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Brook L. Fluker
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Associate Professor
Also affiliated: University of Alabama (2010–2014); University of Louisiana at Monroe (2011)
Faculty Researcher
6 h-index
15 pubs
191 cited
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Biography and Research Information
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Brook L. Fluker's research focuses on the conservation genetics and population characteristics of freshwater fish, particularly endemic species of the Ouachita Highlands and Interior Highlands regions of Arkansas. Fluker has investigated genetic differences in walleye populations to inform stocking practices and has studied the genetic makeup and gene flow of various darter species, including the paleback darter (<scp><i>Etheostoma pallididorsum</i></scp>) and the trispot darter (<scp><i>Etheostoma trisella</i></scp>). Additionally, Fluker's work examines the physiological adaptations of catfish, comparing the acclimation capacity and thermal tolerance of narrow endemic and broadly distributed species. This research contributes to understanding species distribution, conservation needs, and the potential impacts of environmental changes on aquatic ecosystems. Fluker has published 15 papers, with an h-index of 6 and 188 citations.
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- h-index: 6
- Publications: 15
- Citations: 191
Selected Publications
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Comparative acclimation capacity and thermal tolerance of a narrow endemic and a broadly distributed madtom catfish from the Ozark–Ouachita Mountain region, USA (2025)
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Critical Thermal Maxima of Two Interior Highland Endemic Catfishes, the Caddo Madtom (Noturus Taylori) and the Black River Madtom (Noturus Maydeni) (2025)
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Aspects of Distribution, Abundance, Habitat, and Life History of the Caddo Madtom (Noturus taylori), a Narrow Endemic of the Ouachita Highlands (2023)
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Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella) (2023)
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Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices (2023)
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Population Characteristics of the Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler and Metcalf (Paleback Darter), a Narrowly Distributed Endemic in the Ouachita Highlands, Arkansas (2022)
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Conservation genetic assessment of the paleback darter, <scp><i>Etheostoma pallididorsum</i></scp>, a narrowly distributed endemic in the Ouachita Highlands, Arkansas, USA (2021)
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Spatiotemporal population dynamics of the Caddo Madtom (Noturus taylori), a narrow-range endemic of the Ouachita Highlands (2020)
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Genetic structure and diversity of the blueface darter Etheostoma cyanoprosopum, a microendemic freshwater fish in the southeastern USA (2019)
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Characterizing patterns of introgressive hybridization between two species of<i>Tyrannus</i>following concurrent range expansion (2018)
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The influence of life‐history strategy on genetic differentiation and lineage divergence in darters (Percidae: Etheostomatinae) (2014)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Brittany L. McCall
Arkansas State University
4 shared publications
In database
- Conservation genetic assessment of the paleback darter, <scp><i>Etheostoma pallididorsum</i></scp>, a narrowly distributed endemic in the Ouachita Highlands, Arkansas, USA
- Population Characteristics of the Etheostoma pallididorsum Distler and Metcalf (Paleback Darter), a Narrowly Distributed Endemic in the Ouachita Highlands, Arkansas
- Critical Thermal Maxima of Two Interior Highland Endemic Catfishes, the Caddo Madtom (Noturus Taylori) and the Black River Madtom (Noturus Maydeni)
- Comparative acclimation capacity and thermal tolerance of a narrow endemic and a broadly distributed madtom catfish from the Ozark–Ouachita Mountain region, USA
Orithea Z. Regn
Arkansas State University
2 shared publications
In database
- Critical Thermal Maxima of Two Interior Highland Endemic Catfishes, the Caddo Madtom (Noturus Taylori) and the Black River Madtom (Noturus Maydeni)
- Comparative acclimation capacity and thermal tolerance of a narrow endemic and a broadly distributed madtom catfish from the Ozark–Ouachita Mountain region, USA
Leah K. Berkman
Missouri Department of Conservation (US)
1 shared publication
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Chelsea L. Titus
Missouri Department of Conservation (US)
1 shared publication
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Dustin R. Thomas
Arkansas State University
1 shared publication
In database
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Paul Cieslewicz
Southeast Missouri State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Dave Knuth
Southeast Missouri State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Jeffrey B. Koppelman
Missouri Department of Conservation (US)
1 shared publication
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Lori S. Eggert
University of Missouri (US)
1 shared publication
- Genetic differences among the Interior Highlands walleye (Sander vitreus) with mitochondrial and nuclear markers indicate the need for updated stocking practices
Kayla M. Fast
University of West Alabama (US)
1 shared publication
- Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)
Bernard R. Kuhajda
Tennessee Temple University (US)
1 shared publication
- Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)
Patrick E. O׳Neil
Geological Survey of Alabama (US)
1 shared publication
- Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)
Stuart W. McGregor
Geological Survey of Alabama (US)
1 shared publication
- Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)
Matthew S. Piteo
United States Fish and Wildlife Service (US)
1 shared publication
- Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)
Michael J. Sandel
Mississippi State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Conservation genomics of the threatened Trispot Darter (Etheostoma trisella)
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