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RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Crocodilian
BiologySocial
BehaviorReproductive
BiologyEnergetics
of DevelopmentAllometry
of Metabolism
I am Coordinator of Laboratories for the Biological Sciences Program. I oversee the Introductory Biology lab program, which consists of three lab courses: Integrated Principles of Biology I and II, BSC 2010L and BSC 2011L, a two semester sequence of laboratories for majors; and BSC 2009L, a laboratory for non-science majors.
I work primarily with American alligators (Alligator mississippiensis), although the large number of captive crocodilians in Florida has allowed me to work with many other species in a comparative manner. Early in my career, I concentrated on aspects of social behavior. My graduate work involved detailed description and analysis of alligator courtship behaviors. I also studied other aspects of social signals, including visual and auditory displays. Some of this early work on alligator biology was featured in the National Geographic Society Television Special Realm of the Alligator, an excellent source for video images of the complex social and reproductive behaviors these animals perform.
As my current job responsibilities are largely administrative, I am unable to spend large amounts of time observing the behavior of crocodilians. In recent years, I have worked in many ofther areas of crocodilians biology, including aspects of anatomy, endocrinology, parasitology, and developmental energetics.
I have worked for many years with captive animals in zoo settings, especially in association with the St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park. Due to this involvement, I have become co-chair of the American Zoo and Aquariums Association (AZA) Crocodilian Advisory Group (CAG).
CROCODILIANS
HERPETOLOGY
ZOOS
AND AQUARIA VETERINARY
MEDICINE PERSONAL
INTERESTS ORGANIZATIONS
THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE
African Journal of Herpetology Herpetological Association of Africa
American
Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Amphibia-Reptilia Societas Europaea Herpetologica
Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
Asiatic Herpetological Research Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California
Australian
Herpetological Directory
The
Basking Spot
Boletin de la Asociacion Herpetologica Argentina
Catalogue of American Amphibians and ReptilesThe Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
The
Center for North American Herpetology
Chicago
Herpetological Society
Contemporary
Herpetology On-line journal
Contemporary HerpetologyOn-line Herp Publications
CopeiaAmerican Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Cuadernos de HerpetologiaAsociacion Herpetologica Argentina
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde German Society for Herpetology and Amphibian and Reptile
Dumerilial'Association des Amis du Laboratoire des Reptiles et Amphibiens
ElapheDeutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde
The
EMBL Reptile Database
Eric
Pianka's Lab homepage
Florida
League of Herp Societies
Florida Museum of Natural History's
Herpetology Homepage
The
Global Gecko Association
The
Gournet Rodent
HamadryadCentre for Herpetology
Herpetology
as a Career
Herpetology
course at the University of Texas
Herpetological ConservationSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
Herpetological
Contents
The Herpetological JournalBritish Herpetological Society
Herpetological MonographsHerpetologists' League
Herpetological ReviewSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
Herpetological TranslationsSociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
Herpetologist's
League
HerpetozoaAustrian Herpetological Society (ÖGH)
Herplit
Herp Journal Contents
Kingsnake.com
Japanese Journal of HerpetologyHerpetological Society of Japan
Journal of HerpetologySociety for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR)
Las Monografías de HerpetologíaAsociación Herpetológica Española
LitDaBaHerpetological Literature database
LyriocephalusAmphibian and Reptile Research Organisation of Sri Lanka (ARROS)
MertensiellaDeutsche Gesellschaft für Herpetologie und Terrarienkunde
Revista Española de HerpetologíaAsociación Herpetológica Española
Ron
Tremper's Herp Index
Russian Journal of Herpetology
Salamandra
Society
for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles
Zeitschrift fur Feldherpetologie
American
Zoo and Aquarium Association (AZA)
American
Association of Zoo Keepers
CITES
Conservation
Breeding Specialist Group
Electronic
Zoo
Felid
TAG website
International
Species Information System (ISIS)
The
Virtual Zoo
WWW
Virtual Library: Zoos
Zoolex
AVMA
Homepage
AVMA
Network of Animal Health (NOAH)
Herpmed
Communications-Homepage
NetVet/Electronic
Zoo homepage
NetVet
homepage
Veterinary
Images
WWW
Virtual Library: Veterinary Medicine
Zoonosis
References
Association
of Reptile and Amphibian Veterinarians
DinosaursSharksGargoyles
and GrotesquesEgyptologyHelicoptersBooks
kent.vliet@zoo.ufl.edu