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Tracey D. Tuberville (Assistant Research Scientist)
Conservation and management of reptile and amphibian populations; translocation and reintroduction; genetics as a tool to understanding individual behavior and population dynamics, and landscape processes |
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Kurt A. Buhlmann (Associate Research Scientist)
Life history and evolutionary ecology of herpetofauna, and application to conservation and habitat management; upland habitat needs of seasonal wetlands herpetofauna; effects of land management; reintroduction methods; global turtle conservation
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J. Whitfield Gibbons (Professor Emeritus of Ecology, U. of Georgia/ Head, SREL Environmental Outreach Program)
Population dynamics and ecology of aquatic and semi-aquatic vertebrates; factors affecting abundance and distribution of herpetofauna; application of basic population research to wetland conservation and environmental impact assessment
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Judy Greene (Research Coordinator)
Population dynamics and ecology of freshwater turtles; natural history and conservation of reptiles and amphibians; biodiversity of isolated wetlands; maintenance of historical and long term data sets |
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David Scott (Research Professional III)
Amphibian ecology, amphibian use of isolated wetlands, ecological risk analysis, K-12 science outreach |
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Sean Poppy (Education Program Specialist)
K-12 science education; communicating the value of ecology and conservation to the general public; living zoological collections as teaching tools |
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J. D. Willson (Post-doctoral Research Associate)
Population dynamics in reptiles and amphibians; ecological roles of herpetofauna; reptile and amphibian conservation; development of field and analytical methods for monitoring herpetofaunal populations; ecology and control of invasive herpetofauna |
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Kimberly Andrews (Education Program Specialist)
Reptile and amphibian conservation, spatial ecology, developing approaches for retaining ecological viability and permeability in urbanizing landscapes |
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Brian Metts (Ph. D. Candidate)
Life history characteristics of Southeastern salamanders; ecology of golf course wetlands; impact of beaver impoundments on herpetofaunal populations |
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Cris Hagen (Reptile Biologist and Genetics Technician)
Natural history of crocodilians and turtles; conservation biology and global conservation; conservation genetics; microsatellite primer development; outreach and education |
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Andrew Grosse (Research Professional I) Ecology, conservation and management of freshwater turtles; ecology of aquatic ecosystems; impacts of human activities on herpetofauna |
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Robert Horan (Research Professional I) Amphibian and reptile conservation, amphibian and reptile ecology, movement ecology, complementary habitat use, habitat and species restoration |
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Brett DeGregorio (Research Technician)
Influence of anthropogenic habitat change on the spatial ecology, habitat selection, and nesting ecology of herpetofauna; thermal response to habitat modification; causes and consequences of reptile population dynamics; head-starting as a conservation tool |
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Matthew Erickson (Research Technician)
Natural history and ecology of Southeastern herpetofauna; ecology of diamondback terrapins |
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Bess Harris (Research Technician) |
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Michael E. Dorcas (Visiting Researcher)
Physiology, ecology, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles |
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Melissa A. Pilgrim (Visiting Researcher)
Stable isotopes as tracers in living systems; climate change biology; life history evolution |
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Justin Henningsen (Visiting Ph. D. Candidate)
Evolution, ecology, animal behavior, sexual selection and sexual signaling in green anoles |