Anindo Choudhury
ADDRESS
Department of Biology,
Division of Natural
Sciences,
St. Norbert College
100 Grant Street,
De Pere, Wisconsin
54115,
U.S.A.
PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS
Associate Professor, Biology, St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin. 2006 - present
Associate Academic Dean, St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin, 2006 present.
Assistant Professor, Biology, St. Norbert College, DePere, Wisconsin. 2001 2005.
Adjunct Faculty (Affiliate Membership),
University of Wisconsin La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin. 2002 present
EDUCATION
Natural
Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postdoctoral
Fellowship. 1997-1999.
Department of Zoology,
University of Toronto, Canada.
Ph.D.
in Zoology. 1997.
University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Thesis: Parasites
of the lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (Rafinesque, 1817): Systematics
and biogeography.
Advisor: Dr. Terry
A. Dick
M.Sc.
in Zoology. 1989.
University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Thesis: Aspects
of the early life history of Pseudoterranova decipiens (Krabbe,
1878) and Contracaecum osculatum (Rudolphi, 1802) (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea:
Anisakidae).
Advisor: Dr. M.
D. B. Burt
B.Sc.
(Honors) in Zoology. 1985.
University of Burdwan,
Burdwan, India.
RESEARCH
INTERESTS
Parasitology
Diversity, speciation
and ecology of fish parasites.
Biogeography of
freshwater fishes.
Coevolution and
historical biogeography: freshwater fishes and their parasites.
Phylogenetic systematics
of parasitic Nematoda and Platyhelminthes
AWARDS/ GRANTS
Teaching:
2005: Educator of
the Year Award. St. Norbert College.
1992 & 1995:
Josefine C. Rauch Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching, University
of Manitoba. 1992: Parasitology. Course # 22:346. 1995: Invertebrate
Zoology. Course # 22:232.
Undergraduate
Research Grants:
2006: SNC Student-Faculty
Collaborative Research Grant. $1000. Student collaborator: Andrew Schemmel
2005: SNC Student-Faculty
Collaborative Research Grant. $1000. Student collaborator: Ryan Johnson.
2004: SNC Student-Faculty
Collaborative Research Grant. $ 1000. Student collaborator: Brian Hoffmann.
2003: SNC Student-Faculty
Collaborative Research Grant. $ 1000. Student collaborator: Shane G. Hoffmann.
2002: SNC Student-Faculty
Collaborative Research Grant. $ 1000. Student collaborator: Chris Platta.
2001: SNC Student-Faculty
Collaborative Research Grant. $ 1000. Student collaborator: Brenner Perryman.
Other Research
2004: University
of Arizona - USGS Cooperative Grant: $ 10,000.
2002, 2003, 2004,
2005: SNC Faculty Development Grants (summer). $ 7000.
2002, 2003, 2004,
2005: SNC Faculty Development Travel Grants. $ 2000.
Equipment Grants
Kresge Foundation
Equipment Award: $6000.
Strategic Planning
Grant, St. Norbert College. 2002. Amount: $ 25,000. (Co-PI: J. Hodgson)
Pre-professional
grants & awards
NSERC (Natural Sciences
and Engineering Research Council of Canada) post-doctoral fellowship grant
(1997- 1999): $ 60,000.
Faculty of Science
Fellowship (Research and Academics), University of Manitoba, 1993.
Amount: $ 8,000.
G. Lubinsky Memorial
Scholarship (Research and Academics), Department of Zoology, University
of Manitoba, 1993.
Department of Zoology
Scholarship (Research and Academics), University of Manitoba, 1992.
National Scholarship
Certificate, Government of India. 1986.
PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2001- Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, Department of Biology, St. Norbert College. Courses taught: Invertebrate Biology, Ichthyology, Parasitology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Biodiversity, General Biology II, Human Biology, Introduction to Biological Research.
1999 Lecturer and Course In-Charge. JZM 357S (Parasitic Helminths and Arthropods). Department of Zoology, University of Toronto, January 3 - April 30, 1999.
1996 Instructor (lecturer) in 71:123 (Introductory Biology), Department of Zoology and Biology Teaching Unit, University of Manitoba, March 4 - April 14, 1996.
1995 Instructor (lecturer) in 71:123 (Introductory Biology), Department of Zoology and Biology Teaching Unit, University of Manitoba. February 2 - April 15, 1995.
1993. Instructor (lecturer) in 22:346 (Parasitology), Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba. January 4 - March 31, 1993.
1992. Instructor (lecturer) in 22:346 (Parasitology), Department of Zoology, University of Manitoba. January 3 - March 31, 1992.
1989-1995 Teaching assistant, Department of Zoology and Biology Teaching Unit, University of Manitoba. Courses: Introductory Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, Biology of the Chordates, and Introductory Parasitology. (8 terms total, 2 courses/term).
1987-1989
Teaching Assistant, Department of Biology, University of New Brunswick.
Courses: Introductory Biology, Invertebrate Zoology, Chordate Morphology,
Parasitology.
PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2004 2005. Research Consultant: U. of Arizona USGS Cooperative Unit. Microcosm studies to assess the impact of the Asian tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi on endangered Yaqui chub and Yaqui topminnow.
1999-2001: Research Biologist and Associate, USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Madison. Impact of introduced parasites on native fishes of the Colorado River drainage (Little Colorado River) in Grand Canyon, Arizona.
1995 Project Parasitologist, 'Cochrane Environmental' (division of Cochrane Engineering Inc.) project on swimmers itch: 'Schistosome dermatitis and water quality at Birds Hill Park, Manitoba'.
1992-1994 Parasitologist, Research Contract with Dept. Fisheries and Oceans, Govt. of Canada. Coregonid (whitefish) parasites from the Mackenzie River system, Arctic Canada.
1989-1992 Research Assistant to Dr. T.A. Dick. Sturgeon biology, immunology (C-Reactive protein purification, immunoglobulin purification), biology of fish parasites, diagnostic parasitology.
1987-1989
Research Assistant to Dr. M.D.B. Burt and Dr. L. Jarecka, University of
New Brunswick. Biology of marine anisakid parasites. In vitro culture of
early larval stages.
RESEARCH
PROJECTS
2005- Present:
Invasive non-native parasites in native Californian fishes: Distribution
and impact. Collaborative project with faculty and students at the Dominican
University of California, San Rafael, CA.
2002- Present: Species boundaries and relationships in helminth parasites of North American freshwater fishes. With SNC student collaborators. Additional collaborators: Dr. Gerardo Peréz-Ponce de León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.
2002-2003. Parasite communities in boreal lakes of UNDERC Lakes (Northern Wisconsin-Michigan border). Co-PI: Jim Hodgson (SNC Biology). Student trainees: Eddie Heath (NSF RUI Fellowship with Jim Hodgson, 2002), Joe Beuchel (NSF RUI Fellowship with Jim Hodgson, 2003).
1999- 2001. Impact of introduced parasites on native fishes of the Colorado River drainage (Little Colorado River) in Grand Canyon, Arizona. Principal Scientist: Dr. Rebecca Cole (USGS-National Wildlife Health Center, Madison). Collaborators: Dr. Tim Hoffnagle (Arizona Game and Fish Dept., Flagstaff, Arizona) and Scott Hansen (USGS National Wildlife Health Center, Madison).
1998- Present. Parasite biodiversity in Central America: biodiversity and systematics of fish parasites in the Guanacaste Conservation Area, Costa Rica. Collaborators: Dr. Rita Daverdin and Dr. Odd Terje Sandlund, Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Norway, and Dr. D.R. Brooks (ATBI Parasitology Team leader), Dept. Of Zoology, University of Toronto. New collaborator: Dr. Gerardo Peréz-Ponce de León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico (joined 2004).
1998- Present: Coevolution and biogeography in Mexico: the role of nearctic and neotropical influences. Principal investigator: Dr. Gerardo Peréz-Ponce de León, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico.
1997- Present: Systematics and coevolution, phylogenetics of helminths, historical biogeography of host-parasite assemblages, molecular systematics. Collaborator: Dr. Virginia León Regagnon, UNAM, Mexico, Dr. D.R. Brooks, University of Toronto.
1992-1996 Study of juvenile and adult sturgeon biology (food habits, gonadal maturation cycle, parasites) (collaboration with Ron Bruch, Department of Natural Resources, Wisconsin). (Published in part).
1992-1995 Study of cormorant and pelican parasites: species diversity in Central Canada (Study completed, to be published).
1989-1995
Species identification/diagnostics of parasites/diseases for:
Fish Inspection
Branch and Fish Health and Diseases, Department of Fisheries and Oceans
(Canada), Department of Natural Resources (Manitoba) and Department of
Parks and Recreation Fisheries (Saskatchewan), Veterinary Clinic, Winnipeg,
and general public. Supervisor: Dr. Terry A. Dick.
1989-1995 Other fish parasitology: Smallmouth bass parasites from Manitoba and Saskatchewan (published), comparative study of Phyllodistomum lacustri (morphometrics) from stonecat Noturus flavus in Manitoba waterways (recent invader) and from other N. American ictalurids (unpublished), biology and biogeography of Diphyllobothrium latum in Manitoba (with T.A. Dick, manuscript in preparation).
1988-1989
In vitro culture of larval (L2) marine anisakids (assistant to Dr. Lena
Jarecka).
STUDENT RESEARCH
Undergraduate Student Collaborators and Projects:
Craig Schaning
(2002): Benthic macroinvertebrate diversity of the West Twin River. (Environmental
Science Senior thesis)
Brenner Perryman
(2002): Description of a new species of parasitic nematode (Published).
Nick Schill (2003):
Molecular differentiation of two species of parasitic flukes using ribosomal
gene sequences. Undergraduate thesis. (Conference presentation).
Eddie Heath (2003):
Parasite communities in fishes of the UNDERC lakes. (funded through 2002
NSF-REU to PI Jim Hodgson). (Manuscript in preparation).
Chris Platta (2005):
Systematic position of a parasitic fluke using ribosomal RNA gene sequences.
(Published).
Shane Hoffmann
(2005): Systematics and species boundaries in a tapeworm species complex
using ribosomal RNA genes. (Conference presentations).
Joe Beuchel (2004):
Parasite communities in northern lakes of UNDERC. (funded through 2003
NSF-REU to PI Jim Hodgson). (Conference presentation. Manuscript in preparation
with Eddie Heath).
Matthew Ribikawskis
(2005): Feeding habits of bluegill and pumpkinseed as indicators of their
trophic position in Shawano Lake.
Chris Wieber (2004):
The taxonomy and diversity of parasitic nematodes from Costa Rican freshwater
fishes.
Brian Hoffmann
(2005): Interrelationships of parasitic flukes using ribosomal RNA gene
sequences (Published in part, second manuscript in preparation, co-author
Nick Schill).
Matthew Szadkowski
(2004, 2005): Characterization of the Manitoba isolate of the human broad
tapeworm, Diphyllobothrium latum, using molecular techniques.
Ryan Johnson (2004,
2005): Genetic bar coding and molecular systematics of trematode and cestode
parasites (Published in part).
Maggie Herriges
(2005). Molecular systematics of Diclybothriidae, parasites of sturgeons
(Day of Celebration poster presentation).
Andy Schemmel
(2005, 2006). Molecular systematics of Deropristiidae, parasites of sturgeons,
molecular population differentiation of Crepidostomum flukes, molecular
systematics of North American fish parasitic nematodes (paper submitted,
in revision).
Jake Schinderle
(2005). Diet analysis of the invasive round goby in the Fox River.
Peter Bernardy
(2005). Molecular characterization of a population of fish tapeworms.
John Tracey (2006,
2007): Parasites of California fishes and description of a new species
(manuscript completed, submission date September 2008).
Steve Gale (2007,
2008): Population genetics of invasive snail Bithynia tentaculata
(Day of Celebration poster presentation)
Michael Szadkowski
(2007, 2008): Molecular characterization of human broad tapeworm.
Nicole Martin
(2007, 2008): Molecular taxonomy of acanthocephalan parasites of fishes
Alyssa Kurth (2007,
2008): Species designation of Leptorhynchoides thecatus, parasites
of freshwater fishes.
Carl Wepking (2008):
Biodiversity of soil nematodes at selected locations at STRI, Panama (Environmental
Science senior thesis).
Bret Grasse (2007,
2008): Diet composition of the invasive round goby in the Fox River, U.S.A.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Editorial Advisor:Folia Parasitologica.
Memberships in Societies: American Society of Parasitologists, Helminthological Society of Washington, American Fisheries Society, International Biogeography Society.
Reviewer:
for
Journal
of Parasitology, American Midland Naturalist,
Comparative
Parasitology, Journal of Wildlife Diseases, Journal of Biogeography,
Folia
Parasitologica.
PUBLICATIONS
1)Refereed
(peer-reviewed) journal publications (published or accepted)
[Red indicates
St. Norbert College student author].
Rosas-Valdez, O. Domínguez-Domínguez, A. Choudhury, and Gerardo Pérez-Ponce de León. 2008. Helminth Parasites of the Balsas Catfish Ictalurus balsanus (Siluriformes: Ictaluridae) in Several Localities of the Balsas River Drainage, Mexico: Species Composition and Biogeographical Affinities. Comparative Parasitology, 74 (2): 204210.
Choudhury, A., R. Rosas Valdez, R. C. Johnson, B. Hoffmann, and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2007. The phylogenetic position of Allocreadiidae (Trematoda: Plagiorchiiformes) from partial sequences of the 18S and 28S ribosomal RNA genes.Journal of Parasitology, 93(1): 192-196.
Pérez-Ponce de León, G., A. Choudhury, R. Rosas-Valdez, and H.H. Mejia-Madrd. 2007. The systematic position of Wallinia spp. and Margotrema spp. (Digenea), parasites of Middle-American and Neotropical freshwater fishes, based on the 28S ribosomal RNA gene. Systematic Parasitology, 68(1): 49-55.
Hansen, S.P., A. Choudhury, R.A. Cole. 2007. Evidence of experimental postcyclic transmission of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in bonytail chub (Gila elegans). Journal of Parasitology, 93(1): 202-204.
Mejia-Madrd, H.H., A. Choudhury, and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2007. Phylogeny and biogeography of Rhabdochona Railliet, 1916 (Nematoda: Rhabdochonidae) species from the Americas. Systematic Parasitology, 67: 1-18.
Choudhury, A., E. Charipar, P. Nelson, J. Hodgson, S. Bonar and R. A. Cole. 2006. An update on the distribution of the Asian fish tapeworm, Bothriocephalus acheilognathi, in the U.S. and Canada. Comparative Parasitology, 73(2): 269-273.
Platta, C. and A. Choudhury. 2006. Systematic position and relationships of Paracreptotrematina limi, based on partial sequences of 28S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 genes. Journal of Parasitology 92: 411-413.
Choudhury, A., G. Pérez-Ponce de León, D.R. Brooks and Rita Daverdin. 2006. Paracreptotrema blancoi n. gen. n. sp. (Digenea: Plagiorchiformes: Allocreadiidae) in the olomina, Priapichthys annectens (Osteichthyes: Poeciliidae) from the Área de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Journal of Parasitology, 92(3): 565-568.
Hansen, S., A. Choudhury, D. Heisey, J.A. Ahumada, T.L. Hoffnagle, and R.A. Cole. 2006. Experimental Infection of the Endangered bonytail chub (Gila elegans) with the Asian Fish Tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi): Impacts on survival, growth, and condition. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 84(10): 1383-1394.
Hoffnagle, T., A. Choudhury and R.A. Cole. 2006. Parasitism and body condition in humpback chub from the Colorado and Little Colorado Rivers, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health 18: 184-193.
Choudhury, A. and V. León Règagnon. 2005. Molecular phylogenetics and biogeography of Bunodera spp. (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae), parasites of percid and gasterosteid fishes. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 83(12): 1540-1546.
Pérez-Ponce de León, G., and A. Choudhury. 2005. Biogeography of helminth parasites of freshwater fishes in Mexico: the search for patterns and processes. Journal of Biogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 32: 645-659.
Choudhury, A., T.L. Hoffnagle, and R.A. Cole. 2004. Parasites of native and non-native fishes of the Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona. Journal of Parasitology. 90: 1042-1053.
Rosas-Valdez, R., A. Choudhury and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis among the genera of Corallobothriinae (Cestoda: Proteocephalidae) using partial sequences of the 28s ribosomal gene. Journal of Parasitology, 90: 1123-1127.
Scholz. T., L. Aguirre-Macedo, and A. Choudhury. 2004. Auriculostoma astyanace n. g., n. sp. (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from the banded Astyanax, Astyanax fasciatus (Characiformes: Characidae), from Nicaragua with a re-evaluation of neotropical Crepidostomum spp. Journal of Parasitology, 90: 1128-1132.
Scholz, T., R. Rosas V., G. Pérez-Ponce de León, A. Choudhury, and A. de Chambrier. 2003. Taxonomic status of Choanoscolex lamothei Garcia-Prieto, 1990 (Cestoda: Proteocephalidea) using morphological and molecular evidence. Journal of Parasitology, 89(6): 1212-1219.
Choudhury, A. and B. J. Perryman. 2003. Spinitectus macrospinosus n. sp. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) from the channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus, in southern Manitoba, and its distribution in other Ictalurus spp. Journal of Parasitology. Journal of Parasitology, 89 (4): 782-791.
Choudhury, A., B.R. Moore, and F.L. Marques. 2002. Vernon Kellogg, host switching and cospeciation in parasites: rescuing straggled ideas. Journal of Parasitology, 88 (5): 1045-1048 .
Choudhury, A., R. Hartigsen-Daverdin and D.R. Brooks. 2002. Wallinia chavarriae n. sp. (Trematoda: Macroderoididae) in Astyanax aenaeus (Günther, 1860) and Bryconamericus scleroparius (Regan, 1908) (Osteichthyes: Characidae) from the Area de Conservación Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Journal of Parasitology, 88(1): 107-112.
Pérez-Ponce de León, G. and A. Choudhury. 2002. Adult endohelminth parasites of ictalurid fishes (Osteichthyes: Ictaluridae) in Mexico: Empirical evidence for biogeographical patterns. Comparative Parasitology, 69(1): 10 -19.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 2001. Sturgeons and their parasites: Patterns and processes in historical biogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 28: 1411 -1439.
Choudhury, A. and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2001. Spinitectus osorioi (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) from Chirostoma spp. (Osteichthyes: Atherinidae) in Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México. Journal of Parasitology, 87: 648-655.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 2000. Richness and diversity of helminth communities in tropical freshwater fishes: empirical evidence. Journal of Biogeography, 27 (4): 935-956.
Choudhury, A. and P.A. Nelson. 2000. Redescription of Crepidostomum opeongoensis Caira, 1985 (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae) from fish hosts, Hiodon alosoides and H. tergisus (Osteichthyes: Hidontidae). Journal of Parasitology, 86: 1305-1312.
Pérez-Ponce de León, G., L. Garcia-Prieto, V. León-Règagnon and A. Choudhury. 2000. Richness and diversity of helminth communities in fishes of Lake Pátzcuaro, Michoacán, México. Journal of Fish Biology. 57: 303-325.
Choudhury, A. and P.A. Nelson. 1998. Lissorchis macropharynx n. sp. (Trematoda: Lissorchiidae) from the shorthead redhorse, Moxostoma macrolepidotum (LeSueur) (Osteichthyes: Catostomidae). Journal of Parasitology, 84(6): 1196-1202.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1998. The historical biogeography of sturgeons (Osteichthyes: Acipenseridae): a synthesis of phylogenetics, palaeontology and palaeogeography. Journal of Biogeography, 25: 623-640.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1998. Systematics of the Deropristiidae Cable and Hunninen, 1942 (Trematoda) and biogeographical associations with sturgeons (Osteichthyes: Acipenseridae). Systematic Parasitology, 41(1): 21-39.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1998. Patterns and determinants of helminth communities in sturgeons (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae) with special reference to the lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76: 330-349.
Nelson, P.A., A. Choudhury and T.A. Dick. 1997. Crepidostomum percopsisi n.sp. (Digenea: Allocreadiidae) from the trout perch (Percopsis omiscomaycus) of Dauphin Lake, Canada. Journal of Parasitology, 83(6): 1157 - 1160.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1997. Observations on the early development of Truttaedacnitis clitellarius (Nematoda: Cucullanidae). Folia Parasitologica, 44: 315-316.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1996. Observations on the systematics and biogeography of the genus Truttaedacnitis (Nematoda: Cucullanidae). Journal of Parasitology, 82(6): 965-976
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1996. Diclybothrium atriatum n. sp. (Monogenea: Diclybothriidae) from North American acipenserid fishes with observations on D. armatum and D. hamulatum. Journal of Parasitology, 82(6): 977-987.
Choudhury, A., R. Bruch and T.A. Dick. 1996. Helminths and food habits of the lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, from Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin. American Midland Naturalist 135: 274-282.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1996. Observations on the anatomy of Truttaedacnitis clitellarius and T. lebedevi (Nematoda: Cucullanidae) and synonymy of the two species. Systematic Parasitology 33(2): 89-99.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1994. Natural anti-phosphorylcholine antibodies in lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae). Fish and Shellfish Immunology, 4: 399-401.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1993. Parasites of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque, 1817 (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae) from Central Canada. Journal of Fish Biology, 42(4): 571-584.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1992. Spinitectus acipenseri n. sp. (Nematoda: Cystidicolidae) from the lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque in Canada. Systematic Parasitology, 22: 131-140.
Dick,
T. A., H. L. Holloway Jr. and A. Choudhury. 1991. Polypodium
sp. (Coelenterata) from lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque)
in the prairie region of Canada. Journal of Parasitology, 77: 483-484.
2) Submissions to refereed journals:
Schemmel, A*., A. Choudhury, R. Rosas-Valdez, and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. Phylogenetic relationships of some parasitic nematodes of North American freshwater fishes from partial sequences of the 18S rRNA gene. Journal of Parasitology (under revision).
3) Book Chapters:
Choudhury, A. and R.A. Cole. 2008. Chapter 17. Nematoda, In Fish Diseases, Vol. 2. J.C. Eiras (ed.). Science Publishers, Enfield, NJ. (In press).
Choudhury, A. and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2005. The roots of historical biogeography in Latin American parasitology: the legacy of Hermann von Ihering and Lothar Szidat. In: J. Morrone (ed.). Perspectives in Latin American Biogeography. UNAM, Mexico. In press.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1997. Parasites of the broad whitefish from the Mackenzie Delta. In: R.F. Tallman & J.R. Reist (eds.). The Proceedings of the broad whitefish workshop: the biology, traditional knowledge and scientific management of broad whitefish (Coregonus nasus (Pallas)) in the lower Mackenzie River. Canadian Technical Report of Fihseries and Aquatic Sciences, 2193: 167-177.
Dick, T.A. and A. Choudhury. 1996. Parasites, diseases and disorders. p.157-200. In J. F. Craig (Ed.) Pike: Biology and Exploitation. Chapman and Hall. London.
Dick, T.A. and A. Choudhury. 1995. Cestoidea. (Phylum Platyhelminthes) Chapter 10. p. 391-414. In P.K.T. Woo (Ed) Fish Diseases and Disorders Volume 1, Protozoan and Metazoan Infections. CAB International.
Dick,
T.A. and A. Choudhury. 1995. Phylum Nematoda. Chapter 11. p.415-446. In
P.K.T. Woo (Ed) Fish Diseases and Disorders Volume 1, Protozoan and Metazoan
Infections. CAB International.
4) Technical Reports & Manuals
Bruch, R., T.A. Dick and A. Choudhury. 2001. A field guide for the identification of stages of gonad development in lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens Rafinesque), with notes on lake sturgeon reproductive biology and management implications. Sturgeon for Tomorrow, Fond du Lac. 38 p.
Dick T.A. and A. Choudhury. Ichthyoparasites of Manitoba: 1979-1996. An update. North Dakota State University, North Dakota Water Resources Board. Grand Forks. (In press).
Dick, T.A. and A. Choudhury. 1992. The lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae): An annotated bibliography. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 1861. 68 pp.
Choudhury,
A. and T.A.Dick. 1991. Parasites of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens
(Chondrostei: Acipenseridae) with special reference to the coelenterate
parasite Polypodium hydriforme, in acipenseriform fishes: An Annotated
Bibliography. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
1772. 15pp.
5) Non-refereed contributions:
Hoffnagle, T.L., W.R. Persons and A. Choudhury. 2000. Evaluation of methodologies for estimating abundance of large non-native fishes in the lower Little Colorado River, Arizona. Technical Report, Grand Canyon National Park, U.S. Park Service, Grand Canyon, Arizona.
Choudhury, A. 1994. Parasites of broad-whitefish, Corgeonus nasus, from the Arctic regions of Canada. Interim and Final Reports, DFO-FJMC Broad-whitefish project, DFO, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1992. Parasites of smallmouth bass, Micropterus dolomieui, from Two Portage and Wellman Lakes. American Fisheries Society Newsletter, 6:5.
Choudhury,
A. and T.A. Dick. 1991. The lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens
(Chondrostei: Acipenseriformes): Studies on parasitofauna and immunological
parameters. Final Report, North Dakota Water Resources Board, Garrison
Diversion Unit. 58 p.
6) Abstracts [Red indicates St. Norbert College student author].
Kolipinski, M., A. Choudhury, and S. Ghosh. 2008. Fish Parasite Monitoring as an Index of Stream Health in San Francisco Bay Area, USA. 2008 National Monitoring Conference Monitoring: Key to Understanding Our Waters, Atlantic City, NJ, USA.
Callaway-Keeley, S., S. Flores, C. Sullivan, A. Choudhury, M. Kolipinski, and S. Ghosh. 2008. Parasites (Endohelminths) of Fishes, California Roach, and Prickly Sculpin in Point Reyes National seashore, California. 22nd National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Salisbury University, Maryland, California, USA.
Cheng, J.M., A. Choudhury, M. Kolipinski, S. Ghosh. 2008. Three-Spine Stickleback Parasites of the San Francisco Bay Area, California. 22nd National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), Salisbury University, Maryland, California, USA.
Choudhury, A., J.M. Cheng, J. T. Tracey, M. Kolipinski, and S. Ghosh. 2007. Endohelminths of the threespine stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus, from two locations in Western North America. First North American Congress of Parasitology, June 20-26, 2007, Merida, Mexico. (Poster)
Schemmel, A., R. Rosas-Valdez, A.Choudhury, and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2007. Phylogenetic relationships of some spiruridean nematode genera parasitic in North American freshwater fishes. First North American Congress of Parasitology, June 20-26, 2007, Merida, Mexico. (Oral, presented by A. Choudhury).
Choudhury, A. 2007. North American freshwater fishes and their parasites: patterns and processes in biogeography. First North American Congress of Parasitology, June 20-26, 2007, Merida, Mexico. (Oral: Invited speaker, Symposium presentation).
Cole, R.A., A. Choudhury, D. Reinitz and B. Persons. 2007. Biology of the trout cecal nematode, Truttaedacnitis truttae, in the Grand Canyon, Arizona. First North American Congress of Parasitology, June 20-26, 2007, Merida, Mexico. (Oral: Presented by A. Choudhury).
R. Rosas-Valdez, O. Dominguez, A. Choudhury, and G. Pérez-Ponce de León. 2007. Phylogeography of Phyllodistomum lacustri from ictalurids in Mexico. First North American Congress of Parasitology, June 20-26, 2007, Merida, Mexico. (Poster).
Choudhury, A., R.C. Johnson, S.G. Hoffmann and P. Bernardy. 2006. Species boundaries in Bothriocephalus cuspidatus (Cestoda: Bothriocephalidae), a species of North American freshwater fishes. 11th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA IX). 6-11 August, Glasgow, Scotland. (Poster).
Choudhury, A. and R.C. Johnson. 2006. Phylogenetics and biogeography of the genus Crepidostomum (Trematoda:Allocreadiidae), parasites of North temperate freshwater fishes. 11th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA IX). 6-11 August, Glasgow, Scotland. (Oral)
Choudhury, A. 2006. Systematics and biogeography of Lissorchiidae (Trematoda), parasites of cypriniform fishes. 11th International Congress of Parasitology (ICOPA IX). 6-11 August, Glasgow, Scotland.(Poster)
Hoffmann, S. and A. Choudhury. 2005. Molecular and morphological evidence for species differentiation and host specificty within Bothriocephalus cuspidatus (Cestoda). American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, July 8 - 12. Mobile, AL., U.S.A (Poster)
Platta, C. and A. Choudhury. 2004. Phylogenetic position of Paracreptotrematina limi (Trematoda) based on ribosomal RNA genes. American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, July 24 - 28. Philadelphia, U.S.A. (Poster)
Choudhury, A., and V. León-Règagnon. 2004. Phylogenetics and biogeography of Bunodera spp. (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae), parasites of percids and sticklebacks. American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, July 24 - 28. Philadelphia, U.S.A. (Poster)
Schill, N., R. Feirer, and A. Choudhury. 2003. Molecular evidence for species differentiation and host relationships in the genus Crepidostomum (Trematoda: Allocreadiidae): C. cooperi and C. cornutum. American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, August 1-6, Halifax, Canada.
Cole, R.A., A. Choudhury and D.Speas. 2003. Larval stages of Truttaedacnitis truttae (Class: Nematoda) in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) from Lee's Ferry tailwater, Colorado River, Arizona. American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, August 1-6, Halifax, Canada.
Hansen, S.P., A. Choudhury and R.A. Cole. 2003. Experimental infection of bonytail chub (Gila elegans) with the Asian fish tapeworm (Bothriocephalus acheilognathi): Impact on growth, weight and body condition of chub. American Society of Parasitologists, Annual Meeting, August 1-6, Halifax, Canada.
Choudhury, A, T.L. Hoffnagle and R.A. Cole. 2002. The natural history of Bothriocephalus acheilognathi in the Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona. ICOPA (International Congress of Parasitology) X. August 4 - 9, 2002, Vancouver, Canada.
Cole, R.A., A. Choudhury, T. McKinney, and D. Speas. 2002. Truttaedacnitis truttae casues severe intestinal lesions in rainbow trout from Lee's Ferry Tailwater, Colorado River. ICOPA (International Congress of Parasitology) X. August 4 - 9, 2002, Vancouver, Canada.
Hansen, S.P., A. Choudhury, and R.A. Cole. 2002. Experimental infection of bonytail chub (Gila elegans) with the cestode Bothriocephalus acheliognathi. ICOPA (International Congress of Parasitology) X. August 4 - 9, 2002, Vancouver, Canada.
Schloesser, D.W. and A. Choudhury. 2001. Parasites of the burrowing mayflies: how to meet fish and other aquatic organisms. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference 2001. December 4 - 9, 2001.
Choudhury, A., T.L. Hoffnagle, and R.A. Cole. 2001. Parasites of native and non-native fishes of the lower Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona. 2001 Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, June 28 July 3, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Pérez-Ponce de León, G. and A. Choudhury. 2001. Systematics and biogeography of ictalurid parasites in Mexico. 2001 Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists, June 28 July 3, 2001, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Choudhury, A., K. Hayden, T. Hoffnagle and R. Cole. 2000. Parasites of fishes of the lower Little Colorado River, Arizona. 2000 Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists & Society of Protozoologists, June 24 28, 2000, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Hoffnagle, T., R. Cole and A. Choudhury. 2000. Health and parasites of the endangered humpback chub (Gila cypha) in the lower Little Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona. 2000 Meeting, American Society of Parasitologists & Society of Protozoologists, June 24 28, 2000, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Nelson, P.A. and A. Choudhury. 2000. The concept of faunal constancy in parasite communities of north-temperate freshwater fishes. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, St. Louis, Missouri, August 2000.
Choudhury, A., K. Hayden, R. Cole and T. Hoffnagle. 1999. Parasites of native and non-native fishes of the Little Colorado River, Arizona: effects of transfaunation. 1999 Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference. December 6 - 10, 1999. Chicago.
Choudhury, A. and P.A. Nelson. 1999. Helminth parasites of north temperate freshwater fishes and the concept of faunal constancy. 1999 Midwest Fish & Wildlife Conference. December 6 - 10, 1999. Chicago.
Hartvigsen, R., A. Choudhury and O.T. Sandlund. 1999. Diversity of freshwater fish parasites from Costa Rica, Central America. 5th International Symposium on Fish Parasites, Institute of Parasitology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic. August 9-13, 1999. ?eské Bud?jovice, Czech Republic.
Choudhury, A and T.A. Dick. 1998. Sturgeons and their parasites: the historical biogeography of a host-parasite association. 78th Annual Meeting, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. July 16 - July 22, 1998.
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1994. Cellular responses of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae) to Raphidascaris acus (Nematoda: Ascaridoidea). Abstracts, Annual Meeting, Canadian Society of Zoologists, May 11-14, 1994, Bulletin, Canadian Society of Zoologists, 25(2): 40.
Dick, T.A., P. Nelson, A. Choudhury and J.P. Carney. 1994. Raphidascaris acus as an excellent exploiter of food chains. Abstracts, Annual Meeting, Canadian Society of Zoologists, Winnipeg, Manitoba, May 11-14, 1994. Bulletin, Canadian Society of Zoologists, 25(2): 43.
Bruch, R.M., F.Binkowski, T.A. Dick and A. Choudhury. 1994. Stages of lake sturgeon gonad development and management implications. Poster, International Conference on Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation. American Museum of Natural History, New York, July 28-30, 1994. The Sturgeon Quarterly, Volume 3(1): 10-11 (Abstract).
Choudhury, A. and T.A. Dick. 1994. Parasites of broad whitefish, Coregonus nasus (Pallas) from the Mackenzie River system. Proceedings, Annual Meeting, Canadian Council for Fisheries Research, January 1994. Saskatoon, Canada.
Bruch, R., A. Choudhury, F.P. Binkowski and T.A. Dick. 1992. Stages of lake sturgeon gonad development and management implications. American Fisheries Society Annual Meeting, December, 1992, Toronto, Canada.
Choudhury, A., T.A. Dick, H. Holloway Jr. and C. Ottinger. 1990. The lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae): Parasitofauna and immunological parameters. Proceedings of the North Dakota Water Quality Symposium, NDSU, 1990: 310-321.
Burt, M.B., H.P. Arai, J. Brattey, A. Choudhury, L. Jarecka, C.G. Likely, B.M. MacKinnon and J.W. Smith. 1989. A contribution to our knowledge of the sealworm (Pseudoterranova decipiens). Canadian Conference for Fisheries Research, January 4-5, Quebec City, Canada, 1989.
Jarecka,
L., A. Choudhury and M.D.B. Burt. 1988. On the life cycle of Pseudoterranova
decipiens: Experimental infections of macro and micro-invertebrates.
Annual Meeting, Canadian Society of Zoologists. Bulletin of Canadian Society
of Zoologists, 19: 32.
7) Conference proceedings:
Dick, T.A., P.A. Nelson and A. Choudhury. 2001. Diphyllobothriasis: update on human cases, foci, patterns and sources of human infections and future considerations. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health, Vol. 32 (Suppl. 2): 59-75.
Dick,
T.A., B. Dixon and A. Choudhury. 1991. Diphyllobothrium, Anisakis
and other fish-borne parasitic zoonoses. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical
Medicine and Public Health, 22: 150-152.
8) Invited Presentations and Seminars
Parasites and the historical biogeography of North American freshwater fishes. Special Symposium on Evolution of Fishes. Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, January 3-8, 2003.
From the Grand Canyon to the Mesa Central: Parasites, problems and potential. Auditorio del Jordan Botanico, Instituto de Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Mexico City, January 23, 2001.
Coevolution and historical biogeography: North American freshwater fishes and their helminth parasites. Department of Biology, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada. November 6, 1998.
North
American freshwater fishes and their parasites: patterns and processes
of historical biogeography. Auditorio del Jordan Botanico, Instituto de
Biologia, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM),
Mexico City, May 19, 1998.