Selected publications:
Javonillo, R., J. R. Burns and S. H. Weitzman. 2006. Reproductive morphology of Brittanichthys axelrodi (Teleostei: Characidae), a miniature inseminating fish from South America. Journal of Morphology (in press)
Burns, J. R. and S. H. Weitzman. 2006. Intromittent organ in the genus Monotocheirodon (Characiformes: Characidae). Copeia 2006:529-534.
Weitzman, S.H., N.A. Menezes, H.-G. Evers and J. R. Burns. 2005. Putative relationships among inseminating and externally fertilizing characids, with a description of a new genus and species of Brazilian inseminating fish bearing an anal-fin gland in males (Characiformes: Characidae). Neotropical Ichthyology 3:329-360.
Burns, J. R. and S.H. Weitzman. 2005. Insemination in ostariophysan fishes, pp. 107-134. In: Viviparous Fishes, M.C. Uribe and H.J. Grier (Eds.). New Life Publications, Homestead, Florida.
Pecio, A., J. R. Burns and S. H. Weitzman. 2005. Sperm and spermatozeugma ultrastructure in the inseminating species Tyttocharax cochui, T. tambopatensis and Scopaeocharax rhinodus (Pisces: Teleostei: Characidae: Glandulocaudinae: Xenurobryconini). Journal of Morphology 263:216-226.
Burns, J. R. 1991. Testis and gonopodium development in Anableps dowi
(Pisces: Anablepidae) correlated with pituitary gonadotropic zone area.
Journal of Morphology 210:45-53.
Flores, J. A. and J. R. Burns. 1993. Ultrastructural study of embryonic and
early adult germ cells, and their support cells, in both sexes of
Xiphophorus (Teleostei: Poeciliidae). Cell and Tissue Research
271:263-270.
Bushmann, P. J. and J. R. Burns. 1994. Social control of sexual maturation
in the swordtail characin, Corynopoma riisei (Gill). Journal of Fish Biology
44:263-272.
Burns, J. R., S. H. Weitzman, H. J. Grier and N. A. Menezes.1995. Internal
fertilization, testis and sperm morphology in the glandulocaudine fishes
(Teleostei: Characidae: Glandulocaudinae). Journal of Morphology
224:131-145.
Downing, A. L. and J. R. Burns. 1995. Testis morphology and
spermatozeugma formation in three genera of viviparous halfbeaks:
Nomorhamphus, Dermogenys and Hemirhamphodon (Teleostei:
Hemiramphidae). Journal of Morphology 225:329-343.
Burns, J. R. and S. H. Weitzman. 1996. Novel gill- derived gland in the
swordtail characin, Corynopoma riisei (Teleostei: Characidae:
Glandulocaudinae). Copeia 1996:627-633.
Meisner, A. D. and J. R. Burns. 1997. Testis and andropodial development in
a viviparous halfbeak, Dermogenys sp. (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae). Copeia
1997:44-52.
Burns, J. R., S. H. Weitzman and L. R. Malabarba. 1997. Insemination in eight
species of cheirodontine fishes (Teleostei: Characidae: Cheirodontinae).
Copeia 1997:433-438.
Meisner, A. D. and J. R. Burns. 1997. Viviparity in the halfbeak genera
Dermogenys and Nomorhamphus (Teleostei: Hemiramphidae). Journal of
Morphology 234:295-317.
Burns, J. R., S. H. Weitzman, K. R. Lange and L. R. Malabarba. 1998. Sperm
ultrastructure in characid fishes. Pp. 235-244. In: Phylogeny and Classification of
Neotropical Fishes, L. R. Malabarba, R. E. Reis, R. P. Vari, Z. M. S. Lucena and C. A. S.
Lucena (Eds.). Edipucrs, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Malabarba, L. R., S. H. Weitzman and J. R. Burns. 1998. Compsurini Malabarba, Weitzman & Burns,
new tribe, pp. 216-219, in Malabarba, L. R., Monophyly of the Cheirodontinae, characters and major
clades (Ostariophysi: Characidae), pp. 193-233. In: Phylogeny and Classification of Neotropical
Fishes, L. R. Malabarba, R. E. Reis, R. P. Vari, Z. M. S. Lucena and C. A. S. Lucena (Eds.).
Edipucrs, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
Burns, J. R., S. H. Weitzman, L. R. Malabarba and A. D. Meisner. 2000. Sperm modifications
in inseminating ostariophysan fishes, with new documentation of inseminating species, p. 255.
In: Proc. Sixth Inter. Symp. Reprod. Physiol. Fish. B. Norberg, O.S. Kjesbu, G.L. Taranger, E.
Andersson and S.O. Stefansson (Eds.). Inst. Mar. Res. and Univ. Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Meisner, A. D., J. R. Burns and M. J. Ghedotti. 2000. Mode of embryonic nutrition in four
species of Jenynsia (Teleostei: Atherinomorpha: Anablepidae), p. 178. . In: Proc. Sixth
Inter. Symp. Reprod. Physiol. Fish. B. Norberg, O.S. Kjesbu, G.L. Taranger, E. Andersson
and S.O. Stefansson (Eds.). Inst. Mar. Res. and Univ. Bergen, Bergen, Norway.
Meisner, A. D., J. R. Burns, S. H. Weitzman and L R. Malabarba. 2000. Morphology and
histology of the male reproductive system of two species of internally inseminating
South American catfishes, Trachelyopterus lucenai and T. galeatus (Teleostei: Auchenipteridae).
Journal of Morphology 246:131-141.
Burns, J. R., A. D. Meisner, S. H. Weitzman and L. R. Malabarba. 2002. Sperm and
spermatozeugma ultrastructure in the inseminating catfish, Trachelyopterus lucenai
(Ostariophysi: Siluriformes: Auchenipteridae). Copeia 2002:173-179.
Bushmann, P. J., J. R. Burns and S. H. Weitzman. 2002. Gill-derived glands in
glandulocaudine fishes (Teleostei: Characidae: Glandulocaudinae). Journal of Morphology 253:187-195.
Menenezes, N.A., S.H. Weitzman and J. R. Burns.
2003. A systematic review of Planaltina (Teleostei: Characiformes:
Characidae: Glandulocaudinae: Diapomini) with a description of two
species for the upper Parana, Brazil. Proceedings of the Biological
Society of Washington 116(3) (in press, will be 40pp.)
Burns, J. R. and S. H. Weitzman. 2004. Insemination in ostariophysan fishes.
Proc. II International Symposium on Livebearing Fishes, Queretaro,
Mexico. In press.