Curriculum vitae. Education Ph.D. Candidate. Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University Advisor: Dr. Kirk O. Winemiller

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1 Carmen G. Montaña Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University College Station, Texas Phone: (979) Curriculum vitae Education Ph.D. Candidate. Wildlife and Fisheries Science, Texas A&M University Advisor: Dr. Kirk O. Winemiller MSc. Wildlife and Fisheries Management 2004 Universidad Nacional de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora (UNELLEZ), Venezuela Advisor: Dr. Donald C. Taphorn BA. Environmental Sciences, Major: Eng. Renewable and Natural Resources. Universidad Nacional de los Llanos Occidentales Ezequiel Zamora (UNELLEZ), Venezuela Research of interest: Freshwater fish ecology in South America and North America, fisheries in floodplain rivers, community ecology, trophic ecology, ecomorphology, river ecology. Fellowships and Awards 2012 Outstanding Fisheries Worker Award, Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society 2011 Tom Slick Graduate Research Fellowship Award, Texas A&M 2011 Vice Chancellor's Award in Excellence in Graduate Student Research, Texas A&M GPEF- Travel and Presentation Grant, Dept. of WFSC, Texas A&M 2011 Clark Hubbs Student Research Award, Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society st Place Poster presentation. Graduate Student, 11 th Annual Ecological Integration Symposium, Texas A&M. TX - March GPEF Travel and Presentation Grant, Dept of WFSC, Texas A&M 2009 P.E.O International Women Fellowship 2009 Outstanding Ph.D student Award, Dept. of WFSC, Texas A&M 2008 American Cichlid Association, ACA Paul V. Loiselle Conservation Fund Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Travel Grant, Texas A&M 2008 GPEF Travel and Presentation Grant. Dept of WFSC, Texas A&M 2007 Neotropical Grassland Conservancy-Francis Smith Remembrance Grant 2003 Neotropical Grassland Conservancy, Research award 2002 Foundation Cisneros, Logistic & Research grant 2001 U.S. Fisheries & Wildlife Services. Graduate Fellowship

2 Publications 2012 Montaña, C.G., C.M. Schalk & D.C. Taphorn First record of Van den Berg's Pearlfish, Austrolebias vandenbergi Huber, 1995 (Cyprinodontiformes, Rivulidae) in Bolivia with comments on its diet and reproductive biology. Checklist Journal (in press). Schalk, C.M. & C.G. Montaña Liophis peocilogyrus (Yellow-bellied Liophis): Diet and foraging behavior. Natural history notes. Herpetological Review 43(1):148. López-Fernández, H., K.O. Winemiller, C.G. Montaña & R.L. Honeycutt Dietmorphology correlations in the radiation of South American Geophagine Cichlids (Perciformes: Cichlidae: Cichlinae). PlosOne 7(4):e Willis, S.C., H. López-Fernández, C.G. Montaña, I.P. Farias & G. Orti Species-level phylogeny of Satan s perches based on discordant gene trees (Teleostei: Cichlidae: Satanoperca Gűnther 1862). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution (in press) Ou, C., C.G. Montaña, K.O. Winemiller & K.W. Conway Schistura diminuta, a new miniature loach from the Mekong River drainage of Cambodia (Teleostei: Nemacheilidae). Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters 22(3): Montaña, C.G, C.A. Layman & K.O.Winemiller Gape size influences seasonal patterns of piscivore diets in three Neotropical rivers. Neotropical Ichthyology 9(3): Montaña, C.G, S. Choudhary & K.O. Winemiller Seasonal dynamics of fisheries in the Ganges River, Bhagalpur, India. Fisheries Management and Ecology 18: Montaña, C.G., C.A. Layman & D.C. Taphorn Inventario de la ictiofauna del Caño La Guardia, afluente del río Capanaparo (cuenca del Orinoco), estado Apure, Venezuela. Biota Colombiana 11(1-2): Schalk, C.M. & C.G. Montaña. Ceratophrys cranwelli (Cranwell s Horned Frog): Diet. Herpetological Review 42(3): Montaña, C.G. & K.O. Winemille Local-scale habitat influences morphological diversity of species assemblages of cichlid fishes in a tropical floodplain river. Ecology of freshwater Fish 19: Willis, S.C., M. Numes, C.G. Montaña, I.P. Farias, G. Orti & N.R. Lovejoy The Casiquiare river acts a corridor between the Amazons and Orinoco river basins: biogeographic analysis of the genus Cichla. Molecular Ecology 19: Layman, C. A., C.G. Montaña & J. E. Allgeier Linking community assembly and rates of water level change in river littoral habitats. Aquatic Ecology 44: Montana C.G. & K.O. Winemiller Comparative feeding ecology and habitats use of Crenicichla species (Perciformes: Cichlidae) in a Venezuelan floodplain river. Neotropical Ichthyology 7: Montaña, C.G., C.A. Layman & D.C. Taphorn Comparison of fish assemblages in two

3 littoral habitats in a Neotropical morichal stream in Venezuela. Neotropical Ichthyology 6(4): Montaña, C.G., H. López-Fernández & D.C. Taphorn A new species of the genus Crenicichla (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Ventuari River, Upper Orinoco River, Amazonas State, Venezuela. Zootaxa 1856:3340. Montaña, C.G Cichlids in a Neotropical Blackwater Floodplain River Cinaruco River, Venezuela. Part I: Overview. Buntbarsche Bulletin 248: Montaña, C.G Cichla ocellaris del Río Cuyuni. In: J.P Rodríguez & F. Rojas-Suárez. Libro Rojo de Peces amenazados de Venezuela. Provita, Caracas Post, D.M., D.A. Arrington, C.A. Layman, G. Takimoto, J. Quattrochi & C.G. Montaña Getting to the fat of the matter: model, methods and assumptions for dealing with lipids in stable isotopes analysis. Oecologia 152: Layman, C.A., D.A. Arrington, C.G. Montaña. & D.M. Post Can Stable Isotope Ratios provide for community-wide measures of trophic structure? Ecology 86(9): Willis, S.C., M. Numes, C.G. Montaña, I.P. Farias & N.R. Lovejoy Systematics, biogeography, and evolution of Cichla (Perciformes: Cichlidae) with insight into the origin of tropical freshwater fish diversity in South America. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 44: Montaña, C.G., D.C. Taphorn, C.A. Layman & C. Lasso Distribución, alimentación y reproducción de tres especies de pavones Cichla spp. (Perciformes, Cichlidae) en la cuenca baja del río Ventuari, Estado Amazonas, Venezuela. Memoria de la Fundación La Salle de Ciencias Naturales 165: Taphorn, D.C., C.G. Montaña & P. Buckup Characidium longum (Characiformes: Crenuchidae): A New Species of Fish from Venezuela. Zootaxa 1247: Montaña, C.G., D.C. Taphorn, C.A. Layman & C.A. Lasso Ecology and Conservation of Peacok Cichlids (Cichla spp.) in lower Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Conservation International. Washington DC, USA. Montaña, C.G., D.C. Taphorn, L. Nico, C.A. Lasso, O. Leon-Mata, A. Giraldo, O.Lasso- Alcala, C. DoNascimiento & N. Milan Fishes of the Ventuari River Basin, Amazonas state (Venezuela): Results of BioCentro, Fundacion La Salle and Fundacion Tierra Parima Research s. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Conservation International. Washington DC, USA. In preparation 1. Local-species diversity in Neotropical and Temperate floodplain rivers: a morphological approach. Target journal: Ecological Monographs 2. Ecomorphological convergence in Neotropical cichldis and Nearctic centrarchids: evidence from morphology, diet and stable isotope analysis. Target journal: Ecology of Freshwater Fish

4 Selected presentations C.G. Montaña & K.O. Winemiller. Are Neotropical cichlids and Neartic centrarchids ecologically convergent? Evidence from morphological, dietary and isotope analysis. Ecological Integration Symposium. Texas A&M University C.G. Montaña & K.O. Winemiller. Morphological patterns in tropical and temperate assemblages of perciform fishes. Texas Chapter American Fisheries Society, Texas C.G. Montaña & K.O. Winemiller. Habitat-associated morphology of cichlid and centrarchid species assemblages: Tropical and Temperate convergence in percomorph fishes? Ecological Society of America. TX, C.G. Montaña & K.O. Winemiller. Ecomorphology and habitat use in temperate floodplain centrarchid fishes. Ecological Integration Symposium. Texas A&M University. TX C.G. Montaña & C.M. Schalk. Community structure of ponds along environmental gradients in the Bolivian Gran Chaco. Ecological Integration Symposium. Texas A&M University. TX C.G. Montaña & K.O. Winemiller. Ecomorphological correlates in temperate floodplain centrarchid fishes. Texas Chapter American Fisheries Society, Texas C.G. Montaña, C.A. Layman & K.O Winemiller. Seasonality and Gape Width Structures Predator-prey Interactions in Neotropical Piscivores. American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology. Rhode Island, Providence C.G. Montaña, C.A. Layman & K.O Winemiller. Seasonal patterns on prey/predator body size in three Neotropical rivers. Ecological Integration Symposium. Texas A&M University. TX (1 st Place Graduate Student Poster Presentation). Biodiversity survey of fish fauna in Rupununi Savannas, Guyana. Dept. Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. Seminar & K.O. Winemiller. Comparative ecology of two Crenicichla species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in a Neotropical floodplain river, Venezuela. American Society of Ichthyology and Herpetology. Montreal, Canada C.G. Montaña, C.A. Layman & D.C. Taphorn. Comparison of fish assemblages among three littoral habitat types in a Neotropical morichal stream in Venezuela. Ecological Integration Symposium. Texas A&M University. TX C.G. Montaña & D.C. Taphorn. Fishes of lower Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Manaus, Brazil C.G. Montaña & D.C. Taphorn. Sustainable management, conservation and ecology of peacock Cichlids (Cichla spp) of the lower Ventuari River, Amazonas state, Venezuela. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Manaus, Brazil C.G. Montaña & D.C. Taphorn. Fishes of lower Ventuari River, Amazonas State, Venezuela. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Manaus, Brazil

5 Professional Experience Teaching experience: Spring Department of Wildlife and Fisheries-Texas A&M University-Graduate Student-Teaching Assistant for Natural History of Vertebrates. Fall Department of Wildlife and Fisheries-Texas A&M University-Graduate Student- Teaching Assistant for Ichthyology Laboratory Research experience Dec 2010-Texas A&M University-Project title: Community structure of ponds along environmental gradients in the Bolivian Gran Chaco, Bolivia. Jan Texas A&M University- Research Expedition to the Mekong River and its tributaries Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok Rivers. Cambodia. Biodiversity survey of the Ichthyofauna in the Cambodia Mekong. Feb Texas A&M University-Royal Ontorio Museum-University of Guyana- Research Expedition to Guyana s Rupununi Region. Biodiversity survey of the Ichthyofauna in the Rupununi Savanna region. July Texas A&M University- Research Expedition to Tambopata River, Peruvian Amazon-Peru. Jan-May Florida International University, Department of Biological Sciences- Project title: study of food webs dynamics and habitat connectivity in the Bahamas Island. May NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center Miami, Miami- Project title: Tagging and monitoring fishes and their habitats in the Loxahatchee River, Florida. June-Dec Yale University, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- Project title: Isotopes stables to study food web dynamics and community-wide. May-Dec Cornell University, Department Ecology and Evolutionary Biology- Field Assistant in monitoring of stream and nutrient cycling effects of invertebrates in aquatic ecosystems. Employment history Fall 2007-Summer Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences-Texas A&M University-Graduate student-research Assistant. Nov-Dec National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Caracas, Venezuela Fisheries Consultant Museo de Ciencias Naturales Guanare (MCNG), Venezuela. Research assistant Laboratory of Biology and Ecology of Aquatic Insects of UNELLEZ- Venezuela. Research Assistant.

6 Professional activities Professional affiliations Neotropical Ichthyology Association, NI-(2003-present) American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists ASIH-(2001-present) American Cichlid Association ACA-(2007-present) Texas Chapter of the American Fisheries Society TCAFS (2007-present) American Fisheries Society (AFS) (2007-present) Ecology (2010-present) Student Mentor 6 Undergraduate students from the Dept. of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Texas A&M University - Summers: 2009, 2010 and Advised 3 students with internships related to fish ecology and morphological techniques. - Fall 2011: Advised 2 students with internships related to process of fish samples for stable isotope analysis to study aquatic food webs. - Spring 2012: Advised 1 student with internship on reproductive biology of Neotropical killifishes, and preparation of stable isotope analysis to study aquatic food webs in ponds located in the Bolivian Gran Chaco. Conference Organized Member of the planning committee for the 11th Annual Ecological Integration Symposium Understanding patterns and processes across scales at Texas A&M University. Volunteer experience Volunteer for Ecological Society of America meeting in Austin Volunteer for judging in the Student Research Week (SRW) at Texas A&M, March Peer- Reviewer for Revista Mesoamericana de la Conservación, Pan-American Journal of Aquatic Sciences, Aquaculture, Aquarium, Conservation & Legislation-International Journal of the Bioflux Society, Wetlands, Neotropical Ichthyology, Revista de Biologia Tropical, Endangered Species Research Journal. Community Outreach Member of the fish sampling team for Bio Blitz, a yearly invitation to the public to aid in cataloging all the living organisms in Lick Creek Park, College Station, Texas. Additional skill: Snorkeling, seining, gill-netting, electrofishing, driving small boats. Experience with statistical packages: PRIMER, SPSS, PC-Ord, PAST. Languages: Spanish (Native), English (Second language) Professional references Dr. Kirk O. Winemiller, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX ; phone: (979) , k-winemiller@tamu.edu

7 Dr. Craig A. Layman. Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University North Miami, FL 33181; phone: (305) , and Dr. Donald C. Taphorn. Former director of the Natural Sciences Museum- UNELLEZ- Guanare,Venezuela. Current address: Beleville, IL ;