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Kenneth Oliveira
Professor / Chairperson
Biology
Contact
508-999-8227
508-999-8196
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Violette Research 106
Education
| 1986 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | B.S. in Biology |
| 1989 | University of Massachusetts Dartmouth | M.S. in Biology |
| 1994 | University of Rhode Island | Ph.D in Biology |
Teaching
- Advanced Ichthyology
- General Ecology Laboratory
- Biology of Fishes
- Biology of Organisms Laboratory
- General Biology
Teaching
Programs
Programs
Teaching
Courses
Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.
Terms and hours to be arranged. Graded A-F.
Investigations of a fundamental and/or applied nature culminating in an original contribution to the scholarly research literature of Integrative Biology. Doctoral research contributes to the student's dissertation and should be presented at major conferences and ultimately published in refereed journals. A written dissertation must be completed and defended in accordance with the rules of the Graduate School and the Integrative Biology PhD Program.
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.