Dr. Carl Quertermus Professor Freshwater Ecology and Animal Behavior carlq@westga.edu 678-839-4035

• B.S. in Biology from Illinois State University
• M.S. in Biology from Illinois State University
• Ph.D. in Zoology from Michigan State University

Dr. Quertermus has been involved in research projects which cover the fields of behavioral analysis, fisheries investigations, and environmental consulting. He has conducted studies on the behavior of freshwater fishes, including habitat selection and home range analysis of cichlids and centrarchids, social behavior of cichlids, and parasite burden effects on feeding behavior of centrarchids. Dr. Quertermus has conducted fisheries investigations such as the distribution of fishes in western Georgia streams, population trends of largemouth bass in Georgia reservoirs, growth rate studies, and the quality of freshwater sport fishing in Georgia. Dr. Quertermus' current research and environmental consulting interests include the study of trends in sport fishing quality and population dynamics of black basses in Georgia reservoirs, using data form sport fishing tournaments; and lake and pond ecology and management.

• Biol 1107 Principles of Biology I
• Biol 1108 Principles of Biology II
• Biol 3426 Natural History of Vertebrates
• Biol 4440/5440 Aquatic Ecology
• Biol 4441/5441 Animal Behavior
• Biol 6985 Behavioral Ecology
• Biol 6985 Field Ornithology

• Quertermus, C.J. and J.A. Ward. 1969. Development and significance of two motor patterns used in contacting parents by young orange chromides (Etroplus maculatus). Animal Behavior 17 (4): 624-635.
  
  
• Quertermus, C.J. 1975. Prior experience as a factor in habitat selection of the cichlid fish Tilapia mossambica. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society 104 (4): 742-751.
  
  
• McCollum, J.L. and C.J. Quertermus. 1980. Distribution of fishes in the Dog River drainage. Georgia Journal of Science 38 (1): 55-63.
  
  
• Quertermus, C.J. and G.C. Mitchell. 1981. Habitat selection of adult largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, in a small southeastern USA reservoir. In Noakes, D.L. (Editor), Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, vol. 1, pages 135-136.
  
  
• Quertermus, C.J. 1991. Use of bass club tournament results to evaluate relative abundance and fishing quality. American Fisheries Society Symposium 12: 515-519.
  
  
• Quertermus, C.J. 1998. Evaluation of fishing quality and relative abundance of black bass (Micropterus) populations at twelve Georgia mainstream reservoirs, 1978-1995, using catch data from bass club tournaments. Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife Resources Division, Fisheries Section, Social Circle, GA. 170 pages.
  
  
• Quertermus, C.J. 2001. Timing the bass bite: Advice based on computer analysis of 8,000 bass tournaments. In - Fisherman Bass Guide 2001, 28-32.