Graduate Students

and other lab personnel 

 

Current

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Adam Crane  (2007 - present): Laboratory Supervisor

Fun stuff with salamanders (and sometimes fishes)

Brian Gall  (2007 - present): MS student

Predator-prey interactions between hellbenders and native and non-native predators

David Woods (2007-present): MS student

Effects of copper on antipredator behavior of darters (MS)    

Carly McGrane (2007-present): Undergraduate

Antipredator behavior of terrestrial salamanders (BS)
 

 

Completed

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Kaye Goddard*. Opercular flaps as sexual ornaments for male longear sunfish. Master of Science, 1996. *Best Master's Thesis Award, MO chapter of the American Fisheries Society. Current: Biologist, General Pet.

 

 

David Woody. The role of alarm pheromones in predation avoidance by adult central newts, Notophthalmus viridescens. Master of Science, 1996.

    

Rainbow Spiral Tie Dye Long Sleeve t-shirt

 

Daria Maksimowich.  A role for parasites in the  behavior of the Ozark zigzag salamander, Plethodon angusticlavius.   Master of Science, 1998.

    

 

Ethan Prosen*. Status of the eastern hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis) in Missouri: a comparison of past and present populations. Master of Science, 1999.  *Missouri State Biology Department Distinguished Thesis Award.  Ph.D. (2004), University of Louisiana at Lafayette.  Current: Faculty, New Jersey City University.

    

 

Aaron Sullivan. Reproduction, body condition and dietary variation of the lesser siren (Siren intermedia). Master of Science, 1999. PhD (2004), State University of New York at Binghamton.  Current, Faculty, Houghton College (New York).

    

Aaron Sullivan

 

Benjamin Wheeler. Status of the Ozark hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi): a long-term assessment. Master of Science, 1999.  PhD (2007), Arkansas State University.  Current, Faculty, Univ of Arkansas Community College at Batesville

    

 

Todd Watson. The influence of predation risk on the foraging and territorial behavior of the Ozark zigzag salamander (Plethodon angusticlavius). Master of Science, 2001.

    

 

Paul Frese. Spatial activity, growth, and population characteristics of Siren intermedia in an intensively managed wetland. Master of Science, 2000.  Current: Biologist, USDA

    

 

Amy Commens. Response of three species of darters of the genus Etheostoma to chemical alarm signals from conspecifics and congeners. Master of Science, 2000. Current: Biologist, U.S. Forest Service, Southern Research Station

    

 

Caleb Hickman*.  Response of salamanders to chemical stimuli from predators in natural habitats.  Master of Science, 2002. *Finalist, Herpetologists' League Jaeger AwardCurrent: Field Biologist, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

    

 

Shem Unger*.  Sperm production and larval development in hellbenders (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis alleganiensis and C. a. bishopi): a comparison of declining and stable populations.  Master of Science, 2003.   * Missouri State Biology Department and University-wide Distinguished Thesis Award

    

Angela Gibson.  Experience with chemical cues influences subsequent behavior of rainbow darters, Etheostoma caeruluem.    Master of Science, 2004.  Current: Curator of Africa exhibit, Dickerson Park Zoo, Springfield, Missouri


Nathan Windel*.
Behavioral and metabolic responses of the southern red-backed salamander (Plethodon serratus) to predatory stimuli: influence of body size.  Master of Science, 2005.  *Missouri State Biology Department and University-wide Distinguished Thesis Award.  Herpetologists' League Jaeger Award for Graduate Research

Kyle Shull. 
Influence of physical stress, sex, and body size on metabolic rates of Ozark zigzag salamanders, Plethodon angusticlavius.  Master of Science, 2007.  Current: Dental School
 

 

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