Illinois Natural History Survey - University of Illinois

Larry Page - Emeritus
Florida Museum of Natural History
Gainesville, FL 32605
Phone: 352-337-6649
Email: lpage1@ufl.edu
Title: Principal Scientist, Ichthyologist, Emeritus
Office Location: Off Campus

Research
Systematics, evolution, and ecology of freshwater fishes and Malacostraca; protection of aquatic natural areas. Current research emphasis is on phylogenetic relationships, biological surveys, the evolution of reproductive behaviors, and speciation processes that have led to the large diversity of freshwater organisms.


Recognition 2001 Recipient of Gibbs Award, highest award bestowed by the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, for Outstanding Research in Systematic Ichthyology

2001 Elected President, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

1996 Named Principal Scientist of the Illinois Natural History Survey

1991 Elected Treasurer, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists

1986-present Elected to Board of Governors, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists


Professional
affiliations
Principal Scientist Emeritus, Illinois Natural History Survey

Adjunct Curator of Fishes, Florida Museum of Natural History

Selected
publications
Page, L. M. 1983. Handbook of Darters. T.F.H., Inc., Neptune City, N.J. 271 p.

Page, L. M. 1985. The crayfishes and shrimps (Decapoda) of Illinois. Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 33(4):335-448.

Burr, B. M. and L. M. Page. 1986. Zoogeography of fishes of the Lower Ohio-Upper Mississippi Basin. In: C. H. Hocutt and E. O. Wiley. Zoogeography of North American Freshwater Fishes. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Page, L. M. and B. M. Burr. 1991. A field guide to freshwater fishes of North America north of Mexico. The Peterson Field Guide Series, Houghton-Mifflin Co., Boston, MA.

Page, L.M., M. Pyron, and K.S. Cummings. 1997. Impacts of fragmentation on Midwestern aquatic organisms. Pages 189-212 in M.W. Schwartz (ed.). Conservation in highly fragmented landscapes. Chapman & Hall, New York.


Professional
society
involvement
and activities
President, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists; Member, Board of Governors, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists; Association of Systematics Collections, Societal representative for ASIH; Member, Board of Governors, Native Fishes Conservancy

Education PhD, University of Illinois

MS, University of Illinois

BS, Illinois State University



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