OTHER LINKS
International
Association of
Astacology
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/crustaceans/crayfish.htm
INHS Crustacean
Collection
International
Association of
Astacology
http://nas.er.usgs.gov/crustaceans/crayfish.htm
INHS Crustacean
Collection
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Chris Taylor
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1816 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 MC–652 Phone: 217-244-2153 Fax: 217-333-4949 Email: ctaylor@inhs.illinois.edu Title: Icythyologist/Astacologist, Curator of Crustaceans Office Location: NRB | ||
| Activities | Conduct field surveys for rare fishes and crustaceans as part of the IDOT Further Studies program. Prepare reports summarizing results of field surveys. |
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| Research |
Systematics of North American crayfishes using both molecular and morphological techniques. Conservation of North American crayfishes and their habitats. |
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| Professional affiliations |
Biological Society of Washington, International Association of Astacology |
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| Selected publications |
Taylor, C. A. 2000. Systematic studies of the Orconectes juvenilis complex (Decapoda: Cambaridae), with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 20(1):132-152. Lodge, D. M., C. A. Taylor, D. M. Holdich, and J. Skudal. 2000. Nonindigenous crayfishes threaten North American freshwater biodiversity: lessons from Europe. Fisheries 25(8):7-20. Taylor, C. A. 2001. Taxonomy and Conservation of Native Crayfish Stocks. Chap. 6, pp. 236-257 in Biology of Freshwater Crayfish, D. M. Holdich (ed.). Blackwell Science Ltd., Oxford, UK. Taylor, C. A. 2002. A new crayfish of the genus Orconectes Cope, 1872, from the lower Ohio River drainage of western Kentucky (Decapoda, Cambaridae). Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 115(1): 129-137. Taylor, C. A. and M. Hardman. In press. Phylogenetics of the crayfish subgenus Crockerinus, genus Orconectes (Decapoda: Cambaridae) based on Cytochrome Oxidase I. Journal of Crustacean Biology. |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
Manuscript reviewer - Journal of Crustacean Biology, Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington | ||
| Education | PhD, University of Illinois, 2003 MS, Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1993 BS, Zoology, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, 1991 | ||