CURRICULUM VITAE PAUL CARL SIKKEL Department of Biology Murray State University Blackburn Hall 334 Murray, KY 42071 Tel (270) 762-6331, Fax: 762-2788 e-mail: paul.sikkel@murraystate.edu Education UC San Diego, BA in Biology (Behavior, Ecology, and Evolution) 1985 Oregon State University, MS in Fisheries, 1990 Oregon State University, Ph.D. in Zoology, 1993 Research Interests Behavior and Ecology of Fishes and Invertebrates Associated with Temperate and Tropical Reefs : Reproductive and life history strategies; host-parasite interactions; cleaning symbiosis; habitat choice. Teaching Experience Animal Behavior, Ichthyology, Population Biology, Evolution, Scientific Diving, Marine Biology, Tropical Marine Ecology, Hawaiian Marine Field Experience (non majors), Senior Science Seminar, Advanced Oceanography, Biological Inquiry and Analysis, General Ecology, Field Biology (non majors), Honors Science Seminar, Biological Concepts (non majors), General Biology/Zoology Laboratory, Directed Independent Studies. Biological Ethics Employment History 1999- Research Assistant Professor, Murray State University - 2004 Visiting Scholar – University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. 2000-02 Program Director, Study abroad program in Puerto Rico, Kentucky Institute for International Studies. 2002 Visiting Scholar – University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. 1997-99 Postdoctoral Fellow, Bellairs Research Institute of McGill University, Barbados 1994-97 Visiting Assistant Professor, Division of Science and Mathematics and Marine Science Program, University of the Virgin Islands 1994 Visiting Lecturer of Marine Biology - Summer, University of Hawaii at Hilo 1993-94 Postdoctoral Fellow, Friday Harbor Laboratories, University of Washington. 1986-92 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Oregon State University 1985-86 Research Assistant, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama 1982-84 PADI Scuba Instructor 1981- 84 Research Assistant, A. J. Kalmijn and A.P. Klimley, Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Publications (All are field studies: * = undergraduate author) P.C. Sikkel 2 Refereed Journals Sikkel, P.C. 1986. Interspecific cleaning by juvenile salema, Xenestius californiensis (Pisces: Haemulidae). California Fish and Game 72: 170-172. Sikkel, P.C. 1988. Factors influencing spawning site choice by female garibaldi, Hypsypops rubicundus, (Pisces: Pomacentridae). Copeia 1988: 710-718. Sikkel, P.C. 1989. Egg presence and developmental stage influence spawning-site choice by female garibaldi. Animal Behaviour 38: 447-456. Sikkel, P.C. 1990. Social organization and spawning in the Atlantic sharpnose puffer, Canthigaster rostrata (Tetraodontidae). Environmental Biology of Fishes 27: 243- 254 . Sikkel, P.C. and Hardison, P.D. 1992. Feeding associations between the goatfish Mulloides martinicus and a possible aggressive mimic, the snapper Ocyurus chrysurus (Lutjanidae). Copeia 1992: 914-917. Sikkel, P.C. 1993. Changes in plasma androgen levels associated with changes in male reproductive behavior in a brood-cycling marine fish. General and Comparative Endocrinology 89: 229-237. Sikkel, P.C. 1994. Filial cannibalism in a paternal - caring marine fish: the influence of egg developmental stage and position in the nest. Animal Behaviour 47: 1149-1158. Sikkel, P.C. 1994. Why female garibaldi prefer males with young eggs: a test of the parental investment hypothesis. Ethology Ecology & Evolution 6: 191-211. *Alcalay, O.M. and Sikkel, P.C. 1994. Diel periodicity of hatching of demersal eggs in the temperate damselfish, Hypsypops rubicundus. Bulletin of Marine Science 54: 565-569. Knapp, R.A. Sikkel, P.C. and Vredenberg, V.T*. 1995. Age of clutches in nests and within-nest spawning site preference of three damselfish species (Pomacentridae). Copeia 1995: 78-88. Sikkel, P.C. 1995. Diel periodicity of spawning activity in a permanently territorial damselfish: a test of adult feeding hypotheses. Environmental Biology of Fishes 42: 241-251. Sikkel, P.C. 1995.Effects of nest quality on male courtship and female spawning-site choice in an algal-nesting damselfish. Bulletin of Marine Science 57: 682-689. Sikkel, P.C. and Petersen, C.W. 1995. Reproductive ecology of damselfishes: Introduction to the symposium. Pages 565-568. In: Sikkel, P.C. and Petersen, C.W (Eds): Proceedings of the Reproductive Ecology of Damselfish Symposium -- Bulletin of Marine Science Vol. 57(3) Sikkel, P.C. 1998. The influence of food competitors on mate-search tactics in a territorial marine fish. Behavioral Ecology 9: 439-444. Sikkel, P.C., Fuller, C.A.and Hunte, W. 2000. Habitat/sex differences in time at cleaning stations and ectoparasite loads in a Caribbean reef fish. Marine Ecology Progress Series 193: 191-99. *Chambers, S.D., and Sikkel, P.C. 2002. Diel emergence patterns of ecologically important, fish parasitic, Gnathiid isopod larvae on Caribbean coral reefs. Caribbean Journal of Science 38: 37-43. Sikkel, P.C., Cheney, K.L. and Côté, I.M. 2004. In situ evidence for ectoparasites as a proximate cause of cleaning interactions in marine reef fish. Animal Behaviour 68: 241-247. Sikkel, P.C., Herzlieb, S.E.*, & Kramer, D.L. (2005) Diel activity changes in female yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus): Implications for a tradeoff between reproduction and cleaning. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 296: 1-11. (Feature article). Sikkel, P.C. and Kramer, D.L (in press). Territory revisitation reduces intrusion during spawning trips by female yellowtail damselfish Animal Behaviour. Manuscripts in preparation Schaumburg, C.*, Mathenia, J.*, & Sikkel, P.C. Diel infestation patterns of gnathiid isopod larvae on P.C. Sikkel 3 Caribbean reef fishes. (to be submitted to Coral Reefs). Invited book chapters: DeMartini, E.E. and Sikkel, P.C. (in press) Reproductive Ecology. In: Allen et al. (Eds) Ecology of California Marine Fishes. University of California Press. Invited Popular Articles Sikkel, P.C. “Honey I ate the Kids”. Natural History. December, 1994: 47-50. Sikkel, P.C. “Female Fish Go for Algae-mat Mate”. National Geographic – Geographica. January, 1997. Sikkel, P.C. “Surf, Turf, and Eggs”. ZooGoer*, January/February, 1997: 13-20. Sikkel, P.C. “Who’s watching the kids? ” ZooGoer, January/February, 1997: 21 Sikkel, P.C. “The facts of Amazonia Fish Life”. ZooGoer, November/December, 1998: 26-27 Grants and Fellowships Year Source Amount ($) 1986 Drown Foundation 3,700 1986-87 Sigma Xi 750 1987-89 Raney Fund for Ichthyology 1,184 1987-91 Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research 2,075 1992 National Geographic Society 4,000 1992-94 Friday Harbor Postdoctoral Fellowship 35,000 1994-95 NIH MBRS Faculty Enrichment 7,000 1997-99 Bellairs Postdoctoral Fellowship 28,000 2002 Visiting Scholar Award, University of Technology, Sydney Aus. 3,000 2002-04 Institutional Research and Scholarship awards, Murray State University 8,000 2002-04 Earthwatch Institute (co PI w/C. Fuller) 49,000 2004-05 Guana Island Marine Program 10,000 (waived fees) 2005 Visiting Scholar Award, University of Technology, Sydney Aus. 3,000 2004-06 University of Technology Research Excellence Grant (D. Booth, P.Sikkel, W. Figuera) 20,000 2005-06 Virgin Islands NSF EPSCoR 10,000 2004-05 Earthwatch Institute (Co PI w/C. Fuller) 18,000 Academic Awards and Recognition P.C. Sikkel 4 Research 1992 Zoology Department Nominee: Yerex Award for outstanding graduate student in science at Oregon State University Teaching 1987 - 92 Letter of recognition for outstanding teaching, Zoology Department, Oregon State University (14 quarters). 1994 - 95 and 95 - 96: Rating of “Excellent” for annual performance at the University of the Virgin Islands (not evaluated for 96-97 due to leave of absence for research). Academic and Community Service Invited Lectures and Volunteer Activities 1986-Present: Over 40 guest lectures to elementary schools, and academic and non-academic clubs and organizations (e.g., Catalina Elderhostel, NSF Minorities in Marine Science Program, Antilles School, USVI); 1999-2000: Volunteer Educational Assistant - Murray Elementary School Predoctoral Committee Service 1989-92 Graduate Student Welfare Committee, and Graduate Student President, Dept. of Zoology, Oregon State University Postdoctoral Committee Service 1992-93 Organizer: Weekly seminar series, Friday Harbor Laboratories 1994-95 Faculty Advisor: Pre-Professional Science Club, Division Secretary, Chair of Programs Committee, University of the Virgin Islands 1995-96 Division Secretary, Science and Mathematics, and Faculty Representative to Athletic Board, University of the Virgin Islands. 1996-97 Search Committee, UVI Lecturer position 2000- 01 Faculty advisor: Student Environmental Action Coalition (Murray State Chapter) 2003-Present Member, Board of Directors: Environmental Protection in the Caribbean (EPIC : www.epicislands.org). Curriculum Development 1994-95 Contributed to development of upper-division, interdisciplinary, course on the natural resources of islands and their management at the University of the Virgin Islands. 1995-96 Developed upper-division special-topics course in animal behavior at UVI using inquiry-based teaching techniques. 2000 Developed field course in tropical marine biology for the Kentucky Institute for International Studies (KIIS). 2003 Attended workshop on marine education in the Caribbean Student Mentoring P.C. Sikkel 5 1994-97 University of the Virgin Islands: Supervised or co-supervised 6 undergraduate independent studies projects in ecology and evolution (A. Adams, L. Eisenhardt, M. Fatzinger, M. Hastings, K. Heikila, S. Herzlieb, I. Joseph). 1999- 04 Murray State University: Supervisor for 6 completed or in progress undergraduate projects on fish and parasite ecology (S. Chambers, P. O’Rourke, A. Poulson, M. Powers (Honors thesis), J. Methenia,, C. Schaumberg, and N. Sutton) and served/am serving on four M.S. thesis committees (A. Benson – Conservation Biology, J. Waller – water snake ecology, C. Eden – Salamander ecology, J. Doyle – Salamander life history). 2002-2005 University of Technology, Sydney, Aus. Co-supervisor for one Honors project on fish behavior (A. Cadic) and external reviewer of two doctoral thesis (A. West and M. Silberschrieber). Professional Societies Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean Animal Behavior Society International Society for Reef Studies International Society for Behavioral Ecology Professional Activities Symposia Organized 1988 Co-Organizer: Second Annual Oregon State University Biology Graduate Symposium, Newport Oregon 1994 Principal Organizer: American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Symposium on the Reproductive Ecology of Damselfishes, Los Angeles, CA Editorial Experience: Co-Editor (w/ C. W. Petersen) for peer-reviewed proceedings of the Symposium on the Reproductive Ecology of Damselfishes: Bulletin of Marine Science 1995 : 57(3) Reviewer for Journals (average of 6 reviews per year over past 5 years): Animal Behaviour, Behavioral Ecology, Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Bulletin of Marine Science, Copeia, Current Biology, Ecology, Environmental Biology of Fishes, Evolution, Journal of Animal Ecology, General and Comparative Endocrinology, Journal of Fish Biology, Marine Biology, Marine Ecology Progress Series Grant Proposals Reviewed (average of 3 proposals per year over past 5 years): Australian Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council (United Kingdom), Earthwatch Institute, National Geographic Society,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Sea Grant and NURP, National Science Foundation. Scientific Consulting Howard Hall Productions - Consultant for BBC film “Seasons in the Sea” Japanese Broadcasting Corporation – Consultant for documentary on marine life of Santa Catalina Island. P.C. Sikkel 6 State of California - Consultant for legislation concerning the protection of garibaldi damselfish in southern California. Government of the Virgin Islands – Expert witness for the potential effects of a proposed emergency housing development on a population of endangered snake. Aquarium of the Pacific - Consultant for captive rearing of garibaldi damselfish Invited Institutional Seminars and Symposium Presentations 1992-94: Four invited presentations 1995-Present 1995 Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, National Zoological Park, Smithsonian Institution, Symposium on the Ethology of Coral Reef Fishes: International Ethological Conference, Honolulu, HI 1997 Department of Biology, University of Texas, El Paso 2000 Dept. of Biology, Murray State University 2001 Dept. of Biology, University of Memphis 2002 Dept. of Environmental Sciences, University of Technology, Sydney Aus. Earthwatch Institute Conference, Boston, MA 2003 Symposium on the Ecology of California Marine Fishes, Long Beach, CA 2004 Earthwatch Institute Conference, Boston, MA Contributed Papers 1983-94: 11 presentations at regional, national, and international meetings 1995-Present: 1995 Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, St. Thomas, USVI; Gilbert Ichthyological Society, Eatonville, WA 1997 Western Society of Naturalists, La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico. 1998 Western Society of Naturalists, San Diego, CA 2000 Ethology, Evolutionary Ecology, and Conservation of fishes, Athens, GA 2001 Association of Marine Laboratories of the Caribbean, La Parguera, Puerto Rico 2003 Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Tortola, British Virgin Islands Professional References Individuals most familiar with the quality and impact of my field research. T = Individuals most familiar with my teaching and mentoring performance. Primary References Dr. Mark Hixon, Professor (Chair, Doctoral Committee) R Department of Zoology, Cordley 3029 Oregon State University Corvallis, OR 97331-2914 (541) 737-5364; hixonm@bcc.orst.edu P.C. Sikkel 7 Dr. Donald Kramer, Professor (Primary postdoctoral sponsor) R, T Department of Biology McGill University 1205 Docteur Penfield Ave. Montreal, Quebec H3A 1B1, Canada (514) 398-6466; don.kramer@mcgill.ca Dr. Teresa Turner, Associate Professor (Former Dept. Chair and teaching colleague at UVI) R, T Division of Science and Mathematics University of the Virgin Islands St. Thomas, USVI 00802 (340) 693 -1382; tturner@uvi.edu Dr. David Booth, Associate Professor (Research collaborator) R Dept. of Environmental Sciences University of Technology, Sydney Westbourne Street, Gore Hill NSW Australia 2065; David.Booth@uts.edu.au Dr. Howard Whiteman (Evolutionary ecologist/MSU colleague) T Associate Professor Department of Biology Murray State University Murray, KY 42071 (270) 762-6753; howard.whiteman@murraystate.edu Dr. Isabelle M. Côté (Research Collaborator) R Senior Lecturer Center for Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation School of Biological Sciences University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ United Kingdom i.cote@uea.ac.uk Dr. Todd W. Anderson (Research colleague at Santa Catalina Island) R Assistant Professor Department of Biology San Diego State University San Diego, CA 92182-4614 (619) 594-0995; todda@sunstroke.sdsu.edu Other references Dr. Robert Warner, Professor (Member, Doctoral Committee) R Department of Biological Sciences University of California at Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 93106 P.C. Sikkel 8 (805) 893-2914; warner@lifesci.lscf.ucsb.edu Dr. James Battey, Associate Professor (Former Director of Marine Science and teaching colleague at UVI) T 1740 Laurel Ridge Dr. Conyers, GA 30094 (770) 918-9197; jbattey901@aol.com Dr. George Barlow, Professor Emeritus R Department of Integrative Biology University of California Berkeley, CA 94720-3140 (510) 642-2947; barlowgw@socrates.berkeley.edu Dr. Brian Tissot, Associate Professor (Teaching colleague at UH Hilo) T Coordinator, Science Programs Department of Environmental Science and Regional Planning Washington State University, Vancouver 14204 NE Salmon Creek Ave. Vancouver, WA 98686-9600 (360) 546-9611; tissot@globalecology.net Drs. Bert H. and Lucy B. Williams (Experts on Caribbean fish parasites) T,R Dept. of Marine Sciences University of Puerto Rico P.O. Box 908 Lajas, PR 00667-0908 Ph: (787) 899-2048 x 264; fishparasite@centennialpr.net