March 15, 2024 1:09 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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....
March 13, 2024 2:28 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
March 13, 2024 2:21 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
November 27, 2023 8:46 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
November 17, 2023 4:59 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
November 7, 2023 1:16 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
August 25, 2023 8:06 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
August 25, 2023 4:48 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
August 25, 2023 4:45 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
April 5, 2023 8:39 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...
April 3, 2023 5:45 pm
Published by Jessa Watters
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...