Professor
Department of Zoology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL 32611-8525
Phone: 352-392-1098
Fax: 352-392-3704
E-mail: ljg@zoo.ufl.edu
Research Interests
- Reproductive Biology
- Comparative Endocrinology
- Evolution of Viviparity
- Evolution of the Placenta
- Endocrine Disrupting Contaminants
Environmental Estrogens
- Endangered Species Reproduction
My night job - blood sampling a female alligator from Lake Griffin, FL
Species Utilized in Research
American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
Spiny lizards (Sceloporus sp.)
Florida Red Belly Turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni)
Red Eared Turtle (Trachemys scripta elegans)
Tuatara(Sphenodon punctatus)
Courses Taught
BSC 2010: Integrated Principles of Biology - Fall semester
ZOO 3603: Comparative Chordate Embryology - Spring semester
More Information:
- Current Research activities
- Current Graduate Students
- Information for Prospective Graduate Students
Publications
All Publications
Endocrine Disruptors only
Curriculum Vitae
Collecting alligator eggs on Lake Woodruff with colleague Allan "Woody" Woodward of the Florida GFC
I'd love to be:
Riding my bike on single track!
Driving my airboat "Flo", and catching alligators on a warm summer's evening.
Catching Loggerhead sea turtles in Morton Bay, off Brisbane, Australia.