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My research interests focus on the agonistic (aggressive and submissive) behavior of reptiles and amphibians in relation to territorial defense and sexual selection. I am also interested in behavioral and ecological responses of reptiles and amphibians to stochastic (random) environmental changes.
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Current Projects |
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I have recently become interested in what males of the Plains clubtail dragonfly are doing hanging out along upland trails, apparently defending territories well away from their preferred breeding habitats. |
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Facultative parthenogenesis in copperheads (Agkistrodon contortrix) and garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) |
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Visual communication in cricket frogs (Acris blanchardi) |
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The effects of chigger mite parasitism on behavior of collared lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) in tallgrass prairie. |
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Graduate Research Projects |
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Effects of fire interval on community and population structure of tallgrass prairie reptiles - with Masters' student Dustin Wilgers, who is currently working on a Ph.D. at the University of Nebraska - Part of the Long-Term Ecological Research conducted at Konza Prairie Biological Station
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Undergraduate Research Projects |
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Feeding behavior of
bison calves
Scott Hoffman – 2010 KSU undergraduate student |
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Aggressive behavior of
territorial collared lizards
Aaron Novick – 2010 REU student |
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Visual displays of
cricket frogs.
- Sarah Ballard – 2010 SUROP student |
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Ecology of the Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma
cornutum) in the Flint Hills of Kansas
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Suitability of Limestone Outcrops
As Habitat For Collared
Lizards
(Crotaphytus collaris)
On Konza Prairie Biological Station
- Kelsey Reider
- 2006 REU
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Antipredator behavior in the Great Plains skink, Eumeces obsoletus - Melinda Williamson - 2006 KSU undergraduate research project |
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Habitat selection of Texas horned lizard, Phrynosoma cornutum, in Tallgrass Prairie - Alex Betzen - 2006 KSU undergraduate research project |
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Variations of color morph frequencies and size of the cricket frog, Acris crepitatans, on Konza Prairie - Jessica Hall - 2006 KSU undergraduate research project |
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Antipredator behavior of the bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana - Andrea Falcetto - 2005 KSU undergraduate research project |
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Female mate choice in collared lizards: Use of chemical or visual
signals in detection of chigger mite ectoparasites on males -
Samantha Tolve
- 2004 REU
student
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Territory as a sexual preference in the Great Plains skink, Eumeces obsoletus - Bryant Blank - 2004 KSU undergraduate research project |
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Dominance and territoriality in the Great Plains skink, Eumeces obsoletus - Melinda Williamson - 2004 REU student |
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Territoriality in male Blanchard's cricket frogs, Acris crepitatans blanchardi - Elizabeth Murray - 2003 REU student |
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Home range organization and sexual dimorphism in the collared lizard, Crotophytus collaris collaris - Audrey Owens - 2001 REU student |
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Agonistic behaviors of the Great Plains skink (Eumeces obsoletus) - Natalie Pheasant - 2000 REU student |
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Effects
of Tail Length on Speed in the Western Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus
attenuatus) |
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Preliminary studies on the foraging behavior of the western slender glass lizard - Amy Toth - 1999 REU student |
Contact Eva Horne:
phone: (785) 532-5929
address: Division of Biology, Ackert Hall, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506
EMail Eva Horne
ehorne@ksu.edu
