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Exploring modern teaching and the future of higher education

Borrowed Time

Exploring earth's biodiversity and the laws of life

Civil Wrongs

Exploring modern society through a critical race lens

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Exploring the fate of the environment in the 21st century

Plight of the Museum

Exploring the rise and fall of natural history collections

Poetry Corner

Exploring the soul-stirring power of the English language

Scientist’s Grist

Exploring what it means to be a scientist

Unnatural Histories

Exploring evolution and extinction in the Anthropocene

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Discerning the environmental drivers of annual migrations in an endangered amphibian

Brooks, G. C., J. A. Smith, T. A. Gorman, and C. A. Haas. 2019. Discerning the environmental drivers of annual migrations in an endangered amphibian. Copeia 107:270-276

Indirect connectivity estimates of amphibian breeding wetlands from spatially explicit occupancy models

Brooks, G. C., J. A. Smith, E. Frimpong, T. A. Gorman, H. Chandler, and C. A. Haas. 2019. Indirect connectivity estimates of amphibian breeding wetlands from spatially explicit occupancy models. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 29:1815-1825

The impact of targeted data management training for field research projects

Petters, J. L., G. C. Brooks, J. A. Smith, and C. A. Haas. 2019. The impact of targeted data management training for field research projects. Data Science Journal 18:43-50

Reconciling larval and adult sampling methods to model growth across life-stages

Brooks, G. C., Y. Jiao, T. A. Gorman, and C. A. Haas. 2020. Reconciling larval and adult sampling methods to model growth across life-stages. PLoS ONE 15:e0237737

Using historical dip net data to infer absence of flatwoods salamanders in stochastic environments

Brooks, G. C. and C. A. Haas. 2021. Using historical dip net data to infer absence of flatwoods salamanders in stochastic environments. PeerJ 9:e12388

Early development drives variation in amphibian vulnerability to global change

Brooks, G. C. and H. K. Kindsvater. 2022. Early development drives variation in amphibian vulnerability to global change. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 10:813414

Filial cannibalism leads to chronic nest failure of eastern hellbender salamanders (Cryptobranchus alleganienesis)

Hopkins, W. A., B. F. Case, J. Groffen, G. C. Brooks, C. M. Bodinof Jachowski, S. T. Button, J. J. Halligan, R. S. M. O’Brien, and H. K. Kindsvater. 2023. Filial cannibalism leads to chronic nest failure of eastern hellbender salamanders. The American Naturalist 202:92-106

Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian

G. C. Brooks, A. Wendt, C. A. Haas, and J. H. Roberts. 2023. Comparing estimates of census and effective population size in an endangered amphibian. Animal Conservation 26:839-850

Environmental complexity and reduced stocking density promote positive behavioral outcomes in broiler chickens

Evans, L., G. C. Brooks, M. G. Anderson, A. M. Campbell, and L. Jacobs. 2023. Environmental complexity and reduced stocking density promote positive behavioral outcomes in broiler chickens. Animals 13:2074

Forecasting the flooding dynamics of flatwoods salamander breeding wetlands under future climate change scenarios

Chandler, H. C., N. M. Caruso, D. L. McLaughlin, Y. Jiao, G. C. Brooks, and C. A. Haas. 2023. Forecasting the flooding dynamics of flatwoods salamander breeding wetlands under future climate change scenarios. PeerJ 11:e16050

Removing duff layers in fire-suppressed wetlands can aid habitat restoration efforts

Brooks, G. C., T. A. Gorman, K. C. Jones, H. C. Chandler, B. K. Rincon, M. A. Sission, J. Himes, and C. A. Haas. 2023. Removing duff layers in fire-suppressed wetlands can aid habitat restoration efforts. Wetlands 43:95

Niche partitioning and the storage effect facilitate coexistence in an amphibian community

Brooks, G. C., N. M. Caruso, H. C. Chandler, and C. A. Haas. 2023. Niche partitioning and the storage effect facilitate coexistence in an amphibian community. Ecology and Evolution 13:e10629

Why are vertebrates so big?

Brooks, G. C. 2023. Why are vertbrates so big? Functional Ecology 37:2764-2766

The relationship between female body size and clutch size in frosted flatwoods salamanders (Ambystoma cingulatum)

Chandler, H. C. and G. C. Brooks. 2023. The relationship between female body size and clutch size in frosted flatwoods salamanders (Ambystoma cingulatum). Southeastern Naturalist 22:588-594

Concurrent threats and extinction risk in a long-lived, highly fecund vertebrate with parental care

Brooks, G. C., W. A. Hopkins, and H. K. Kindsvater. 2024. Concurrent threats and extinction risk in a long-lived, highly fecund vertebrate with parental care. Ecological Applications 34:e2946

Predicting the population viability of an endangered amphibian under environmental and demographic uncertainty

Brooks, G. C., H. C. Chandler, Y. Jiao, D. Z. Childs, and C. A. Haas. 2024. Predicting the population viability of an endangered amphibian under environmental and demographic uncertainty. Population Ecology 66:184-195

Fundamental constraints on the evolution of vertebrate life histories

Brooks, G. C., J. C. Uyeda, H. Conrad, N. Bone, C. Mull, and H. K. Kindsvater. 2024. Fundamental constraints on the evolution of vertebrate life histories. bioRxiv

Variation in flatwoods salamander survival is unrelated to temperature and rainfall

Brooks, G. C., T. A. Gorman, and C. A. Haas. 2024. Variation in flatwoods salamander survival is unrelated to temperature and rainfall. Ichthyology and Herpetology 112:31-40.

A hydrologic and land cover-based habitat model for use in bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) conservation

Feaga, J. B., J. Barron, G. C. Brooks, E. A. Frimpong, C. A. Haas, M. Holden, and E. Hultin. 2024. A hydrologic and land cover-based habitat model for use in bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii) conservation. Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems 34:e4215

Environmental complexity impacts anxiety in broiler chickens depending on genetic strain and body weight

Ulans, A., G. C. Brooks, and L. Jacobs. Environmental complexity impacts anxiety in broiler chickens depending on genetic strain and body weight. Scientific Reports in press

Wetland hydrology, not altered phenology, challenges Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) management under future climate change

Chandler, H. C., G. C. Brooks, N. M. Caruso, and C. A. Haas. Wetland hydrology, not altered phenology, challenges Reticulated Flatwoods Salamander (Ambystoma bishopi) management under future climate change. Ichthyology and Herpetology in press

Ten principles from evolutionary ecology for the effective conservation of reptiles and amphibians

Brooks, G. C., H. C. Chandler, C. A. Haas, and H. K. Kindsvater. 2024. Ten principles from evolutionary ecology for the effective conservation of reptiles and amphibians. Journal of Herpetology in press

Phenological differences help to maintain reproductive isolation and facilitate the coexistence of two sympatric frogs

Brooks,G. C., R. M. Moore, B. K. Rincon, T. A. Gorman, and C.A. Haas. Phenological differences help to maintain reproductive isolation and facilitate the coexistence of two sympatric frogs. in review

Prescribed fire promotes site recolonization in the Florida Bog Frog, Lithobates okaloosae

Brooks, G. C., T. A. Gorman, C. Proctor, B. K. Rincon, and C.A. Haas. Prescribed fire promotes site recolonization in the Florida Bog Frog, Lithobates okaloosae. in review

Eco-evolutionary drivers of the striking variability of amphibian adult survival

Cayuela, H. et al. Eco-evolutionary drivers of the striking variability of amphibian adult survival. in review

broiler chicken welfare

Promoting positive behavioural outcomes and improving welfare on poultry farms

fisheries dynamics

Modeling fisheries as coupled human and natural systems to safeguard social and ecological sustainability

flatwoods salamander recovery

A suite of demographic models to inform the management of a federally endangered amphibian

filial cannibalism in hellbenders

Investigating parental care, nest fate, and the population status of North America's largest salamander

vertebrate life histories

Studying life-history diversity and macroevolutionary patterns to prioritize global conservation efforts

wetland ecology and conservation

Exploring community dynamics in wetlands and devising restoration strategies