Samantha A. Hilber - Curriculum Vitae

Education

PhD Zoology (in progress)	University of Florida	Supervisor: Dr. Colette M. St. Mary
BS Biological Sciences	California State University Sacramento	Supervisor: Dr. Ronald M. Coleman

 

Publications

Hilber, S.A., and C.M. St. Mary. The effect of brood reduction on subsequent mate preference in a biparental fish. in prep.

Hilber, S.A., and R.M. Coleman. Egg size through consecutive spawnings in the convict cichlid. in prep.

Hilber, S.A. Egg size through consecutive spawnings in the convict cichlid. Senior Honors Thesis: California State University Sacramento, May 2005.

 

Non-refereed Publications

Hilber, S.A. April 2009. Bigamy in the biparental Neotropical cichlid, Hypsophrys nicaraguensis. Buntbarsche Bulletin 251:18-21.

Hilber, S.A. December 2008. Do offspring associate with the parent that values them more in biparental fishes? Buntbarsche Bulletin 249: 11-12.

Coleman, R.M., and S.A. Hilber. July 2008. Worlds in Collision: Fishes of the Costa Rica - Panama Border. Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. 56(11): 76-81.

Hilber, S.A. February 2008. Does quality of parental care affect pairing in a biparental cichlid fish? Buntbarsche Bulletin 244: 18-19.

Hilber, S.A., and R.M. Coleman. July 2007. Mating systems and parental care in cichlids. Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine 55(11): 104-108.

Hilber, S.A., and R.M. Coleman. July 2006. Cichlid research and adventures in Costa Rica. Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine 54(11): 108-112.

 

 

Presentations (* indicates undergraduate co-author; presenter listed first, unless otherwise noted)

Arnold, S.G.*, S.A. Hilber and C.M. St. Mary. April 09, 2009. Poster: Juvenile convict cichlids defensive responses to predatory presence. Department of Zoology Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.

Blanton-Johansen, R.E., L.M. Page, and S.A. Hilber. July 25, 2008. Phylogeography and Systematics of the Slender Madtom, Noturus exilis. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Conference. Montreal, Canada.

Coleman, R.M., S.A. Hilber, and A.P. Berke. July 1, 2008. Surviving the storms: Egg size and reproductive strategies in riverine tropica cichlids. Ecology and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes Biannual Conference, Boston, MA.

Hilber, S.A. and C.M. St. Mary. July 1, 2008. The effect of brood reduction on subsequent mate preference in the biparental convict cichlid. Ecology and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes Biannual Conference, Student Competition, Boston, MA.

Ruktanonchai, N.*, S.A. Hilber and C.M. St. Mary. October 21, 2007. Poster: Does brood reduction in Archocentrus nigrofasciatus affect parental investment? University of Florida Undergraduate Research Poster Session, Gainesville, FL.

Hilber, S.A. and R.M. Coleman. June 5, 2006. Egg size through consecutive spawnings in the convict cichlid. Ecology and Evolutionary Ethology of Fishes Biannual Conference, Student Competition, Aliso Viejo, CA.

Hilber, S.A. November 4, 2005. Poster: Egg size through consecutive spawnings in the convict cichlid. Sigma Xi Annual Meeting & Student Research Conference, Seattle, WA.

Hilber, S.A. July 6, 2005. Egg size through successive spawnings in the convict cichlid. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Conference, Student Competition, Tampa, FL.

Hilber, S.A. April 29, 2005. Egg size through successive spawnings in the convict cichlid. California State University Student Research Competition, at California State University, Sacramento, CA.

Hilber , S.A. March 15, 2005. Egg size through successive spawnings in the convict cichlid. California State University, Sacramento Student Research Competition, Sacramento, CA.