Dr. Cecil Jennings
Dr. Cecil Jennings
Unit Leader
Adjunct Professor
Background
Education:

B.A. Biology, Natural Science, and Conservation Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin

M.S. Wildlife Ecology (Fisheries Management Option) Mississippi State University, Starkville, Mississippi

Ph.D. Forest Resources Conservation (Fishseries Science) University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida

Prior Positions:

Research Fisheries Biologist: Upper Mississippi Science Center, La Crosse, WI
Courses
FANR 8300: Scientific Communication for Natural Resources Professionals, (Fall 2010)
Publications
Ziegeweid, J.R; Jennings, C; and Peterson, D. 2008. Thermal maxima for juvenile shortnose sturgeon acclimated to differnet temperatures. Environmental Biology of Fishes 82:299-307.
Grabowski, T.B and Jennings, C. 2009. Post-Release movements and habitat use of robust redhorse transplanted to the Ocomulgee River, Georgia. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 19:170-177.
Ziegeweid, J.R; Jennings, C; Peterson, D; and Black, M.C. 2008. Effects of Salinity, Temperature, and Weight on the Survival of Young-of-Year Shortnose Sturgeon. Trnasactions of the American Fisheries Society 137:1490-1499.
Belcher, C.N. and Jennings, C. 2010. Utility of Mesohabitat Features for Determining Habitat Associations of Sub-adult Sharks in Georgia’s Estuaries. Environmental Biology of Fishes :DOI 10.1007/s10641-010-9648-3.
Mosley, D and Jennings, C. 2007. Flow preferences for juvenile robust redhorse in an experimental mesocosm: implications for developing sampling protocols. North American Journal of Fisheries Management 27:1383-1392.
Peterson, R and Jennings, C. 2007. Effects of river discharge on abundance and instaneous growth of Age-0 Carpsuckers in the Oconee River, Georgia, USA. River Research and Application 23:1016-1025.
DeVries, D; Grossman, G; Wahl, D; Stone, J; Utter, F; Jennings, C; and Kimball, D. 2007. A perspective on the decision to establish an AFS marine journal. Fisheries 32(1):30.
Peterson, D; Vecsei, P; and Jennings, C. 2007. Ecology and biology of the lake sturgeon: a synthesis of current knowledge of a threatened North American Acipenseridae. Reviews in Fish biology and Fisheries 17:59-76.
Jennings, C; Will, T; and Reinert, T. 2005. Efficacy of a high- and low-frequency ultrasonic probe for measuring ovary volume and estimating fecundity of striped bass Morone saxatilis in the Savannah River Estuary. Fisheries Research 76(3):445-453.
Office:
GA Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Unit 429 Building 3
Phone: 706.542.4837