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Bradley Carlson PhD Student |
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Email: carbrae@gmail.com
Education
BS 2008 Bethel University
Research Interests
I began my graduate studies in June 2009 and am presently developing my research. I am interested in the intersection between individual behavior and broader population and metapopulation dynamics, all within the context of anthropogenic change and dwindling wild populations. My primary taxonomic focus is reptiles and amphibians, and I endeavor to employ multidisciplinary tools to answer ecological questions, including molecular markers, field studies, and behavioral experiments in the laboratory. Topics I'm tentatively exploring for my graduate research include dispersal behavior and gene flow, response and adaptation to anthropogenic change, foraging behavior, and the metapopulation ecology of Pennsylvanian amphibians.
Publications
Carlson, B.E. and M.P Rowe. Accepted. Temperature and desiccation effects on the antipredator behavior of Centruroides vittatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Journal of Arachnology.
Carlson, B.E., M.P. Rowe, E. Pendley, and P. Medrano. In prep. Temperature preferences of Centruroides vittatus (Say 1821). Euscorpius.
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Pennsylvania State University Biology Department |
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Langkilde laboratory |
