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Timothy W. Spier, Assistant Professor

Ichthyology, Fresh-water Fish Ecology and Management, GIS

Contact Information:
309/298-1266Timothy W. Spier
Waggoner Hall 302
TW-Spier@wiu.edu

Personal Homepage: www.wiu.edu/users/tws103/

Degree:
Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, 2002

Courses Taught:

  • BIOL 501 (Biometrics)
  • ZOOL 414 (Ichthyology)
  • BOT 554 & ZOOL 554 (Limnology)
  • ZOOL 451 (Animal Ecology)
  • ZOOL 561 (Fish Management)
  • BIOL 452 (Biological Applications of GIS)

Research Interests:
I am interested in the fish communities found in small streams, large rivers, and human-made impoundments. I am especially interested in native fishes of Illinois, specifically sturgeon in the Mississippi River. I am also interested in the management of sportfish in human-made impoundments such as reservoirs and farm ponds.

Recent Publications:
Colombo, R. E., J. E. Garvey, N. D. Jackson, R. Brooks, D. P. Herzog, R. A. Hrabik and T. W. Spier. 2007. Harvest of Mississippi River sturgeon drives abundance and reproductive success: a harbinger of collapse? J. Appl. Ichthyol. 23 (2007), 444–451.

Graduate Student Research:
 http://www.wiu.edu/users/tws103/my_students.htm

Undergraduate Student Research:
 http://www.wiu.edu/users/tws103/my_students.htm

Former Students:
 http://www.wiu.edu/users/tws103/my_students.htm