My lab is an undergraduate-centered research group that primarily uses reptiles as model organisms. I prepare future scientists for professional fields of all types through rigorous training, experimentation, and full immersion into science. The entire lab is focused on learning by doing. Each student receives a tailored experience designed to maximize their education. For this reason, my lab includes conservation majors, pre-dental, pre-med, and pre-vet students.
We focus on the mechanisms of predator-prey interactions from a variety of perspectives. We combine the principles of functional morphology, behavior, physiology, and ecology to better understand how animals work. We often combine low-tech equipment with high-tech systems. When we use multiple approaches, broader implications and inferences can be made.
We focus on the mechanisms of predator-prey interactions from a variety of perspectives. We combine the principles of functional morphology, behavior, physiology, and ecology to better understand how animals work. We often combine low-tech equipment with high-tech systems. When we use multiple approaches, broader implications and inferences can be made.
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Lab Hardware and Software
I actively look for ways to acquire new and more comprehensive equipment and software to further expand out analytical options: Video Capture Systems --(2x) Edgertronic SC1 high-speed cameras --(700 fps at 1280 x 720 to 1,849 fps at 640 x 480) --GoPro Hero 4 Black (240 fps at 1280 x 720) --Olympus Tough TG-630 --Canon Rebel T5i Video Analysis Systems --TEMPLO video management software --Vicon Motus 10 3-D video analysis software --Tracker 4.97 video analysis and modelling Force/Pressure Transducers --Harvard Apparatus Pressure Transducer --WPI Handheld Pressure Transducer --max load = 689 kPa --Kistler Bite Force System --max load = 20 kN --LabTrax 4-channel data acquisition system Animal Husbandry Systems --Freedom Breeder 1133 Snake Rack System --ARS 1075 Hatchling Snake System --ARS 7030 Small Boa/Python System --ARS 7010 Small Boa/Python System --ARS 8018 Medium Boa/Python System --ExoTerra Glass Terraria (14 in total) --Vision Cages( Model 215, 10 in total) --MistKing Humidity Control System Statistics Software --R Studio --Past 3 --Minitab 14 |
Edgertronic SC1 high-speed cameras
Kistler charge amplifier, force load sensor, and custom bite force assembly
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