Curriculum Vitae

Lance D. McBrayer

Address: Biology Department, Georgia Southern University, PO Box 8042 Statesboro GA 30460

Phone (O) 912.478.0545

Email: lancemcbrayer@georgiasouthern.edu

Career Positions

2005 - present Assistant Professor. Biology Department, Georgia Southern University

2005 - present Curator. GSU-Savannah Science Museum Herpetology Collection, Georgia Southern University

2002-2005 - Assistant Professor. Biology Department, Stephen F. Austin State University

2002-2005 - Herpetology & Ichthyology Curator, Stephen F. Austin State University Vertebrate Collections

1997-2002 - Research & Teaching Assistant. Department of Biological Sciences, Ohio University

1996-1997 - Lecturer & Lab Technician . Biology Department, Berry College

Education

Ph.D, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, 2002. Ohio University, Athens OH. S.M. Reilly, Advisor. The functional and ecological morphology of lizard feeding: behavior, kinematics, and foraging mode.

M.S., Biology, 1996. SUNY College at Buffalo, Buffalo NY. T.D. White, Advisor. Electromyographic analysis of bite force in the gold tegu lizard, Tupinambis teguixin.

B.S., Biology, 1993. Berry College, Rome Ga.

Research Interests

Integrative evolutionary studies of morphology, ecology, & behavior in lower vertebrates

The dynamic interactions among foraging behavior, prey distribution, and home range size

The evolution and ontogeny of organismal form and function

The ecological and functional implications of sexual dimorphism

Books

Reilly, SM, LD McBrayer, and DB Miles. Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. Cambridge University Press, Cambrdge UK. 531 pp.

Publications

J. B. Pierce *, R. R. Fleet, L. McBrayer, and D.C. Rudolph. 2008. Use of trees by the Texas Ratsnake (Elaphe obsoleta) in eastern Texas. Southeastern Naturalist 7(2): 359-366.

McBrayer, LD. 2008. Sex, size & gender roles: Evolutionary studies of sexual size dimorphism. Quarterly Review of Biology 83: 99-100. Book review of Fairburn et al. 2007.

Anderson, RA, LD McBrayer and A. Herrel. 2008. Bite force in vertebrates: opportunities and caveats for use of a nonpareil whole-animal performance measure. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 93: 709-720.

McBrayer, LD and RA Anderson. 2007. Sexual dimorphism in head shape and bite force in the Northern Alligator lizard, Elgaria coerulea. Journal of Herpetology 41(4): 554–559.

Williams * , S, and LD McBrayer. 2007. Selection of microhabitat by the introduced Mediterranean gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus: influence of ambient light and distance to refuge. The Southwestern Naturalist 52(4): 578-585.

Reilly, SM, McBrayer, LD, and DB Miles. 2007. Preface. In Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. SM Reilly, LD McBrayer, and DB Miles, eds. Cambridge University Press.

McBrayer, LD and CE Corbin. 2007. Patterns of head shape variation in lizards: Morphological correlates of foraging mode. In Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. SM Reilly, LD McBrayer, and DB Miles, eds. Cambridge University Press.

Reilly, SM and LD McBrayer. 2007. Prey capture and prey processing behavior and the evolution of lingual and sensory characteristics: divergences and convergences in lizard feeding biology. In Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. SM Reilly, LD McBrayer, and DB Miles, eds. Cambridge University Press.

McBrayer, LD, DB Miles, and SM Reilly. 2007. The evolution of the foraging mode paradigm in lizard ecology. In Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode. SM Reilly, LD McBrayer, and DB Miles, eds. Cambridge University Press.

Herrel, A., LD McBrayer and PM Larson. 2007. Functional basis for intersexual differences in bite force in the lizard Anolis carolinensis. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 91: 111-119.

Hitchcock *, M, and LD McBrayer. 2006. Thermoregulation in nocturnal ecthotherms: seasonal and intraspecific variation in the Mediterranean gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus). Journal of Herpetology 40(2): 185-195.

Johnson *, BJ, LD McBrayer, and D Saenz. 2005. Allometry, sexual size dimorphism, and niche partitioning in the Mediterranean gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) . The Southwestern Naturalist: 50: 435-439.

McBrayer, LD. 2004. The relationship between skull morphology, biting performance and foraging mode in Kalahari lacertid lizards. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 140(3): 403-416.

McBrayer, LD and TD White. 2002. Bite force, behavior, and electromyography in the teiid lizard, Tupinambis teguixin. Copeia (2002): 111-119.

McBrayer, LD, and SM Reilly. 2002. Prey processing in lizards: Behavioural divergence in sit-and-wait and wide foraging taxa. Canadian Journal of Zoology 80: 882-892.

McBrayer, LD, and SM Reilly. 2002. Testing models of prey transport kinematics in lizards: a quantitative analysis of mouth opening patterns. Zoology 105: 71-81.

Reilly, SM, LD McBrayer, and TD White. 2001. Prey processing in amniotes: biomechanical and behavioral patterns of food reduction. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A. 128: 397-415.

Bedocs *, PM, LD McBrayer, and JA Elias. 2000. An inexpensive method for creating cages for large reptiles. Herpetological Review 31(3): 164.

Elias *, JA, LD McBrayer, and SM Reilly. 2000. Prey transport kinematics in Tupinambis teguixin and Varanus exanthematicus: conservation of feeding behavior in ‘chemosensory tongued’ lizards. Journal of Experimental Biology 203(4): 791-801.

Current Projects

McBrayer, LD. Concordance between locomotor morphology and foraging mode in lacertid lizards. In revision.

McBrayer, LD and RA Anderson. Home range size of the desert horned lizard (Phrynosoma platyrhinos). In prep.

Korenek *, J, and LD McBrayer. Male home range size and mesohabitat preferences of the long-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia wislizenii) in southeastern Oregon. In prep.

Waddell*, J, and LD McBrayer. The ontogeny of carapace shape in gopher tortoises. In prep.

Schacht *, M, and LD McBrayer. The influence of canopy cover on amphibian development and morphology. In prep.

Gowan *, T, and LD McBrayer. Hormonal and seasonal variation in organismal performance. In prep.

Williams *, S, and LD McBrayer. Seasonal variation in movement patterns in lizards. Data collection ongoing.

O'Connor*, J and LD McBrayer. The role of testosterone in mediating seasonal variation in organismal performance. Data collection ongoing. 

* Publications and Projects with Students

Grants and Fellowships Received

2007 Faculty Service Grant. Georgia Southern University. Title: GSU Biological Collections: Rehabilitation and Digital Accessibility. Co-PI: Dr. M. Zjhra ( Georgia Southern University). $3000. Funded.

2007 Academic Excellence Grant. College of Science and Technology, Georgia Southern University. Title: Seasonal variation in testosterone and performance of a non-territorial lizard, Aspidoscelis sexlineatus. Co-PI: T.A. Gowan (Georgia Southern University). $500.00. Funded.

2007 Faculty Research Grant Supplemental Award. Georgia Southern University. Title: Do fluctuating testosterone levels cause seasonal variation in behavior and performance in a non-territorial lizard? $925.00. Funded.

2007 Faculty Travel Grant. Georgia Southern University. Travel to Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Conference. Amount: $1267.00. Funded.

2007 Development of Instruction Grant. Georgia Southern University.Title:Service Learning in Biology courses. Co-PI: Dr. M. Zjhra ( Georgia Southern University). $3246.52. Funded.

2007 Faculty Research Grant. Georgia Southern University. Title: Do fluctuating testosterone levels cause seasonal variation in behavior and performance in a non-territorial lizard? $9,075.00

2006 Faculty Development Summer Award. Georgia Southern University. Development of a summer course ( Biol 5xxx: Natural History Collections & Research) and improvement to the GSU-SSM Herpetology Collection. $3000.00

2006 Faculty Travel Grant. Georgia Southern University. Attendance of American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists annual conference, New Orleans, LA. $1425.00

2005 Faculty Service Grant. Georgia Southern University. Title: Current techniques and digitization options for herpetological natural history collections. Amount: $1000.00.

2005 Faculty Mini-Grant. Stephen F. Austin State University. Title: The use of global positioning system (GPS) technology in biological research. Amount $2588.00.

2004-5 Faculty Research Grant. Stephen F. Austin State University Research Council. Title: Home range size and prey distribution in horned lizards. $11,268.21.

2004 Faculty Mini-Grant. Stephen F. Austin State University. Title: Radiotelemetry in snakes and lizards. Amount $850.00.

2002 Faculty Mini-Grant. Stephen F. Austin State University. Title: Construction of reptile incubators for use in the field and laboratory. Amount $600.00.

2001-2 Student Enhancement Award. Ohio University. Title: The evolution of foraging mode and feeding performance in lizards. Amount $5,976.00.

2000-1 Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship. Ohio University Vice-President for Research and Graduate Studies. $11,000.

2000 John Houk Memorial Research Grant. Ohio University. Title: Kinematics of prey processing in lizards. Amount $200.00.

2000 John Houk Memorial Research Grant. Ohio University 2000. Title: Influence of foraging mode on feeding performance. Amount $256.00.

1999 Sigma Xi Research Grants-in-Aid of Research. Title: Morphological and performance correlates of foraging mode in a sit-and-wait and a wide forager. Amount $700.00

1999 John Houk Memorial Research Grant. Ohio University. Title: Sexual dimorphism in head size and shape in the Southern Alligator lizard. Amount $570.00

1998 John Houk Memorial Research Grant. Ohio University. Title: Ecological correlates of variation in head size and bite force in the Northern Alligator lizard, Elgaria coeruleus. Amount $432.00

1997 Charles Stearns Grants-in-Herpetology. California Academy of Sciences. Title: Phylogenetic analysis of the diversity of jaw adductor morphologies in lizards. Amount $716.00

Teaching Experience

2005 - present Assistant Professor. Georgia Southern University. General Biology (BIO1130) is an introductory non-majors biology course covering metabolism, genetics, evolution, and basic ecology. Comparative Anatomy (BIOL 5241) is an in depth course covering the evolution and function morphology of vertebrate form. Herpetology (BIO 5244) is an overview of the ecology, evolution, & natural history of amphibians and reptiles. Natural History Collections (BIOL 5099) is a broad survey of current biodiversity issues and the role of natural history collections in documenting, cataloguing, and preserving biodiversity. Graduate seminars: Multivariate Statistics, Vertebrate Ecotherm Ecology.

2002- 2005. Assistant Professor. Stephen F. Austin State University. Animal Ecology (BIO 504). This graduate course was taught via selected readings from the primary literature and covered topics such as natural selection, adaptation, niche theory, competition, comparative methods, and applying multivariate statistics. Herpetology (BIO 437/537). An overview of the ecology, evolution, and natural history of amphibians and reptiles. As a field course, students were required to collect and identify species, setup sampling regimes, and conduct problem-based (i.e. research) activities. The integration of ecological and evolutionary approaches was emphasized in lecture and lab. Ichthyology (BIO 438/538). An overview of the ecology, evolution, and natural history of fish. As a field course, students were required to collect and identify species, setup sampling regimes, and conduct problem-based (i.e. research) activities. The integration of ecological and evolutionary approaches was emphasized in lecture and lab. Seminar (BIO 470). A one hour undergraduate course that teaches students how to construct and give a professional, scientific presentation. Biodiversity (BIO 300). An upper division elective emphasizing the evolutionary processes that create and maintain diversity. Major phyla were discussed as were current conservation challenges. Anatomy and Physiology (BIO 238). An introduction to the cellular basis of life, tissues, skeletal, muscular, and nervous systems. Students enrolled were underclassmen kinesiology and nursing majors. Conceptsof Biology (BIO121). an introductory non-majors biology course covering metabolism, genetics, evolution, photosynthesis, plant and animal diversity, and basic ecology.

1997-2002 Teaching Assistant. Ohio University. Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Field Ecology, Genetics, Herpetology, Human Anatomy, Introductory Biology, Mammalogy.

1996-1997. Lecturer and Lab Technician. Berry College. Human Organism: Human anatomy and physiology for non-majors. Biodiversity: non-majors course that focused on the ecological and evolutionary principles that create and maintain diversity with an emphasis on current conservation issues. Principles of Biology: Designed laboratory curriculum for the introductory biology course for science majors by writing experimental protocols and supplemental guides for students and instructors; directed 2 undergraduate teaching assistants.

1993-1995. Teaching Assistant. SUNY College at Buffalo. Advanced Cell Biology, Comparative Animal Physiology, General Zoology, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Limnology.