Biodiversity Research and Education
Nonnative species are a key agent of global change. However, nonnative invertebrates remain understudied at the community scales where they are most likely to drive local extirpations....
Introduction: Given the role of microbiomes in promoting host health and homeostasis, understanding the factors shaping skin microbial communities in wild vertebrates has become increasingly important in...
Amphibians represent one of the most threatened vertebrate groups, and although monitoring amphibian population dynamics is critical for conservation, most traditional survey efforts depend on time-consuming, often...
Hello, my name is Owen Morris Scott, and I am currently an undergraduate student at the University of Oklahoma majoring in Biology. I am from Norman, Oklahoma...
Background Mosquitoes are the deadliest organisms in the world, killing an estimated 750,000 people per year due to the pathogens they can transmit. Mosquitoes also pose a...
Anurans (frogs and toads) are an ecologically diverse group of vertebrate organisms that display a myriad of reproductive modes and life history traits. To persist in such...
Hi, I am Yamillet Escamilla. I am an undergraduate student at the University of Oklahoma majoring in biology. I am from Durango, Mexico but came to the...
I am a chemical bioscience major from Springfield, Missouri. My freshman biology lab instructor talked about her experience within the herpetology department, and I wanted to get...
Hi, I’m Haven Powell! I’m an undergraduate student at the University of Oklahoma majoring in Biology with a minor in Environmental Studies. I’ve always had a love...
Addressing climate change and biodiversity loss will be the defining ecological, political, and humanitarian challenge of our time. Alarmingly, policymakers face a narrowing window of opportunity to...
Braydon Groff joined Siler Lab as a volunteer in the Spring of 2023 after finding about volunteer opportunities in an OU Herpetology class. He is a senior...
