Department of Biology

Faculty

Ginny Adams, PhD Candidate Visiting Lecturer & Research Associate 016 LSC University of Central Arkansas Conway, AR 72035-5003 (501) 450-5917 Email: gadams@uca.edu

Environmental Science Program - Biology Coordinator and Advisor

My research has focused on the ecological and evolutionary adaptations of aquatic organisms to their environment. I have been particularly interested in using an integrative approach to study the conservation of cave organisms- examining alterations in morphology, physiology, life history, genetics, and ecology in response to the cave environment. Many of my studies have involved organisms that are considered threatened or endangered by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or of special concern within a state/federal agency. Data collected have helped further conservation directions and provide management plans for the agencies involved. Students in my laboratory will acquire a diversity of field and laboratory research techniques. I am open to a variety of questions and am willing to help students develop projects to best fit their needs and interests.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

• Adams, S. R., G. L. Adams, and J. J. Hoover. 2003. Oral grasping: a distinctive behavior of cyprinids for maintaining station in flowing water. Copeia 2003(4): 851-857

• Adams, S. R., Adams, G. L., and Parsons, G. R. 2003. Critical swimming speed and behavior of juvenile shovelnose sturgeon and pallid sturgeon. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 132(2): 392-397.

• Burr, B. M., G. L. Adams, J. Krejca, R. J. Paul, and M. L. Warren. 2001. Cavernicolous sculpins of the Cottus carolinae species group in Perry County, Missouri: distribution, external morphology, and conservation status review. Environmental Biology of Fishes 62: 279-296.

• Adams, G. L. and J. E. Johnson. 2001. Seasonal metabolic rates and natural history observations for Ozark cavefish (Amblyopsis rosae) in Logan Cave, Arkansas. Environmental Biology of Fishes 62: 97-105.

COURSES TAUGHT:

General Education Biology, BIOL 1400

BIOL 1400 Course WebCT

Introduction to Environmental Science ENVR 3410