Long-term Sabbatical
Evolution courses, mountaintop lizards and a view toward the future research
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| PI(s): |
Stephen d'Orgeix (Virginia State University) |
| Start Date: |
1-Sep-2008 |
| End Date: |
31-May-2009 |
| Keywords: |
education, anthropogenic effects, population genetics |
The goals of this project are to: 1) develop undergraduate and graduate evolution courses to be taught at Virginia State University (VSU), but could also be used as models for any university, 2) analyze and publish research conducted with my students examining intra and inter population genetic variance and the bottleneck effect on the bunchgrass lizard, Sceloporus slevini in the Sky Islands of Arizona, and to analyze and publish research on the effect of railroad tracks on turtle movement and 3) if sufficient time exists, write a review paper and develop a research project examining the influence of mating systems on the genetic variance. It is anticipated that these projects will involve and enable future students at Virginia State University to participate in evolutionary biology research at the undergraduate and graduate levels and ultimately prepare them for career choices in the field of evolutionary biology.
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Publications
- Northern Mexican gartersnakes, Thamnophis eques megalops, feeding on Spea multiplicata in an ephemeral pond d'Orgeix, C., Mathies, T., Ellison, B., Johnson, K., Monagan, I., Young, T. 2013. Northern Mexican gartersnakes, Thamnophis eques megalops, feeding on Spea multiplicata in an ephemeral pond. Herpetological Review 44(2): 213-215.
