blind cave fish

        from Pennsylvania never existed. pp. A32-A32, In: National

        Speleological Society Convention 2000, Elkins and Dailey, WV,

        June 26-30, 2000, NSS (abstract).
 

036. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000c. In search of the elusive "eyeless"

        cave fish of Trinidad, W.I. National Speleological Society News

        58(10):282-283.
 

037. Romero, A. & J. Creswell. 2000d. Eyes wide open: The "eyeless"

        cave fish of Trinidad is not blind. Journal of Cave and Karst

        Studies 62(3):188-188 (abstract).
 

038. Romero, A. 2000c. Disproving a negative: the alleged blind cave fish

        from Pennsylvania never existed. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

        62(3):200-200 (abstract).
 

039. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000b. The cavefish calendar: establishing

        the precise chronology of early discoveries of cave fishes. Journal of

        Cave and Karst Studies 62(3):200-200 (abstract).
 

040. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000c. Jacques Besson, Cave eels and

        other alleged European fishes. Journal of Spelean History 34(2):72-

        77.
 

041. Romero, A. & Z. Lomax. 2000d. The cavefish calendar:

        Establishing the precise chronology of early discoveries of cave

        fishes. Journal of Spelean History 34(2):83-83 (abstract).

 

2001


042. Romero, A. 2001a. Evolution is opportunistic, not directional.

        BioScience 51(1):2-3.
 

043. Romero A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001a. Humboldt's alleged

        subterranean fish from Ecuador. Journal of Spelean History

        36(2):56-59.

 

044. Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001b. Scales not necessary: the

        evolution of scalelessness among troglomorphic fishes. p. 114, In:

        Program Book and Abstract, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and

        Herpetologists. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Society of

        Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. State College, Pennsylvania,

        July 5-10, 2001, ASIH (abstract).
 

045. Romero, A., S. M. Green, Andrea Romero, W. R. Jeffery & Y. \

        Yamamoto. 2001. One eye but no vision: Blind cave Astyanax

        fasciatus with regenerated eyes do not respond to light. p. 114, In:

        Program Book and Abstract, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and

        Herpetologists. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Society of

        Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. State College, Pennsylvania,

        July 5-10, 2001, ASIH (abstract).
 

046. Romero, A., Andrea Romero, M. N. Lelonek, K. C. Stropnicky, S.

            M. Green, W. R. Jeffery & Y. Yamamoto. 2001a. One eye but no

        vision: blind cave Astyanax fasciatus with regenerated eyes do not

        respond to light. p. 60, In: 2001 NSS Convention. A Cave Odyssey.

        July 23-27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program Guide. NSS

        (abstract).
 

047. Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001b. Unparalleled evolution:

             blindness, depigmentation, and scalelessness do not run hand in

        hand among troglomorphic fishes. 2001 NSS Convention. p. 64, In:

        A Cave Odyssey. July 23-27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky,

        Program Guide. NSS (abstract).
 

048. Romero, A., K. M. Paulson, J. E. Creswell, R. Baker, A. Singh, A.

        McKie & M. Manna. 2001. Replacement of the troglomorphic

        population of Rhamdia quelen (Pisces: Pimelodidae) by an epigean

             population of the same species in the Cumaca cave, Trinidad, W.I.

        p. 66, In: 2001 NSS Convention. A Cave Odyssey. July 23-27,

        2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program Guide. NSS (abstract).

 

049. Romero, A. 2001b. Scientists prefer them blind: a historiography of

        hypogean fish research. p. 90, In: 2001 NSS Convention. A Cave

        Odyssey. July 23-27, 2001, Mount Vernon, Kentucky, Program

        Guide. NSS (abstract).
 

050. Romero, A., A. Singh, A. McKie, M. Manna, R. Baker & K. M.

        Paulson. 2001. Return to the Cumaca cave, Trinidad, W.I. National

        Speleological Society News 59(8):220-221.
 

051. Romero, A. 2001c (Ed.). The Biology of Hypogean Fishes.

        Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, Volume 21

        (Reprinted from Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62:(1-3).
 

052. Romero, A. 2001d. An introduction to the special volume on the

        biology of hypogean fishes. Environmental  Biology of Fishes,

        62(1-3):7-12.
 

053. Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson 2001c. It’s a wonderful hypogean life:

        a guide to the troglomorphic fishes of the world. Environmental

        Biology of Fishes, 62(1-3):13-41.
 

054. Romero, A. 2001e. Scientists prefer them blind: the history of

            hypogean fish research. Environmental Biology of Fishes, 62(1-

        3):43-71.
 

055. Proudlove, G. S. & A. Romero 2001. Threatened fishes of the

        world: Caecobarbus geertsi Boulenger, 1921 (Cyprinidae).

        Environmental Biology of Fishes 62(1-3):238-238.
 

056. Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. 2001d. Unparalleled evolution: \ 

        blindness, depigmentation, and scalelessness do not run hand in

        hand among troglomorphic fishes. Journal of Cave and Karst

        Studies 63(3):108-109 (abstract).
 

057. Romero, A., Andrea Romero, M. N. Lelonek, K. C. Stropnicky, S.

        M. Green, W. R. Jeffery, & Y. Yamamoto. 2001b. One eye but no

        vision: Blind cave Astyanax fasciatus with regenerated eyes do not   

        respond to light. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 63(3):109-109

        (abstract).
 

058. Romero, A. 2001f. Scientists prefer them blind: a historiography of

        hypogean fish research. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies

        63(3):116-116 (abstract).

 

2002

 

 

059. Romero, A. 2002a. Between the first blind cave fish and the last of

        the Mohicans: the scientific romanticism of James E. DeKay.

        Journal of Spelean History 36(1):19-29.
 

060. Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002a. When cave fish

        see the light: reaction norm to light exposure during development in

        epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus

        (Characidae). 2002 NSS Convention, June 24-28, Camden Maine,

        pp. A-2/A-3 (abstract).
 

061. Romero, A. 2002b. Between the blind cave fish and the last of the

        Mohicans: the scientific romanticism of James. E. DeKay. 2002 NSS

        Convention, June 24-28, Camden Maine, pp. A-32 (abstract).
 

062. Romero, A. 2002c. The life and work of a little known

        biospeleologist: Theodor Tellkampf. Journal of Spelean History

            36(2):68-76.
 

063. Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002b. When cave fish

        see the light: reaction norm to light exposure during development in

        epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus

        (Characidae). Program Book and Abstracts. Joint Meeting of

        Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Kansas City, Missouri (abstract).

064. Romero, A.; W.R. Jeffery, Y. Yamamoto. 2002c. When cave fish

        see the light: reaction norm to light exposure during development in

        epigean, troglomorphic, and hybrids of Astyanax fasciatus

        (Characidae). Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 64(3):181-181

        (abstract).
 

069. Romero, A., A. Singh, A. McKie, M. Manna, R. Baker, K. M.

        Paulson, & J. E. Creswell. 2002. Replacement of the troglomorphic

        population of Rhamdia quelen (Pisces: Pimelodidae) by an epigean

        population of the same species in the Cumaca Cave, Trinidad, W.I.

        Copeia 2002(4):938-942.

 

 

2003

 

070. Romero, A. 2003a. Cypriniformes II (Loaches and relatives), pp.

        321-334, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition,

        Vol. 4, Fishes I., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N.

        Schlager, eds.).  Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.
 

071. Romero, A. 2003b. Percopsiformes (troutperchers and relatives), pp.

        5-13, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition, Vol. 5,

        Fishes II., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and N.

        Schlager, eds.). Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.
 

072. Romero, A. 2003c. Synbranchiformes (swamp and spiny eels), pp.

        151-156, In: Grzimek’s Animal Life Encyclopedia, 2nd. Edition,

        Vol. 5, Fishes II., (M. Hutchins, D.A. Thoney, P.V. Loiselle, and

        N. Schlager, eds.).  Farmington Hills, MI: Gale Group.
 

073. Romero, A., S.M. Green, Andrea Romero, W.R. Jeffery, Y.

        Yamamoto, M. Lelonek & K.C. Stropnicky. 2003. Cave fish with

        induced eyes and retinotectal projections do not respond to light

        (CD-ROM) (abstract).
 

074. Sakazaki, M. & A. Romero. 2003. Young and unmoved: no

        responses to light among juvenile cave, surface, and hybrid Astyanax

        fasciatus (CD-ROM) (abstract).
 

075. Nalle, S.C. & A. Romero. 2003. In caves the sun also rises:

        circadian rhythms among cave, surface, and hybrid Astyanax

        fasciatus (CD-ROM) (abstract).
 

076. Romero, A., S. M. Green, Andrea Romero, M. M. Lelonek & K. C.

        Stropnicky. 2003. One eye but no vision: troglomorphic Astyanax

        fasciatus (Pisces: Characidae) with induced eyes do not respond to

        light. Journal of Experimental Zoology (Molecular and

        Developmental Evolution) 300B(1):72-79.

 

2004

 

077. Romero, A.  2004. Adaptation: Behavioural.  pp. 3-4, In: J. Gunn,

        Ed.  Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy

        Dearborn.

 

078. Romero, A.  2004. Biospeleologists. pp. 151-154, In: J. Gunn, Ed.   

        Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York: Fitzroy 

        Dearborn.

 

079. Romero, A.  2004. Evolution of hypogean fauna. pp. 347-349, In: J.

        Gunn, Ed. Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York:

        Fitzroy Dearborn.

 

080. Romero, A.  2004. Pisces (Fishes): Amblyopsidae. pp. 595-597, In:

        J. Gunn, Ed. Encyclopedia of Cave and Karst Science. New York:

        Fitzroy Dearborn.


 

Manuscripts Submitted for Publication
 

Romero, A. & S.M. Green. 2004. The end of regressive evolution: the evolution of hypogean fishes. To: Journal of Fish Biology.

 

 

Manuscripts in Preparation
 

Romero, A. & K. M. Paulson. Different Strokes: Reductions and loss of eyes, pigmentation and scales among hypogean fishes is not parallel.


Romero, A. The Ecology of Cave Fauna. Cambridge University Press.