Phylogenomics and multivariate environmental niche analysis in the western rattlesnake complex (Crotalus viridis and C. oreganus).
Geometric morphometrics of head shape variation in whiptail lizard subspecies.
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Phylogenomics and multivariate environmental niche analysis in the western rattlesnake complex (Crotalus viridis and C. oreganus).
Geometric morphometrics of head shape variation in whiptail lizard subspecies.
Courses TA'd: Principles of Biology, Global Change Biology, Human Anatomy.
Courses taught: Introduction to Biology II, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Ecology lab.
Thesis title: The phenology of the symbiotic association between Ambystoma maculatum and Oophila amblystomatis using molecular techniques.
https://doi.org/10.1670/19-143Developed eDNA primers and aided in sample collection for survey of mudpuppy in North Alabama.
Aided in acoustic survey, recording, and sample collection of treefrogs from vernal wetlands.
Co-led development of undergraduate research project on watersnake oral bacteria, presented at ASB 2018 and ALAPARC 2019.
Collection of invasive giant apple snails in Alabama and survey for trematode and nematode parasites.
Hellbender eDNA sample collection along the Paint Rock river for the Alabama Natural Heritage Foundation.
Lead identification hikes in Little River Canyon from 2016 to 2018.
for JSU Field Schools and the Litter River Canyon Center.
Courses TA'd: Introduction to Biology I and II, Human Anatomy and Physiology I and II.
Responsible for outreach animal care, activity development, and public presentations for the Alabama Natural Heritage Foundation.
Line-distance transect survey for gopher tortoise burrows in Conecuh National Forest and Genva State Forest for the Alabama Natural Heritage Foundation.
Trapping terrestrial herpetofauna and aquatic turtles for long-term population assay and mark recapture study on Auburn campus.
Protein synthesis for staphylococcal diseases and production of green fluorescent protein with tobacco-etch virus.