Expertise

My research interests focus on the agonistic (aggressive and submissive) behavior of reptiles, amphibians, and dragonflies in relation to territorial defense and sexual selection. Currently, I am studying the logistics and function of the visual display of cricket frogs. I am also interested in behavioral and ecological responses of reptiles, amphibians, and some arthropod species to stochastic (random) environmental changes.

Area(s) of Specialization:

  • Agonistic and anti-predator behavior in reptiles, amphibians, and dragonflies.

Subject areas:

  • Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.
Communities
Biological Science
Degrees
PhD, Kansas State University, Behavioral Ecology, 1996
BS
MS