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ACADEMIC HISTORY | RESEARCH INTERESTS AND SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS | OTHER CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS | TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND STUDENT SUPERVISION | ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE | GRANT HISTORY | RECENT PRESENTATIONS | RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS

  ACADEMIC HISTORY

  • Ph.D. - Michigan State University - 1967 - (Zoology) - Gibbons, J. W. (1967). Population Dynamics and Ecology of the Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta. Department of Zoology, Michigan State University: 111pp.

  • M.S. - University of Alabama - 1963 - (Biology) - Gibbons, J. W. (1963). A Study of Variation in the Ring-Necked Snake Diadophis punctatus (Linnaeus) in Alabama. Department of Biology, University of Alabama: 41 pp.

  • B.S. - University of Alabama - 1961 - (Biology)

CURRENT RANKS AND POSITIONS 
University of Georgia (UGA)

  • Professor of Ecology (Since 1989)
  • Senior Research Ecologist, Savannah River Ecology Lab (SREL)

OTHER PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS 

  • Head, SREL Environmental Outreach and Education Program, 1990-2007

  • Research Associate, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution - 1986-2004

  • Curator of Herpetology, Alabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama - 1994-2007

  • Visiting Postdoctoral Fellow (sabbatical) - Division of Amphibians and Reptiles, National Museum of Natural History - Smithsonian Institution - 1984-85

  • Visiting Research Scientist (sabbatical) - Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan - 1975-76

  • NIH Postdoctoral Fellow - UGA Savannah River Ecology Laboratory - 1967-68

  • University Adjunct Professorships (currently or formerly for supervision of graduate students):

Florida International University, Michigan State University, Duke University, Texas A&M University, Memphis State University, Wake Forest University, Clemson University

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RESEARCH INTERESTS AND 
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS 

My research interests focus on the population dynamics and ecology of aquatic and semiaquatic vertebrates and have involved detailed population studies of fish, amphibians, and reptiles, particularly turtles. One objective has been to determine functional relationships between population parameters (e.g., survivorship, reproductive output, dispersal rate) and environmental conditions. A recent focus has been on documenting and explaining the distribution and abundance patterns of herpetofauna. The ultimate goals have been to explain findings at the ecological and evolutionary levels. An emphasis has been placed on application of basic research to environmental impact and conservation issues, particularly in regard to natural and degraded wetlands.

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS

  • TURTLES OF THE SOUTHEAST. 2007 (in press). K. A. Buhlmann, T. D. Tuberville, and Whit Gibbons University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

  • FROGS AND TOADS OF THE SOUTHEAST. 2007 (in press). M. E. Dorcas and Whit Gibbons and University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

  • AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES OF GEORGIA. 2007 (in press). J. Jensen, C. Camp, M, Elliott , and Whit Gibbons . University of Georgia Press. Athens, GA.

  • SNAKES OF THE SOUTHEAST. 2005. J. Whitfield Gibbons and Michael E. Dorcas University of Georgia Press.

  • North American Watersnakes: A Natural History. 2004. Whit Gibbons and Michael E. Dorcas.University of Oklahoma Press

  • COMPENSATING FOR WETLAND LOSSES UNDER THE CLEAN WATER ACT. 2001. Zedler, J., L. Shabman, V. Alvarez, R. O. Evans, R. C. Gardner, J. Whitfield Gibbons, J. W. Gilliam, C. A. Johnston, W. J. Mitsch, K. Prestegaard, A. M. Redmond, C. Simenstad, and R. E. Turner. National Academy Press. Washington, DC.

  • REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. 2001. Latimer, J. P., and K. S. Nolting (eds.) with J. Whitfield Gibbons.  Revised and updated Golden Guide to Reptiles by H. S. Zim and H. M. Smith. Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press. 160 pp.

  • ECOVIEWS: SNAKES, SNAILS, AND ENVIRONMENTAL TALES. 1998. Whit Gibbons and Anne Gibbons. University of Alabama Press. Choice Outstanding Academic Book Award 1999.

  • SNAKES OF GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA. 1998. Whit Gibbons and Patricia J. West, eds. 3rd printing. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory Herp Outreach Publication 1, Aiken, South Carolina 29802. ISBN 0-9667402-0-3. 28 p. 176 color photographs.

  • REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STUDY. 1994. Whit Gibbons. Official booklet for Merit Badge Series of Boy Scouts of America. 

  • KEEPING ALL THE PIECES: PERSPECTIVES ON NATURAL HISTORY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 1993. Whit Gibbons. Smithsonian Institution Press. Currently in 2nd printing. 

  • GUIDE TO THE REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER SITE. 1991. J. Whitfield Gibbons and Raymond D. Semlitsch. University of Georgia Press. 

  • LIFE HISTORY AND ECOLOGY OF THE SLIDER TURTLE. 1990. J. Whitfield Gibbons. Smithsonian Institution Press. Currently in 3rd printing.

  • POISONOUS PLANTS AND VENOMOUS ANIMALS OF ALABAMA. 1990. Whit Gibbons, Robert R. Haynes and Joab L. Thomas. University of Alabama Press. 

  • FRESHWATER WETLANDS AND WILDLIFE: PERSPECTIVES ON NATURAL, MANAGED AND DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS. 1990. R. R. Sharitz and J. Whitfield Gibbons (eds.). USDOE CONF-8603101. Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN.

  • THEIR BLOOD RUNS COLD: ADVENTURES WITH REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS. 1983. Whit Gibbons. University of Alabama Press. Currently in 5th printing.

  • ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS IN AQUATIC SYSTEMS. 1978. James H. Thorp and J. Whitfield Gibbons (eds.). DOE Symposium Series, CONF-771114). Technical Information Center, Oak Ridge, TN. 

  • THERMAL ECOLOGY. 1974. J. Whitfield Gibbons and Rebecca R. Sharitz (eds.). AEC Symposium Series, (CONF-730505). Technical Information Center, Oak Ridge, TN. 

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JOURNAL ARTICLES, BOOK CHAPTERS, MONOGRAPHS, SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS 
(includes publications with undergraduate students also listed under Undergraduate Supervision) 

PUBLICATIONS -- 2000-2007

  • Gibbons, J.Whitfield, and Kimberly A. Andrews. 2004. PIT tagging: Simple technology at its best. BioScience ( Cover Article ) 54:447-454.
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, D. E. Scott, T. Ryan, K. Buhlmann, T. Tuberville, J. Greene, T. Mills, Y. Leiden, S. Poppy, C. Winne, and B. Metts. 2000. The Global Decline of Reptiles, Déjà Vu Amphibians. BioScience ( Cover Article ) 50: 653-666.
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield., C. T. Winne, D. E. Scott, J. D. Willson, X. Glaudas, K. M. Andrews, B. D. Todd, L. A. Fedewa, L. Wilkinson, R. N. Tsaliagos, S. J. Harper, J. L. Greene, T. D. Tuberville, B. S. Metts, M. E. Dorcas, J. P. Nestor, C. A. Young, T. Akre, R. N. Reed, K. A. Buhlmann, J. Norman, D. A. Croshaw, C. Hagen and B. B. Rothermel (2006). Remarkable Amphibian Biomass and Abundance in an Isolated Wetland: Implications for Wetland Conservation. Conservation Biology 20 : 1457-1465.
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 2003. Terrestrial habitat: A vital component for herpetofauna of isolated wetlands. Wetlands 23: 630-635.
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, and M. E. Dorcas. 2002. Defensive behavior of cottonmouths Agkistrodon piscivorus ) towards humans. Copeia 2002 (1): 195-198
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, J. E. Lovich, A. D. Tucker, N. N. FitzSimmons, and J. L. Greene. 2001. Demographic and ecological factors affecting conservation and management of the diamondback terrapin ( Malaclemys terrapin ) in South Carolina. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4: 66 – 74.
  • Gibbons, J. W. 2002. Foreword and afterword. Life-Histories of the Frogs of Okefinokee Swamp , Georgia . by Albert Hazen Wright, Cornell University Press . 2: xvii-xx;479-486.
  • Gibbons, J. W. 2003. Chapter 17 - Societal Values and Attitudes: History and Sociological Impact on Amphibian Conservation Problems. Amphibian Conservation. R. D. Semlitsch, Smithsonian Institution Press : 214-227. - Book Chapter
  • Gibbons, J. W. 2005 Embracing human diversity in conservation. Chapter in Declining Amphibians. Edited by M. Lannoo. University of California Press : 15-16. - Book Chapter
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, and K.A. Buhlmann. 2001. Recommendations for enhancing herpetofaunal biodiversity in southern forests; Chapter 28, pages 372-390 in Wildlife of Southern Forests: Habitat and Management. James Dickson (ed). Hancock House Publishers , Blaine , WA . - Book Chapter
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, and Karen L. McGlothlin. 2003. A Changing Balance: An Ecological Perspective on the Loss of Biodiversity. Chapter in, Loss of Biodiversity: Exploring Environmental Challenges - A Multidisciplinary Approach. Sharon L. Spray & eds.) Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc .: 29-54. - Book Chapter
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 2001. Environmental Literacy, Chapter 13, pages 277 - 286 in, Holistic Science: The Evolution of the Georgia Institute of Ecology (1940-2000), G. W. Barrett and T. L. Barrett, eds. Taylor & Francis . NY. - Book Chapter
  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 2005. Keynote Address: 35 years of turtle research and conservation: lessons for the future, in Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation. pp. 5. NOAA Technical Memorandum NMFS-SEFSC-528. - Book Chapter
  • Gibbons, J. W. 2005. Zoology. Encyclopaedia Britannica – Book of the Year . (pp. 215-216).
  • Andrews, K. M. and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. How do highways influence snake movement? Behavioral responses to roads and vehicles. Copeia 2005(4): 772-782,
  • Andrews, K. M. and J. W. Gibbons. 2006. Dissimilarities in behavioral responses of snakes to roads and vehicles have implications for differential impacts across species. International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University , Raleigh , NC. - Symposium Proceedings
  • Buhlmann, K. A., and, J. W. Gibbons. 2001. Terrestrial habitat use by aquatic turtles from a seasonally fluctuating wetland: Implications for wetland conservation. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 4: 115 – 127.
  • Buhlmann, K. A., C. Hagen, T. D. Tuberville and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. Asian turtle natural history research at the University of Georgia Savannah River Ecology Laboratory . Turtle Survival Alliance July 2005: 9-10,
  • Buhlmann, K. A., T. D. Tuberville, Y. Leiden, T. J. Ryan, S. Poppy, C. T. Winne, J. L. Greene, T. M. Mills, D. E. Scott, and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. Amphibians and Reptiles. Book chapter in, Ecology and Management of a Forested Landscape: Fifty Years of Environmental Stewardship on the Savannah River Site. John C. Kilgo (ed.). Island Press. U.S. Forest Service. Aiken, SC. 203-223. - Book Chapter
  • Burke, V.J., J.E. Lovich and J.Whitfield Gibbons 2000. Conservation of freshwater turtles. Turtle Conservation. Michael W. Klemens. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington and London : 156-179. - Book Chapter
  • Daszak, P., D. E. Scott, A. M. Kilpatrick, C. Faggioni, J. W. Gibbons and D. Porter. 2005. Amphibian population declines at Savannah River Site are linked to climate, not chytridiomycosis. Ecology 86(12): 3232-3237.
  • Dorcas, M. E., J. D. Willson, J. Whitfield Gibbons. 2007. Crab trapping causes population decline and demographic changes in diamondback terrapins over two decades. Biological Conservation 137: 334-340.
  • Dorcas, M. E., S. M. Poppy, C. H. Ernst and J. W. Gibbons. 2003. Regina alleni (Striped crayfish snake). Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 778 : 1-778.4.
  • Ernst, C. H., J. W. Gibbons and M. E. Dorcas 2002. Regina Baird and Girard (Crayfish Snakes). Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles : 756.1-756.4.
  • Glaudas, X. A., K. M. Andrews, J. D. Willson, and J. W. Gibbons. 2007. Migration patterns in a population of cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) inhabiting an isolated wetland. Journal of Zoology , London 271:119-124.
  • Glaudas, X. and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. Do thermal cues influence the defensive strike of cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus)? Amphibia-Reptilia 26: 264-267,
  • Hoyle, M.E. and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 2000. Use of marked population of diamondback terrapins ( Malaclemys terrapin ) to determine impacts of recreational crab pots. Chelonian Conservation and Biology 2000: 735-737.
  • Minahan, K., G. L. Mills, S. Hayden and J. W. Gibbons 2002. An assessment of hydrocarbon contamination derived from roofing material coverboards. Herpetological Review 33: 36-38.
  • Pechmann, J.H.K., R.A. Estes, D.E. Scott and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 2001. Amphibian colonization and use of ponds created for trial mitigation of wetland loss. Wetlands 21:93-111.
  • Peles, J.D., T. Philippi, M.H. Smith, I.L. Brisbin, Jr., and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 2000. Seasonal variation in radiocesium levels of largemouth bass ( Micropterus salmoides ): Implications for humans and sensitive wildlife species. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry . 19(7): 1830-1836.
  • Ryan, T. J., T. Philippi, Y. A. Leiden, M. E. Dorcas, T. B. Wigley and J. W. Gibbons 2002. Monitoring herpetofauna in a managed forest landscape: effects of habitat types and census techniques. Forest Ecology and Management 167: 83-90.
  • Scott, David E., Brian S. Metts and J. W. Gibbons. 2002. Seasonal Wetlands and Golf Courses. USGA Turfgrass and Environmental Research Online . 4:1-7.
  • Steen, D. A., M. J. Aresco, S. G. Beilke, B. W. Compton, E. P. Condon, C. K. Dodd, Jr., H. Forrester, J. W. Gibbons, J. L. Greene, G. Johnson, T. A. Langen, M. J. Oldham, D. N. Oxier, R. A. Saumure, F. W. Schueler, J. M. Sleeman, L. L. Smith, J. K. Tucker and J. P. Gibbs. 2006. Relative vulnerability of female turtles to road mortality. Animal Conservation 9 : 269-273.
  • Taylor, B. E., D. E. Scott and J. W. Gibbons. 2006. Catastrophic reproductive failure, terrestrial survival, and persistence of the marbled salamander. Conservation Biology 20 : 792-801.
  • Todd, B. D., C. T. Winne, J. D. Willson, and J. W. Gibbons. 2007. Getting the drift: examining the effects of timing, trap type, and taxon on herpetofaunal drift fence surveys. American Midland Naturalist 158:292-305.
  • Tuberville, T. D., E. E. Clark, K. A. Buhlmann and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. Translocation as a conservation tool: site fidelity and movement of repatriated gopher tortoises ( Gopherus polyphemus ). Animal Conservation ( Cover Article ) 2005(8): 349-358.
  • Tuberville, T. D., J. D. Willson, M. E. Dorcas and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. Herpetofaunal species richness of southeastern national parks. Southeastern Naturalist ( Cover Article ) 4: 537-569.
  • Tuberville, T. D., J. R. Bodie, John Jensen, Linda Laclaire, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 2000. Apparent decline of the southern hog-nosed snake, ( Heterodon simus). Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116: 19-40.
  • Tucker, A. D., J. W. Gibbons and J. L. Greene. 2001. Estimates of adult survival and migration for diamondback terrapins: conservation insight from local extirpation within a metapopulation. Canadian Journal of Zoology 79: 2199-2209.
  • Wilkinson, L. R. and J. W. Gibbons. 2005. Patterns of reproductive allocation: Clutch and egg size variation in three freshwater turtles. Copeia 2005(4): 868-879.
  • Willson, J. D., C. T. Winne, M. E. Dorcas, and J. W. Gibbons. 2006. Post-drought responses of semi-aquatic snakes inhabiting an isolated wetland: Insights on different strategies for persistence in a dynamic habitat. Wetlands 26:1071-1078.
  • Winne, C. T., and J. W. Gibbons 2004. Nerodia erythrogaster flavigaster (Yellowbellied Watersnake). Herpetological Review 35:293.
  • Winne, C. T., J. D. Willson and J. W. Gibbons. 2006. Income breeding allows an aquatic snake Seminatrix pygaea to reproduce normally following prolonged drought-induced aestivation. Journal of Animal Ecology 75 : 1352-1360.
  • Winne, C. T. , J. D. Willson, B. D. Todd, K. M. Andrews, and J. W. Gibbons. 2007. Enigmatic decline of a protected population of eastern kingsnakes, Lampropeltis getula. Copiea 2007:507-519.

PUBLICATIONS -- 1990-1999

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield 1999. Nerodia erythrogaster (Plain-bellied water snake). Herpetological Review 30(1)47.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and P. W. Stangel (coordinators). 1999. Conserving Amphibians and Reptiles in the New Millenium.  Proceedings of the Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC) Conference.  1999.  Savannah River Ecology Laboratory HerpOutreach Publication #2.  Aiken, SC. p.54 - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Leiden, Y. A., M. E. Dorcas, and J. Whitfield Gibbons.  1999.  Herpetofaunal Diversity in Coastal Plain Communities of South Carolina. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Society 115(4):270-280.

  • Burger, J., J. Sanchez, J. W. Gibbons, J. Ondrof, R. Ramos, M. J. McMahon, K. F. Gaines, C. Lord, M. Fulmer, and M. Gochfeld. 1999. Attitudes and perceptions about ecological resources and hazards of people living around the Savannah River Site. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 57:195-211.

  • Burger, J., W.L. Stephens, Jr., C.S. Boring, M. Kuklinski, J.Whitfield Gibbons, and M. Gochfeld. 1999. Factors in exposure assessment: Ethnic and socioeconomic differences in fishing and consumption of fish caught along the Savannah River. Risk Analysis 19:427-438.

  • Buhlmann, K.A. and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 1998. Imperiled aquatic reptiles of the southeastern United Sates: Historical review and current conservation status. P. 201-232.  In Conference on Aquatic Fauna in Peril: The Southeastern Perspective, edited by G. Benz and D.E. Collins.  Southeast Aquatic Research Institute, Lenz Design & Communication, Decatur, GA, 554 p. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Distler, J.K., M.E. Dorcas, J.Whitfield Gibbons, and K.L. Kandal. 1998. Winter mortality in the green anole, Anolis carolinensis (Lacertilia: Polychridae). Brimleyana 25:140-143.

  • Burger, J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons.  1998.  Trace elements in egg contents and egg shells of slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) from the Savannah River Site.  Archives of  Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 34: 382-386.

  • Burger, J, J. Sanchez, J. Whitfield Gibbons and M. Gochfield.  1998.  Gender differences in recreational use, environmental attitudes and perceptions of future land use at the Savannah River Site.  Environment and Behavior 30(4): 472-486.

  • Gibbons, J.Whitfield 1998. Graduate education at a field research laboratory: facing the challenge. Herpetologica 54:S21-S30.

  • Dorcas, M.E., J.Whitfield Gibbons, and H.G. Dowling. 1998. Seminatrix Cope, black swamp snake. Catalogue of American Amphibians and Reptiles 679.1-679.5.

  • Burke, V.J., S.L. Rathbun, J.R. Bodie, and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 1998. Effect of density on predation rate for turtle nests in a complex landscape. Oikos 83:3-11.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, V.J. Burke, J.E. Lovich, R.D. Semlitsch, T.D. Tuberville, J.R. Bodie, J.L. Greene, P.H. Niewiarowski, H.H. Whiteman, D.E. Scott, J.H.K. Pechmann, C.R. Harrison, S.H. Bennett, J.D. Krenz, M.S. Mills, K.A. Buhlmann, J.R. Lee, R.A. Seigel, A.D. Tucker, T.M. Mills, T. Lamb, M.E. Dorcas, J.D. Congdon, M.H. Smith, D.H. Nelson, M.B. Dietsch, H.G. Hanlin, J.A. Ott, and D.J. Karapatakis. 1997. Perceptions of Species Abundance, Distribution, and Diversity: Lessons from Four Decades of Sampling on a Government-Managed Reserve. Environmental Management 21(2):259-268.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1997. Living with Alligators. Essay In, Alligators. Prehistoric Presence in the American Landscape, by Martha Strawn; Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore. p. 187-198. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1997. Measuring declines and natural variation in turtle populations: Spatial lessons from long-term studies. In, J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference, pp. 243-246. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, NY. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1997. From Fresh Water to the Sea: The Turtle Bridge is Open. Velador Summer: 4-5. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1997. "The View from Here." President's address. ASB Bulletin 44(3): 155-156.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1997. Discovering Hidden Biodiversity: Lessons from Five Decades of Herpetological Research. In, A.F. Scott et al. (eds.), Proceedings of the Seventh Symposium on the Natural History of Lower Tennessee and Cumberland River Valleys. The Center for Field Biology, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, TN.  pages 1-7. SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Lee, John, V. Burke, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1997. The behavior of hatchling Alligator mississippiensis exposed to ice. Copeia 1997(1):224-226.

  • Burger, J., J. Sanchez, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and M. Gochfield. 1997. Risk perception, federal spending, and the SRS: Attitudes of hunters and fishermen. Risk Analysis. 17: 313-320.

  • Hinton, T., P. Fledderman, J. Lovich, J. Congdon, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1997. Radiographic determination of fecundity: Is the technique safe for developing embryos? Chelonian Conservation Biology 2(3):409-414.

  • Lovich, J. E. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1997. Conservation of Covert Species: Protecting Species We Don't Even Know. In, J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, Restoration, and Management of Tortoises and Turtles--An International Conference, pp. 426-429. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, NY. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Thomas, B. R., D. W. Beckman, K. Thompson, K. Buhlmann, J. Whitfield Gibbons, and D. L. Moll. 1997. Estimation of age for Trachemys scripta and Deirochelys reticularia by counting annual growth rings in claws. Copeia 1997(4): 842-845. 

  • Tucker, T., R. Yeomans, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1997. Shell strength of mud snails (Ilyanassa obsoleta) may deter foraging by diamondback terrapins (Malaclemmys terrapin). American Midland Naturalist 138: 224-229.

  • Congdon, J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1996. Structure and dynamics of a turtle community over two decades, p. 137-159. In, Long-term Studies of Vertebrate Communities, Martin L.  Cody and Jeffrey Smallwood, eds. Academic Press, Inc. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Lovich, J. E., S. W. Gotte, C. H. Ernst, J. C. Harshbarger, A. F. Laemmerzahl, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1996. Prevalence and histopathology of shell disease in turtles from Lake Blackshear, Georgia. Journal of Wildlife Disease 32:259-265.

  • Lovich, J. E. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1997. Conservation of covert species: Protecting species we don't even know. In, J. Van Abbema (ed.), Proceedings: Conservation, restoration, and management of tortoises and turtles--An International Conference, pp. 426-429. New York Turtle and Tortoise Society, NY. . - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Tuberville, T. D., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and J. L. Greene. 1996. Invasion of new aquatic habitats by male freshwater turtles. Copeia 1996:713-715.

  • Semlitsch, R. D., D. E. Scott, J. H. K. Pechmann, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1996. Structure and dynamics of an amphibian community: Structure and dynamics from a 16-year study of a natural pond, p. 217-248. In, Long-term Studies of Vertebrate Communities, Martin L.  CODY and Jeffrey Smallwood, eds. Academic Press, Inc. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Semlitsch, R. D., T. D. Tuberville, and J. W. Gibbons. 1995. Timing of reproduction and metamorphosis in the crawfish frog (Rana areolata) in South Carolina. Journal of Herpetology 29 (4): 612-614. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. FOREWORD. 1995. Reprinting of Archie Carr's 1952 Handbook of Turtles, Cornell University Press, p. xi-xiv. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Buhlmann, K., T. K. Lynch, J. L. Greene, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Prolonged egg retention in the chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia. Herpetologica 51:457-462.

  • Buhlmann, K., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and I. L. Brisbin, Jr. 1995. Observation of a white-winged dove (Zenaida asiatica) on the upper coastal plain of South Carolina. The Chat 59:95-96.

  • Burke, V. J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Terrestrial buffer zones and wetland conservation: A case study of freshwater turtles in a Carolina bay. Conservation Biology 9:1365-1369.

  • Burke, V., J. L. Greene, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. The effect of sample size and study duration on metapopulation estimates for slider turtles (Trachemys scripta). Herpetologica 51:451-456.

  • Scribner, K.S. J. Morreale, M.H. Smith, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Factors contributing to temporal and age-specific variation in the freshwater turtle Trachemys scripta. Copeia 1995:970-977.

  • Seigel, R. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Workshop on the ecology, status, and management of the diamondback terrapin (Malaclemys terrapin), SREL, 2 August 1994: Final results and recommendations Chelonian Conservation and Biology 1 (3):240-243.

  • Seigel, R., R. Loraine, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Reproductive cycles and temporal variation in fecundity in the black swamp snake, Seminatrix pygaea. American Midland Naturalist 134:371-377.

  • Seigel, R., T. Lynch, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Population responses by snakes to a major drought. Herpetologica 51:424-434.

  • Tucker, A. D., N. FitzSimmons, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Resource partitioning by the estuarine turtle, Malaclemys terrapin: Trophic, spatial, and temporal foraging constraints. Herpetologica 51:167-181.

  • Whiteman, H. H., T. M. Mills, D. E. Scott, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1995. Confirmation of range extension for the pine woods snake. Herpetological Review 26(3):158. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1994. Reproductive patterns of reptiles and amphibians: Considerations for captive breeding and conservation, p. 119-123. In, Captive Management and Conservation of Amphibians and Reptiles, edited by J. Murphy and J. Collins. SSAR Publ. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1994. Management of the desert tortoise and other reptiles and amphibians: Time for an environmental attitude adjustment, In, "Desert Tortoise Council Proceedings of 1987-1991 Symposia." 1994:169-173. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Grant, B. W., K. L. Brown, G. W. Ferguson, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1994. Changes in amphibian biodiversity associated with 25 Years of pine forest regeneration: Implications for biodiversity management, p. 355-367. In, Biological Diversity: Problems and Challenges, edited by S. K. Majumdar et al., Pennsylvania Academy of Science. - BOOK CHAPTER.

  • Lamb, T., C. Lydeard, R. B. Walker, and J. W. Gibbons. 1994. Molecular systematics of the map turtle (Graptemys): A comparison of mitochondrial restriction site versus sequence data. Systematic Biology 43(4):543-559.

  • Laerm, J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1994. Herpetology at the University of Georgia: Institutional Profile. Herpetological Review 25:1-3.

  • Richardson, C. J. and J. W. Gibbons. 1993. Chapter 7: Pocosins, Carolina Bays and Mountain Bogs. p. 257-310. In, Biodiversity of the Southeastern United States: Lowland Communities. W. H. Martin et al. (eds.). John Wiley and Sons. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Semlitsch, R. D., D. E. Scott, J. H. K. Pechmann, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1993. Phenotypic variation in the arrival time of breeding salamanders: Individual repeatability and environmental influences. Journal of Animal Ecology 62(2):334-340.

  • Frazer, N. B., J. L. Greene, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1993. Temporal variation in growth rate and age at maturity of male painted turtles, Chrysemys picta. American Midland Naturalist 130:314-324.

  • Burke, V., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and J. L. Greene. 1993. Prolonged nesting events of the common mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum. American Midland Naturalist 131:190-195.

  • Grant, B.W., A.D. Tucker, J.E. Lovich, A.M. Mills, P.M. Dixon, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1992. The use of coverboards in estimating patterns of reptile and amphibian biodiversity. p. 379-403. In, Wildlife 2001: Populations, edited by D.R. McCullough and R.H. Barrett, Elsevier Applied Science, New York. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Lyne, T.B., J.W. Bickham, T. Lamb, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1992. The application of bioassays in risk assessment of environmental pollution. Risk Analysis 3(12):361-365.

  • Lovich, J. E. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1992. A Review of Techniques for Quantifying Sexual Size Dimorphism. Growth, Development & Aging 56:269-281.

  • Pechmann, J.H.K., D.E. Scott, R.D. Semlitsch, J.P Caldwell, L.J. Vitt, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1991. Declining amphibian populations: The problem of separating human impacts from natural fluctuations. Science 253:892-895.

  • Lamb, T., J. W. Bickham, J. Whitfield Gibbons, M. J. Smolen and S. McDowell. 1991. Genetic damage in a population of slider turtles (Trachemys scripta) inhabiting a radioactive reservoir. Archives for Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 20:138-142.

  • Frazer, N. B., J. Whitfield Gibbons and J. L. Greene. 1991. Growth, survivorship, and longevity of painted turtles, Chrysemys picta, in a southwestern Michigan marsh. American Midland Naturalist 125:245-258.

  • Frazer, N. B., J. Whitfield Gibbons and J. L. Greene. 1991. Life history and demography of the common mud turtle, Kinosternon subrubrum (Kinosternidae), in South Carolina. Ecology 72(6):2218-2231.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. E. Lovich. 1990. Sexual dimorphism in turtles with emphasis on the slider turtle (Trachemys scripta). Herpetological Monographs 4:1-29. - MONOGRAPH

  • Frazer, N. B., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and J. L. Greene. 1990. Exploring Fabens' growth model with data on a long-lived vertebrate Trachemys scripta (Reptilia:Testudinata). Copeia 1990(1):112-118.

  • Semlitsch, R. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1990. Effects of egg size on success of larval salamanders in complex aquatic environments. Ecology 71(5):1789-1795.

  • Lovich, J. E. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1990. Age at maturity influences adult sex ratio in the turtle Malaclemys terrapin. Oikos 59:126-134.

  • Frazer, N. B., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and T. J. Owens. 1990. Turtle trapping: Preliminary tests of conventional wisdom. Copeia 1990(4):1150-1152.

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PUBLICATIONS -- 1980-1989

  • Congdon, J. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1989. Posthatching yolk reserves in hatchling American alligators. Herpetologica 45(3):305-309.

  • Congdon, J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1989. Biomass productivity of turtles in freshwater wetlands: A geographic comparison. p. 583-592. In, Freshwater Wetlands and Wildlife. R. R. Sharitz and J. Whitfield Gibbons (eds.) USDOE CONF-8603101. Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge, TN. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Lamb, T., J. C. Avise and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1989. Phylogeographic patterns in mitochondrial DNA of the desert tortoise (Xerobates agassizi), and evolutionary relationships among the North American gopher tortoises. Evolution 43(1):76-87.

  • Pechmann, J. H. K., D. E. Scott, J. Whitfield Gibbons and R. D. Semlitsch. 1989. Influence of wetland hydroperiod on diversity and abundance of metamorphosing juvenile amphibians. Wetlands Ecology and Management 1(1):3-11.

  • Semlitsch, R. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1989. Largemouth bass predation on hatchling turtles (Trachemys scripta). Copeia 1989(4):1026-1027.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1988. The management of amphibians, reptiles and small mammals in North America: The need for an environmental attitude adjustment. In, Management of Amphibians, Reptiles, and Small Mammals in North America, Proceedings of the Symposium, Flagstaff, Arizona, p. 4-10. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1988. Turtle population studies. Carolina Tips 51(12):45-48.

  • Semlitsch, R. D., J. H. K. Pechmann, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1988. Annual emergence of juvenile mud snakes (Farancia abacura) at aquatic habitats. Copeia 1988(1):243-245.

  • Semlitsch, Raymond D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1988. Fish predation in size-structured populations of tree frog tadpoles. Oecologia 75:321-326.

  • Bickham, J. W., B. G. Hanks, M. J. Smolen, T. Lamb and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1988. Flow cytometric analysis of the effects of low-level radiation exposure on natural populations of slider turtles (Pseudemys scripta). Archives for Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 17:837-841.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. Why do turtles live so long? 1987. BioScience 37(4):262-269.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and R. D. Semlitsch. 1987. Activity patterns. In, Snakes: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, R. A. Seigel, J. T. Collins and S. S. Novak (eds.). MacMillan Publ. Co., New York. p. 396-421. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Congdon, J. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1987. Morphological constraint on egg size: A challenge to optimal egg size theory? Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 84:4125-4147.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1986. Movement patterns among turtle populations: Applicability to management of the desert tortoise. Herpetologica 42:104-113.

  • Congdon, J. D., J. L. Greene, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1986. Biomass of freshwater turtles: A geographic comparison. American Midland Naturalist 115:165-173.

  • Scribner, K. T., J. E. Evans, S. J. Morreale, M. H. Smith and J. W. Gibbons. 1986. Genetic divergence among populations of the yellow-bellied slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta) separated by aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Copeia 1986(3):691-700.

  • Morreale, S. J. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1986. Habitat suitability index models: Slider turtle. Fish and Wildlife Service, U. S. Dept. of the Interior, Biological Report 82(10.125).

  • Scott, D. E., F. W. Whicker, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1986. Effect of season on the retention of 137Cs and 90Sr by the yellow-bellied slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta). Canadian Journal of Zoology 64:2850-2853.

  • Congdon, J. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1985. Egg components and reproductive characteristics of turtles: Relationships to body size. Herpetologica 41(2):194-205.

  • Semlitsch, R. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1985. Phenotypic variation in metamorphosis and paedormorphosis in the salamander Ambystoma talpoideum. Ecology 66(4):1123-1130.

  • Spotila, J. R., R. E. Foley, J. P. Schubauer, R. D. Semlitsch, K. M. Crawford, E. A. Standora and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1984. Opportunistic behavioral thermoregulation of turtles, Pseudemys scripta, in response to microclimatology of a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir. Herpetologica 40(3):299-308.

  • Block, C. J., J. R. Spotila, E. A. Standora and J. W. Gibbons. 1984. Behavioral thermoregulation of largemouth bass, Micropterus salmoides, and bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus, in a nuclear reactor cooling reservoir. Environmental Biology of Fishes 2(1):41-52.

  • Scribner, K. T., M. H. Smith, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1984. Genetic differentiation among local populations of the yellow-bellied slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta). Herpetologica 40(4):382-387.

  • Morreale, S. J., J. Whitfield Gibbons, and J. D. Congdon. 1984. Significance of activity and movement in the yellow-bellied slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta). Canadian Journal of Zoology 62:1038-1042.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1983. Reproductive characteristics and ecology of the mud turtle Kinosternon subrubrum (Lacepede). Herpetologica 39(3):254-271.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, J. L. Greene and J. D. Congdon. 1983. Drought- related responses of aquatic turtle populations. Journal of Herpetology 17(3):242-246.

  • Congdon, J. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1983. Relationships of reproductive characteristics to body size in Pseudemys scripta. Herpetologica 39(2):147-151.

  • Cooper, W. E., Jr., L. J. Vitt, L. D. Vangilder and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1983. Natural nest sites and brooding behavior of Eumeces fasciatus. Herpetological Review 14(3):65-66.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1982. Reproductive patterns in freshwater turtles. Herpetologica 38(1):222-227.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and R. D. Semlitsch. 1982. Survivorship and longevity of a long-lived vertebrate species: How long do turtles live? Journal of Animal Ecology 51:523-527.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and R. D. Semlitsch. 1982. Terrestrial drift fences with pitfall traps: An effective technique for quantitative sampling of animal populations. Brimleyana 1982(7):1-16.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, J. L. Greene, and K. K. Patterson. 1982. Variation in reproductive characteristics of aquatic turtles. Copeia 1982(4):776-784.

  • Congdon, J. D., J. Whitfield Gibbons, J. L. Greene. 1982. Parental investment in the chicken turtle (Deirochelys reticularia). Ecology 64(3):419-425.

  • Semlitsch, R. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1982. Body size dimorphism and sexual selection in two species of water snakes. Copeia 1982(4):974-976.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, R. D. Semlitsch, J. L. Greene, and J. P. Schubauer. 1981. Variation in age and size at maturity of the slider turtle (Pseudemys scripta). American Naturalist 117:841-845.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and R. R. Sharitz. 1981. Thermal Ecology: Environmental teachings of a nuclear reactor site. BioScience 31(4):293-298.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. R. Harrison, III. 1981. Reptiles and amphibians of Kiawah and Capers Islands, South Carolina. Brimleyana 5:145-162.

  • Sharitz, R. R. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1981. Effects of thermal effluents on a lake: Enrichment and stress. In, Stress Effects on Natural Ecosystems. Barrett, G. and R. Rosenberg, eds. John Wiley and Sons Ltd. Sussex. p. 243-259. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, R. R. Sharitz, and I. L. Brisbin, Jr. 1980. Thermal ecology research at the Savannah River Plant: A review. Nuclear Safety 21(3):367-379.

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PUBLICATIONS -- 1970-1979

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. L. Greene. 1979. X-ray photography: A technique to determine reproductive patterns of freshwater turtles. Herpetologica 35(1):86-89.

  • Sharitz, R. R. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1979. Impacts of thermal effluents from nuclear reactors on southeastern ecosystems. In, Changing Energy Use Futures. Vol. II. Edited by Rocco A. Fazzolare, Craig B. Smith. Pergamon Press, NY. p. 609-6l6. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Bennett, S. H., J. W. Gibbons and J. Glanville. 1979. Terrestrial activity, abundance and diversity of amphibians in differently managed forest types. American Midland Naturalist l03(2):4l2-4l6.

  • Gibbons, J. W., G. H. Keaton, J. P. Schubauer, J. L. Greene, D. Bennett, J. McAuliffe, and R. R. Sharitz. 1979. Unusual population size structure in freshwater turtles on barrier islands. Georgia Journal of Science 37:155-159.

  • Esch, G. W., J. Whitfield Gibbons and J. E. Bourque. 1979. The distribution and abundance of enteric helminths in Chrysemys s. scripta from various habitats on the Savannah River Plant in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 65(4):624-632.

  • Esch, G. W., J. Whitfield Gibbons and J. E. Bourque. 1979. Species diversity of helminth parasites in Chrysemys s. scripta from a variety of habitats in South Carolina. Journal of Parasitology 65(4):633-638.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, D. H. Bennett, G. W. Esch, and T. C. Hazen. 1978. Effects of thermal effluent on body condition of largemouth bass. Nature 274(5670):470-471.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. L. Greene. 1978. Selected aspects of the ecology of the chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia (Latreille). (Reptilia, Testudines, Emydidae). Journal of Herpetology 12(2):237-241.

  • Gibbons, J. W., J. L. Greene and J. P. Schubauer. 1978. Variability in clutch size in aquatic chelonians. British Journal of Herpetology. 6:l3-l4.

  • Quinn, Thomas C., Gerald W. Esch, Terry C. Hazen and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1978. Long range movement and homing by largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in a thermally altered reservoir. Copeia 1978(3):542-545.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. W. Coker. 1978. Herpetofaunal colonization patterns of Atlantic Coast barrier islands. American Midland Naturalist 99(1):2l9-233.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and D. H. Nelson. 1978. The evolutionary significance of delayed emergence from the nest by hatchling turtles. Evolution 32(2):297-303.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1978. Checklist of South Carolina reptiles. In, Checklist of Coastal South Carolina, Richard Zingmark, ed. p. 270-276. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Semlitsch, R. D. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1978. Reproductive allocation in the brown water snake (Natrix taxispilota). Copeia 1978(4):721-723.

  • Hazen, T. C., G. W. Esch, A. B. Glassman and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1978. Relationship of season, thermal loading and red-sore disease with various haematological parameters in Micropterus salmoides. Journal of Fish Biology 12:491-498.

  • Dunham, A. E., D. W. Tinkle, and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1978. Body size in island lizards: A cautionary tale. Ecology. 59(6):1230-1238.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and K. K. Patterson. 1977. A model for baseline studies of taxonomic groups: Based on "The Reptiles and Amphibians of the SRP." In, "National Environmental Research Park Symposium: Natural Resource Inventory, Characterization, and Analysis." J. T. Kitchings and N. E. Tarr (eds.). Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN. ORNL-5304. p. l20-l28. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. W. Coker. 1977. Ecological and life history aspects of the cooter, Chrysemys floridana (Le Conte). Herpetologica 33(1):29-33.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, J. W. Coker and T. M. Murphy, Jr. 1977. Selected aspects of the life history of the rainbow snake (Farancia erytrogramma). Herpetologica 33(3):276-28l.

  • Tinkle, D. W. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1977. The distribution and evolution of viviparity in reptiles. Miscellaneous Publications of the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology l54:l-55. - MONOGRAPH

  • Lattimore, R. E. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1976. Body condition and stomach contents of fish inhabiting thermally altered areas. American Midland Naturalist 95(l)2l5-2l9.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1976. Thermal alteration and the enhancement of species populations. Invited overview, In, Thermal Ecology II. G. W. Esch and R. W. McFarlane (eds.). ERDA Symposium Series. (CONF-750425). p. 27-3l. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, J. Harrison, D. H. Nelson and C. L. Abercrombie, III. 1976. Status Report: The Reptiles. In, "Proceedings of the First South Carolina Endangered Species Symposium." D. N. Forsythe and W. B. Ezell, Jr. (eds). p. 79-81. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1976. Aging phenomena in reptiles. In, Experimental Aging Research. M. F. Elias, B. E. Elefteriou, and P. K. Elias (eds.). Bar Harbor, Maine. p. 454-575. - BOOK CHAPTER

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, D. H. Nelson, K. K. Patterson and J. L. Greene. 1976. The reptiles and amphibians of the Savannah River Plant in west central South Carolina. In, "Proceedings of the First South Carolina Endangered Species Symposium." D. N. Forsythe and W. B. Ezell, Jr. (eds). p. 133-143. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Aho, J. M., J. Whitfield Gibbons and G. W. Esch. 1976. Relationship between thermal loading and parasitism in the mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis. In, Thermal Ecology II. G. W. Esch and R. W. McFarlane (eds.). ERDA Symposium Series. (CONF-750425). p. 2l3-2l8. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Esch, G. W., T. C. Hazen, F. V. Dimock and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1976. Thermal effluent and the epizootiology of the ciliate Epistylis and the bacterium Aeromonas in association with centrarchid fish. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 95(4):687-693.

  • Esch, G. W., J. Whitfield Gibbons and J. E. Bourque. 1975. An analysis of the relationship between stress and parasitism. American Midland Naturalist 94(2):339-353.

  • Bennett, D. H. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1975. Reproductive cycles of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in a cooling reservoir. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. l04(l):77-82.

  • Kaufman, G. A. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1975. Weight-length relationships in thirteen species of snakes in the southeastern United States. Herpetologica. 3l(l):3l-37.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, R. R. Sharitz, F. G. Howell and Michael H. Smith. 1975. Ecology of artificially heated streams, swamps, and reservoirs on the Savannah River Plant: The thermal studies program of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. International Atomic Energy Agency. Oslo, Norway. 26-30 August, l974. IAEA-SM-l87/l3. Vienna 389-400. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Holland, Wallace E., Michael H. Smith, Douglas H. Brown and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1974. Thermal tolerances of fish from a reservoir receiving heated effluent from a nuclear reactor. Physiological Zoology 47(2):ll0-ll8.

  • Sharitz, Rebecca R., J. Whitfield Gibbons and Susan C. Gause. 1974. Impact of production reactor effluents on vegetation in a southeastern swamp forest. In Thermal Ecology. J. W. Gibbons and R. R. Sharitz (eds.). AEC Symposium Series (CONF-730505). p. 356-362. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Yardley, Darrell, John C. Avise, J. Whitfield Gibbons and Michael H. Smith. 1974. Biochemical genetics of sunfish III. Genetic subdivision of fish populations inhabiting heated water. In Thermal Ecology. J. W. Gibbons and R. R. Sharitz (eds.). AEC Symposium Series (CONF-730505). p. 255-263. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Christy, E. Jennifer, James O. Farlow, Joseph E. Bourque and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1974. Enhanced growth and increased body size of turtles living in thermal and post-thermal aquatic systems. In Thermal Ecology. J. W. Gibbons and R. R. Sharitz (eds.). AEC Symposium Series (CONF-730505). p. 277-284. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and D. H. Bennett. 1974. Determination of anuran terrestrial activity patterns by a drift fence method. Copeia l974(l):236-243.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and R. R. Sharitz. 1974. Thermal alteration of aquatic ecosystems. American Scientist 62(6):660-670.

  • Bennett, D. H. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1974. Growth and condition of juvenile largemouth bass from a reservoir receiving thermal effluent. In, Thermal Ecology. J. Whitfield Gibbons and R. R. Sharitz (eds.). AEC Symposium Series (CONF-730595). p. 246-254. - SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and D. H. Bennett. 1973. Abundance and local movement of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) in a reservoir receiving heated effluent from a reactor. "Proceedings of the Radioecology Symposium." Oak Ridge, l97l. p. 524-527. -SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS

  • Parker, E. Davis, Michael F. Hirshfield and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1973. Ecological comparisons of thermally affected aquatic environments. Journal of Water Pollution Control Federation 45: 726-733.

  • Nelson, D. H. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1972. Ecology, abundance and seasonal activity of the scarlet snake, Cemophora coccinea. Copeia l972(3):582-584.

  • Cale, William G., Jr. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1972. Relationships between body size, size of the fat bodies and total lipid content in the canebrake rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) and the black racer (Coluber constrictor). Herpetologica 28(l): 5l-53.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, James T. Hook and David L. Forney. 1972. Winter responses of largemouth bass to heated effluent from a nuclear reactor. Progressive Fish-Culturist 34:88-90.

  • Bennett, D. H. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1972. Food of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) from a South Carolina reservoir receiving heated effluent. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society l0l(4):650-654.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1972. Reproduction, growth, and sexual dimorphism in the canebrake rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus atricaudatus). Copeia 1972(2):222-226.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1971. Sex ratios in turtles. Researches in Population Ecology l2:252-254.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1970. Terrestrial activity and the population dynamics of aquatic turtles. American Midland Naturalist 83(2):404-4l5.

  • Bennett, David H., J. Whitfield Gibbons and J. Christian Franson. 1970. Terrestrial activity in aquatic turtles. Ecology 5l(4):738-740.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1970. Reproductive characteristics of a Florida population of musk turtles (Sternothaerus odoratus). Herpetologicia 26(2):268-270.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1970. Reproductive dynamics of a turtle (Pseudemys scripta) population in a reservoir receiving heated effluent from a nuclear reactor. Canadian Journal of Zoology 48(4):88l-885.

  • Schmidt, G. D., G. W. Esch and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1970. Neoechinorhynchus chelonos, a new species of Acanthocephalan parasite of turtles. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 37(2):172-174.

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PUBLICATIONS -- 1967-1969

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and D. W. Tinkle. 1969. Reproductive variation between turtle populations in a single geographic area. Ecology 50(2):340-341.

  • Clark, David B. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1969. Dietary shift in the turtle, Pseudemys scripta (Schoepff), from youth to maturity. Copeia 1969(4):704-706

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1969. Ecology and population dynamics of the chicken turtle, Deirochelys reticularia. Copeia 1969 (4):669-676.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1968. Reproductive potential, activity and cycles in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. Ecology 49(3):399-409.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1968. Population structure and survivorship in the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. Copeia 1968(2):260-268.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and M. H. Smith. 1968. Evidence of orientation by turtles. Herpetologica 24(4):331-333.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1968. Growth rates of the common snapping turtle, Chelydra serpentina, in a polluted river. Herpetologica 24(3):266-267.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and S. Nelson, Jr. 1968. Observations on the mudpuppy, Necturus maculosus, in a Michigan lake. American Midland Naturalist 80(2):562-564.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1968. Observations on the ecology and population dynamics of the Blanding's turtle, Emydoidea blandingi. Canadian Journal of Zoology 46:288-290.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1968. Carapacial algae in a population of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. American Midland Naturalist 79(2):5l7-5l9.

  • Knight, A. W. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1968. Food of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta, in a polluted river. American Midland Naturalist 80(2):559-562.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1967. Possible underwater thermoregulation by turtles. Canadian Journal of Zoology 45:585.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1967. Variation in growth rates in three populations of the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta. Herpetologica 23(4):296-303.

  • Esch, G. W. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1967. Seasonal incidence of parasitism in a population of

  • the painted turtle, Chrysemys picta marginata Agassiz. Journal of Parasitology 53(4):818-821.

BULLETINS AND REPORTS

  • Andrews, K. M. and J. W. Gibbons. 2006. Dissimilarities in behavioral responses of snakes to roads and vehicles have implications for differential impacts across species. International Conference on Ecology and Transportation, Center for Transportation and the Environment, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield (editor). 1997. Brochure written by P. J. West. "The NERP of SRS: Serving an Essential Mission." 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield (ed.). 1996. "Biodiversity: Prospect and promise for the SRS." Brochure written by P. J. West. SREL Publication. Aiken, SC. 32 p. (Winner of first place award from Society of Professional Journalists [Augusta Chapter]).

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1977. The snakes of the Savannah River Plant with information about snakebite prevention and treatment. Savannah River Plant Nat. Environmental Research Park Publication. 26 p. SRO-NERP-1.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and K. K. Patterson. 1978. The reptiles and amphibians of the Savannah River Plant. Savannah River Plant National Environmental Research Park Publication. 24 p. SRO-NERP-2.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and J. P. Caldwell. 1980. Herpetology at the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Herpetological Review ll(3):72-74.

  • Sharitz, R. R. and J. Whitfield Gibbons. 1982. The ecology of southeastern shrub bogs (pocosins) and Carolina bays. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Services Community Profile. U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Division of Biological Services, Washington, D.C., p. 1-93 FWS/OBS 82/04.

  • Schalles, J. F., R. R. Sharitz, J. Whitfield Gibbons, G. J. Leversee and J. N. Knox. 1989. Carolina Bays of the Savannah River Plant, Aiken, SC. SREL NERP Document.

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BOOK REVIEWS (partial list)

  • Gibbons, J.W. 2005. Review of " Amphibians and Reptiles: Status and Conservation in Florida ." (Krieger Publishing Company) Applied Herpetology 3:83-85.
  • Gibbons, J. W. 2005. Review of "Singing the Turtles to Sea: The Comcaac (Seri) Art and Science of Reptiles." Quarterly Review of Biology 80:146.
  • Gibbons, J.W. 1998. Review of The Biology of Sea Turtles (CRC Press), Quarterly Review of Biology 73:370-371.

  • Tuberville, T. and J.Whitfield Gibbons. 1996. Reptiles of North Carolina. ASB Bulletin 43:169-170.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1994. Letters from Alabama (U.S.): Chiefly Relating to Natural History. An Annotated Edition, by Philip Henry Gosse, 1993 rev., ASB Bulletin 41:30.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1994. The Desert's Past: A Natural Prehistory of the Great Basin, by Donald K. Grayson, 1993, Smithsonian Institution Press, Copeia 1994:5511-552. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1993. Snakes of the Eastern United States and Canada: Keeping Them Healthy in Captivity, by John Rossi. Quarterly Review of Biology 63:441. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1993. Rare and Endangered Biota of Florida. III. Amphibians and Reptiles, by Paul Moler, 1993. Book review for Quarterly Review of Biology. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1993. Biogeography of Mediterranean Invasions for Journal of Environmental Management, edited by R. H. Groves and F. di Castri. Cambridge University Press, 1991. Book review for Journal of Environmental Management. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1990. The Amphibians and Reptiles of Louisiana, H. Dundee and D. Rossman, LSU Press. Quarterly Review of Biology.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1985. Turtles of Venezuela, P. Pritchard and J. Trebbau, SSAR Publication, Quarterly Review of Biology. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1978. Biology of the Reptilia. Volume 7, Ecology and Behavior. D. W. Tinkle and C. Gans, eds. Copeia 1978: 731-733. 

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield and D. Moll. 1979. Turtles: Perspectives and Research. M. Harless and H. Morlock, eds. Wiley-Interscience. 695 p. American Scientist 67:722. 

OTHER CREATIVE CONTRIBUTIONS

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLES 
(selected examples of more than 100)

  • ZOOLOGY. Section in Life Sciences of Encyclopaedia Britannica Year Book for each year, 1982-1999.

  • AMPHIBIANS. World Book Encyclopedia, 1984.

  • ZOOLOGY. Section in Compton's Yearbook for each year, 1982-88.

  • VERTEBRATE SPECIES ACCOUNTS (fish, reptiles and amphibians; approx. 75). Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1981.

  • TURTLE. p. 352-354 in Academic American Encyclopedia, Arete Publishing Co., Princeton, 1981.

  • REPTILIA. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology, 1979.

  • PUBLIC AQUARIUMS OF THE WORLD (accounts of major facilities). Encyclopaedia Britannica.

  • APES AND MONKEYS; BIOLOGY; BIOGEOGRAPHY; BOTANY. Compton's Encyclopedia.

POPULAR ARTICLES 
(selected examples)

  • Newspaper columns (more than 1000 articles from 1972-2007) - "Ecology Beat", Du Pont Company's "Savannah River Plant News"; "Ecology Today," and "EcoViews", Aiken Standard (South Carolina), Athens Banner Herald (Georgia), Tuscaloosa News (Alabama), New York Times Regional Newspaper Group distribution.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 2006. We need a national reptile and national amphibian. Iguana 13: 66-67. Invited Commentary

  • Gibbons, Whit. 2006. Crocodiles and alligators are very different. Iguana 13: 230-231. Invited Commentary

  • Gibbons, Whit, and Kimberly Andrews. 2005. Life (and death) in a nest box. South Carolina Wildlife Magazine. March-April 2005.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. Wildlife Profile – Eastern Coral Snake. Women in the Outdoors. Spring 2001 2(2): 70-71.

  • Gibbons, J.W. 2000. What is PARC and why should you care? Froglog. International Newsletter of the Declining Amphibian Population Task Force. February 2000(37). ISSN 1026-0269. 4-5.

  • Gibbons, J.W. 2000. What is PARC and why should you care? IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Specialist Group. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter. January 2000 (1): 21-22.

  • Gibbons, J.W. 2000. PARC Update. IUCN Tortoise and Freshwater Specialist Group. Turtle and Tortoise Newsletter. June 2000 (2): 14.

  • Gibbons, J.W. 2000. What is PARC and why should you care? Newsletter of the Herpetologists' League 7(1): 4-5.

  • Gibbons, J.W. 2000. Who's afraid of the deadly diamondback?  The World & I Magazine. August 2000: 138-143.

  • Gibbons, W.  1999.  The probability of snakebite. SEOPA News. July 1999: 4-5.

  • Gibbons, J. W.  1999.  Turn rejection slips into assignments. Outdoors Unlimited. August 1999: 13.

  • Gibbons, Whit.  1999.  Whither Our Air and Water?  Natural Science Essay.   The World & I,   June 1999, p. 184-191.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield, and Michael E. Dorcas. 1998. Cowards, Bluffers, and Warriors. What does it take to make a cottonmouth strike? Natural History Magazine November 1998 pp. 56-57.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1997. Natural History of the Okefenokee Swamp. Georgia Wildlife Magazine. June 1997 6(1):4-16. (Article was winner of 1996-97 Excellence in Craft Award of Southeastern Outdoor Press Association).

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1997. Snakes in Danger: Endangered Herpetofauna of Alabama. Nature South 6(4):9-11.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1997. The Diamondback Terrapins of Kiawah Island. Kiawah Town Notes 3: 1-3.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1996. The Spirit of Southeast Georgia. Invited essay for The New Georgia Guide. University of Georgia Press. Published by the Georgia Humanities Council for 1996 Olympics. p. 565-593.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1996. Poisonous Wild Plants of Alabama. Nature South 6 (2): 3-4. 

  • Gibbons, Whit. and P. J. West. 1995. The diversity of fishes in Alabama. Alabama Wildlife 1995:37-38.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1995. Finding the Red Hills salamander. Nature South Magazine 5(2):10-12.

  • Gibbons, J. Whitfield. 1994. How to catch a gator. Natural History Magazine 3/94:4-6.

  • Gibbons, Whit and P. J. West. 1994. Fishes of Alabama. Nature South 4:3-4.

  • Gibbons, Whit and P. J. West. 1993. Rivers of Alabama. Nature South (Alabama Museum of Natural History) 3:3-6.

  • West, P. J. and Whit Gibbons. 1993. Aquatic plants of the CSRA. Aiken County Magazine.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1992 (February issue). Life in the Slow Lane. Natural History Magazine .

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1981. Of turtles, tortoises, and terrapins. Delta Airline's Sky Magazine. 

  • Gibbons, Whit and R. R. Sharitz. 1989. Environmental paradise and paradox. South Carolina Wildlife 36(2):44-59.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1985. Wasps in your garden. The Weekend Gardener July/August 30-31.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1980. Alligators: A different kind of southern tradition. Delta Airline's Sky Magazine.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1979. SREL. The Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Georgia Alumni Record, May-June issue.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1979. Who's Watching the Snakes. South Carolina Wildlife Magazine, March-April issue.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1979. Snakes of South Carolina. Living in South Carolina (magazine), April-May issue.

  • Gibbons, Whit. 1978. Where Do All The Creatures Go?...And Why? UGA Research Reporter (magazine), Vol. 11.

  • Feature writer of ecology column for Spectator (quarterly magazine), 1982-1986.

  • Contributing editor for Delta Airline's Sky Magazine (monthly publication), 1981-1985.

  • Feature writer for EnviroSouth (quarterly environmental magazine). Published . 2-4 popular ecology articles each year, 1978-1989

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VIDEO AND TELEVISION PRODUCTIONS

  • National Geographic series for Discover Channel; "Snake Wranglers" with Jesus Rivas on research with venomous snakes (2003)

  • National Geographic series for Discover Channel with Brady Barr on research with venomous snakes (2002)

  • "The Last Frog." Narration by Whit Gibbons for National Geographic Discover Series, 1996.

  • "Snakes: Common Sense and Safety" - Script written by J. Whitfield Gibbons and produced by Tel-A-Cast, Inc., 1987.

  • "Snakes of the Southeast" - Directed and Narrated by J. Whitfield Gibbons - shown as exhibit at Smithsonian Institution, 1984-1985.

RADIO BROADCASTS 

  • National Public Radio - WUGA in Athens, Georgia and "Living On Earth" national broadcast - Vignettes on Environmental Awareness, 1994-1997.

SHORT STORIES

  • Gibbons, Whit. "The Best of Intentions." 1986. Rose Hill Literary Magazine, Spring Issue, p. 24-27.

  • Gibbons, Whit. "Once Upon A Bushmaster." 1982. Spectator Magazine, Spring Issue, p. 32-34.

  • Gibbons, Whit. "The Legend of Caballo Grade." 1977. Windhaven Magazine. p. 15-20.

  • Gibbons, Whit. "How To Catch an Alligator in One Uneasy Lesson." l977. First place award in national competition of the Birmingham Arts Festival.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND STUDENT SUPERVISION 

  • 1977-2006 - Have intermittently taught advanced undergraduate and graduate level catalog course (5 hrs credit) in Herpetology (last taught in 2004) at University of Georgia.

  • 2001 - UGA Institute of Ecology - Outstanding Ecology Instructor Award 2001.

  • 1995 - Received Meritorious Teaching Award from Association of Southeastern Biologists.

  • 1990 - Taught Herpetology at Kellogg Biological Station of Michigan State University.

  • 1983-