William Bemis

Professor; Faculty Curator of Ichthyology, Cornell University Museum of Vertebrates

Publications

  • Sharks to Hagfish: Studying a diverse array of vertebrate species with Dr. Willy Bemis. Beyond Jaws: Exploring Shark Science and Conservation podcast (November 2022).
  • Pough, F. H., W. E. Bemis, B. McGuire, and C. Janis. (2022). Vertebrate Life. 11e. Sinauer Associates/Oxford University Press, New York.
  • Galbraith, J. K., K. E. Bemis, W. E. Bemis, H. Cook, and M. J. Wuenschel. (In Press) Identifications, distributions, and life history of four species of Seriola (Carangiformes: Carangidae) in the western North Atlantic based on contemporary and historical data. NOAA Professional Papers 22.
  • Rice, A. N., S. C. Farina, A. J. Makowski, I. M. Kaatz, P. S. Lobel, W. E. Bemis, and A. H. Bass. (2022) Evolutionary patterns in sound production across fishes. Ichthyology & Herpetology 110 (1): 1–12.
  • Bemis, K.E., J. C. Tyler, E. J. Hilton, and William E. Bemis. (2021) Overview of the Anatomy of the Ocean Sunfishes (Molidae: Tetraodontiformes). Pp. 55-71 in: Biology of Ocean Sunfishes. Edited by T. Thys, G. Hays, and J. Houghton. CRC Press.
  • Farina, S. C., M. L. Knope, K. A. Corn, A. P. Summers, and W. E. Bemis. (2019) Functional coupling in the evolution of suction feeding and gill ventilation of sculpins (Perciformes: Cottoidei). Integrative and Comparative Biology, icz022. https://doi.org/10.1093/icb/icz022
  • Bemis, K. E., S. M. Burke, C. A. St. John, E. J. Hilton, and W. E. Bemis. (2019) Tooth development and replacement in the Atlantic Cutlassfish, Trichiurus lepturus, with comparisons to other Scombroidei. Journal of Morphology 280: 78–94. https://doi.org//10.1002/jmor.20919
  • Fox, C. H., A. C. Gibb, A. Summers, and W. E. Bemis. (2018) Benthic walking, bounding, and maneuvering in flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Pleuronectidae): New vertebrate gaits. Zoology 130: 19-29. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.zool.2018.07.002
  • Bemis, K. E, B. Marcy-Qua, J. Galbraith, M. J. Wuenschel, P. J. Sullivan, and W. E. Bemis. (2018) Deep-water dragonets (Teleostei: Callionymidae: Foetorepus) of the Mid Atlantic Bight: A little-known genus from the edge of the continental shelf. Copeia 106, No. 1, 2018, 188–198. https://doi.org//10.1643/ci-17-662
  • Bemis, K. E., J. C. Tyler, W. E. Bemis, K. Kishor, R. S. Rana, and T. Smith. (2017) A gymnodont fish jaw with remarkable molariform teeth from the early Eocene of Gujarat, India (Teleostei, Tetraodontiformes). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(6): e1369422. https://doi.org//10.1080/02724634.2017.1369422
  • Bemis, W. E. (2016) Species and the fossil record of fishes. In: Species and Speciation in the Fossil Record. W. D. Allmon and M. M. Yacobucci, eds. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/310934344_Species_and_the_Fossil_Record_of_Fishes
  • Leigh, K.L., J.P. Sparks and W. E. Bemis (2016) Food preferences of Atlantic Hagfish, Myxine glutinosa, assessed by experimental baiting of traps. Copeia 104.
  • Moyer, J.K. and W.E. Bemis (2016) Shark teeth as edged weapons: Serrated teeth of three species of selachians. Zoology.
  • Moyer, J.K. and W.E. Bemis (2016) Tooth microstructure and replacement in the Gulper Shark, Centrophorus granulosus (Squaliformes: Centrophoridae). Copeia 104.
  • Farina, S.C. and W.E. Bemis (2016) Functional morphology of gill ventilation of the goosefish, Lophius americanus (Lophiiformes: Lophiidae). Zoology DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2016.01.006
  • Bemis, K.E. and W.E. Bemis (2015) Functional and developmental morphology of tooth replacement in the Atlantic Wolffish, Anarhichas lupus (Teleostei: Zoarcoidei: Anarhichadidae). Fishes and Morphology Today, G. Arratia and D. Johnson, eds. Copeia 103: 886-901. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1643/OT-14-141
  • Bemis, W.E., M. Riccio, and J.K. Moyer (2015) Homology of lateral cusplets in the teeth of lamnid sharks (Lamniformes: Lamnidae). Fishes and Morphology Today, G. Arratia and D. Johnson, eds. Copeia 103: 961-972. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1643/CG-14-109
  • Moyer, J.K., N.D. Hamilton, R.H. Seeley, M.L. Riccio, and W.E. Bemis (2015) Identification of shark teeth (Elasmobranchii: Lamnidae) from a historic fishing station on Smuttynose Island, Maine, using computed tomography imaging. Northeastern Naturalist 22: 585-597. http://dx.doi.org.proxy.library.cornell.edu/10.1656/045.022.0313
  • Moyer, J.K., M. Riccio, and W.E. Bemis (2015) Development and microstructure of tooth histotypes in the Blue Shark, Prionace glauca (Carcharhiniformes: Carcharhinidae) and the Great White Shark, Carcharodon carcharias (Lamniformes: Lamnidae). Journal of Morphology. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20380
  • Farina, S.C., T.J. Near, and W.E. Bemis (2015) Evolution of the branchiostegal membrane and restricted gill openings in actinopterygian fishes. Journal of Morphology. DOI: 10.1002/jmor.20371
  • McGuire, B. and W.E. Bemis (2015) Behavioral comparisons of male and female pups of Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and Meadow Voles (M. pennsylvanicus). Developmental Psychobiology. DOI 10.1002/dev.21287
  • Hilton, E.J., W.E. Bemis and L. Grande (2014) Hiodontidae: Mooneyes. Chapter 9 IN: Warren, M.I., Jr. and B. Burr (eds.) Freshwater Fishes of North America. Johns Hopkins Press. pp. 299-312.
  • McGuire, B., W.E. Bemis, and F. Vermeylen (2014) Parental behaviour of prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) and meadow voles (M. pennsylvanicus) in relation to sex of offspring. Behaviour 151:535-553.
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