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Larry G. Allen

Professor / California State University, Northridge
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About me

I have had extensive experience working on the community ecology of California coastal marine fishes particularly those which occur in the bays, estuaries and harbors of Southern California. In addition, recent efforts have dealt with fish assemblages in kelp bed and rock reef areas in Southern California. Past research has also included investigations into biogeography of bay/estuarine and coastal marine fishes. My experience into the field of systematics has centered around the development and classification of clingfishes and their relatives (Gobiesociformes). Currently, my students and I are investigating life history and recruitment mechanisms in the young-of-the-year of several important commercial species of fish including white seabass, California halibut, kelp bass, barred sand bass, and spotted sand bass.

Publications

1. Pondella II, D.J. and L.G. Allen. 2008. The decline and recovery of four predatory fishes from the Southern California Bight. Marine Biology 154(2): 307-313. (article)

2. Allen, L.G., D.J. Pondella II, and M. Shane. 2007. Fisheries independent assessment of a returning fishery: abundance of juvenile white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) in the shallow nearshore waters of the Southern California Bight, 1995-2005. Fisheries Research 88: 24-32. Fisheries Research 88: 24-32. (article)

3. Froeschke, B., L.G. Allen, and D.J. Pondella II. 2007. Life history and courtship behavior of black perch (Embiotoca jacksoni, Teleostomi: Embiotocidae) from southern California. Pacific Science 61(4): 521–531. (article)

4. Williams, J.P., L.G. Allen, D.J. Pondella II, and M.A. Steele. 2007. El Niño/Southern Oscillation events increase growth of juvenile white seabass (Atractoscion nobilis) in the Southern California Bight. Marine Biology 152: 193–200. (article)

5. Allen, Larry G, Daniel J Pondella II, and Michael H Horn. 2006. Ecology of Marine fishes: California and Adjacent Waters. Berkeley, CA: UC Press. (book)

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