The Telescope Shiner Article Is Submitted

I just mailed a manuscript and digital copy on CD of our article "Reproductive Timing of the Telescope Shiner, Notropis telescopus, in Alabama, USA" to a journal, The American Midland Naturalist. Hopefully they'll like it and agree to publish it.

Here's the Abstract of the article:
Gonadal condition of the cyprinid stream fish Notropis telescopus (telescope shiner) was monitored over the course of a likely breeding season to determine reproductive schedule. The study site was at the southern limit of species range in northeastern Alabama. Notropis species are multiple spawners with strong seasonality to gonadal size and condition. The number of maturing oocytes observed in ovaries peaked in April and May. Ripe and fully mature ovaries were found in fish collected in April, May and June. A pronounced peak in the gonadosomatic index (GSI) was found in June for both males and females. Females were found to be significantly larger than males. The evidence points to an Alabama spawning season from April to June, peaking at the end of this season.