Research Interests
1) Amphibian Communication Systems
• Acoustic communities - based on hearing capabilities, there is a small window of sound that amphibians can hear. This 'window' must be partitioned to 'fit' all species within it.
• Perch height choice - spring peepers may change the height of their calling perch in response to changes in the physical environment over a breeding season
• Variability within male calls - what causes variability in male calls, how much do calls vary across males, how much do calls vary within an individual
• Calling communities-comparison of calling communities across the local landscape.
2) Amphibian Ecology/Conservation
• Population monitoring - establishing monitoring protocols and maintaining monitoring
• Amphibian life histories - life cycles, reproductive effort
• Hellbender conservation ecology - distribution, habitat selection, ecology, recovery
• Distribution of Ambystoma maculatum breeding sites in northeast Alabama
• Color variation in Ambystoma maculatum egg masses - frequency and possible thermal implications
• Mutualism between Ambystoma maculatum larvae and symbiotic algae
• Sexual selection - what do females use to choose males
• Call physiology - biochemical restrictions on calling (w/Meade)
3) Reptile Ecology
• Reptile ecology/ conservation - especially small snakes
• Reptile life histories - especially lizards and small snakes
• Sexual dimorphism in turtles
• Snake communities (especially small species)
4) Community Ecology
• Quantitative analysis of community structure - herps, trees, fishes
• Theoretical ecology - trophic structure of communities measuring community structure
5) Miscellaneous
• Ghost crab ( Oxypoda quadratata) population demography
• Freshwater jellyfish - natural history, ecology, feeding behavior, genetics (with Drs Rayburn, Hamissou, Romano, Meade)
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