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Rex Dunham
Alumni Professor

(334)-844-9121
dunhara@auburn.edu

Field of Specialization
Fish Genetics


 



  • Professional Affiliations
  • Special Honors & Awards
  • Research
  • Publications
  •   International Association of Genetics in Aquaculture
  •   World Aquaculture Society


  • Alumni Professor, Auburn University
  • recipient of the Catfish Farmers of America Distinguished Research Award
  • first to produce a transgenic fish in the United States.  The paper resulting from that work was recognized as one of the top 5 papers by the American Fisheries Society in 1987.
  • research  recognized and recorded in the US Congressional Record.
  • Chairman and keynote address for the Genetics Section of Aquaculture Genetics in the Third Millenium, Bangkok,Thailand, 2000
  • Invited Speaker, 4th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 1990.    Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Invited Speaker, 3rd World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production 1986,    Lincoln, Nebraska

    • My primary research interest is the genetic improvement of catfish. The areas and related areas within catfish genetics include selective breeding, hybridization, gene transfer, gene mapping and genomics and reproductive physiology

    Title Journal Year
    Microarray analysis of gene expression in the blue catfish liver reveals early activation of the MHC class I pathway after infection with Edwardsiella ictaluri  Molecular Immunology  2008 
    Expression analysis of the acute phase response in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) after infection with a Gram-negative bacterium  Developmental and Comparative Immunology  2007 
    Transgenic Fish - Where We Are and Where Do We Go?  The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture Bamidgeh  2006 
    Comparison of domestic and wild channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) populations provides no evidence for genetic impact  Aquaculture  2006 
    Alterations in Gene Expression in the Brain of White Catfish (Ameiurus catus) in Response to Cold Acclimation  Marine Biotechnology  2004 
    Aquaculture and Fisheries Biotechnology Genetic Approaches  Book (authored)  2004 
    Assessing genetic diversity of domestic  Aquaculture  2003 
    Dress-out and fillet yields of channel catfish,  Aquaculture  2003 
    Response to three generations of selection for  Aquaculture  2003 
    An AFLP-Based Genetic Linkage Map of Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)  Genetics  2003 
    DISTRIBUTION, HABITAT USE, AND GENETICS OF TULOTOMA MAGNIFICA (GASTROPODA:VIVIPARIDAE)  Southeastern Naturalist  2003 
    Gene Mapping,lsolation and Genetic Improvement in Catfish  ( Book Chapter ) Aquatic Genomics - Steps Toward a Great Future  2003 
    Comparative growth of Egyptian tilapias in  Aquaculture  2002 
    Molecular characterization and differential expression of the myostatin  Biochimica et Biophysica  2002 
    Enhanced bacterial disease resistance of transgenic channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, possessing cecropin genes  Marine Biotechnology  2002 
    Expression Profile of the Channel Catfish Spleen: Analysis of Genes Involved in Immune Functions   Marine Biotechnology  2002 
    Survival of F2 Transgenic common carp containing pRSVrtGH1 complementary DNA when subjected to low dissolved oxygen  Marine Biotechnology  2002 
    Differential gene expression in the brain of channel catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus) in response to cold acclimation   Molecular Genetic Genomics  2002 
    Effects of Rainbow trout growth hormone complementary DNA on body shape, carcass yield, and carcass composition of F1 and F2 transgenic common carp   Marine Biotechnology  2002 
    A Comparison of First and Third Year Growth of Two Strains of Largemouth Bass in South Carolina  American Fisheries society Symposium  2002 
    Biochemical Genetics of Brook Trout: Management Implications in Georgia  Annual conference of the Southeastern Association of Game and Fish Agencies  2002 
    Influence of Environmental Salinity on Messenger RNA Levels of Growth Hormone, Prolactin, and Somatolactin in Pituitary of the Channel Catfish ( Ictalurus punctatus)   Marine Biotechnology  2001 
    Present and future trends in the U.S. catfish industry: strtegies and concerns for millennium years  Reviews in Fisheries Science  2001 
    Genetic Analysis of Ozark Hellbenders Utilizing RAPD Markers  Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeast Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies  2001 
    Biochemical Genetics of BrookTrout in Georgia: Management Implications  Proceedings of the Annual Conference Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies  2001 
    Review of the Status of Aquaculture Genetics  Technical Proceedings of the Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millenium  2001 
    The skeletal muscle a-actin gene of channel catfish (Ictalurus  Gene  2000 
    Transcriptome analysis of channel catŪsh (Ictalurus punctatus): genes and  Gene  2000 
    Comparison of Manual Stripping and Pen Spawning for Production of Channel Catfish 3 Blue Catfish Hybrids and Aquarium Spawning of Channel Catfish  North American Journal of Aquaculture  2000 
    Reproduction among Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, and Their F1 and F2 Hybrids  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  2000 
    Random amplified polymorphic DNA markers:  Aquaculture  1999 
    Transcribed Dinucleotide Microsatellites and Their  Biochemical and Biophysical Research communications  1999 
    Characterization of nonautonomous Tc1-like transposable elements of  Fish Physiology and Biochemistry  1999 
    Effects of cecropin peptides on bacteria pathogenic to fish  Journal of Fish Diseases  1999 
    High levels of conservation at microsatellite loci among Ictalurid catfishes  Journal of Heredity  1999 
    Development of Polymorphic EST Markers Suitable for Genetic Linkage Mapping of Catfish  Marine Biotechnology  1999 
    Predator Avoidance of Transgenic Channel Catfish Containing Salmonid Growth Hormone Genes  Marine Biotechnology  1999 
    Effects of Fertilization Method and of Selection for Body Weight and Species on Fertilization Efficiency of Channel Catfish Eggs with Blue or Channel Catfish Sperm  North American Journal of Aquaculture  1999 
    Growth, Carcass Traits, and Oxygen Tolerance of Diploid and Triploid Catfish Hybrids  North American Journal of Aquaculture  1999 
    Development of Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) Markers Suitable for Genetic Linkage Mapping of Catfish   Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1999 
    Hybrid fertility, introgression and backcrossing in fish  Reviews in Fisheries Science  1999 
    Effects of Seasonal Variations, Thyroid and Steroid Hormones, and Carp Pituitary Extract on the Artificial Production of Channel Catfish Zctalurus punctatus X Blue Catfish I. furcatus Hybrids  Journal of the World Aquaculture Society  1999 
    Polymorphic microsatellite markers in Ictalurus punctatus and related catfish species  Molecular Ecology  1999 
    Inheritance and usefulness of AFLP markers in channel catŪsh (Ictalurus punctatus), blue catŪsh ( I. furcatus), and their F1, F2, and backcross hybrids  Molecular and General Genetics  1998 
    Characterization of an A/T-rich family of sequences from channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus)   Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology  1998 
    Seinability of Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, and Their F1, F2, F3, and Backcross Hybrids in Earthen Ponds  Progressive Fish Culturist  1998 
    The Effect of the Absence or Presence of Channel Catfish Males on Induced Ovulation of Channel Catfish Females for Artificial Fertilization with Blue Catfish Sperm  Progressive Fish Culturist  1998 
    Cryopreservation of Blue Catfish Spermatozoa and Subsequent Fertilization of Channel Catfish Eggs  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1998 
    Inheritance of RAPD markers in channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus), blue catfish (I. furcatus), and their F1, F2 and backcross hybrids  Animal Genetics  1998 
    Transcriptional activities in the pituitaries of channel catfish before and after induced ovulation by injection of carp pituitary extract as revealed by expressed sequence tag analysis  Journal of Molecular Endocrinology  1998 
    Genetic linkage and QTL mapping of ictalurid catfish  Circular  1998 
    Angling vulnerability of black crappies, white crappies, and their  Fisheries Research  1997 
    Symmetrical Hybridization between Black Crappie and White Crappie in an Alabama Reservoir Based on Analysis of the Cytochrome-b Gene  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1997 
    REVIEW OF PROGRESS IN CATFISH GENE MAPPING  Proceedings of the Aquaculture Species Genome Mapping Workshop  1997 
    EFFECTS OF SPERM CONCENTRATION AND EGG NUMBER  Theriogenology  1996 
    Hatching Time and Early Growth of Age-0 Black Crappies, White Crappies, and Their Naturally Produced F, Hybrids in Weiss Lake, Alabama  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1996 
    Natural Hybridization between back and white crappie ( Pomoxis ) in 10 Alabama Reservoirs  American Midland Naturalist  1996 
    Selection, hybridization and genome manipulation in Siluroidei  Aquatic Living Resources Vol. 9  1996 
    Body composition of transgenic common carp,  Aquaculture  1995 
    Failure of Quantitative Phenotypic Characteristics to Distinguish Black Crappie, White Crappie, and Their First-Generation Hybrid  North American Journal of Fisheries Management  1995 
    Distribution Largemouth Bass Genotypes of in South Carolina: Initial Implications  American Fisheries Society Symposium  1995 
    Hybridization and Biochemical Genetics of Black and White Crappies in the Southeastern USA  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1994 
    Natural Hybridization between Black Crappie and White Crappie in Weiss Lake, Alabama  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1994 
    Observations on Controlled Artificial Spawning of Channel Catfish  Progressive Fish Culturist   1993 
    Introgression of the Florida Largemouth Bass Genome into Native Populations in Alabama Public Lakes  North American Journal of Fisheries Management  1992 
    Transfer, expression, and inheritance of salmonid growth hormone genes in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, and effects on performance traits  Molecular Marine Biology and Biotechnology  1992 
    Lack of Inheritance of Stumpbody and Taillessness in Channel Catfish  Progressive Fish Culturist  1991 
    Factors Affecting Survival of Channel Catfish after Surgical Removal of Testes  Progressive Fish Culturist  1990 
    Production and use of monosex or sterile fishes in aquaculture  Reviews in Aquatic Sciences  1990 
    Gene Transfer, Expression and Inheritance of pRSV-Rainbow Trout-GH cDNA in the Common Carp, Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus)  Molecular Reproduction and Development  1990 
    Genotype-Environment Interactions for Growth of Blue, Channel and Hybrid Catfish in Ponds and Cages at Varying Densities  Aquaculture  1990 
    Isozyme expression in bighead carp, silver carp and their reciprocal hybrids  Aquaculture  1988 
    Reproductive performance of three strains of Oreochromis niloticus  Aquaculture  1988 
    Mitochondrial DNA Polymorphism of Striped Bass in the Southeastern United States"  Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies  1988 
    Comparison of Mass Selection, Crossbreeding, and Hybridization for Improving Growth of Channel Catfish  Progressive Fish Culturist  1987 
    Transfer of the Metallothionein-Human Growth Hormone Fusion Gene into Channel Catfish  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1987 
    Economic Analysis of channel catfish egg, fry, fingerling and food fish production in Alabama  Circular  1987 
    American catfish breeding programs  Proceedings of the World Symposium on Selection, Hybridization and Genetic Engineering in Aquaculture  1987 
    Genetics and Breeding of Catfish  Southern Cooperative Series Bulletin  1987 
    Biochemical Genetics of Largemouth Bass in Mesosaline and Freshwater Areas of the Alabama River System  Transactions of the American Fisheries society  1986 
    Selection or Drift--Isozyme Allele Frequency Changes among Channel Catfish Selected for Rapid Growth  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1986 
    Selection and crossbreeding responses for cultured fish  Proceedings of the 3rd World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestook Production  1986 
    Evaluation of Body Conformation, Composition, and Density as Traits for Indirect Selection for Dress-out Percentage of Channel Catfish  Progressive Fish Culturist  1985 
    Improved Growth Rate, Reproductive Performance, and Disease Resistance of Crossbred and Selected Catfish from AU-M and AU-K Lines  Circular  1985 
    Reproductive Efficiency in the Reciprocal Pairings Between Two Strains of Channel Catfish  Progressive Fish Culturist  1984 
    Karyology of three species of catfishes ( Ictaluridae: Ictalurus ) and four hybrid combinations  Copeia  1984 
    Ancestry and Breeding of Catfish in the United States  Circular  1984 
    Reproductive Performances of Crossbred and Pure-Strain Channel Catfish Brood Stocks  Transactions of the American Fisheries Society  1983 
    Relative tolerance of channel x blue hybrid and channel catfish to low oxygen concentrations  Progressive Fish Culturist  1983 
    Producing Channel Catfish Fingerlings  ANR - Circular  1983 
    Effects of selecting for growth rate on reproduction performance in channel catfish  Conference of the Southeastern Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies  1982 
    Sex-weight relations in blue, channel, and white catfishes: implications for brood stock selection  Progressive-Fish Culturist  1982 
    Growth in Response to Winter Feeding of Blue, Channel, White, and Hybrid Catfishes  Progressive Fish-Culturist  1981 

    93 Records Total