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Dr. Gad Perry
Assistant Professor,
Conservation Biology
Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1995
Office: Goddard Hall 202C
Phone: (806) 742-2842
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Research interests: My research centers on ecology in the broadest sense, with a large emphasis on conservation issues and the increasingly profound impacts of humans on the environment. Much of my work is carried out on reptiles and amphibians, and invasive species are a common focus. My research is primarily conducted in the field and typically focuses on the whole organism and its interactions with its biotic and a-biotic environment. Whenever possible, I use multiple methods, and this integrative approach has led to research spanning varied sub-disciplines.
Courses taught: RWFM 2302, 3307, 4324, 5312, and 6324
Service: I am an Associate Editor for the Journal of Herpetology, Section Editor for Applied Herpetology, and a member of the Invasive Species and Iguana Specialist Groups of the IUCN.
Representative publications
Perry, G. and R.N. Fisher. 2006. Night lights and reptiles: observed and potential effects. Pp. 169-191 In: C. Rich and T. Longcore (eds). Ecological consequences of artificial night lighting. Island Press, Washington, D.C.
Sternberg, T., G. Perry, and C. Britton. 2006. Grass repellency to the red imported fire ant. In press, Rangeland Ecology & Management.
Perry, G. 2006. Movement patterns in lizards: measurement, modality, and behavioral correlates. In: S.M. Reilly, L.D. McBrayer, and D.B. Miles (eds). Foraging behavior in lizards. Cambridge University Press.
Perry, G. 2004. Behavioral Ecology and Social Behavior. Open University Press, Ra’anana, Israel. In Hebrew.
Perry, G., K. LeVering, I. Girard, and T. Garland. 2004. Locomotor performance and social dominance in male Anolis cristatellus. Animal Behaviour 67:37-47.
Perry, G. and T. Garland, Jr. 2002. Lizard home ranges revisited: effects of sex, body size, diet, habitat, and phylogeny. Ecology 83:1870-1885.
Perry, G. 2002. Conditions facing airplane stowaways during flight: temperature in wheel-wells and cargo compartments. Aviation & Space Environmental Medicine 73:673-676.
Perry, G., G.H. Rodda, T.H. Fritts and T.R. Sharp. 1998. The lizard fauna of the islets surrounding Guam: island biogeography, phylogenetic history, and conservation implications. Global Ecology and Biogeography 7:353-365.
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