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Submissions from 2011
The Impact of Tree Modification by African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) on Herpetofaunal Species Richness in Northern Tanzania, Nabil A. Nasseri, Lance D. McBrayer, and Bruce A. Schulte
How Gait Influences Obstacle Negotiation in Lizards: Is Bipedal Better?, Jeffrey P. Olberding, Timothy E. Higham, and Lance D. McBrayer
Cultivating Skills for 21st Century Professionals: Development and Assessment of Process Skills in Ecology and Conservation Biology Students, Ana L. Porzecanski, Eleanor Sterling, Nora Bynum, Adriana Bravo, Romi L. Burks, Andres Gomez, Kimberly Landrigan, Barbara J. Abraham, Gillian Bowser, J. Michelle Cawthorn, John A. Cigliano, Liliana M. Davalos, Denny S. Fernandez del Viso, Laurie Freeman, Stuart R. Ketcham, Tom A. Langen, Joshua M. Linder, John F. Mull, Matthew I. Palmer, David Roon, Douglas E. Ruby, Juerel Singleton, Terry A. Theodose, and Donna W. Vogler
Effect of Ontogeny on Escape Response and Locomotor Performance in Sceloporus woodi, R. B. Stiller and Lance D. McBrayer
Genetic Isolation of Sceloporus woodi Due to Mature Forests and Major Roadways, Derek B. Tucker, J. Scott Harrison, and Lance D. McBrayer
A Comparison of Nesting Behavior in the Eastern Gray Squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Between Developed and Natural Environments., Elizabeth Williams and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Submissions from 2010
Teaching…The Continuing Frontier, J. Michelle Cawthorn
Partner-Scholar-Intern-SHIP: A SMART Idea!, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Joy Darley, Marlynn Griffin, Brian Koehler, and James Lobue
Using Spanish Moss to Quantify Atmospheric Mercury Concentrations, Risa A. Cohen, Kathryn Sutton, Stephen Vives, H. Windom, and C. Alexander
The Effect of Substrate Particle Size on Sprint Performance in Three Species of Desert Lizards, Clint E. Collins, Jessica Self, Roger A. Anderson, and Lance D. McBrayer
Aquatic Ecosystems – Freshwater Habitats, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Consumer Responses to Catastrophic Amphibian Declines in Neotropical Streams, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Linking Aquatic Consumers to Ecosystem Function, José Checo Colón-Gaud
Feeding Preferences and Growth of Tallaperla spp. (Plecoptera: Peltoperlidae): A Cross-Site Comparison using Tropical and Temperate Leaves, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud and Alonso Ramirez
Morphology and Bite Force as Guild Predictors in Caribbean Birds, Clay E. Corbin, A. P. Swank, and Lance D. McBrayer
“Brown bag” seminar, Christopher P. Cutler
University Research Excellence Award Presentation, Christopher P. Cutler
Trophic Basis of Production in a Neotropical Headwater Stream: Implications for the Ecological Consequences of Amphibian Declines, T. Frauendorf, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Thomas R. Barnum, Matt Whiles, Karen Lips, Catherine Pringle, and Susan Kilham
Linking Characteristics of Stance and Swing Phase Muscles With Ecology, Morphology and Locomotor Performance in the Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, P. G. Korchari, Timothy E. Higham, and Lance D. McBrayer
Functional Morphology of Acceleration in the Phyrnosomatine Lizard, Sceloporus woodi, Eric J. McElroy, Anna Baur, and Lance D. McBrayer
Macroconsumer Effects on Stream Benthos and Organic Matter Processing in a Tropical Headwater Stream: Are Shrimps More Active at Night?, A. Negroni-Miranda, C. Shea, P. Torres, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, and A. Ramirez
The Role of Testosterone and Training on Locomotor Performance in a Non-Territorial Lizard, Jennifer L. O'Conner, Lance D. McBrayer, Timothy E. Higham, and David C. Rostal
Influences of Catastrophic Amphibian Declines on Storage and Export of Fine Particulate Organic Matter in Neotropical Headwater Streams, Scot Peterson, Amanda Rugenski, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Matt Whiles, Susan Kilham, Karen Lips, and Catherine Pringle
Effect of Ontogeny on Escape Response and Locomotor Performance in Sceloporus woodi, Reed B. Stiller and Lance D. McBrayer
Overcoming Obstacles: The Effect of Obstacle Size on Behavior, Intermittent Locomotion, and Jump Performance in Running Lizards, Derek B. Tucker and Lance D. McBrayer
Local and Regional Factors Influencing Aquatic Invertebrate Production, Matt Whiles, Jose Checo Colón-Gaud, Heidi Rantala, and Denise Walther
Submissions from 2009
Direct and Indirect Benefits of Service-Learning in Large Classrooms, J. Michelle Cawthorn
Insect Foraging of Owl Monkeys, J. Michelle Cawthorn, A. Kritter, and A. Lianguert
Invited speaker, Society for Experimental Biology Annual International Meeting, Christopher P. Cutler
The Impact of African Elephants (Loxodonta africana) on Herpetofaunaspecies Diversity and Richness in Savanna Woodlands of Northern Tanzania, Nabil A. Nasseri, Lance D. McBrayer, T. Goodwin, and Bruce A. Schulte
Effects of Testosterone on Bite Force and Locomotor Performance in the Six-Lined Racerunner, Jennifer L. O'Conner, Lance D. McBrayer, and David C. Rostal
Sources and Consequences of Intraspecific Variation in the Movement Patterns of the Ambush Foraging Lizard Sceloporus woodi, S. Williams and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2008
Oral Presentation at the 8th International Congress on the Biology of Fish Bi-annual Meeting, Christopher P. Cutler
An Introduction to Service-Learning: Highlighting Service-Learning Models on a College Campus, Phyllis S. Dallas, J. Michelle Cawthorn, Daniel C. Fisher, B. Frigo, Helen W. Bland, D. Hensley, Lisa Leege, Mondi Mason, and Stephanie R. Sipe
Seasonal Changes in Locomotor Performance and Bite Force in a Non-Territorial Lizard, T. Gowan and Lance D. McBrayer
Service Learning in Large Classes: A Good Time Investment for Students and Faculty?, Lisa M. Leege and J. Michelle Cawthorn
Evidence for the Role of Foraging Behavior in Shaping the Evolutionary History of Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer
Seasonal Variation in Bite Force and Endurance in the Six-Lined Racerunner (Aspidoscelis sexlineata), Jennifer L. O'Conner, Lance D. McBrayer, and David C. Rostal
The Effects of Feeding Behavior and Canopy Closure on Morphology and Development of Larval Bufo terrestris, M. Schacht and Lance D. McBrayer
Foraging Rates in a Non-Territorial Lizard Species (Aspidoscelis sexlineata): Determining the Effectiveness of Mesocosms for Experimental Research, M. E. Smith and Lance D. McBrayer
Egg-attachment success in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), Stephen Vives
The Ontogeny of Carapace Morphology in Gopher Tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus), Janice C. Waddell, Lance D. McBrayer, and David C. Rostal
Interspecific Variation in the Movement Patterns and Foraging Behavior of the Lizards Sceloporus undulatus and Sceloporus woodi, Susan C. Williams and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2007
Invited speaker, Society for Experimental Biology Annual International Meeting, Christopher P. Cutler
Transport talk, Christopher P. Cutler
Covariation Between Morphological and Behavioral Evolution in Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer, Clay E. Corbin, and T. Stayton
The Coevolution of Locomotor Morphology and Foraging Mode in Lacertid Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer and Jessica E. Wylie
UV-Based Dewlap Color Correlates With Bite Force in the Brown Anole, Norops sagrei, John E. Steffen and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2006
“Brown bag” seminar, Christopher P. Cutler
Invited speaker, 23rd Conference of European Endocrinologists, Christopher P. Cutler
Invited speaker, American Physiological Society Meeting, Christopher P. Cutler
Invited speaker, Society for Experimental Biology Annual International Meeting, Christopher P. Cutler
Functional Basis for Intersexual Differences in Bite Force in the Lizard Anolis carolinensis, Lance D. McBrayer, Anthony Herrel, and Peter M. Larson
Seasonal Changes in Microhabitat Use by the Texas Rat Snake, Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri, Josh B. Pierce, Robert R. Fleet, Lance D. McBrayer, and C. Rudolph
Submissions from 2005
Seasonal and Intraspecific Variation in Thermoregulation of the Mediterranean Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus), Michael A. Hitchcock and Lance D. McBrayer
Integrative Evolutionary Studies: Examples From the Feeding Biology of Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer
Integrative Organismal Biology: Evolutionary Examples Seen in the Feeding Biology of Lizards, Lance D. McBrayer
The Syndrome Hypothesis in Lizard Foraging Modes: Is It Testable?, Lance D. McBrayer
Prey Capture and Prey Processing Behavior and the Evolution of Lingual and Sensory Characteristics: Divergences and Convergences in Lizard Feeding Biology, Stephen M. Reilly and Lance D. McBrayer
Submissions from 2004
An interactive web-based guide to the benthic invertebrates of Gray’s Reef, Alan W. Harvey, Daniel F. Gleason, Stephen Vives, and R. Ruzicka
Submissions from 2003
An interactive web- based guide to the benthic invertebrates of Gray’s Reef, Alan Harvey, Daniel F. Gleason, and Stephen Vives
Comparing AIDS Policy in Peru with Cuba, Brett Larson
Submissions from 2002
Sound production in Codoma ornata (Cyprinidae), Carol E. Johnston and Stephen Vives
Biological invasion of the Indo- Pacific lionfish Pterois volitans along the Atlantic coast of North America, Paula E. Whitfield, Todd Gardner, Stephen Vives, Matthew R. Gilligan, Walter R. Courtenay Jr, G. Carleton Ray, and Jonathan A. Hare
Submissions from 2001
Prevalence and distribution of the trematode Microphallus turgidus in grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) from coastal Georgia, Ritindra Khan, Oscar J. Pung, and Stephen Vives
Aids Policy in Cuba, Brett Larson
Prevalence, geographic distribution, and fitness effects of the trematode Microphallus turgidus in grass shrimp (Palaemonetes spp.) from coastal Georgia, Oscar J. Pung, Ritindra Khan, Stephen Vives, and C. Walker
Submissions from 2000
Minnows as model organisms for studies of behavior and conservation, Carol E. Johnston and Stephen Vives
Influence of pH on Sunfish Distributions, W. Tate and Stephen Vives
The effect of pH on sunfish distributions in the Southeast coastal plain, W. Tate and Stephen Vives
Nest-building minnows as keystone species, Stephen Vives and Carol E. Johnston
Submissions from 1998
Effects of fish chemical and visual cues on behavior, growth, and age at metamorphosis of larval mole salamanders, Ambystoma talpoideum , L.L. Kohnke, Stephen Vives, and David C. Rostal
Submissions from 1997
Comparison of herpetofaunal biodiversity from five temporary wetlands in southeast Georgia, D.C. Rostal, C.A. Binckley, M.R. Walden, K.S. Palmer, L.L. Kohnke, D.J. Stevenson, R.T. Freeman, and Stephen Vives
Submissions from 1996
The effect of controlled burning on neotropical migrants at Fort Stewart, Georgia, J. Goss, Stephen Vives, and J. Parrish
Evaluation of species composition and habitat diversity of neotropical migrants in Fort Stewart, Georgia, S.L. Turfler, Stephen Vives, and J. Parrish
Laboratory spawning behavior of longfin dace Agosia chrysogaster, Stephen Vives
Submissions from 1995
A test of the dear enemy effect with loach minnows (Tiaroga cobitis), Stephen Vives and Stephanie L. Cannon
Submissions from 1994
Foraging strategies of a semi-captive population of lion- Tailed macaques, J. Carter and Stephen Vives
Interannual variation in species diversity of an ephemeral coastal plain pond, B. Cash and Stephen Vives
Submissions from 1993
Amphibian fauna at a selected wetland on Fort Stewart Army Base, B. Cash and Stephen Vives
The general biology curriculum at Georgia Southern University, W. Irby and Stephen Vives
Research Workshop Mini-Symposium on Regulatory Processes, Brett Larson
Submissions from 1992
Effects of alarmed prey on the behavior of a fish predator, Karyn Fordham and Stephen Vives
Effects of alarmed prey on the behavior of a predator, Karyn Fordham and Stephen Vives
Submissions from 1991
Department Seminar, Armstrong State College, Brett Larson
Department Seminar, Dekalb College, Brett Larson
Department Seminar, Georgia Southern University, Brett Larson
