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Kidd, Michael R

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Associate Professor

CONTACT INFO

(956) 326-2585
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michael.kidd@tamiu.edu
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LBV-312B

PERSONAL WEBSITE

COURSES TAUGHT

Biology Research (BIOL 5197)
Biology Research (BIOL 5297)
Biology Research (BIOL 5397)
Biology Research (BIOL 5497)
Biology Research (BIOL 5597)
Biology Research (BIOL 5697)
Chemistry II Discussion (CHEM 0020)
Graduate Seminar in Biology (BIOL 5290)
Intro to Genetics (BIOL 3413)
Intro to Genetics Lab (BIOL 3013)
Principles of Biology III (BIOL 1413)
Principles of Biology III Lab (BIOL 1013)
Signature Course (UNIV 1402)
Supplemental Laboratory (BIOL 1101)
Supplemental Laboratory (CHEM 1101)
Survey of Life Science Lab (BIOL 1170)
Thesis (BIOL 5399)
Thesis I (BIOL 5398)
Thesis II (BIOL 5399)
Undergraduate Research (BIOL 4173)
Undergraduate Research (BIOL 4273)
Undergraduate Research (BIOL 4373)
Undergraduate Research (BIOL 4473)

RESEARCH

Current Research:

Cichlid Transcriptomics

Microsatellite Development

Molecular Basis of Social Decision Making in Cichlids

Prolactin facilitates the transition of male paternal care strategies in Amatitlania siquia

Research Interests:

Molecular basis of social decision making. Role of mating preference in the evolution of reproductive isolation. Evolution of parental care strategies within a lineage of cichlids fishes. Phylogenetics of rapidly evolving vertebrate lineages.

EDUCATION

University of New Hampshire (Doctor of Philosophy)
Williams College (Bachelor of Arts)

PUBLICATIONS

Journal Article:

Female preferences for males depends on reproductive physiology in the African cichlid fish Astatotilapia burtoni - General & Comparative Endocrinology 2013

Prostaglandin F2a facilitates female mating decisions based on male performance - Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 2013

Repeated convergent evolution of parental care strategies within Xenotilapia, a genus of cichlid fishes from Lake Tanganyika - PLoS ONE 2012

Novel technique for measuring four hormones from individual Astatotilapia burtoni water samples using commercial enzyme immunoassay kits - General and Comparative Endocrinology 2010

Visual sensitivities tuned by heterochronic shifts in opsin gene expression - BMC Biology 2008

A Direct Assay of Female CHoice in Cichlid Fishes: All the Eggs in One Basket - Journal of Fish Biology 2006

Axes of Differentiation in the Bower Building Cichlids of Lake Malawi - Molecular Ecology 2006

Hybridization and contemporary evolution in an intorduced cichlid fish from Lake Malawi National Park - Molecular Ecology 2004

Courting Behaviour of Loser Male Siamese fighting fish, Betta Splendens: their response to eavesdropper and naive females - Behaviour 2003

Rapid isolation of CA microsatellites from the tilapia genome - Animal Genetics 2001

GRANTS

Grants:

Howard Hughes Medical Institute USE Inclusive Excellence Grants 2018 - Pre-Proposal Texas A & M International University

Howard Hughes Medical Institute USE - Inclusive Excellence Grants 2017 Pre-Proposal Texas A & M International University

The TAMIU-TAMU Bridges to the Doctorate

Research, Advancement and Mentoring Partnership for Undergraduates Program (RAMP-UP)

Building Scholars

URG: Transcription Analysis of Alternative Mating Strategies in Tilapiine Fishes

Texas State Aquarium’s Wildlife Care, Conservation and Research Fund: Development of Molecular Markers for Critically Endangered Mussel Species from the Lower Rio Grande Watershed

GREAT: Development of Molecular Markers for Critically Endangered Mussel Species from the Lower Rio Grande Watershed

URG: Molecular Regulation of Oocyte Maturation in Tilapia Broodstock

MRI: Acquisition of an Applied Biosystems 3500 Genetic Analyzer to Enhance Research and Training at Texas A&M International University

Molecular Basis of Social Decision Making: Towards a Mechanistic View of Mate Choice

Symposium "Genomics and the Life Aquatic" Friday Harbor Laboratories

EXHIBITS

AWARDS

Founder's Award Honorable Mention - Annual Behavior Society Meeting - 01-01-2002

Summer Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching - University of New Hampshire - 01-01-2002

Summer Fellowship for Outstanding Teaching - University of New Hampshire - 01-01-2001

Honors Faculty Member of the Year - TAMIU Honors Program - 01-01-2015

Scholar of the Year, TAMIU College of Arts and Sciences - TAMIU COAS - 01-01-2012

TAMUS Student Recognition Award - Texas A&M University System - 01-01-2012

TAMUS Student Recognition Award - Texas A&M University System - 01-01-2011

Teacher of the Year, TAMIU College of Arts and Sciences - TAMIU COAS - 01-01-2011

Chancellor Award for Teaching Excellence - Texas A&M University System - 02-01-2010

PUBLIC SERVICE

Keynote speaker at the FOTAS convention.