Cooper Environmental Research
Cooper Environmental Research

One example of my illustrations is the company logo, shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirynchus platorynchus) prepared for the 'Fishes of Pennsylvania and the Northeastern United States' in 1983. Other examples from that book are madtom pectoral fin spines and cyprinodontid teeth (below).

The following examples of fish larvae are from my dissertation on muskellunge and northern pike development, which contains a series from fertilization of eggs to juveniles A pdf is available, look under Publications, Fish.

Muskellunge 17.5mm

Northern pike 13.5mm

The greater redhorse suckers shown below are from a study by Bunt and Cooke, 2004. www.Biotactic.com

Examples of adult fish shown below are from the book "Island Life, An Isle Royale Nature Guide", which contains 23 species.

Walleye

Pink salmon

Pumpkinseed

Examples of logos

The logo above is from the AFS Symposium 69, Challenges for Diadromous Fishes in a Dynamic Global Environment held in 2009

AFS Symposium 1: "Common Strategies of Anadromous and Catadromous Fishes"

North Carolina Chapter, American Fisheries Society