The Herpetologists’ League is pleased to recognize the following student members for their winning research proposals in the E.E. Williams Research Grant competition.
Behavior.—Ricardo Gibert, California State University, Northridge, “Invader vs invader dynamics: A behavioral approach to evaluate potential competition and displacement among invasive house geckos.”
Conservation.—Cameron Forehand, University of Oklahoma, “Captive Texas Horned Lizard microbiome assembly and diversity.”
Ecology.—Kathleen Webster, University of New Mexico, “Trophic niche dynamics of invasive Peter’s Rock Agama (Agama picticauda) and endemic Comoros Iguana (Oplurus cuvieri comorensis) on Grand Comoro Island.”
Evolution & Diversity.—Guillermo Garcia Costoya, University of Nevada at Reno, “Measuring natural selection on gestation length to uncover the mechanisms leading to the evolution of viviparity in squamates.”
Physiology & Functional Morphology.—Christopher Zobeck, University of Missouri, Columbia, “Comparative evolution and mechanics of muscle architecture in the jaw muscles of snakes.”