A5064617419- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Identification and Quantification in Food
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Environmental DNA in Biodiversity Studies
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Agricultural Systems and Practices
- Agricultural Research and Practices
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Mosquito-borne diseases and control
- Radiology practices and education
- Dermatological diseases and infestations
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- International Maritime Law Issues
- Aquaculture Nutrition and Growth
- Gut microbiota and health
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
Northern Arizona University
2021-2024
Middle Tennessee State University
2019-2021
Fort Collins Science Center
2021
United States Geological Survey
2021
Abstract Understanding how biological patterns translate into functional processes across different scales is a central question in ecology. Within spatial context, extent used to describe the overall geographic area of study, whereas grain describes unit observation. This study aimed characterize snake skin microbiota (grain) and determine host–microbial assemblage–pathogen effects extents within Southern United States. The causative agent fungal disease, Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, pathogen...
Abstract Background Ranavirus is an emerging infectious disease which has been linked to mass mortality events in various amphibian species. In this study, we document the first event of adult population Dybowski’s brown frogs ( Rana dybowskii ), 2017, within a mountain valley South Korea. Results We confirmed presence ranavirus from all collected n = 22) via PCR and obtained 500 bp major capsid protein (MCP) sequence 13 individuals. The identified MCP highly resembled Frog virus 3 (FV3) was...
Abstract Invasive species globally threaten biodiversity and economies, but the ecophysiological mechanisms underlying their success are often understudied. For those alien that also exhibit high phenotypic plasticity, such as habitat generalists, adaptations in response to environmental pressures can take place relatively quickly. The Argentine giant tegu ( Salvator merianae ; tegu) is a large omnivorous lizard from South America prolific, long‐lived, vagile, highly adaptable disturbed...
Abstract Background The Slender racer ( Orientocoluber spinalis Peters, 1866) has recently been reclassified to the new genus from Hierophis . Ecological knowledge of this species is limited due its highly mobile behavior. On 17 July 2020, we captured a female O. on Oeyeon Island, Boryeong-si, Republic Korea, and collected feces for diet analysis. We observed snake scales subsequently determined prey through morphological molecular methods. Results initially hypothesized that extracted fecal...
Rice is the dominant food staple and an important economic resource throughout Asia. Lowland rice production also provides wetland habitats in support of biodiversity that may provide ecosystem services back to agroecosystem. This review summarizes literature on benefits amphibians, birds, bats, rodents context Southeast Asia The evidence these taxonomic groups contribute cultural, regulatory, provisioning smallholder farmers allow for through reduced use chemical inputs into crops. We...
ABSTRACT Identifying which environmental and genetic factors affect growth pattern phenotypes can help biologists predict how organisms distribute finite energy resources in response to varying conditions physiological states. This information may be useful for monitoring managing populations of cryptic, endangered, invasive species. Consequently, we assessed the effects food availability, clutch, sex on Burmese pythons (Python bivittatus Kuhl) from Greater Everglades Ecosystem Florida, USA....
Understanding snake prey breadth, within forest ecosystems, may elucidate their ecological role. We determined the items of 35 individuals four species (11 through induced regurgitation analysis and 24 molecular fecal analysis) collected from five mountain forests between May 2016 October 2018, located South Korea. Snake breadth spanned across six small mammal (4 rodents 2 shrews) amphibian (2 urodeles 3 anurans) species. Small mammals were more frequently detected as than amphibians, but...
Studies using complete mitochondrial genome data have the potential to increase our understanding on gene organisations and evolutionary species relationships. In this study, we compared genomes between all 22 squamate listed in South Korea. addition, constructed Maximum Parsimony (MP), Likelihood (ML) Bayesian Inference (BI) phylogenetic trees 13 protein-coding genes. The genes for six suborder Sauria followed same organisation as sequenced Testudines (turtle) outgroup. contrast, 16 snake...