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Kenneth Oliveira

faculty

Kenneth Oliveira, PhD

Professor

Biology

Contact

508-999-8227

508-999-8196

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Education

1994University of Rhode IslandPhD in Biology
1989University of Massachusetts DartmouthMS in Biology
1986University of Massachusetts DartmouthBS in Biology

Teaching

  • Advanced Ichthyology
  • General Ecology Laboratory
  • Biology of Fishes
  • Biology of Organisms Laboratory
  • General Biology

Teaching

Programs

Teaching

Courses

In-depth study of a specific area in biology, leading to independent research addressing a biological question. Research results will be presented in a professional-style poster at a research symposium. Attendance at biology department seminars is also required.

Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.

Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.

Research

Research activities

  • Examinations of the distribution and physiological effects of the recently introduced swimbladder parasite on eels
  • Changes in the digestive system during the adult metamorphosis of eels
  • Sex determination of eels
  • Effects of contaminants on gametogenesis
  • Development of artificial fertilization methods

Research

Research interests

  • Biology of fishes with an emphasis on the biology of American eels
  • Life history strategies
  • Age and growth of fishes

Select publications

  • J. Byer, M. Alaee, R. Brown, M. Lebeuf, S. Backus, M. Keir, G. Pacepavicius, J. Casselman. C. Belpaire, K. Oliveira, G. Verreault, and P. Hodson (2013).
    Spatial trends of dioxin-like compounds in Atlantic anguillid eels
    Chemosphere, 91(10), 1439-1446.
  • W.J. Duffy, R.S. McBride, M. L. Hendricks and K. Oliveira (2012).
    Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
    Otolith age validation and growth estimation from oxytetracycline-marked and recaptured American shad Alosa sapidissima, 141:6, 1664-1671.
  • W.J. Duffy, R.S. McBride, S.X. Cadrin, and K. Oliveira (2011).
    Transactions of the American Fisheries Society
    Is Cating's method of transverse groove counts to annuli applicable for all stocks of American shad?, 140(4), 1023-1034.
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