Solomon R David

Solomon David, PhD MS
Assistant Professor
[email protected]
Education
PhD - University of Michigan (Natural Resources & Environment)
MS - University of Michigan (Natural Resources & Environment)
BS - Ohio Northern University (Biology)

 

Areas of Interest

Fish Ecology & Conservation, Freshwater Biodiversity, Science Communication

Biography

I am an aquatic ecologist and assistant professor interested in fish biodiversity, conservation, and science communication. Our research at GarLab focuses on the ecology of migratory and ancient fishes, and how that research can help us better understand and conserve aquatic ecosystems. Additional projects involve conservation of Great Lakes migratory fishes, “Ancient Sport Fish” (e.g. gars and bowfins), and peripheral populations of species. We also communicate science through traditional and social media to raise awareness of the value of aquatic ecosystems and freshwater biodiversity.
 

Select Publications

  • Brownstein, C.D., D. Kim, O.D. Orr, G.M. Hogue, B.H. Tracy, M.W. Pugh, R. Singer, C. Myles-McBurney, J. M. Mollish, J.W. Simmons, S.R. David, G. Watkins-Colwell, E.A. Hoffman, and T.J. Near. 2022. Hidden species diversity in an iconic living fossil vertebrate. Biology Letters https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2022.0395. 
  • Dean, E., A. Cooper, L. Wang, W. Daniel, S.R. David, K. Gido, E. Hale, T. Haxton, W. Kelso, N. Leonard, C. Lido, J. Margraf, M. Porter, C. Pennock, D. Propst, J. Ross, M. Staudinger, G. Whelan, D. Infante. 2022. The North American Freshwater Migratory Fish Database (NOMAD): Characterizing the migratory life histories of freshwater fishes of Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Journal of Biogeography 49: 1193-1203. 
  • Fredrickson, A., G. Rieucau, Q. Fontenot, A. Lackmann, and S.R. David. 2021. Non-lethal fin clip model validation for stable isotope analysis of Spotted and Alligator Gar. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 151: 72-80. 
  • Rypel, A.L., P. Saffarinia, C.C. Vaughn, L. Nesper, K. O’Reilly, C.A. Parisek, M.L. Miller, P.B. Moyle, N.A. Fangue, M. Bell-Tilcock, D. Ayers, S.R. David. 2021. Goodbye to “rough fish”: paradigm shift in the conservation of native fishes. Fisheries 46: 605-616. 
  • Thompson, A.W., M.B. Hawkins, E. Parey, D.J. Wcisel, T. Ota, K. Kawasaki, E. Funk, M. Losilla, O.E. Fitch, Q. Pan, R. Feron, A. Louis, J. Montfort, M. Milhes, B.L. Racicot, K.L. Childs, Q. Fontenot, A. Ferrara, S.R. David, A.R. McCune, A. Dornburg, J.A. Yoder, Y. Guiguen, H.R. Crollius, C. Berthelot, M.P. Harris, and I. Braasch. 2021. The bowfin genome illuminates the developmental evolution of ray-finned fishes. Nature Genetics 53: 1373–1384. 
  • Cottrell, A., S.R. David, and P.S. Forsythe. 2021. Production and outmigration of young-of-year northern pike Esox lucius from natural and modified waterways connected to Lower Green Bay, Wisconsin. Journal of Fish Biology 99: 364-372. 
  • Smith, N.G., D.J. Daugherty, E.L. Brinkman, M.G. Wegener, B.R. Kreiser, A.M. Ferrara, K.D. Kimmel, and S.R. David. 2019. Advances in conservation and management of the Alligator Gar: a synthesis of current knowledge and introduction to a special section. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 40: 527-543. 
  • David, S.R., S.M. King, and J.A. Stein. 2018. Introduction to a special section: Angling for Dinosaurs – Status and future study of the ecology, conservation, and management of ancient fishes. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 147: 623-625.