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Lucas R. Wilkinson

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802

Phone: (803) 725-5733
E-mail: lwilkinson@srel.edu

CV updated 11-7-03


Education
  • M.S., Expected, December 2003. Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia.
  • B.A., Environmental Sciences and Integrated Sciences Program, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 2001.

Professional Experience

  • Graduate Research Assistant: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, Aiken, SC, 2001-present.
  • Conducted burrow surveys for gopher tortoises (Gopherus polyphemus) and commensals at Fort Gordon, Georgia.
  • Provided field assistance for a gopher tortoise repatriation project on the Savannah River Site.
  • Population assessments of diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) in coastal South Carolina.
  • Long-term herpetological community survey and analysis of Savannah River Site wetlands.
  • Performed herpetological inventories of the Southeast Coastal Network of the U.S. National Park Service and assisted with specimen preparation and data curation.
  • Assisted with Environmental Outreach and Education Program (talks, animal care).
  • Manuscript preparation for PARC Inventory and Monitoring Manual for Reptiles

Undergraduate Senior Thesis: Evanston, Illinois, 2000-2001.

  • Investigated habitat correlates of amphibian richness in northeastern Illinois.
  • Performed calling anuran surveys.
  • Collaborated with Chicago Audubon Society to develop fine scale range maps for anurans and make recommendations for management and future sampling.

Awards and Affiliations

  • Best Student Presentation, Graduate Student Symposium, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Honorable Mention, January 2003.
  • Wolfstein Scholarship, Northwestern University, 1999-2001
  • Deans List, NU, 1999-2001
  • Member, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC).
  • Member, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH).
  • Member, Association of Southeastern Biologists (ASB).

Presentations

  • L. R.Wilkinson: "Investigating clutch and egg size variation in three freshwater turtles via x-ray photography." Graduate Student Symposium, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia. January 2003.
  • L. R.Wilkinson: "Patterns of reproductive allocation: Clutch and egg size variation in three freshwater turtles." 64th Annual Meeting of the Association of Southeastern Biologists, Arlington,Virginia. April 2003.

Publications

  • Wilkinson, L. R., Analysis of reptile diversity and abundance data. In J. W. Gibbons (Ed.). Inventory and monitoring manual for reptiles: Recommended techniques for the Southeast. PARC Publication. In Review.
  • Wilkinson, L. R., Patterns of reproductive allocation: Clutch and egg size variation in three freshwater turtles. MS Thesis, University of Georgia. Expected December 2003.
  • Wilkinson, L. R., Clutch and egg size variation in three freshwater turtles: Testing life history hypotheses with a long-term mark-recapture study. In preparation for submission to American Naturalist.

Special Skills

  • X-ray photography
  • 35mm photography
  • Computer skills including: MS Office, Statistica, Mathematica, Matlab, and Photoshop.
  • Museum curation (specimen preparation and preservation)
  • Radio Telemetry
  • Boat operation

Refereed Journals and Book Chapters

  • Copeia
  • Herpetological Review
  • Herpetologica
  • Smithsonian Institution Press

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