GRADUATE RESEARCH
Male & female Pine woods treefrogs in amplexus (mating embrace)
A calling Squirrel treefrog male attracts a female
Adult pairs capture containers in the field (Greenville, North Carolina)
Pine woods treefrog parents w/newly-laid egg clutch
Collected clutches in front of Howell Biological Sciences Complex (East Carolina University)
A Pine Woods treefrog parent w/newly-laid clutch
Tadpole embryos ~60 hrs old
A larval Common Green Darner dragonfly nymph, our tadpole predator
Pine woods treefrog tadpole ~4 weeks old
1-week old young tadpoles
a Squirrel treefrog morph
A Green Darner dragonfly nymph predator, foraging for tadpole prey
a Pine Woods treefrog tadpole tank
a young Pine woods treefrog morph ready for release
Graudate thesis seminar flyer - summer 2021
*This research (in the photos above) was conducted with approved permits, approvals and reviewed processes that were in accordance with North Carolina wildlife collection regulations, IACUC protocols and university facilities that met safe & approved animal husbandry standards.