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The water monitor lizard, Varanus salvator, is a large, ecologically flexible species commonly found in areas of human disturbance throughout its Southeast Asian range. The presence of anthropogenic resource subsidies may influence V. salvator behavior in such areas, potentially…

Signal crayfish are an internationally widespread invasive species that can have important detrimental ecological impacts. This thesis aims to determine whether signal crayfish have the potential to also impact the physical environment in rivers. A series of experiments were und…

Research on the ecology and evolution of rattlesnakes has been sporadic over the past 80 years, but has seen recent expansion into the diverse fields of physiology, physiological ecology, life history, behavioral ecology, ethology, reproductive biology, chemical ecology, venom b…