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Ron I. Eytan

Texas A&M University at Galveston

Marine Biology Department

P.O. Box 1675
Galveston, TX  77553  

eytanr@tamug.edu

Project List:

Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND)

Year 5-7 Consortia Grants (RFP-IV)Role: Co-Principal Investigator, Task Co-Lead

Publications & Presentations:

Journal Articles - 2

2020

Cook, A. B., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H., D'Elia, M., deRada, S., et al. (2020). A Multidisciplinary Approach to Investigate Deep-Pelagic Ecosystem Dynamics in the Gulf of Mexico following Deepwater Horizon. Front. Mar. Sci., 7.

2018

Milligan, R. J., Bernard, A. M., Boswell, K. M., Bracken-Grissom, H. D., D'Elia, M. A., deRada, S., et al. (2018). The Application of Novel Research Technologies by the Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND) Consortium. mar technol soc j, 52(6), 81–86.

Conference Presentations - 18

2020

Sutton, T. T., Moore, J. A., Cook, A. B., Bernard, A., Eytan, R., Weber, M., et al. (2020). The deep-pelagic realm as a 'biological desert'?... hardly. A case study of a highly speciose meso/bathypelagic ecoregion, the Gulf of Mexico. In Ocean Sciences Meeting 2020. San Diego, CA : 02/16/20-02/21/20.

2019

Bernard, A. M., Finnegan, K. A., Sutton, T. T., Weber, M., Eytan, R., & Shivji, M. S. (2019). The Population Genetic Dyanmics of Three Deep-sea Lanternfish Species (Family: Myctophidae) following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.
Eytan, R. I., Bernard, A. M., Weber, M. D., Finnegan, K. A., Moore, J. A., Sutton, T. T., et al. (2019). Illuminating the Deep, Dark Sea: Generation and Assessment of a DNA Barcode Library for the Deep-Pelagic Fishes of the Northern Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Sutton, T. T., Moore, J. A., Cook, A. B., Bernard, A., Shivji, M., Eytan, R., et al. (2019). Oceanic Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: the DEEPEND Synthesis. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19.
Weber, M. D., & Eytan, R. I. (2019). DEEPEND: Molecular Evidence for Environmental Change in the Deep-Pelagic of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2019. New Orleans, LA : 02/04/19-02/07/19: Poster.

2017

Eytan, R., Paulus, E., Weber, M., & Sutton, T. (2017). Once bitten, twice shy: a cryptic species of Sloaneâ??s Viperfish (Chauliodus sloani) discovered in the mesopelagic waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). Research in the Gulf of Mexico; The DEEPEND Consortium. In ASLO 2017 Aquatic Sciences Meeting. Honolulu, HI : 02/26/17-03/03/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Cook, A., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2017). DEEPEND Consortium Science poster for Research Board Reception. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.
Sutton, T., Moore, J., Cook, A., Bernard, A., Boswell, K., Eytan, R., et al. (2017). The epi-to-bathypelagic ichthyofauna of the Gulf of Mexico: recent surveys reveal exceptional diversity and endemism, with 180 new species records. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Austin, TX : 07/12/17-07/16/17.
Sutton, T., Moore, J., Cook, A., Bernard, A., Boswell, K., Eytan, R., et al. (2017). The Need for Surveying Before Exploitation: Post Hoc Analysis After Deepwater Horizon Reveals Exceptional Deep-Pelagic Biodiversity and Endemicity in the Deep Gulf of Mexico. In 147th Annual Meeting of the American Fisheries Society. Tampa, FL : 08/20/17-08/24/17.
Weber, M., Bernard, A., Shivji, M., & Eytan, R. (2017). Determinants of Genetic Diversity in Deep-Sea Fishes. In Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill & Ecosystem Science Conference 2017. New Orleans, LA : 02/06/17-02/09/17: Poster.

2016

Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA : 07/06/16-07/10/16: Poster.
Sutton, T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2016). DEEPEND: Deep Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In National Academies Keck Futures Initiative (NAKFI) Conference: Discovering the Deep Blue Sea. Irvine, CA : 11/09/16-11/12/16: Poster.

2015

Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Dynamics of epi-, meso- and bathypelagic fish assemblages: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15.
Sutton, T. T., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., Cook, A. B., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem dynamics: A new research initiative in the Gulf of Mexico (DEEPEND). In Fish at Night: an international symposium. Miami, FL : 11/17/15-11/20/15.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 2015 Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Reno, NV : 07/16/15-07/19/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). DEEPEND: Deep-Pelagic Nekton Dynamics of the Gulf of Mexico. In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15: Poster.
Sutton, T. T., Cook, A. B., Boswell, K., Bracken-Grissom, H., deRada, S., English, D., et al. (2015). Understanding deep-pelagic ecosystem variability in an age of increasing deep-ocean commercial activity: A Gulf of Mexico case study and new research initiative (DEEPEND). In 14th Deep-Sea Biology Symposium. Aveiro, Portugal : 08/31/15-09/04/15.