Missouri State University
Department of Biology
Missouri State University
Department of Biology
Don Moll
Professor Emeritus
CURRICULUM VITAE
Don L. Moll
Professor Emeritus of Biology
Department of Biology
Missouri State University
Springfield, Missouri 65897-0095
Email: DonMoll@MissouriState.edu
Education:
Illinois State University....................................................................................................................................................................
B.S. 1971
Biological Sciences
Western Illinois University.............................................................................................................................................................
M.S. 1973
Zoology
Illinois State University.................................................................................................................................................................
Ph.D. 1977
Biological Sciences
Society
Affiliations:
Memberships Held in Professional Societies
American Association for
the Advancement of Science
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Chelonian Research Foundation
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Herpetologists' League
Missouri Herpetological Association
Phi Sigma
Sigma Xi (Associate Member)
Tucson Herpetological Society
Honors
Election to Phi Sigma Membership (1974)
Election to associate membership in Sigma Xi (1976)
American Ornithologists' Union Student membership Award (1974)
Phi Sigma (Beta Lambda Chapter) outstanding Ph.D. Student Award (1977)
Inclusion in "Who's Who in Frontiers of Science and Technology" 1st Ed.,
1984-1985 and 2nd Ed. 1986-1987.
Inclusion in "Personalities of America," 3rd Ed., 1984.
Inclusion in "Who's Who in the World," 7th Ed., 1984-1985, 8th Ed.
1986-87, 9th Ed., 1988-89, 10th Ed. 1990-91, 11th Ed., 1992-93.
Outstanding Scholarship Award, College of Science and Mathematics,
Southwest Missouri State University, 1992.
Inclusion in Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 4th ed. 1998-1999
Foundation Award for Excellence in Research, Southwest Missouri State
University. 2000.
College of Natural and Applied Sciences Excellence in Research Award,
Southwest Missouri State
University, 2004
Inclusion in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2004
Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award, Missouri State University 2010
Appointments
to Professional Advisory Groups
Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group, International Union for
the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (1981-Present)
Marine Turtle Specialist Group, International Union for the Conservation
of Nature and Natural Resources (1989-Present)
Chelonian Advisory Group, American Association of Zoological Parks and
Aquariums (1991-Present)
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Conservation Committee
(1994-1998)
Scientific Committee for 1995 International Congress of Chelonian
Conservation, Gonfaron, France
Member of the Editorial
Board, The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University (Bangkok,
Thailand) (2001-present)
Committee
Responsibilities
Department:
Chairperson, Publications and Publicity Committee (1981-1983)
Chairperson, Graduate Studies Committee and Department Graduate
Coordinator (1982-1983; 1987-1990)
Member, Graduate School Council (1982-1983; 1987-1991)
Member, Judicial Committee 1982-1983)
Chairperson, Recruitment Committee (Spring, 1985)
Member, Recruitment Committee (Fall, 1985)
Governance and Planning Committee (1990)
Merit Pay Committee (1990)
Chairperson, Merit Pay Committee (1991-93)
Curriculum Committee (1991-94)
Chairperson, Promotion and Tenure Committee (1993-2010)
Member, Curriculum Revision Advisory Committee (Summer, 1993)
Chairperson, Faculty Search Committee (Spring 1993)
Chairperson, Program Review Committee (Fall, 1995)
Chairperson, Three Year Plan Revision Committee (Fall, 1996)
Faculty Senator (Fall, 2003-2005 & 2006-2007)
Belize Cooperative Studies Committee (Spring, 2006)
College:
Member, Faculty Development and Evaluation Committee (1986-87)
Member, Academic Awards Committee (1992-93)
Chairperson, Academic Awards Committee (1993-94)
Member, Faculty Enhancement Committee (1994)
Chairperson, Goldwater Awards Committee (1994)
Member, Environmental Sciences and Policy Development Committee (1997)
Personnel Committee (2010)
University:
Member, Student Judicial Committee (1983-84)
Member, Campus Wildlife Enhancement Committee (1986-87)
Member, Graduate School Council (1982-1983; 1987-1992)
Member, Task Force on Graduate Student Policies (1987-88)
Chairperson, University Committee for Approval of Adjunct and Temporary
Graduate Faculty (1991-92)
Member, Environmental Quality Committee (1997)
Academic Calendar Committee (2001-2003)
Work
Experience
Illinois Department of Conservation:
deer examiner 1971-1972-deer seasons.
National Park Service (Isle Royale National Park): research collaborator, 1974-1975.
Illinois State
University: graduate teaching
assistant 1973-1977. Courses
assisted: Biology of Lower
Vertebrates, Functional Anatomy, Vertebrate Zoology-Comparative Anatomy, General
Zoology, Cell Physiology, Natural Sciences, General Ecology and Animal
Physiology.
Illinois Natural History Survey River Research Laboratory (Havana,
Illinois): research consultant 1977
Southwest Missouri State University:
Assistant Professor of Biology, fall semester 1977-1982.
Southwest Missouri State University:
Associate Professor of Biology, fall semester, 1982-1988.
Southwest Missouri State University: Professor of Biology, fall semester
1988-2010.
Teaching
Experience at Southwest Missouri State University a/k/a Missouri State
University
Biology 167-General Zoology (lecture and lab)
Biology 102-General Biology (lecture and lab)
Biology 105-General Biology (lab)
Biology 369-General Ecology (lecture and lab)
Biology 380-Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (lab)
Biology 525-Limnology (lecture and lab)
Biology 576-Herpetology (lecture and lab)
Biology 584-Zoogeography (lecture)
Biology 276-Ornithology (lecture and lab)
Biology 539-Biogeography (lecture)
Biology 628-Recent Advances in Biology
Biology 597-701- Wild Tropical Island:
The Biology and Conservation of Endangered Ecosystems (Summer
Intersession 2000, 2002)
Biology 597-702 – Biodiversity:
The Rise and Fall of Species on Earth (Summer Intersession 2003)
Advisor for
Biology 390- Cooperative Education
Biology 527-Field Biology
Biology 490-Wildlife Practicum
Biology 499-Special Topics in Biology
Biology 698-Graduate Research
Biology 699-Thesis
Monetary
Grants and Awards (Significant Projects summarized)
Phi Sigma Research Grant, (1974) - $200.
Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid Research Award, (1974) - $100.
Illinois State Academy of Science Research Award, (1976) - $150.
The Omar Rilett Research Fund Award (1977) - $100.
Missouri Department of Conservation Research Grant, (1981) - $400.
SMSU Faculty Development Fund Travel Grants, (1981, 1982, 1986) - $600
each.
SMSU Faculty Research Grants, (1983, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1996) -
$1,000, $2,000, $4,750, $1,200, $2,987, $2,500)
SMSU Foundation Grant (1983) - $1,500.
World Wildlife Fund Grant - U.S. (Central American river turtle
conservation in Belize) (1984) – $8,500.
Fauna and Flora Preservation Society Grant, (Central American river
turtle conservation in Belize) (1984) - $1,000.
Missouri Department of Conservation Grant, (1985-86) - $4,000.
Caribbean
Conservation Corporation Grants (turtle studies at Tortuguero, Costa Rica)
(1990, 1991, 1992) $1,020, $3,400, $6,500.
People's Trust for Endangered Species Grant (Pancake tortoise
conservation in Tanzania, Africa) (1991) –
$500.
Wildlife Conservation International (now WCS) Grant (Pancake tortoise
conservation in Tanzania, Africa)
(1991) - $10,000.
Missouri Department of Conservation Grant (1992) - $2,200.
Missouri Prairie Foundation Grant (1992) - $1,000.
Missouri Department of Conservation Grant (1996) - $1,840.
Missouri Department of Conservation Grant Peregrine falcon rehabilitation
in Missouri (1997) - $54,112.
Royal Golden
Jubilee Ph.D. Fellowship Program Travel Grant (Thailand Government) (Endangered
softshell conservation in Thailand) (1999) - $2,000
Missouri National Guard Grant (Grassland bird habitat use) (2000) -
$24,535.73.
Missouri National Guard Grant (Grassland bird habitat use) (2001) -
$37,680.05.
Royal Golden
Jubilee Ph.D. Fellowship Program Travel Grant (Thailand Government) (Endangered
softshell
conservation in Thailand) (2003) – $2,500
Faculty
Research Fellowships
Summer Faculty Research Fellowship.
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory.
$4,000. Summer, 1979.
SMSU Summer Faculty Research Fellowship.
$3,500. Summer, 1985.
SMSU Summer Faculty Research Fellowship.
$4,000. Summer, 1995.
Research
Interests
The ecology,
zoogeography, and conservation biology of vertebrates, particularly reptiles and
amphibians; specifically: 1) The
ecology of temperate and tropical freshwater turtle, marine turtle, and tortoise
communities; 2) Ecology and management of endangered species; and 3) seed
dispersal syndromes involving reptiles.
Thesis and Dissertation:
M. S. Thesis Title: A Study
of Growth and Diet in the False Map Turtle (Graptemys
pseudogeographica). Western Illinois University, 1974.
Ph.D. Dissertation Title:
Ecological Investigations on Turtles of a Polluted Ecosystem; The Central
Illinois River and Adjacent Flood Plain Lakes.
Illinois State University, 1977.
Publications
Publications in Scientific Journals, Museum Bulletins, Proceedings, and Books
Moll, Don. 1974.
Notes on copulation in the white-breasted nuthatch. Auk 91(1):171.
Moll, Don. 1974.
Notes on the behavior of Isle Royale Painted turtles (Chrysemys
picta bellii). Journal of
Herpetology 8(3):78-79.
Brown, L. E., R. S. Funk, Don Moll, and J. K. Tucker. 1975.
Distributional notes on reptiles in Illinois. Herp. Review 6(3):78-79.
Moll, Don and J. K.
Tucker. 1976. Growth and sexual
maturity of the red-footed tortoise, Geochelone carbonaria.
Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc.
12(3):96-98.
Moll, Don. 1976. Food
and feeding strategies of the Ouachita map turtle (Graptemys
pseudogeographica ouachitensis).
The American Midland Naturalist.
96:478-482.
Moll, Don. 1976.
Environmental influence on growth rate in the Ouachita map turtle,
Graptemys pseudogeographica ouachitensis. Herpetologica.
32:439-443.
Moll, Don and J. K.
Tucker. 1976.
Geographic Distribution Note:
Terrapene ornata. Herp.
Review. 7(4):178.
Moll, Don and J. K.
Tucker. 1976.
Geographic Distribution Note: Plethodon cinereus.
Herp. Review. 7(4):178.
Moll, Don and B. K.
Moll. 1976. Moose triplets on Isle
Royale. Transactions of the Illinois
State Academy of Science. 69:151-152.
Moll, Don. 1976.
A review of supposed insect catching by basking Graptemys
geographica. Transactions of the
Illinois State Academy of Science. 69:302-303.
Tucker, J. K., R. S.
Funk, and Don Moll. 1977.
Distributional records of polygyra snails in Illinois with an addition to the
state fauna. Transactions of the
Illinois State Academy of Science. 70:86-90.
Moll, Don and L. E.
Brown. 1977. The mud turtle
Kinosternon flavescens spooneri-nearly extinct in Illinois.
Bull. Chicago Herp. Soc. 12(3):67-68.
(Reprinted from an article originally printed in The Explorer
1(5):6-7).
Moll, Don, G. L.
Paukstis, and J. K. Tucker. 1977.
Herpetological records from Illinois Herp. Review 8(3):85.
Brown, L. E. and Don
Moll. 1979. The status of the
nearly extinct Illinois mud turtle with recommendations for its conservation.
Milwaukee Public Museum Special Publication in Biology and Geology No. 3.
49 pages.
Funk, R. S. and Don Moll. 1979.
Geographic Distribution Note:
Anolis sagrei. Herp.
Review 10(3):102.
Gibbons, J. W. and Don Moll. 1979.
(Review) Turtles:
Perspectives and Research by Harless and Morlock, Eds. American Scientist
67(6):722.
Moll, Don. 1979.
Subterranean feeding by the Illinois mud turtle, Kinosternon
flavescens spooneri.
Journal of Herpetology. 13(3):371-373.
Moll, Don. 1982.
Illinois Mud Turtle Account.
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Red Data Book: Amphibia and Reptilia. p 7-11.
Moll, Don. 1983.
A proposed origin of nesting location divergence and a shared feeding
range in Brazilian green turtle populations.
Copeia. 1983(1):121-125.
Moll, Don. 1985. The
marine turtles of Belize, Central America. Oryx 19(3):155-157.
Moll, Don and F. Dodd.
1985. New records for Chelydra
serpentina rossignoni in Belize. Bull. Maryland Herp. Soc.
21(1):34-37.
Moll, Don. 1985.
The trophic ecology of aquatic turtles: investigations of the
relationship of prey availability with dietary overlap and specialization.
Journal of the Association for the Study of Reptilia and Amphibia
2(4):1-22.
Moll, Don. 1986.
The distribution, status and level of exploitation of Dermatemys
mawei in Belize, Central America.
Biological Conservation 35(1):87-96.
Moll, Don. 1987.
(Review) The grizzly bear. by T. McNamee. Oryx 21(1):60-61.
Moll, Don. 1989.
Food and feeding behavior of the turtle, Dermatemys mawei,
in Belize. Journal of Herpetology
23(4):445-447.
Moll, Don. 1990.
Population sizes and foraging ecology in a tropical freshwater stream
turtle community. Journal of
Herpetology 24(1):48-53.
Moll, Don and E. O.
Moll. 1990. The slider turtle in the
Neotropics: Adaptation of a
temperate species to a tropical environment. In J. W. Gibbons (ed.), Life
history and ecology of the slider turtle, pp 152-161.
Smithsonian Inst. Press, Washington, D.C.
Peterson, C., R. Wilkinson, Don Moll, and T. Holder 1991.
Premetamorphic survival of Ambystoma annulatum.
Herpetologica 47(1):96-100.
White, D. and Don Moll.
1991. Clutch size and
reproductive potential of the turtle Graptemys geographica in a
Missouri stream. Journal of
Herpetology 25(4):493-494.
Peterson, C., R.
Wilkinson, Don Moll, and T. Holder.
1992. Estimating the number of female Ambystoma annulatum (Caudata:
Ambystomatidae) based on oviposition.
The Southwestern Naturalist 37(4):425-426.
White, D. and Don Moll.
1992. Restricted diet of the
common map turtle Graptemys geographica in a Missouri stream.
The Southwestern Naturalist 37:317-318.
Wilkinson, R., C. Peterson, Don Moll and T. Holder. 1993. The
annual reproductive cycle of Plethodon dorsalis in northwestern
Arkansas. Journal of Herpetology 27(1):85-87.
Thomas, R.B., Don Moll,
and J. Steiert. 1994.
Evidence of a symbiotic relationship between cellulolytic bacteria and a
freshwater herbivorous turtle. The
Southwestern Naturalist. 39(4):386-388.
Moll, Don. 1994.
The ecology of sea beach nesting in slider turtles (Trachemys
scripta) from Caribbean Costa Rica.
Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1(2):107-116.
Moll, Don, B.
Michaels, M.W. Henson and A.D. Roberts. 1995. Cleaning symbiosis behavior
between a captive Kemp's ridley and porkfish.
Marine Turtle Newsletter, 68:2.
Klemens, M.W. and Don
Moll. 1995.
An assessment of the effects of commercial exploitation on the pancake
tortoise, Malacochersus tornieri, in Tanzania.
Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1(3):197-206.
Moll, Don and K.P.
Jansen. 1995.
Evidence for a role in seed dispersal by two tropical herbivorous
turtles. Biotropica 27(1):121-127.
Moll, Don.
1996. Conservation and
management of river turtles: A review of methodology and techniques.
Proceedings: International Congress of Chelonian Conservation.
Gonfaron, France., July 6-10, 1995. pp. 260-294.
Moll, Don and M.W.
Klemens. 1996.
Ecological characteristics of the pancake tortoise, Malacochersus
tornieri (Siebenrock) in Tanzania. Chelonian Conservation and Biology
2(2):26-35.
Tucker, J.K. and Don
Moll. 1997.
Growth, reproduction, and survivorship in the red-eared turtle,
Trachemys scripta elegans, in Illinois with conservation
implications. Chelonian Conservation
and Biology 3 (1): 352-357.
Moll, Don and M.W.
Klemens. 1997.
Aspects of the ecology and effect of exploitation of the pancake tortoise
in Tanzania. Proceedings:
Conservation, Management, and Restoration of Tortoises and Turtles - An
International Conference. Purchase,
N.W., July 11-16, 1993.
Thomas,R.B., D.W. Beckman, K. Thompson, K.
Buhlmann, J.W. Gibbons and Don Moll.
1997. Estimation of age
for Trachemys scripta and Deirochelys reticularia by
counting annual growth layers in claws. Copeia.
1997: 842-845.
Carden, M.D. Schmitt, T. Tomasi, J. Bradford,
D. Moll and J. Brown. 1998.
Utility of serum progesterone and prolactin analysis for assessing
reproductive status in the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus).
Animal Reproduction Science 53:133-142.
Tucker, J.K., Don Moll, E.O. Moll.
1999. Growth in slider turtles (Trachemys
scripta) in temperate and tropical regions.
Chelonian Conservation and Biology.
3(3): 464-467
Moll, E. O. and Don Moll.
2000. Conservation of river
turtles. Chapter 5 in
M. W. Klemens (ed.), Turtle
Conservation. Smithsonian
Institution Press. Washington, D. C.
Kitimasak, W., K.
Thirakhupt, and Don Moll.
2003. Captive Breeding of the
Siamese Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra chitra Nutphand,
1986 (Testudines: Trionychidae).
Thai J. Agric. Sci. 36(2): 141-154.
Kitimasak, W. K. K.
Thirakhupt, and Don Moll.
2003. Eggshell structure of the
Siamese Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra chitra Nutphand,
1986 (Testudines, Trionychide) Science Asia 29 (2003): 95-98.
Ford, D. K. and Don
Moll. 2004.
Differences in sexual and seasonal foraging patterns in the Stinkpot,
Sternotherus odoratus in Southwestern Missouri.
J. Herpetology 38:296-301.
Kitimasak, W., K.
Thirakhupt, S. Boonyaratpalin, and Don Moll.
2005. Distribution and
population status of the Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle.
Chitra spp. in Thailand.
The Natural History Journal of Chulalongkorn University 5(1): 31-40.
Stone, M.D. and Don
Moll. 2006. Diet-dependent
differences in digestive efficiency in two sympatric species of box turtles,
Terrapene carolina and Terrapene ornata.
Journal of Herpetology 40(3):364-371.
Moll, Don and J.
B. Iverson. 2008.
Geographic Variation and Life-History Traits.
pp 181-192 In:
Steyermark, A. C., M. S. Finkler and Brooks, R. J (Eds.).
The Biology of the Snapping Turtle (Chelydra serpentina).
The Johns Hopkins University Press (book chapter), Baltimore, MD.
Moll, Don.
2008. Dietary characteristics
and seed germination influences of Desert Tortoises (Gopherus
agassizii) in a very wet year (1998) in the northeastern Sonoran Desert.
Sonoran Herpetologist 21(8):86-89.
Stone, M.D. and Don
Moll. 2009.
Abundance and diversity of seeds in digestive tracts of Terapene
carolina and T. ornata in southwestern Missouri.
The Southwestern Naturalist 54(3):346-350.
Moll, Don. 2010.
The backdoor turtles of Tortuguero.
IRCF: Reptiles &
Amphibians: Conservation and
Natural History 17(2): 103-107.
Moll, Don. 2010.
Le Trionyx géant. Chitra
chitra Nutaphand, 1986 (Ang : Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle).
Chéloniens 18 p. 46-48.
Kimmons, J. B. and Don
Moll. 2010.
Seed dispersal by red-eared sliders (Trachemys scripta
elegans) and Common Snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina).
Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 9(2):289-294.
Elbers, J.P. and Don Moll.
2011. Ingestion by a freshwater turtle alters germination of bottomland
hardwood seeds. Wetlands
31(4):757-761.
Vogt, R.C., Polisar,
J.R., Moll, D., and Gonzalez-Porter, G. 2011.
Dermatemys mawii Gray 1847-Central American River turtle, Tortuga
Blanca, Hickatee. In:
Rhodin, A.G., Pritchard, P.C.H., van Dijk, P.P., Saumure, R.A., Buhlmann,
K.A., Iverson, J.B., and Mittermeier, R.A., (Eds.). Conservation Biology of
Freshwater Turtles and Tortoises: A
Compilation Project of the IUCN/SSC Tortoise and Freshwater turtle Specialist
Group. Chelonian Research Monographs
No. 5, pp. 058.1-058.12, doi:10.3854/crm.5.058.mawii.v1.2011,
http://www.iucn-tfsg.org/cbftt.
Wray, N.,
Don Moll and Ben Anders. In
Press. Macrochelys
temminckii: Geographic
Distribution Note. Herp. Review.
Scholarly Book
Moll, Don and E.O.
Moll. 2004. The Ecology,
Exploitation and Conservation of River Turtles.
Oxford University Press. New York, NY, p 398
Popular Published Work
*Moll, Don. 1980. Dirty
River Turtles. Natural History
89(5):42-49. *This article has been
wholly or partially reprinted in the following publications:
1.
Team, publication of the Turtle and Tortoise Education, Adoption,
Media, July, 1980 issue.
2.
The Peoria Journal Star, June 12, 1980.
3.
Carson, B. R. 1982. Grammar
Writing Workbook-Text for Remedial College English.
Charles E. Merrill Publ. Co. (used to illustrate techniques of good
openings for essays).
4.
Ehrlich, Paul and Anne Ehrlich. 1981.
Extinction. Random House, New
York. pp. 151-152.
Moll, Don. 1982.
Illinois Turtles. Fins and
Feathers Magazine. (Illinois
Edition). January issue.
pp. 50-53.
Moll, Don. 1984.
Hellbenders. Fins and Feathers
Magazine. (Missouri Edition).
February issue. pp. 14-18.
Moll, Don.
1999. The Great African Pancake Hunt.
Ranger Rick Magazine. 33(4): 18-20.
Special
Reports and Contract Reports.
Bellrose, R. C., R.
Sparks, F. L. Paveglio, Jr., D. Steffeck, R. Thomas, R. Weaver, and Don Moll.
1977. Fish and wildlife
changes resulting from the construction of a nine foot navigation channel in the
Illinois Waterway from LaGrange Lock and Dam upstream to Lockport Lock and Dam.
Contract Report for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District,
(Contract #DACW 23-76-C-0066).
Brown, L. E. and Don
Moll. 1977. Report of the status
of the nearly extinct Illinois Mud Turtle (Kinosternon flavescens
spooneri) with recommendations for its conservation.
Prepared for the Office of Endangered Species, U. S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Washington, D. C. 51 p.
Moll, Don and G.
Williams. 1982.
Ecological Studies of the Lake Springfield turtle community.
Report to the Natural History Section of the Missouri Department of
Conservation. 18 p.
Moll, Don. 1986.
Turtle Survey of Aquatic Habitats Adjacent to Road Improvement Sites on
IL. Hwy. 93, Kilbourne, IL. Illinois
Department of Transportation 4p.
Moll, Don and R.
Wilkinson. 1986. Small mammal
surveys at three sites in southwestern Missouri.
Report to the Natural History Section of the Missouri Department of
Conservation. 12p.
Moll, Don. M.W.
Klemens, and A. Njalale. 1993. A preliminary assessment of the status and
exploitation of the pancake tortoise (Malacochersus tornieri) in
Tanzania: A report of research
funded by Wildlife Conservation International, American Museum of Natural
History, IUCN-SSC Trade Specialist Group, and People's Trust for Endangered
Species. 43 p.
Moll, Don. 1993. A
study of dietary characteristics and growth in turtles incidentally collected
during long-term resource monitoring of Mississippi River fishes, July-October,
1992. Final Report to the Missouri Department of Conservation. 24 p.
Presentations
at Scientific Meetings
Environmental influence
on degree of niche overlap in sympatric populations of emydid turtles-American
Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologist's Annual Meeting, June 21, 1977,
Gainesville, Florida.
Aspects of turtle ecology
in a Carolina Bay-Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April 25, 1981,
St. Joseph, Missouri.
Ecological comparisons of
lentic and lotic turtle populations (with Glenn Williams)-Joint Society for the
Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and Herpetologists' League Annual Meeting,
August 10, 1981, Memphis, Tennessee.
The trophic ecology of
aquatic turtles: Investigations of
the relationship of prey availability with dietary overlap and
specialization-1981 International Herpetological Congress, October 3, 1981, The
University of Oxford, Oxford, England.
A proposed origin of
nesting location divergence and a shared feeding range in Brazilian green turtle
populations-Joint Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles and
Herpetologists' League Annual Meeting, August 2, 1982, Raleigh, North Carolina.
The status and ecology of the Lake Springfield
turtle community-Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April 30, 1983, St.
Louis, Missouri.
The status and
distribution of Dermatemys mawei in Belize.
Joint meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and
Herpetologists' League, August 2, 1984, University of Oklahoma, Norman,
Oklahoma.
The status of the marine
turtles of Belize-Missouri Academy of Science Annual Meeting, April 4, 1985,
Springfield, Missouri.
Some aspects of the
ecology of Niangua River hellbenders (with M. Topping,* C. Peterson,
and R. Wilkinson)-Prairie States Ecology Conclave, May 17, 1985.
Bennett Springs State Park, Lebanon, Missouri.
Food habits and evidence
of spring bank nesting in Belizean Dermatemys mawei.
Joint meeting of the Herpetologists' League and Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles. August 12,
1986, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri.
Reproductive strategies
of Neotropical sliders: Comparisons
with temperate sliders and tropical batagurines. (with E. O. Moll).
Joint meeting of the Herpetologists' League and Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles. August 15,
1987, Vera Cruz, Mexico.
Ecology of Sistrurus
miliarius in southwest Missouri (with T. Holder).
Combined meeting of the Herpetologists' League, Society for the study of
Amphibians and Reptiles, and American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists. June 26, 1988.
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Reproduction in Niangua
River Map turtles, (with Donnell White*) Missouri Herpetological
Association. September 29, 1988,
Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
Reproductive potential,
diet, and growth in Niangua River map turtles (with Donnell White*).
Prairie States Ecology Conclave.
May 5, 1989, LaCygne, Kansas.
Premetamorphic survival
of Ambystoma annulatum (with R. Wilkinson, C. Peterson, and T.
Holder). Missouri Herpetological
Association. September 30, 1989,
Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
Population size
fluctuation and foraging ecology in a tropical freshwater stream turtle
community. Missouri Herpetological
Association. September 30, 1989,
Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
Notonectid predation on
ringed salamander larvae (with K. Derrick* and R. Wilkinson).
Prairie States Ecology Conclave.
May 6, 1990, Bennett Spring State Park, Lebanon, Missouri.
Premetamorphic survival of Ambystoma
annulatum (with R. Wilkinson, C. Peterson, and T. Holder).
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists.
June 18, 1990, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina.
Conservation of River
Turtles. Read in absentia at the
European Chelonian Symposium. July
20, 1990. Massa Maritima, Italy.
Notonectid predation on
ringed salamander larvae (with K. Derrick* and R. Wilkinson).
Joint Meeting of the Herpetologists' League and Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles. August 8,
1990, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Reproductive Ecology of
the Zigzag salamander Plethodon dorsalis in northwestern Arkansas
(with R. Wilkinson, C. Peterson, and T. Holder).
Joint meeting of the Herpetologists' League and Society for the Study of
Amphibians and Reptiles. August 8, 1990, Tulane University, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
River turtle ecology at
Tortuguero, Costa Rica. Missouri
Herpetological Association.
September 29, 1990, Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
The conservation of New
World river turtle biodiversity.
"Conservation of Biodiversity:
Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles" Symposium, American Society of Ichthyologists
and Herpetologists annual meeting June 18, 1991, American Museum of Natural
History, New York, New York.
The annual reproductive cycle of Plethodon
dorsalis in northwestern
Arkansas (with R. Wilkinson, C. Peterson, and T. Holder).
Missouri Herpetological Association.
September 29, 1991, Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
Growth and diet in
Niangua River Map Turtles (with D. White).
Missouri Herpetological Association September 28, 1991.
Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
The capacity for seed
dispersal of two herbivorous tropical turtles at Tortuguero, Costa Rica.
The Southwestern Association of Naturalists Annual Meeting, April 17,
1993, Springfield, MO.
Ecological aspects of a
tropical freshwater turtle in Caribbean Costa Rica (with Kevin Jansen*).
The Southwestern Association of Naturalists Annual Meeting, April 17,
1993, Springfield, MO.
Composition, status, and
ecology of the turtle community of Lake Taneycomo, A cold water reservoir (with
R. Brent Thomas*). The
Southwestern Association of Naturalists Annual Meeting, April 17, 1993.
Springfield, MO.
The composition, status,
and ecology of the turtle community of Lake Taneycomo, a cold water reservoir in
southwest Missouri. (With R.B.
Thomas*) Society for the
Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, August 10, 1993.
Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Ecological aspects of a
tropical freshwater turtle in Caribbean Costa Rica.
(With K. Jansen*)
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, August 10,
1993. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN.
Depressed growth rates of
Trachemys scripta and Graptemys geographica in a
thermally altered environment. (With
R.B. Thomas*) Missouri
Herpetological Association Annual Meeting, September 25, 1993. Reis Biological
Station, Steelville, MO.
Evidence of a symbiotic
relationship between cellulolytic bacteria and a freshwater herbivorous turtle.
(With R.B. Thomas* and J. Steiert)
Missouri Herpetological Association Annual Meeting, September 25, 1993.
Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
The ecology of the cooter,
Pseudemys concinna in Lake Taneycomo, Taney Co., Missouri (with
L.K. Turner* and R.B. Thomas) Missouri Herpetological Association
Annual Meeting, September 24, 1994. Reis Biological Station, Steelville, MO.
Reproduction of the
cooter, Pseudemys concinna in Lake Taneycomo, Taney Co., MO (with
L.K. Turner* and R.B. Thomas). April 7, 1995.
Southwestern Association of Naturalists Annual Meeting.
Parental care in
prothonotary warblers (with J. Cantrell* and A. Mathis). Animal
Behavior Society Annual Meeting July 18, 1995. U. Nebraska-Lincoln.
Diet and reproduction of
the stinkpot, Kinosternon odoratum, inhabiting a cold water
reservoir (with S. Davis* and R. B. Thomas).
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Annual Meeting, August
5, 1995. Appalachian State
University, Boone, N.C.
Conservation and management of river turtles; A
review of methodology and techniques.
International Congress of Chelonian Conservation. July 7, 1995. Gonfaron,
France.
Estimation of age for
Trachemys scripta and Deirochelys reticularia by
counting annual growth layers in claws (with K. Thompson*, R.B. Thomas, D.
Beckman, K. Buhlmann and J. Gibbons).
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists' Annual Meeting
June 5, 1996. New Orleans, LA.
Ecological
characteristics of the Tortuguero, Costa Rica nonmarine turtle community.
Invited presentation at the ASIH "Life History and Ecology of Chelonians"
symposium, June 27, 1997. University
of Washington, Seattle.
An overview of river
turtle communities (with E.O. Moll*). Invited presentation at the ASIH "Life
History and Ecology of Chelonians" symposium, June 28, 1997. University of
Washington, Seattle.
Ecological characteristics of the snapping
turtle, Chelydra serpentina acutirostris in Costa Rica.
Presentation at the 3rd World Congress of Herpetology, August 7, 1997.
Prague.
An overview of the
composition, distribution and conservation issues concerning East African
chelonians. Invited presentation in
the "Africa- The Neglected Continent of Herpetology."
Symposium: 3rd
World Congress of Herpetology, August 7, 1997.
Prague
The "Show-Me" Peregrine
Falcon project (with K. Deckard*) November 1, 1997.
West Central Audubon Society Conference, Springfield, MO.
The ecological roles of turtles in riverine
ecosystems. Invited presentation at
the International Conference on Turtles and Tortoises, California State
University, Dominquez Hills, CA. August 2, 1998.
Foraging Ecology and Demography of
Stermotherus odoratus in a Southwestern Missouri Population (with
Dawn Ford*). 1999 Joint Meeting of
the American Society of Echthyologists and Herpetologists, American Elasmobranch
Society, and Herpetologists’ League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians
and Reptiles. June, 1999.
Don’s brother the turtle biologist.
Reflections on Ed Moll’s life in honor of his retirement.
After Dinner Presentation Powdermill IV: International Freshwater Turtle
Conference, Laughlin, Nevada. August
15, 1999.
Foraging Ecology and Demography of
Sternotherus adoratus in a Southwestern Missouri Population (with
Dawn Ford*). Midwest Ecology and
Evolution conference, Ohio University, Athens.
March 3-5, 2000 (Poster).
Eggshell structure of the wild Narrow-headed
softshell Turtle Chitra chitra Nutphand, 1986 (with W. Kitimasak*,
and K. Thirakhupt). Joint Meeting of
Ichthyologist and Herpetologists, Kansas City, Missouri, July 6, 2002
Eggs and hatchlings of the Siamese narrow-Headed
softshell turtle Chitra chitra Nutphand. (with W. Kitimasak*, and
K. Thirakhupt). 7th
Biological Science Graduate Congress, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok,
Thailand, December 10, 2002.
Mulberry seed dispersal by Trachemys
scripta and Chelydra serpentine (with Jeff Kimmons*)
Southwestern Association of Naturalists (SWAN) 50th anniversary
meeting, Norman, OK, April 17-19, 2003.
Mulberry seed dispersal by Trachemys
scripta and Chelydra serpentine (with Jeff Kimmons*) Ozarks
Biology Graduate Society (OBGS), April 25, 2003
Mulberry seed dispersal by the red-eared slider
and the common snapping turtle (with Jeff Kimmons*) Interdisciplinary Forum,
April 26, 2003
Seed dispersal by the common snapping turtle and
the red-eared slider (with J. Kimmons*).
Missouri Herpetological Association, Reis Biological Station, Steelville,
Missouri September 27, 2003.
Diet-dependent differences in digestive ability
between Terrapene carolina and Terrapene ornata
(with Matt Stone*). Joint meeting of
Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Norman, Oklahoma, May, 2004.
Dietary characteristics and seed germination
influences of Desert Tortoises (Gopherus agassizii) in a very wet
year (1998) in the northeastern Sonoran Desert.
Current Research on Herpetofauna of the Sonoran Desert Symposium IV.
Tucson, AZ April 11-13, 2008 and IUCN Turtle Survival Alliance and
Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group Annual Meeting, September 17-20,
2008. Tucson, AZ (Poster)
Sex determination in Chinese Mauremys:
with emphasis on M. nigricans conservation (with Ben Anders* and
Paul Vander Schow). Turtle Survival
Alliance 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of
Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles Orlando, FL.
August 18, 2010.
*speaker
Invited
Seminars and Presentations
The ecology of turtles in
a polluted ecosystem-Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, South Carolina,
March 10, 1978.
Status and ecology of the Illinois mud
turtle-Southwest Missouri State University, Department of Biology, Springfield,
Missouri, November 8, 1980.
Turtles and their
Conservation in Belize and around the world-Belize Audubon Society, Belize City,
Belize, Central America. April 4, 1984.
The Status and ecology of
the freshwater turtles of Belize.
The Wildlife in the Everglades and Latin American Wetlands
Conference, (abstracts
published), Florida. International
University, Miami. February 27, 1985
The marine and freshwater
turtles of Belize-Biology Department Seminar, Southwest Missouri State
University, March 10, 1985.
The ecology and
conservation of the Central American river turtle in Belize-Department of
Zoology Seminar, University of Arkansas, January 30, 1986.
Ecological
characteristics of a tropical freshwater stream turtle community at Chan Chen
Junction, Belize-Neotropical Turtle Symposium, Catemaco, Vera Cruz, Mexico,
March 6, 1986.
River turtle research at
Tortuguero, Costa Rica-Invited presentation to Stanford University Alumni Tour
Group. Tortuguero, Costa Rica, March
7, 1991.
Ecology and conservation
of river turtles. Department of
Ecology and Evolution, University of Chicago, August 6, 1991.
The ecology of beach
nesting slider turtles in Costa Rica.
Third freshwater turtle symposium, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory,
Aiken, SC, March 23, 1991.
The ecology of beach
nesting slider turtles, Southwest Missouri State University, Biology Department,
Springfield, MO. November 1, 1991.
The ecology of beach
nesting in Costa Rican slider turtles, Trachemys scripta.
Biology Department, University of Louisville. April 28, 1992.
Aspects of the ecology
and effects of exploitation on the pancake tortoise in Tanzania (with M. Klemens).
Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles - An
International Conference. State
University of New York at Purchase.
July 14, 1993.
Turtles and Tortoises:
From Tortuguero to Tanzania - St. Louis Herpetological Society. November 11,
1994.
The Plight of the Pancake
Tortoise in Tanzania - Chicago Herpetological Society. March 29, 1995.
Turtles as seed dispersers in tropical forests -
Departments of Plant Biology, Zoology and Anthropology, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale. June 21, 1996.
The ecology
and conservation of the pancake tortoise in Tanzania-Tucson Herpetological
Society, July 21, 1998.
Ecological characteristics of the nonmarine
turtles of Tortuguero, Costa Rica.
Biology Department, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, March 29, 1999
Preliminary studies of Chitra chitra
in Thailand. Invited presentation at
Powdermill IV: International Freshwater Turtle Conference, Laughlin, Nevada.
August 14, 1999.
The ecology and conservation of pancake tortoises
in Tanzania, East Africa. Biology
Department, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, March 15, 2001.
Turtles and Tortoises:
From Tortuguero to Tanzania to Thailand, Southwest Missouri
Herpetological Society, Springfield Nature Center, Springfield, Missouri, June
12, 2003.
Saving Chitra
chitra in Thailand: A “Whole
Technology” Rehab Program. Joint
Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Manaus, Brazil, June 29, 2003.
Studies of the Thai
narrow headed giant softshell, Chitra chitra in Thailand.
Turtle Survival Alliance Meeting, Orlando, Florida, August 19, 2003.
Pancake Tortoise Surveys
in Tanzania. Wildlife and Fisheries
Department, University of Missouri – Columbia, September 23, 2004.
A Global Overview of
River Turtle Conservation Issues.
Wildlife and Fisheries Department, University of Missouri – Columbia.
September 24, 2004
River Turtle Status and
Ecology. Illinois Herpetological
Society, Peoria, Illinois. July 6,
2006
Status and Distribution of the Narrow-Headed
Giant Softshell Turtle in Thailand.
Turtle Survival Alliance Management.
St. Louis, Missouri. August 10-13,
2006. Presented, August 11, 2006.
Illinois River turtle
fauna revisited. Powdermill 6 Turtle
Specialist’s Meeting. Southwestern
Research Station, Portal, Arizona.
September 1-3, 2006. Presented,
September 3, 2006.
Historical and contemporary trends in the trade
in aquatic chelonians and its effect on wild populations in the United States.
USFWS Workshop on Conservation and Trade Management of Freshwater and
Terrestrial Turtles in the United States.
St. Louis, MO. September
20-24, 2010. Presented September 21, 2010.
Natural History and Captive Breeding of the
Siamese Narrow-headed Softshell Turtle Chitra chitra,
Keynote Address.1st Annual Turtle and Tortoise Preservation Group.
Conference on Captive Care and Breeding of Turtles and Tortoises. Phoenix, AZ.
November 18-19, 2010. Presented November 19, 2010
Ingestion By a Freshwater Turtle Alters
Germination of Bottomland Hardwood Seeds, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Sponsored
Symposium. Legler Turtle Symposium III. Minneapolis MN. July 10-11, 2011.
Presented July 11, 2011
Alligator Snapping Turtles (Macrochelys
temminckii) Alter Germination of Ingested Bottomland Hardwood Seeds.
9th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of
Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles.
Joint Annual Meeting of the Turtle Survival Alliance and IUCN Tortoise &
Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group. Orlando, FL August 14-17, 2011. (With Jean
Elbers*) Presented August 17, 2011.
*Speaker
Research Projects
Recently Completed or in Progress
1.
River turtle ecology and status in the central Mississippi River and its
major tributaries.
2.
Freshwater and terrestrial turtle community ecology at Tortuguero, Costa
Rica.
3.
Turtle ecology in Lake Taneycomo, Missouri; A hypothermic environment.
4.
The ecology and conservation biology of the pancake tortoise (Malacochersus
tornieri) in Tanzania
5.
The ecology of seed dispersal syndromes involving reptiles
6. The development of censoring
techniques for riparian-nesting neotropical migrant birds
7.
The development of a hacking protocol for peregrine falcons in southwest
Missouri
8.
The ecology of grassland birds
9.
The natural history and conservation of the endangered Thai narrow-headed
giant softshelled turtle in Thailand
Consulting
Activities
The Upper Mississippi
River Basin Commission management and monitoring of development and planning for
the Upper Mississippi River System,
1981.
The Nature Conservancy;
Missouri Natural Heritage Inventory, concerning the status of Missouri
Amphibians and Reptiles, 1981.
The Missouri Department
of Conservation Natural History Section; concerning the status of Missouri
Amphibians and Reptiles, 1979-81.
Scientific Advisor for
Bass Pro Shop's Kemp's Ridley sea turtle Project 1985-1995.
Illinois Department of
Transportation endangered species consultant 1985, 1986; 1987-1988.
Springfield Public
Library (Kickapoo Branch) - Consultant on Collection of Books in Biological
Sciences, 1987.
Partridge
Films LTD. "Monsters of Old" film project. 1996-1997
Graduate
Students (Graduated with the M.S. or Ph.D.) Under My Chairmanship:
Dr. Jane Fitzgerald,
M.S., (Ph.D. from University of Arkansas)
Dr. James Westgate, M.S.,
(Ph.D. from University of Texas)
Dr. Donnell
White, M.S., (Ph.D. from Montana State University)
Dr. Kevin Jansen, M.S.,
(Ph.D. from, University of South Florida)
Dr. R. Brent Thomas,
M.S., (Ph.D. from Mississippi State University)
Mr. Thomas
Holder, M.S.
Mr. Ronald Carr, M.S.
Mr. Kelly
Derrick, M.S.
Mr. Dan
Sammartano, M.S.
Ms. Lisa
Turner, M.S.
Mr. Jeffrey
Cantrell, M.S.
Ms. Stacey
Davis, M.S.
Mr. Tim
Wilson, M.S.
Ms. Lisa
Solberg, M.S.
Ms. Dawn
Ford, M.S. (Ph.D. from Ohio University)
Ms. Jill
Whitham, M.S..
Mr. Matt
Stone, M.S. (Ph.D. from Oklahoma State University)
Mr. Jeff
Kimmons, M.S. (Ph.D. from University of Arkansas)
Dr. Wachira Kitimasak, Ph.D. (degree awarded from
Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand.
I served as Co-advisor with K. Thirakhupt).
Mr. Roy King, M.S.
Mr. Matthew Greene, M.S.
Ms. Holly Etheridge, M.S.
Mr. Michael B. Anders, M.S.
Mr. Neil Dazet, M.S.
Mr. Jean Elbers, M.S.
Other
U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Representative, Illinois Mud Turtle Endangered Species Status Public
meetings, Springfield, Illinois, 1/30/80 and Muscatine, Iowa, 1/31/80.
Reviewer of manuscripts
for the journals: Herpetologica, Herpetological Monographs, Herpetological
Natural History, The American Midland
Naturalist, Copeia, Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles, Journal
of Herpetology, Vida Silvestre Neotropical, and Herpetological Review, Journal
of Wildlife Management, Journal of Zoology, Tropical Zoology, and Proceedings of
the European Turtle and Tortoise Symposium.
Reviewer of grant
proposals and manuscripts for the World Wildlife Fund, Wildlife Conservation
International, National Geographic Society, and the Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant
Program.
Membership in the Greater
Ozarks Chapter of the National Audubon Society.
Participant in the
International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources,
Species Survival Commission Meeting, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, October, 1982.
Sabbatical Leave for
spring semester, 1984 to conduct research on turtle ecology in Belize, Central
America.
Co-Chairman (with R.
Wilkinson) of the 1986 Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians
and Reptiles and Herpetologists' League, Southwest Missouri State University,
August 10-15, 1986.
Participant in IUCN/SSC
Tortoise and Freshwater Turtle Group's Conservation Strategy Meeting.
World Congress of Herpetology, University of Kent, Canterbury, England,
September, 1990.
Sabbatical
leave for spring semester 1991:
Ecological studies of Central American river turtle communities.
Adjunct Faculty Member.
University of Louisville, Department of Biology.
1992-1994.
External Examiner for Ph.D. dissertations from
Ahndra University, India, 1996: University of Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania,
1997-1998, University of Florida, 2008 and The University of Canberra, 2010.
Sabbatical
leave granted for spring semester, 1998:
Ecological studies of saurochory syndromes in the Sonoran desert.
Lake
Taneycomo Turtle Research featured on Missouri Outdoors Television Program –
Spring 2003
Appointed
Chelonian Section Editor Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 2012.