Publications

Oldfield, Ronald G., Abhinav Kakuturu, William L. Lutterschmidt, O. Tom Lorenz, Adam E. Cohen, and Dean A. Hendrickson. 2021. “Live Color Patterns Diagnose Species: A Tale of Two Herichthys.” Miscellaneous Publications of the Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan 209: 1–19.

Oldfield, R. G., Hooks, J., Sommer, J., McCain, S. C., Lutterschmidt, W. I., Lorenz, O. T., ... & Hendrickson, D. A. (2021). Response to Salinity Challenge in Non-native Cichlid Fishes of the Genus Herichthys Introduced in the Gulf Coast Region of the United States. Ichthyology & Herpetology, 109(2), 587-597.

Lorenz, O.T., Elizabeth Craddock (GSW), Cameron Baxter (GSW) & Alejandra Palacio (GSW) (2019) Agonistic behavior of an invasive crayfish (Orconectes palmeri) toward the Muckalee crayfish (Procambarus gibbus): effects of residence, size, and cover, Journal of Freshwater Ecology, 34:1, 19-26, DOI: 10.1080/02705060.2018.1520154

Guyton II, K (GSW), Pless, A (GSW), Lorenz, O.T. Nerodia taxispilota Predator Inspection by Fish. Accepted to Herpetological Review 2018.

Lorenz, O.T., Riccobono, S., Smith P. Effects of salinity on the survival and aggression of the invasive Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) Marine and freshwater behaviour and physiology 49.1 (2016): 1-8.

Lorenz OT, Smith P, Coghill L (2014) Condition and morphometric changes in tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) after an eradication attempt in Southern Louisiana. NeoBiota 20: 49–59. doi: 10.3897/neobiota.20.5062

Lorenz, O.T. Schofield, P.J., and O’Connell, M.T. (2011) Interspecific aggression of an invasive cichlid species and native bluegill. Journal of Ethology 29(1): 39-46.

Lorenz, O.T., Horne, B.D., Anderson, N.J. and Cheek. A.O. (2011) Reproductive physiology of the Southern water snake (Nerodia fasciata) in southeastern Louisiana. Herpetological Conservation and Biology 6(3): 410-421.

Lorenz, O.T. and O’Connell, M.T. (2011) Establishment and post-hurricane survival of the non-native Rio Grande cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) in the greater New Orleans metropolitan area. Southeastern Naturalist 10(4):673-686.

Lorenz, O.T. and O’Connell, M.T. (2008) Growth of non-native Rio Grande cichlids (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) at different salinities and in the presence of native bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Journal of Freshwater Ecology 23(4): 537-544.

Representative Presentations

Effects of Salinity on Growth and Behavior of Invasive Rio Grande Cichlids (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) in Louisiana. (2016) O. Lorenz* Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. New Orleans, LA.

Effects of Residence, Size, and Habitat Complexity on the Aggressive Interactions Between the Invasive Orconectes palmeri and the Native Procambarus gibbus in Georgia. Cameron Baxter (GSW)* **, Elizabeth Craddock (GSW)**, Alejandra Palacio (GSW)**, Ian Brown, and O. Thomas Lorenz. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, January 2015.

Behavior and Temperature Tolerance of Invasive Rio Grande Cichlids (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) and Native Bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) in a Simulated Outdoor Canal Mesocosm. O. Thomas Lorenz, Patrick W. Smith, Lyndon Coghill, and Sierra Riccobono. Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society, January 2014.

Successful Management and Morphological Change with an Invasive Species of Tilapia.

O. Thomas Lorenz, Patrick W. Smith, and Lyndon Coghill. Southeastern Fishes Council Meeting, November 2013.

Lorenz, O.T. and O’Connell, M.T.*(2010) “A second cichlid species in Louisiana: the cusp of invasional meltdown?” Joint Meeting of the ASIH/SSAR/Herpetologists' League, Providence, Rhode Island.

Lorenz, O.T.*(2009) “Tilapia Rapid Response and the Current Range Expansions and Research on Invasive Cichlids in Louisiana” Gulf & South Atlantic Regional Panel on Aquatic Invasive Species. Raleigh, NC.

Lorenz, O.T.*, O’Connell, M.T., and Cashner, R.C. (2006) “Range and Aggression of an invasive cichlid (Herichthys cyanoguttatus) in New Orleans” Joint Meeting of the ASIH/SSAR/Herpetologists' League, New Orleans.

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