Malcolm H. Taylor, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus
Taylor
Phone: (302) 831-2938
Fax: (302) 831-2281
Email: mtaylor@udel.edu
Office: 234 Wolf Hall
Address:
Department of Biological Sciences
Wolf Hall
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
Education
- B.A. - Franklin and Marshall College
- Ph.D. - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Postdoctoral - University of Pittsburgh
Teaching
- BISC 667 - Fish Biology
Research Interests
The primary focus of our current research is the environmental and endocrine control of reproduction in fish.
We have described a semilunar spawning cycle in the tide marsh killifish Fundulus heteroclitus and are now concentrating on the environmental and endocrine factors which control the cycle. Specifically, laboratory studies are underway on the function of ovarian contraction in this species.
A second project is aimed at understanding sexual differentiation, local distribution and seaward migration of the American eel.
Sound production in the weakfish and effects of toxins on fish development are areas of recent interest.
Selected Publications
- Guy CP, Pinkney AE, Taylor MH. Effects of sediment-bound zinc contamination on early life stages of the mummichog (Fundulus heteroclitus L) in the Christina watershed, Delaware, USA. Environ Toxicol Chem. 2006;25(5):1305–1311.
- Connaughton MA, Fine ML, Taylor MH. Use of sound for localization of spawning weakfish in Delaware Bay (USA) and effects of fish size, temperature and season on sound parameters. Bioacoustics. 2002;12:294–296.
- Connaughton MA, Fine ML, Taylor MH. Weakfish sonic muscle: influence of size, temperature and season. J Exp Biol. 2002;205(Pt 15):2183–2188.
- Jensen BH, Taylor MH. Lipid transport in female Fundulus heteroclitus during the reproductive season. Fish Physiol Biochem. 2001;25(2):141–151.
- Connaughton MA, Taylor MH, Fine ML. Effects of fish size and temperature on weakfish disturbance calls: implications for the mechanism of sound generation. J Exp Biol. 2000;203(Pt 9):1503–1512.
- Taylor MH. A suite of adaptations for intertidal spawning. Am Zool. 1999;39(2):313–320.
- Connaughton MA, Fine ML, Taylor MH. The effects of seasonal hypertrophy and atrophy on fiber morphology, metabolic substrate concentration and sound characteristics of the weakfish sonic muscle. J Exp Biol. 1997;200(Pt 18):2449–2457.
- Connaughton MA, Taylor MH. Effects of photoperiod and temperature on sexual recrudescence in the male weakfish, Cynoscion regalis. Env Bio of Fishes. 1996;45(3):273–281.
- Connaughton MA, Taylor MH. Seasonal And Daily Cycles In Sound Production Associated With Spawning In The Weakfish, Cynoscion Regalis. Env Bio of Fishes. 1995;42(3):233–240.
- Leonard JBK, Bartley SM, Taylor MH. Effects Of Ions And Bioactive Substances On Ovarian Contraction In Fundulus-Heteroclitus. J Exp Zool. 1993;267(4):468–473.
