JEFFREY M. LOTZ Professor and Chair Date: 6 December 2003 Department of Coastal Sciences University of Southern Mississippi Tel: (228) 872-4247 Gulf Coast Research Laboratory Fax: (228) 872-4204 703 East Beach Drive E-mail:jeff.lotz@usm.edu Ocean Springs, MS 39564 EDUCATION B.S., Zoology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1972 M.S., Zoology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA., 1975 Ph.D., Zoology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA., 1979 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Immunology, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN, 1983-1985 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 2003-Present. Chair, Department of Coastal Sciences 2002-Present. Professor of Coastal Sciences 1990-Present. Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi,

Hattiesburg, MS 1988-Present. Adjunct Professor of Biological Sciences, Southeastern Louisiana State University,

Hammond, LA. 1998-2002. Associate Professor of Coastal Sciences 1992-1995. Special Graduate Committee Appointment, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

1987-1998. Research Scientist - Gulf Coast Research Laboratory; Head, Fisheries Shrimp Program

1985-1987. Assistant Professor, Wartburg College, Waverly, IA 1983-1985. Postdoctoral Research Associate, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN 1981-1982. Assistant Professor, St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN 1979-1980. Visiting Instructor, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN RESEARCH Primary Research Interests Primary research areas are ecology and epidemiology of parasites and diseases of marine organisms, marine aquaculture, and marine stock enhancement. Active research programs include laboratory, field, and theoretical epidemiological studies of pathogens of marine shrimp, crabs, and finfish, development of water-recycle systems for reproduction and aquaculture of penaeid shrimp (primarily Litopenaeus vannamei) and finfish (spotted seatrout Cynosion nebulosis). Marine stock enhancement research uses Lutjanus campechanus to develop principles for marine stock enhancement and spotted seatrout Cynosion nebulosis for inshore stock enhancement.

Funded Research July 2008 - July 2009. U.S. Department of Agriculture. Cooperative State Research, Education,

and Extension Service (CSREES). U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program. $644,726. PI J.M Lotz, Co-PIs Kevin Dillon, Crystal Johnson. Total award .

October 2008 – September 2009. The Cedar Point Marine Aquaculture Center at the University of Southern Mississippi: Construction of Facilities and Infrastructure. Number NA08NOS4690399, $6,669,916. Co-PIs, W. E. Hawkins, R. B. Blaylock, J. M. Lotz.

March 2008 – March 2009. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Stocking Program. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund, Grant No. S-08-GCRL-SSP-M202-4-1, $140,000. Co-PIs, R. B. Blaylock, J. M. Lotz, L. Nicholson.

September 2007 – August 2008. Stock Enhancement as a Tool for Recovery of Red Snapper Populations on Offshore Artificial Reefs. USDOC, NOAA Fisheries, Emergency Disaster Relief Program. Grant, $498,666. PI R. B. Blaylock, Co-PI J. M. Lotz and W.E. Hawkins.

September 2007 – August 2008. Development of Aquaculture-Based Litopenaeus setiferus Bait Shrimp Industry: SPF stocks and floc-based culture. USDOC, NOAA Fisheries. Grant No. NA07NMF4720253, $200,000. PI, J. M. Lotz.

July 2002 - November 2008. Blue Crab Advanced Research Consortium (BCARC). USDOC, NMFS. Sub-Award from University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute, $2,336,847 Co-PIs, H. Perry, J. M. Lotz, and R. M. Overstreet.

July 2006 – July 2007. U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program. USDA, CSREES, Grant No. 2006-38808-03589, $855,441. PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PI, R. M. Overstreet.

April 2002 - March 2006. U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program. USDA, CSREES, Grant No. 2002-38808-01381, $3,395,639. PI, J. M. Lotz, Co-PI, R. M. Overstreet.

January 2006 – December 2007. Culture of Spotted Seatrout for a Pilot Stocking Program. Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund, Grant No. FY2006-M206, $240,667. PI R. B. Blaylock, Co-PIs, J. M. Lotz and L. C. Nicholson.

July 2003 - June 2004. US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Grant No. NA03NMF4720320, $2,623,600. PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PIs, W. E. Hawkins and R. M. Overstreet.

April 1998 - March 2002. U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program. USDA, CSREES, Grant No. 98-38808-6019, $3,335,878. PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PI, R. M. Overstreet.

July 2000 - June 2003. US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Grant No. NA06FL0501, $6,602,400. PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PIs, W. E. Hawkins, and R. M. Overstreet.

September 2001 - August 2003. An Integrated Approach to the Development of Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Culture in the United States. National Sea Grant Program, Grant No. NA16RG1646. PIs, William DuPaul, Michael Oesterling, and Fu-Lin Chu, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia. Sub-Award $98,256. Associate Investigators J. M. Lotz, J. Franks , J. Ogle, and R. M. Overstreet.

Sep 1999 - August 2000. US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Grant No. NA96FL0358, $1,480,500 PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PIs, R. M. Overstreet and Kenneth C. Stuck.

June 1999 - May 2000. Detection of Taura virus using Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain reaction. MS-AL Sea Grant Consortium, Marine Scholars program, $5,000. PI, J. M. Lotz.

October 1999 – October 2000. White Spot Virus in the Gulf of Mexico. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Contract No. NFFKA100900010, $10,000. PI, J. M. Lotz.

July 1998 - June 1999. US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Grant No. NA86FL0476, $1,464,000. PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PIs, W. E. Hawkins, R. M. Overstreet, and K. C. Stuck.

July 1998 - June 1999. Monitoring Exotic Viruses in Mississippi Shrimps. State of Mississippi, Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund, $65,257. Co-PIs, J. M. Lotz and R. M. Overstreet.

July 1997 - June 1998. US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Grant No. NA76FL0446, $1,400,000 Co-PIs, J. M. Lotz, W. E. Hawkins, R. M. Overstreet, and K. C. Stuck.

March 1996 - February 1998. US Marine Shrimp Farming Program. USDA, CSREES, Grant No. CSRS 96-38808-2580, $1,568,276. Co-PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PI, R. M. Overstreet.

January 1997 - June 1997. Maturation Diets for Penaeus vannamei. Ziegler Corporation, $48,400. PI, J. M. Lotz.

July 1996 - June 1997. Aquaculture in Fisheries Management: Methods for Assessment and Enhancement of Stocks. State of Mississippi Department of Marine Resources. Tidelands Trust Fund, $85,000. Co-PIs, J. M. Lotz and R. M. Overstreet.

March 1995 - Oct 1997. Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Stock Assessment Study in Gulf of Mexico. USDOC, NOAA, NMFS, Grant No. NMFS-MARFIN No. 59-0756643. $60,501 (as subcontract) Co-PIs, J. M. Lotz and R. M. Overstreet.

July 1995 - June 1996. Aquaculture in Fisheries Management: Methods for Assessment and Enhancement of Stocks. State of Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Tidelands Trust Fund, $75,000, Co-PIs, J. M. Lotz and R. M. Overstreet.

January 1992 - February 1996. US Marine Shrimp Farming Program. USDA, CSRES, Grant No. CSRS 92-38808-6920, $3,213,201. Co-PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PI, R. M. Overstreet.

January 1988 - December 1991. US Marine Shrimp Farming Program. USDA, CSRES, Grant No. CSRS 88-38808-3319, $2,898,260. Co-PI and Member of Technical Committee, J. M. Lotz, Co-PI, R. M. Overstreet.

TEACHING Students Graduated as Major Professor or Research Advisor M.S. Tremonte, Jocelyn. 2008. The effects of temperature on Taura syndrome virus (TSV) infections

in Litopenaeus vannamei. The University of Southern Mississippi. De la Calzada, Rey. 2008. Comparison of White Spot Syndrome Virus LD50s in Litopenaeus

vannamei and Farfantepenaeus duorarum. The University of Southern Mississippi. Ballard, James. 2008. Effect of Crowding Density on the Growth and Survival of Cobia,

Rachycentron canadum, in a Recirculating Aquaculture System. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Apietos, Angelos. 2005. The effect of diet on culture of the copepod, Acartia tonsa. Marine Aquaculture. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Zimmerman Jacqueline K. 2003. Salinity tolerance of red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). The University of Southern Mississippi.

Flowers, Charles H. 2002. Evaluation of host potential of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) for white spot syndrome virus, susceptibility, pathogenicity, and transmission. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Salazar A., Lesber. 2002. The effect of chronic Taura syndrome virus (TSV) infections on stress tolerance and development of a semi-quantitative infectivity assay for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Krol, Rena, 2002. Pathobiology of white spot syndrome virus (WSV) in diverse crustaceans from the United States. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Lemus Jason. 2001. Development of a protocol for the mass production of copepods. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Moore, Anne Marie. 2000. Effect of temperature on Infectivity of Taura syndrome virus in Litopenaeus vannamei and comparison of three reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) protocols for detecting Taura syndrome virus. The University of Southern Mississippi. Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA.

Al-Mazrooei, Ahmed. 1995. Effect of temperature on infectivity and prepatent period of infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus (IHHNV). The University of Southern Mississippi.

Tirado, M. Cristina. 1993. Effect of Temperature on the growth, molt cycle, and survival of Penaeus vannamei Boone postlarvae during the nursery period in closed systems. Cornell University. (research advisor).

Ph.D. Lemus, Jason T. 2006. The effect of copepod density on cannibalism, survival, development rate

and egg production and the implications for population growth rate and demographics of Acartia tonsa Dana (Copepoda: Calanoida). The University of Southern Mississippi.

Vincent, Amanda G. 2006. Experimental infection of necrotizing hepatopancreatitis bacterium (NHPB) in Kona stock Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp). The University of Southern Mississippi.

Soto, M. Andres. 2001. Epidemiology of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) and Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) in Some Penaeid Shrimps. The University of Southern Mississippi.

Tirado, M. Cristina. 1996. Maturation Diets for the Marine Shrimp Penaeus vannamei Boone: Role of Polychaetes in Broodstock Reproductive Performance. Ph.D. Dissertation. Cornell University. Ithaca, New York, USA. (research advisor).

Postdoctoral Students Dr. Jason Lemus 2006 – 2009, Marine Aquaculture. Dr. Noah Zimmerman 2003 – 2006, Parasites and Diseases of Marine Organisms. Dr. Edwin Cruz-Rivera, 2002 – 2003, Parasites and Diseases of Marine Organisms. Dr. Reginald Blaylock 1999 – 2003.Marine Aquaculture and Parasites and Diseases of Marine

Organisms. Current Students

M.S. Jana Rocker – Taura Syndrome Virus: Quasi Species Characterization. Jonathon Wagner – Spotted Seatrout Stock Enhancement. Ph.D. Ignacio Masson – Population Model of Amyloodinium ocellatum. Member of Graduate Committee Ph.D. Warburg, Elizabeth, working on Ph.D. Western Michigan University. Maarten Vonhoff, Major

Professor. David Drumm, working on Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi, Richard W. Heard,

Major Professor. Kristine N. Klebba, working on Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi, Richard W.

Heard, Major Professor. Tershara Matthews, working on Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi. Robin M.

Overstreet, Major Professor. Sharpe, Natasha, working on Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi. Marius Brouwer,

Major Professor. Li, Shuzhao, working on Ph.D. The University of Southern Mississippi. Marius Brouwer, Major

Professor. Ma, Hongwei, Ph.D. 2008. Yellowhead virus: transmission and genome analyses. in crustacean

hosts. The University of Southern Mississippi. Robin M. Overstreet, Major Professor. Foster, John Milton, Ph.D. 2008. Review of the genus Polycheria Haswell, a symbiotic group of

amphipods (Crustacea: Dexaminidae) with descriptions of new species from Florida, the Caribbean Sea, and the Indo-Pacific Region. The University of Southern Mississippi. Richard W. Heard, Major Professor.

Bullard, Stephen Ashton, Ph.D. 2007. Department of Coastal Sciences, “Ecology and evolution of fish blood flukes (Digenea: Aporocotylidae).” The University of Southern Mississippi. Robin M. Overstreet, Major Professor.

Cook, Melissa. 2007. Population dynamics, structure and per-recruit analyses of yellowedge grouper, Epinephelus flavolimbatus, from the northern Gulf of Mexico. The University of Southern Mississippi. Bruce Comyns, Major Professor.

Blend, Charles K. 2001. Life history information on some strigeoids parasitizing pond-raised catfish: a synergism of morphology and molecules. The University of Southern Mississippi. Robin M. Overstreet, Major Professor.

Curran, Stephen Socrates. Ph.D. 2006. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. “Taxonomy and systematics of some freshwater and coastal trematodes from fishes on the Atlantic Rim.” Robin M. Overstreet, Major Professor.

Dwaine A. Braasch, Ph.D., December 1998. Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi. “Penaeid cell culture: characterization of cytoskeletal components and detection of cell regulatory elements (p34cdc2 and cyclins A&B).” R.D. Ellender, Major Professor.

M.S.

Cook, Joshua. 2008. Transmission and occurrence of Dermomycoides sp. in Rana sevosa and other ranids in the North Central Gulf of Mexico states. The University of Southern Mississippi. Major Professor, Robin M. Overstreet.

Bakenhaster, Micah. 2004. Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, “External morphological features of mancas of four parasitic isopod species (Cymothoidae) in the northern Gulf of Mexico.” Richard W. Heard, Major Professor.

Bullard, Stephen Ashton. 2002. Blood flukes (Digenea: Sanguinicolidae) from commercially and recreationally important fishes in the Gulf of Mexico. The University of Southern Mississippi. Robin M. Overstreet, Major Professor.

Cao, Zhiming. 2003. The development of a real-time RT-PCR method for the quantification of Taura syndrome virus (TSV) in shrimp. The University of Southern Mississippi. Shiao Wang, Major Professor.

Lu, Yufeng. 2000. Identification of RT-PCR primers for the detection of Taura syndrome virus (TSV) and isolation of differentially expressed genes in TSV infected shrimp. The University of Southern Mississippi. Shiao Wang, Major Professor.

Smedley, Kristy. 2000. Life histories and taxonomy of some members of Monorchiidae (Digenea). The University of Southern Mississippi. Robin M. Overstreet, Major Professor.

Boyd, Jan. 1996. Observations on two species of Sphaeroonella (Copepoda: Siphonostomatoida: Nicothoidae) parasitic on Amphipoda from the northern Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. The University of Southern Mississippi. Richard Heard, Major Professor.

SERVICE Professional Organizations American Society of Parasitologists 1995-2003, Associate Editor for the Journal of Parasitology 2002 – 2004 Meeting Site Selection Committee 2000, 2002, 2003 Teller’s Committee 1993, Chair, In Memorium Committee Mississippi Academy of Sciences 1987, Vice Chair, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 1988, Chair, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 1999, Vice Chair, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences 2000, Chair, Division of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences Gulf and Caribbean Research 1997-2004, Associate editor Membership American Fisheries Society American Society of Naturalists Ecological Society of America World Aquaculture Society Workshops [Invited participant] Aquaculture National Aquatic Animal Health Taskforce: Crustacean Diseases May 2005 Tucson

AZ.

Aquaculture National Aquatic Animal Health Taskforce: Research Priorities October 2005 Washington, DC

Gulf of Mexico Offshore Consortium planning meeting. Sea Grant 14 -16 February 2000, College Station, Texas.

Meeting on Trans-boundary Aquatic Animal Pathogen Transfer and the Development of Harmonised Standards on Aquaculture Health Management. Joint APEC/FAO/NACA/SEMARNAP Ad-Hoc Expert Consultation. 24 - 28 July 2000, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

National Marine Pathogen Plan Workshop. Sponsor - National Marine Fisheries Service. 26 - 27 September 2000, Biloxi, Mississippi.

Gulf of Mexico Program Biotic Pathogens Workgroup Expert Panel to develop research needs document.

Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant Consortium’s Strategic Planning Meeting - Research Scientists, 10 November 1999, Ocean Springs, MS

“Shrimp Virus Peer Review Workshop” sponsored jointly by the EPA, USDA, and NMFS. 7 -8 January 1998.

US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program Species Selection Workshop, Biloxi MS. 5-6 February 1998.

Advisory panels

Shrimp Virus Review Committee for the state of South Carolina. 1997 Review panels Florida Sea Grant Panel 2007 [Member] Rhode Island Sea Grant Panel 2006 [Member] Florida Sea Grant Panel 2005 [Member] National Academy of Sciences: U.S.-Israel Cooperative Development Research & The Middle

East Regional Cooperation Programs, [Member] Aquaculture Panel for USDA CSREES SBIR grants, from 1998 - 1999.[Panel Manager] Aquaculture Panel for USDA CSREES SBIR a grants, 1996-1998. [Member] Aquatic Animal Health Panel - NOAA National Seagrant program 1993 [Member] Publications Lemus, J. T., Blaylock, R. B., Apeitos, A., and J. M. Lotz. 2010. Short-term effects of first-prey

type and number on survival and growth of intensively cultured spotted seatrout, Cynoscion nebulosus (Sciaenidae), larvae. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 41: 455 – 463.

Font, W.F. and J. M. Lotz. 2008. Family Auridistomidae Stunkard, 1924. Pp. 327 – 329. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Font, W.F. and J. M. Lotz. 2008. Family Macroderoididae McMullen, 1937. Pp. 373 – 380. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Font, W.F. and J. M. Lotz. 2008. Family Telorchiidae Looss, 1899. Pp. 425 – 436. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Font, W.F. and J. M. Lotz. 2008. Family Urotrematidae Poche, 1926. Pp. 441 – 445. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Eumegacetidae Travasos, 1922. Pp. 501 – 504. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Exotidendriidae Mehra, 1935. Pp. 505 – 507. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Gyrabascidae Macy, 1935. Pp. 523 – 525. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Lecithodendriidae Luhe, 1901. Pp. 527 – 536. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Leyogonimidae Dollfus, 1951. Pp. 537 – 540. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Phaneropsolidae Mehra, 1935. Pp. 545 – 562. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Pleurogenidae Looss, 1899. Pp. 563 – 575. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Lotz, J.M. and W.F. Font. 2008. Family Stomylotrematidae Poche, 1926. Pp. 599 – 601. In Bray, Gibson, and Jones (eds). Keys to the Trematoda, Volume 3. CAB International and The Natural History Museum, London.

Vincent, A.G. and J.M. Lotz. 2007. Advances in research of necrotizing hepatopancreatitis bacterium (NHPB) affecting penaeid shrimp aquaculture. Reviews in Fisheries Science 15: 63 – 73.

Vincent, A.G. and J.M. Lotz. 2007. Effect of salinity on transmission of necrotizing hepatopancreatitis bacterium (NHPB) to Kona stock Litopenaeus vannamei. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 75: 265-268.

Ogle, J.T. A.V. Flosenzier and J.M. Lotz. 2006. USM-GCRL Large Scale Growout Marine Shrimp Production Facility. In Sea Grant Publication VSG-06-05. Proceedings The Sixth International Conference on Recirculating Aquaculture. July 21-23 2006. p6-13.

Ogle, J. T. and J. M. Lotz. 2006. Characterization of an Indoor Larval Production System for Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. North American Journal of Aquaculture. 68: 86- 91.

Lotz J. M., R. M. Overstreet, and D. J. Grimes. 2006. Aquaculture and Animal Pathogens in the Marine Environment with Emphasis on Marine Shrimp Viruses. Pp. 431- 451. In Belkin and Colwell (eds). Oceans and Health: Pathogens in the Marine Environment. Springer, New York.

Vincent, A.G. and J.M. Lotz. 2005. Time course of necrotizing hepatopancreatitis (NHP) in experimentally infected Litopenaeus vannamei and quantification of NHP-bacterium using real-time PCR. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 67:163-169.

Lotz, J. M., Salazar-A, L., Soto, M. A. 2005. Effect of chronic Taura syndrome virus infection on salinity tolerance of Litopenaeus vannamei Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 65: 75 – 78.

Ogle, J. T., J. T. Lemus, L. C. Nicholson, D. N. Barnes, and J. M. Lotz. 2005. Characterization of an Extensive Zooplankton Culture System Coupled with Intensive Larval Rearing of Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Pp. 225 – 244. In C. Lee, P. O’Brien, and N. Marcus (eds) Copepods in Aquaculture. Blackwell Publishing. Ames, Iowa, USA.

Lu, Y., S.Y. Wang and J.M. Lotz. 2004. The use of differential display to isolate viral genomic sequence for rapid development of PCR-based detection methods. A test case using Taura syndrome virus. Journal of Virological Methods 121:107 – 114.

Lemus, J.T., J. T. Ogle, and J. M. Lotz. 2004 Increasing Production of Copepod Nauplii in a Brown-Water Culture with Supplemental Feeding and Increased Harvest Levels. North American Journal of Aquaculture 66: 169–176.

Vincent, A.G., V. M. Breland, J.M. Lotz. 2004. Experimental infection of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) with necrotizing hepatopancreatitis (NHP) bacterium by per os exposure. Disease of Aquatic Organisms 61: 227 - 233.

Xu, Z, J. Wyrzykowski, A. Alcivar-Warren, B. J. Argue, S. M. Moss, S. M. Arce, M. Traub, F.R.O. Caleron, J. M. Lotz, and V. Breland, 2003. Genetic analyses for TSV-susceptible and TSV-resistant shrimp (Litopenaus vannamei) using M1 microsatellite. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 34: 332-343.

Lotz, J.M., A.M. Flowers, V. Breland. 2003. A model of Taura syndrome virus (TSV) epidemics in Litopenaeus vannamei. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology. 83: 168–176.

Soto, M.A. and J.M. Lotz. 2003. Transmission, virulence, and recovery coefficients of white spot syndrome virus and Taura syndrome virus infections in Litopenaeus vannamei (Kona stock). Journal of Aquatic Animal Health.15: 48-54.

Hawkins, W.E., J. M. Lotz, K. M. Leber, and D. A. Ziemann. 2003. Research Group Studies Snapper Stock Enhancement In Gulf of Mexico. Global Aquaculture Advocate.

Argue, B. J., S. M. Arce, J. M. Lotz, S. M. Moss. 2002. Selective breeding of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) for growth and resistance to Taura syndrome virus. Aquaculture 204: 447-460.

Chigbu, P., J. Ogle, J. M. Lotz, and E. L. Coleman. 2002. Some Aspects of the Culture of Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus). Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 53:227-233.

Ogle, J.T., L.C. Nicholson, J. M. Lotz. 2002. Culture of the copepod Acartia tonsa utilizing various artificial feeds. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 53:234-240.

Lemus, J.T., Ogle, J. T., Lotz, J. M., 2002. Extensive copepod culture using a highly nutritious natural water source. World Aquaculture 33: 60-62.

Lotz, J. M. and M. A. Soto. 2002. Model of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) epidemics in Litopenaeus vannamei. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 50: 199-209.

Lotz, J. M. 2002. Vectors/Spread of Pathogens - Update. Proceedings, Shrimp Virus Workshop. November 28 -29, 2001, Kenner, Louisiana, National Marine Fisheries Service, Panama City Laboratory Contribution 02-05. pp. 11 - 13.

Soto, M. A., V.R. Shervette, and J. M. Lotz. 2002. Susceptibility of Litopenaeus vannamei and Farfantepenaeus duorarum to white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and infection of Menippe adina with WSSV. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 53:38 - 45.

Tkach V., J. M. Lotz, Z. Swiderski, J.G. Esteban. 2002. On the systematic position of Ophiosacculus Macy, 1935 (Digenea: Lecithodendriidae), with the erection of the Ophiosacculinae n. subfam. Systematic Parasitology 53: 159-167.

Brown-Peterson, N.J., R. M. Overstreet, J. M. Lotz, J.S. Franks, and K. M. Burns. 2001. Reproductive biology of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from coastal waters of the southern United States. Fishery Bulletin 99:15-28.

Lotz, J. M., J. Davidson, and M.A. Soto. 2001. Two approaches to epidemiology in shrimp aquaculture disease control. Pp 155 – 161. In C. Browdy and D. Jory (eds). The New Wave, Proceedings of the Special Session on Sustainable Shrimp Culture. Aquaculture 2001. The World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Ogle, J.T. and J. M. Lotz. 2001. A zero exchange maturation system for marine shrimp. Pp 76 - 83. In C. Browdy and D. Jory (eds). The New Wave, Proceedings of the Special Session on Sustainable Shrimp Culture. Aquaculture 2001. The World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Soto, M. A., V. Shervette, and J. M. Lotz. 2001. Transmission of White Spot Syndrome Virus (WSSV) to Litopenaeus vannamei from infected cephalothorax, abdomen, or whole shrimp cadaver. Disease of Aquatic Organisms. 45: 81-87.

Blaylock, R. B., R.M. Overstreet, J. M. Lotz. 2001. Health management in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) culture. Bulletin of National Research Institute of Aquaculture, Supplement 5:5-9.

Soto, M.A. and J. M. Lotz. 2001. Epidemiological parameters of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) infections in Litopenaeus vannamei and L. setiferus. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 78: 9-15.

Bush, A. O. and J. M. Lotz. 2000. The ecology of “crowding.” Journal of Parasitology 86: 212-213.

Ogle, J.T. and J. M. Lotz.2000. Closed systems for maturation and growout of shrimp. Global Aquaculture Advocate. 3(3): 89-92.

Ogle, J. T. and J. M. Lotz. 2000. Culture of Red Snapper. Global Aquaculture Advocate. 3(5): 23 - 26.

Blaylock, R.B., Leber, K.M., Lotz, J.M., and D.A. Ziemann. 2000. The U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program (USGMSEP): The use of aquaculture technology in “responsible” stock enhancement. Bulletin of the Aquaculture Association of Canada 100 (3):16-22 .

Franks, J. S. J. T. Ogle, J. M. Lotz, L. C. Nicholson, and D. N. Barnes. 2000. Spontaneous spawning of Cobia, Rachycentron canadum, induced by Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG), with comments on fertilization, hatching and larval development. Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute 52.

Pruder, G.D., D.A. Ziemann, K.L. Leber, J.M. Lotz, W.E. Hawkins, and L.D. Conquest. 1999. U.S. Gulf of Mexico marine stock enhancement five-year program: 1999-2004. Program management for planning, execution, review, and evaluation. Bulletin of the National Research Institute of Aquaculture (Japan) Suppl. 1: 89-99.

Lotz, J. M. and D.V. Lightner. 1999. Shrimp biosecurity: pathogens and pathogen exclusion. Pp. 78 - 80. In Controlled and biosecure production systems R. A. Bullis and G.D. Pruder (eds). Oceanic Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Ogle, J. T. and J. M. Lotz. 1998. Preliminary design of a closed, biosecure shrimp growout system. pp 39 - 47. In. S. Moss, ed. Proceedings of the US Marine Shrimp Farming Program Biosecurity Workshop.

Overstreet, R. M., D. V. Lightner, K. W. Hasson, S. McIlwain, and J. M. Lotz. 1997. Susceptibility to Taura syndrome virus of some penaeid shrimp species native to the Gulf of Mexico and southeastern United States. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 69: 165-176.

Bush, A. O., K. D. Lafferty, J. M. Lotz, and A. Shostak. 1997. Parasitology meets ecology on its own terms: Margolis et al. Revisited. Journal of Parasitology 83: 575-583.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. Viruses, biosecurity, and specific pathogen free stocks in shrimp aquaculture. World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology 13: 405-413.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. Effect of host size on virulence of Taura virus to the marine shrimp Penaeus vannamei (Crustacea: Penaeidae). Disease of Aquatic Organisms 30: 45-51.

Alcivar-Warren, A., R. M. Overstreet, A. K. Dhar, K. Astrofsky, W. H. Carr, J. Sweeney, and J. M. Lotz. 1997. Genetic susceptibility of cultured shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) shrimp to infectious hypodermal and hematopoietic necrosis virus and Baculovirus penaei: possible relationship with growth status and metabolic gene expression. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 70: 190-197.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. Quantitative aspects of evaluating the consequences of pollution for parasite populations and communities. Parassitologia.39: 1-11.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. Disease control and pathogen status assurance in an SPF-based shrimp aquaculture industry, with particular reference to the United States. pp. 1-12. In Diseases in Asian Aquaculture III. T. Flegel, I.H. MacRae (eds.), Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society, Manila.

Lotz, J. M., R. M. Overstreet, and J. S. Franks. 1996. Reproduction of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from the northeastern Gulf of Mexico. Gulf Research Reports. 9(3): 147-159.

Wang, S. Y., C. Hong, and J. M. Lotz. 1996. The development of a PCR procedure for the detection of Baculovirus penaei in shrimp. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 25: 123-131.

Lotz, J. M., C.L. Browdy, W.H. Carr, P.F. Frelier, D.V. Lightner. 1995. USMSFP suggested procedures and guidelines for assuring the specific pathogen status of shrimp broodstock and seed. Pp. 66-75. In C.L. Browdy and J.S. Hopkins editors. Swimming Trough Troubled Waters, Proceedings of the Special Session on Shrimp Farming. The World Aquaculture Society.

Lotz, J. M., A. O. Bush, and W. F. Font. 1995. Recruitment-driven spatially-discontinuous communities: a null model for transmitted patterns in target communities of helminths. Journal of Parasitology. 81: 12-24.

Lotz, J. M. and W.F. Font. 1994. Excess positive associations in communities of intestinal helminths of bats: a refined null hypothesis and a test of the facilitation hypothesis. Journal of Parasitology 80: 398-413.

Jones, T., R. M. Overstreet, J. M. Lotz, and P.F. Frelier. 1994. Paraophiodina scolecoides n. sp., a new aseptate gregarine from the cultured Pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei. Diseases of Aquatic Organisms 19: 67-75.

Lotz, J. M. 1994. Preliminary US-MSFP (United States - Marine Shrimp Farming Program) quality assurance guidelines for penaeid shrimp seed and boodstock. Pages 87-96 in T. McIlwain and G. Pruder editors. USMSFP 10th Anniversary Review. GCRL Special Publication No. 1. Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA.

Lotz, J. M. and J.T. Ogle. 1994. Reproduction of the white-legged shrimp Penaeus vannamei in closed and semiclosed recirculating seawater systems. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 25: 327-345.

Lotz, J.M. 1992. Developing specific-pathogen-free (SPF) animal populations for use in aquaculture: A case study for IHHN virus of penaeid shrimp. pp. 269-283. In W. Fulks and K. L. Main eds. Diseases of Cultured Penaeid Shrimp in Asia and the United States. The Oceanic Institute, Honolulu. HI. 386 pp.

Ogle , J. T., K.Beaugez, and J. M. Lotz. 1992. Effects of salinity on the growth and survival of Penaeus vannamei. Gulf Research Reports 8: 415-421.

Ogle, J. T., and J. M. Lotz. 1992. Closed system Culture of P. vannamei. Gulf Research Reports 8: 401-413.

Overstreet, R. M., R. W. Heard, and J. M. Lotz. 1992. Microphallus fonti sp. n. (Digenea: Microphallidae) from the red swamp crawfish in southern United States. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro. 87: 175-178.

Lotz, J. M. and W. F. Font. 1991. The role of positive and negative interspecific associations in the organization of communities of intestinal helminths of bats. Parasitology 103: 127-138.

LeBlanc, B.D., R. M. Overstreet, J. M. Lotz. 1991. Relative susceptibility of Penaeus aztecus to Baculovirus penaei. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 22: 173-177.

Lotz, J. M. and R.M. Overstreet. 1990. Marine shrimp culture: parasites and predators. In. C. Chavez J. and N.O. Sosa (eds.) The Aquaculture of Shrimp Prawn and Crawfish in the World: Basics and Technologies. Midori Shobo Co. Ltd. Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku Tokyo, Japan. Pp. 96-121 (In Japanese).

Lotz, J. M. and J. R. Palmieri. 1985. Lecithodendriidae (Trematoda) from Taphozous melanopogon (Chiroptera) in Perlis, Malaysia. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 52:21-29.

Lotz, J. M. and W. F. Font. 1985. Structure of enteric helminth communities in two populations of Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology 63:2969-2978.

Lotz, J. M. and K. C. Corkum. 1984. Notes on the life cycle of Dictyangium chelydrae (Digenea:Microscaphidiidae). Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 51:353-355.

Chao, D., J. M. Lotz, and D. G. Dusanic. 1984. Infection of rodent myeloma Y3-Ag1.2.3 cells by Trypanosoma cruzi metacyclic trypomastigotes. Journal of Parasitology 70:1005-1007.

Lotz, J. M. and W. F. Font. 1983. Review of the Lecithodendriidae (Trematoda) from Eptesicus fuscus in Wisconsin and Minnesota. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 50:83-102.

Lotz, J. M. and K. C. Corkum. 1983. Studies on the life history of Sogandaritrema progeneticus (Digenea:Microphallidae). Journal of Parasitology 69:918-921.

Lotz, J. M. and K. C. Corkum. 1975. Parabrachylaima euglandensis gen. et sp. n. (Trematoda: Brachylaimidae) from the terrestrial snail, Euglandina rosea (Ferussac). Journal of Parasitology 61:870-872.

Published Abstracts and Presentations Apeitos, A., R.B. Blaylock and J.M. Lotz. 2007. The Seatrout Population Enhancement

Cooperative (SPEC): the first release of hatchery-reared spotted seatrout (Cynoscion nebulosus) in Mississippi. Annual international meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. 26 February – 2 March 2007. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Blaylock, R.B, A. Apeitos, J.T. Lemus, J.M. Lotz and William E. Hawkins. 2007. The Seatrout Population Enhancement Cooperative (SPEC): intensive rearing of Cynoscion nebulosus for release in Mississippi. Aquaculture 2007. Annual international meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. 26 February – 2 March 2007. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Lemus, J.T. and J.M. Lotz. 2007. A perspective on intensive mass-culture of the calanoid copepod Acartia tonsa based on some effects of copepod stocking density. . Annual international meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. 26 February – 2 March 2007. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Lemus, J.T., Apeitos, A., Blaylock, R.B., Lotz, J.M., Hawkins, W.E.. 2007. Culture of the red snapper Lutjanus campechanus at the Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Third International Sustainable Marine Fish Culture Conference, Oct. 15-17, 2007. Ft. Pierce, FL, USA.

Lotz, J.M. 2007. Disease Control Strategies for Shrimp Farming. Aquaculture 2007. Annual international meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. 26 February – 2 March 2007. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Lotz, J.M. and J.T. Ogle. 2007. Overview of The University of Southern Mississippi – Gulf Coast Research Lab large-scale growout facility. Annual international meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. 26 February – 2 March 2007. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Ostrowski, A.C., H. Atwood, A. Alcivar-Warren, Q.C. Fontenot, A.L. Lawrence, D.V. Lightner, J.M. Lotz and S.M. Moss. 2007. Milestone achievements and future directions of the U.S. Marine Shrimp Farming Program in response to evolving world markets. . Annual international meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. 26 February – 2 March 2007. San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Apeitos, A., J.T. Lemus, R.B. Blaylock and J.M. Lotz. 2006. Intensive Rearing of Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion nebulosus in a Closed, Recirculating System. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p 16.

Ballard, J.R. and J.M. Lotz. 2006 Effect of Crowding Density on the Growth And Survival of Cobia Rachycentron Canadum in a Recirculating Aquaculture System. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p12

Lemus, J.T. and J.M. Lotz. 2006 Cannibalism in Intensive Cultures of Acartia tonsa (Copepoda:Calanoida) is Affected by Gender, Copepod Density, Microalgae Density and Copepod Instar. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p.159.

Lemus, J.T., R.B. Blaylock and J.M. Lotz. 2006. The Effect of First-Prey Type and Quantity on the Survival and Size of Larval Spotted Seatrout Cynoscion Nebulosus (Sciaenidae) in Small-Scale Experimental Tanks. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p160

Lotz, J.M. and A.G. Vincent. 2006. Advances in Research on Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (NHP). Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p172

Lotz, J.M. 2006. Biology, genetics, and ecology of Taura syndrome virus. Keynote address. 39th Annual Meeting of the Society of Invertebrate Pathology. 27 August – 1 September, Wuhan, China.

Lotz, J.M. 2006. Penaeid Shrimp Aquaculture. United Soybean Board - Aquaculture Industry Coalition Meeting February. Las Vegas, NV, USA.

Ogle, J.T. and J.M. Lotz. 2006. Effect of Different Greenhouse Covers on Production of White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei in a Pilot Scale Facility. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p214

Ostrowski, A.C., H.L. Atwood, A. Alcivar-Warren, Q. Fontenot, A.L. Lawrence, D.V. Lightner, J.M. Lotz and S.M. Moss. 2006. Recent Progress and Milestone Achievements of the US Marine Shrimp Farming Program in Response to Evolving World Markets. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p217

A.G. Vincent and J.M. Lotz. 2006. A Model of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis-Bacterium (NHP-B) Epidemics in its Shrimp Host Litopenaeus vannamei. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p338.

Zimmerman, N.P. V. Breland and J.M. Lotz. 2006. Regulation of Taura Syndrome Virus by Shrimp that Survive Initial Infection. Book of Abstracts. Aquaculture America 2006. February. Las Vegas, NV, USA. p367.

Ostrowski, A.C., A. Alcivar-Warren, H. Atwood, C. Browdy, R. Boopathy, J. M. Lotz, A. L. Lawrence, D.V. Lightner and S. M. Moss. 2005. Strategies and focus of the U.S. marine shrimp farming program in a changing world market . Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA January 17-20. page 308.

Lawrence, A.L., J.Fox, K.Gaines, K. Gregg, P. Varner, K. Hasson, Y.S. Juang, R. Adami, W.A. Bray, J.M. Lotz, D.V. Lightner, G. Greece, T. Reisinger, P. Larkin, D. Moury, A. Alcivar-Warren and A.C. Ostrowski. 2005. TSV in Texas during 2004: Summary of a collaborative program involving commercial shrimp farms, state and federal institutions / agencies. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA January 17-20. page 228.

Lotz, J.M. , R. Adami, Y. S. Juang, A. Lawrence, D.V. Lightner, A.C. Ostrowsky, M. Andres Soto. Review of the Epidemiology of TSV. Aquaculture America, New Orleans, LA January 17-20. page 225.

Vincent, A.G. & J.M. Lotz. 2005. A model of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis-bacterium epidemics in Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp). Southern Conference of Researchers of Aquatic Diseases (SCRAD), joint meeting with Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, Southern Conference on Animal Parasites, Animal Disease Research Workers in Southern States, and Helminthological Society of Washington. Blacksburg, VA April 6-8.

Vincent, A.G. & J.M. Lotz. 2005. Time course of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (NHP) in experimentally infected Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture America (World Aquaculture Society). New Orleans, LA January 17-20.

Lotz, J.M. and S.Y. Wang. 2004. The application of biotechnology to understanding the evolution of virulence in emerging shrimp pathogens. 7th Asian Fisheries Forum. 28 November – 4 December 2004. Penang, Malaysia

Lemus, J.T. and J. M. Lotz. 2004. Density-Dependent Egg Production of the Cultured Copepod Acartia tonsa (Calanoida) and the Relevance toward Red Snapper Culture. World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA.

Lotz, J.M., C. L. Browdy, and D. V. Lightner. 2004 Advances in Epidemiology and Biosecurity of Penaeid Shrimp Diseases. World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA

Lotz, J.M., A. M. Flowers, and V. Breland. 2004. Relationship Between Viral Load and Transmission of Taura Syndrome Virus in Litopenaeus vannamei. World Aquaculture

Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA

Ogle, J.T., J. K. Zimmerman, and J.M. Lotz. 2004 Effect of Light on Survival of Pre-Feeding Larval Red Snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA

Ogle, J.T., A. Apeitos, D.Barnes, and J. M. Lotz. 2004. Survival of Juvenile Red Snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) in a Shallow Water Nursery System at Two Flow Rates. World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA

Vincent, A.G. and J. M. Lotz. Experimental infection of Litopenaeus vannamei by Necrotizing hepatopancreatitis (NHP) via per os and injection exposure. World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA.

Vincent, A.G. and J. M. Lotz. 2004 Experimental exposure of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (NHP), a bacterial disease affecting penaeid aquaculture in the Americas, to Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific White shrimp). Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Biloxi, MS February 18-20, 2004.

Vincent, A. G. and J. M. Lotz. 2004. Infectivity of Necrotizing Hepatopancreatitis (NHP) to Litopenaeus vannamei (Pacific white shrimp). Southern Conference of Researchers in Aquatic Diseases. Biloxi, MS February 8-10, 2004.

Zimmerman, J.K., J.T. Ogle, and J.M. Lotz. 2004. Salinity Tolerance of Acartia tonsa. World Aquaculture Society. Honolulu, HI March 1-5, 2004. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. USA

Browdy, C.L., S.M. Moss, J.M. Lotz, C.R. Weirich, C A. Otoshi, J.T. Ogle, B.J. McAbee, A.D. Montgomery and E.M. Matsuda. 2003 Recent USMSFP Advances in the Development of Biosecure Environmentally Sound Superintensive Shrimp Production Systems. p. 35. Book of Abstracts. Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. 18 - 21 January 2003. Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Cao, Z., A.M. Flowers, V. Breland, J.M. Lotz, and S.Y. Wang. 2003. The Development of a Real-Time RT-PCR method for the Quantification of Taura Syndrome Virus in Shrimp. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 48: 27. Abstract.

Lemus, J.T , J.T. Ogle, L.C. Nicholson, D.N. Barnes, and J.M. Lotz. 2003. Characterization of an extensive zooplankton culture system coupled with intensive larval rearing of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Presentation at the Aquaculture Interchange Program Workshop “Culture of Copepods and Applications to Marine Finfish Larval Rearing, May 5-8, 2003, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Lotz, J.M. 2003. Advances in Modeling Epidemics of Shrimp Pathogens. p 158. Book of Abstracts. Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. 18 - 21 January 2003. Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Zimmerman, J.K., J.M. Lotz, J.T. Ogle. 2003. Salinity tolerance of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus eggs and larvae. p. 345. Book of Abstracts. Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. 18 - 21 January 2003. Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Blaylock R. B. and J. M. Lotz. Habitat preference in wild and cultured juvenile red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. World Aquaculture 2002. Annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. April 23 - 26, 2002. Beijing, China.

Hawkins, W. E, K. M. Leber, J. M. Lotz, G. D. Pruder, and D. A. Ziemann. 2002. Using the red snapper Lutjanus campechanus in the Gulf of Mexico to conduct stock enhancement research. World Aquaculture 2002. Annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. April 23 - 26. Beijing, China.

Leber, K. M., B. R. Blackburn, N. Brennan, D. A. Ziemann, and J. M. Lotz. Preliminary investigations of stock enhancement of the American red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus, in central Florida, USA. World Aquaculture 2002. Annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. April 23 - 26, 2002. Beijing, China.

Lotz, J. M. The basic reproduction number (R0) of white spot syndrome virus and Taura syndrome virus in Litopenaeus vannamei and implications for the spread of infection. World Aquaculture 2002. Annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. April 23 - 26, 2002. Beijing, China.

Lotz, J. M.. Modeling shrimp viral epidemics. Fourth International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2-6 September 2002.

Lotz, J. M. Advances in the epidemiology of white spot syndrome virus and Taura syndrome virus. Aquaculture America 2002. Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. 27 - 30 January 2002. San Diego, California, USA.

Lotz, J. M., K. M. Leber, D. A. Ziemann, and W. E. Hawkins. The US Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Program and Offshore Stock Enhancement Research on Red Snapper Lutjanus campechanus Center of Marine Biotechnology. International Scientific Workshop, The Interface Between Aquaculture and Stock Enhancement: Assessing the Promise of Replenishing Marine Fisheries. 18 - 20 March 2002. Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Ogle, J. T. and J. M. Lotz. Culture of red snapper, Lutjanus campechanus. Mississipi Chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Annual Meeting February 2002. Biloxi, Mississippi.

Salazar A., L. and J. M. Lotz. Development of a semi-quantitative infectivity assay for white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in the white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. World Aquaculture 2002. Annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. April 23 - 26, 2002. Beijing, China.

Vincent, A. G., V. M. Breland, and J. M. Lotz. Experimental infection of necrotizing hepatopancreatits (NHP) in Litopenaeus vannamei by injection and ingestion. Fourth International Symposium on Aquatic Animal Health, New Orleans, Louisiana. 2-6 September 2002.

Zimmerman, J. K., J. M. Lotz, and J. T. Ogle. Salinity tolerance of red snapper Lutjanus campechanus eggs and larvae. Aquaculture America 2002. Annual meeting of the U.S. Chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. 27 - 30 January 2002. San Diego, California, USA.

Lemus, J. T., J. T. Ogle, and J. M. Lotz. The effect of different harvest volumes on calanoid copepod cultures using the brown water technique. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Lotz, J.M. 2001. Two approaches to epidemiology in shrimp aquaculture disease control. Special Session on Sustainable Shrimp Farming. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL.World Aquaculture Society

Lotz, J.M. 2000. Review of recent shrimp aquaculture research at the University of Southern Mississippi & Gulf Coast Research Laboratory. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. World Aquaculture Society.

Moss, S. M., B. J. Argue, F. L. Castille, S. M. Arce, J. M. Lotz, V. M. Breland, D. V. Lightner, B. L. White, C. L. Browdy, S. Y. Price, A. L. Lawrence, H. Bowers, and R. A. Bullis. Family survival of Pacific White Shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei to Taura Syndrome Virus in field and laboratory challenges. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Ogle, J. T. and J. M. Lotz. Closed systems for sustainable shrimp culture. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Ogle, J. T., L. C. Nicholson, D. N. Barnes, R. J. Shields, and J. M. Lotz. Recent developments in the culture of larval red snapper Lutjanus campechanus. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Ogle, J. T. and J. M. Lotz. A zero exchange maturation system for Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Salazar A., L., M. Andres Soto, and J. M. Lotz. Effect of chronic Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) infections on survival of the shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei exposed to salinity stress. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Soto, M. A. J. M. Lotz, and V. R. Shervette. Relative susceptibility of Litopenaeus vannamei (Kona stock) to white spot syndrome virus. Aquaculture ‘01, Orlando FL. January 21-25, 2001. World Aquaculture Society.

Soto, M. A., V. Shervette, and J. M. Lotz. Relative susceptibility of Litopenaeus vannamei (Kona stock) to white spot syndrome virus and Taura syndrome virus. Annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 7-9 February 2001, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Flowers, C. H. Jr., J. M. Lotz, and V. M. Breland. Experimental infection of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) with white spot syndrome virus: evaluation of waterborne transmission. Annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 7-9 February 2001, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Salazar A., L., M. A. Soto, and J. M. Lotz. The effects of salinity stress on survival of naive and chronic, Taura syndrome virus infected shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) Annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 7-9 February 2001, Tupelo, Mississippi.

J. T. Lemus, J. T. Ogle, and J. M. Lotz. The effect of different harvest volumes on calanoid copepod cultures. Annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 7-9 February 2001, Tupelo, Mississippi.

Argue, B. J. S. M. Arce, J. M. Lotz, and S. M. Moss. Selective breeding of Pacific White Shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) fro growth and TSV resistance. Proceedings of Genetics in Aquaculture VII. July 16 - 22, 2000, Townsville, Australia. P. 6.

Lotz, J.M. 2000. Viruses in Shrimp Aquaculture. LSU Diagnosticians Workshop. Louisiana State University - School of Veterinary Medicine. Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Lotz, J.M. 2000. Review of Shrimp Aquaculture in the U.S.A Meeting on Trans-boundary Aquatic Animal Pathogen Transfer and the Development of Harmonised Standards on Aquaculture Health Management. Joint APEC/FAO/NACA/SEMARNAP Ad-Hoc Expert Consultation. 24 - 28 July 2000, Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.

Moore, A. M., J. M. Lotz, and V. Breland. Resistance of naive and previously exposed Litopenaeus vannamei (Crustacea: Penaeidae) to Taura syndrome virus or white spot virus. Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting 24 - 25 February 2000, Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

Moore, A.M. J. M. Lotz, S.Y. Wang, A. Alcivar-Warren, A.K. Dhar. Detection of Taura syndrome virus using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Annual meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. February 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Flowers, C.H. Jr., J. M. Lotz, and V. Breland, Experimental infection of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) with white spot virus. Annual meeting of World Aquaculture Society. 2 - 5 February 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Soto, M.A. and J. M. Lotz. Penaeid shrimp and white spot virus: factors affecting the potential introduction of a nonindigeneous virus. Joint meeting of the British Ecological Society and the Ecological Society of America. 10 - 13 April 2000. Orlando, Florida, USA.

Soto, M.A. and J. M. Lotz. Transmission of white spot virus to Litopenaeus vannamei (Crustacea: Penaeidae). Annual meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. 24 - 25 February 2000. Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

Soto, M.A., J. M. Lotz, V.M. Breland, and R.M. Overstreet. Studies on waterborne transmission of Taura virus and white spot virus to penaeid shrimp of the Americas. Annual meeting of World Aquaculture Society. 2 - 5 February 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Soto, M. A., V. Shervette, and J. M. Lotz. 2000. Susceptibility of Litopenaeus vannamei and Farfantepeneaus duorarum to white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and infection of Menippe adina with WSSV. 53rd Annual Meeting of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute. 6 - 10 November 2000. Biloxi, Mississippi, USA.

Lu, Y., J. M. Lotz, and Shiao Y. Wang Differential display and the identification of RT-PCR primers for the detection of Taura syndrome virus in shrimp. Annual meeting of World Aquaculture Society. 2 - 5 February 2000. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.

Argue, B.J., S. Arce, J. M. Lotz, and S. Moss. 1999. Heritability for resistance to Taura Syndrome Virus in specific pathogen free Litopenaeus vannamei. World Aquaculture ‘99. Book of Abstracts, 27. Sydney, Australia. World Aquaculture Society, baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.

Brown-Peterson, Nancy, J. M. Lotz, Robin M. Overstreet, and Karen M. Burns. Reproductive biology of female cobia, Rachycentron canadum, in the southeastern United States. 79th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Pennsylvania State College, PA. 24-30 June 1999.

Lotz, J.M. 1999. Shrimp biosecurity: pathogens and pathogen exclusion. World Aquaculture ‘99. Sydney, Australia.

Flowers, C.H. Jr., J. M. Lotz, and V. Breland. 1999. Infectivity to the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) of white spot virus. Mississippi Academy of Sciences Book of Abstracts. 24- 26 February 1999. Tupelo, Mississippi.

Moore, A.M., J. M. Lotz, and M.A. Soto. 1999. Infectivity to Litopenaeus vannamei of Taura Virus after heat treatment. Mississippi Academy of Sciences Book of Abstracts. 24- 26 February 1999. Tupelo, Mississippi.

Moore, A.M., J. M. Lotz, and M.A. Soto. 1999. Effect of temperature on the infectivity of Taura virus in Litopenaeus vannamei. Aquaculture America ‘99 Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, 27 - 30 January, Tampa, Florida.

Soto, M.A., J. M. Lotz, JR. Warren, and A.M. Moore. 1999. The spatial and temporal distribution of wild shrimp populations may determine if and when viral epizootics occur. Aquaculture America ‘99 Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, 27 - 30 January 1999, Tampa, Florida.

Soto, M.A., J. M. Lotz, JR. Warren, and A.M. Moore. 1999. Fitting, Testing, and Grouping Negative Binomial Distributions from Shrimp Population Data. Mississippi Academy of Sciences Book of Abstracts. 24- 26 February 1999. Tupelo, Mississippi.

Lotz, J. M. 1998. An overview of the USA Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Research Consortium: Goals, Objectives, and Rationale. presented by Lotz at BioCosmos Conference,16 - 19 November 1998, Sendai, Japan. (Invited). Abstract in Book of Abstracts.

Moss, S. S. Arce, F. Calderon, C. Otoshi, D. Moss, J. M. Lotz, D. Lightner, B. Argue, and G. Pruder. 1998. Breeding for disease resistance in penaeid shrimp: Experiences from the US Marine Shrimp Farming Program. First Latin American Shrimp Culture Congress and Exhibition, Panama City, Panama. Abstract in Book of Abstracts.

Ogle, J.T. and J. M. Lotz. 1998. Preliminary Design of a Closed, Biosecure Shrimp Growout System. presented by Ogle at a special session held at the Annual Meeting of the World Aquaculture Society. Las Vegas NV. February 1998. No Abstract.

Stuck, L.S., K. C. Stuck and J. M. Lotz. Potential use of the mtDNA control sequence as a genetic mark for evaluating stock enhancement efforts for red snapper. UJNR Aquaculture Panel 27th Joint Meeting. Presented by Lotz at the 27th US-Japan Natural Resources - Aquaculture Panel Meeting, 11-12 November 1998 Ise City, Mie, Japan. Abstract in Book of Abstracts.

Pruder, G. D., D.A. Ziemann, K.L. Leber, J. M. Lotz, W. E. Hawkins, and L.D. Conquest. 1998 . U.S. Gulf of Mexico Marine Stock Enhancement Five Year Program 1999 - 2004: Program management for planning, execution, review and evaluation. Presented by Pruder at the 27th US-Japan Natural Resources - Aquaculture Panel Meeting, 11-12 November 1998, Ise City, Mie, Japan. Abstract in book of abstracts.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. Biosecurity in shrimp farming operations. Presented at World Aquaculture ‘97, Seattle, WA, USA.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. Taura Syndrome Virus and reproduction of Penaeus vannamei. Presented at World Aquaculture ‘97. Seattle WA, USA.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. The effect of host size on virulence of Taura Virus to Penaeus vannamei. Presented in a special session at the annual meeting of the National Shellfisheries Association. Fort Walton Beach, Florida.

Lotz, J. M. 1997. A review of the category I viruses of shrimp aquaculture. Presented in special symposium at the 22nd annual conference of Tropical and Subtropical seafood science and technology society of the Americas. Biloxi, MS, USA.

Carr W. H., K. T. Fjalestad, J. M. Lotz, R. N. Oyama, D. M. Godin, C. P. L. Chang, F. J. Segura, S. C. Roddy, and J. N. Sweeney. 1997. Advances in selective breeding for growth performance and disease resistance in specific pathogen free (spf) pacific white shrimp, Penaeus vannamei. Pp.68 in World Aquaculture ‘97 Book of Abstracts. Seattle Washington, USA.

Erickson, H. S., A. L. Lawrence, K. L. Gregg, J. M. Lotz, and D. A. McKee. 1997. Sensitivity of Penaeus vannamei, Penaeus vannamei TSV survivors,and Penaeus setiferus to Taura Syndrome Virus infected tissue and TSV infected pond water; and sensitivity of P. vannamei to TSV bioassays with P. setiferus and Penaeus aztecus. World Aquaculture ‘97 Book of Abstracts. Seattle, WA, USA.

Erickson, H. S., A. L. Lawrence, K. L. Gregg, P.F. Frelier, J. M. Lotz, and D. A. McKee. 1997. Sensitivity of Penaeus vannamei, Sciaenops ocellatus Cynoscion neulosus, Palaemonetes sp.

and Callinectes sapidus to Taura Syndrome Virus infected tissue. Pp. 140 in World Aquaculture ‘97 Book of Abstracts. Seattle, WA, USA.

Alcivar-Warren A. A., A. K. Dhar, W.H. Carr, and J. M. Lotz. 1997. Development of molecular markers in Penaeus vannamei for resistance to Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) infection. Pp. 8 in World Aquaculture ‘97 Book of Abstracts. Seattle, WA, USA.

Krol, R., W. Hawkins, R. Overstreet, and J. M. Lotz. 1997. Ultrastructural studies on the lymphoid organ of the Pacific white shrimp Penaeus vannamei exposed to Taura Syndrome Virus (TSV) Pp. 264-265 in World Aquaculture ‘97 Book of Abstracts. Seattle, WA, USA.

Lotz, J. M. and J. T. Ogle. 1997. Taura Syndrome Virus and reproduction of Penaeus vannamei. Pp. 294 in World Aquaculture ‘97 Book of Abstracts. Seattle, WA, USA.

Lotz, J. M. 1996. Disease Control and Pathogen Status Assurance in an SPF-Based Shrimp Aquaculture Industry. Keynote presentation at The Third Symposium on Diseases in Asian Aquaculture sponsored by the Asian Fisheries Society. Bangkok, Thailand.

Lotz, J. M. 1996. Parasites and predators. Presented in the President's Symposium of the Southeastern Society of Parasitologists, Murray, KY.

Lotz, J. M. 1996. Exclusion and Biosecurity - Fisheries, Farming, and Processing. Integrated assessment of shrimp pathogens: a workshop. Sponsored by DOC-NOAA-NMFS, USDA, EPA. New Orleans, LA.

Lotz, J. M. 1996. Carriers and Spread of Pathogens. Integrated assessment of shrimp pathogens: a workshop.. Sponsored by DOC-NOAA-NMFS, USDA, EPA, New Orleans, LA

Lotz, J. M. 1996. Quantitative Aspects of Evaluating the Consequences of Pollution for Parasite Populations and Communities: Models and Data Analysis. Special symposium of VII European Multicolloquium of Parasitology (EMOP). Parma, Italy.

Erickson, H. S., A. L. Lawrence, K. L. Gregg, P. F. Frelier, J. M. Lotz, C. Seymore, and D. A. McKee. 1996. Sensitivity of Penaeus vannamei, Penaeus setiferus, and Penaeus duorarum to Taura Syndrome Virus infected tissue. Aquaculture America 1996 Book of Abstracts, Arlington Texas, 37-38.

Franks, J. S., J. M. Lotz, R. M. Overstreet, and J. R. Warren. 1996. Age, growth, and reproduction of cobia, Rachycentron canadum, from the northern Gulf of Mexico. In D. A. Hancock and J. P. Beumer (eds.), Proceedings of the 2nd World Fisheries Congress, Vol. 1, Brisbane, Australia, p. 115.

Lotz, J. M. 1996. Disease control and pathogen status assurance in an SPF based aquaculture industry. Pp. 237-238. In R. L. Cresswell ed., World Aquaculture ‘96. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. 498 p.

Tirado, M. C., J. M. Lotz, J. T. Ogle,. And W. D. Youngs. 1996. Effect of the diet on Penaeus vannamei reproduction: supplementation with marine polychaetes. Pp. 408. In R. L. Cresswell ed., World Aquaculture ‘96. Book of Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. 498 p.

Lotz, J.M. 1995. USMFP suggested procedures and guidelines for assuring the specific pathogen status of shrimp broodstock and seed. Presented in a special symposium of the World Aquaculture Society, San Diego, CA, USA.

Lotz, J. M. 1995. The USMSFP’s pathogen surveillance project: toward assuring the pathogen status of U.S. produced shrimp broodstock and seed. In Aquaculture ‘95, book of Abstracts. P. 165. World Aquaculture Society Press. Baton Rouge, LA.

Tirado, M.C., W.D. Youngs, J. M. Lotz, and J.T. Ogle. 1995. Reproduction of the marine shrimp Penaeus vannamei in closed systems. Presented at Sustainable Aquaculture ‘95. Honolulu HI, USA.

Lotz, J. M. and C. D. Potter. 1994. Relative sensitivity of procedures for the detection of IHHN virus of penaeid shrimp. In World Aquaculture '94. p.225. World Aquaculture Society Press. Baton Rouge, LA. 338 pp.

Lotz, J. M. 1994. Preliminary US-MSFP (United States - Marine Shrimp Farming Program) health and facility certification guidelines for penaeid shrimp. In World Aquaculture '94. p.114. World Aquaculture Society Press. Baton Rouge, LA. 338 pp.

Lotz, J. M. and J. T. Ogle. 1993. Reproduction of the white legged shrimp, Penaeus vannamei, in a recirculating seawater system. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Jackson, MS, USA. February 18 - 19.

Lotz, J. M. and J.T. Ogle. 1993. Reproduction of the white legged shrimp Penaeus vannamei in closed and semiclosed recirculating seawater systems. Annual Meeting of the U.S. chapter of the World Aquaculture Society. Hilton Head, SC, USA. June.

Font, W.F. and J. M. Lotz. 1992. Seasonal dynamics of Maritrema sp. metacercariae parasitizing freshwater shrimp, Palaemonetes kadiakensis. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Philadelphia, PA, USA. August 4-8.

Stuck, K.C., R. M. Overstreet, and J. M. Lotz. 1992. Effects of antibiotics on the growth and survival of larval Penaeus vannmamei in a small-scale experimental system. In Aquaculture ‘92 Abstracts and events.

Lotz, J. M., R.M. Overstreet, D.V. Lightner, and R. Redman. 1991. Occurrence of IHHN virus in penaeid shrimp from wild populations of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 22:37A.

Lotz, J. M. and W.F. Font. 1991. Species richness of intestinal worm infracommunities of bats. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Madison, Wisconsin, USA. August 4-8.

Font, W. F. and J. M. Lotz.1991. Maritrema sp. metacercariae from crayfish and freshwater shrimp in Wisconsin and Louisiana. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Madison, Wisconsin, USA, August 4-8.

Lotz, J. M. and W.F. Font. 1991. Determinants of organization and Diversity in communities of intestinal helminths of bats. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Jackson, Mississippi. February 21 - 22.

Woods, J. and J. M. Lotz. 1991. A comparative study of succession of microorganisms in commercial shrimp ponds. Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science. Jackson, MS. February 21- 22.

J. M. Lotz and W.F. Font. 1990. Diversity of Intestinal Helminth Communities of Bats. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. East Lansing, MI, USA. June.

Lotz, J. M. R.M. Overstreet, and J.T. Ogle. 1990. Studies on Infectious Hypodermal and Hematopoietic Necrosis (IHHN) virus in penaeid shrimp. P.73 In World Aquaculture ‘90 Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society Press. Baton Rouge, LA. 138 pp.

Lotz, J. M. and W. F. Font. 1990. Diversity of intestinal helminth communities of bats. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. East Lansing, Michigan. June 26-30.

Ogle, J., J. M. Lotz, and D. Cook. Closed system culture of Penaeus vannamei indoors. P.94 In World Aquaculture ‘90 Abstracts. World Aquaculture Society Press. Baton Rouge, LA. 138 pp.

Eddins, K., J. M. Lotz, L.H. Melton, and S.H. Walker. 1990. Dynamics of hemocyte populations throughout the molt cycle of Penaeus vannamei. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 35(Supplement):72.

Font W.F. and J. M. Lotz.1989. Seasonal population dynamics of the helminth parasites of Myotis austroriparius in Louisiana. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Vancouver, BC, CANADA. August.

Lotz, J. M., R.M. Overstreet, K.H. Lotz, and W.D. Burke. 1989. Infection of Penaeus vannamei and Mysidopsis bahia with Parauronema virginianum. Journal of World Aquaculture Society. 20:52A.

Ogle, J.T., J. M. Lotz, and T.D. McIlwain. 1989. The effect of water depth on reproductive performance of Penaeus vannamei. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 34(Supplement): 78-79.

Rehak, J.P., J. M. Lotz, and J.T. Ogle. 1989. Studies on the cryopreservation and regeneration of sperm and spermatophores in P. vannamei. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 34(Supplement):78.

Lotz, J. M. 1988. The effects of salinity on the growth and survival of Procambarus clarkii and P. acutus. Journal of the World Aquaculture Society 19: 48A - 49A.

Lotz, J. M., W.K. Volgelbein, R.M. Overstreet. 1988. Observations on two species of apostome ciliates of Penaeus spp. from the northern Gulf of Mexico. Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences 32:81.

Font, W. F. and J. M. Lotz. 1988. Comparison of helminth parasites communities of bats from Louisiana and the upper Midwest. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Parasitologists. Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA. July 31 - August 4.