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Houston Chandler

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Slimy salamander. Shown here on a bright red leafy forest floor.
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The slimy salamander complex: A window into genetic divergence and the definition of a species

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • February 7, 2019
Views:270 views Travel to almost any deciduous forest in the eastern United States and you can potentially encounter…
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Ornate Chorus Frogs

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • January 9, 2019
Views:437 views             On rainy nights in late fall and winter, small wetlands across the Coastal Plain of…
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Ecosystem Engineers: Creating Habitat for Others

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • December 12, 2018
Views:12,402 views Biologists have many ways to classify animals.  Species can be grouped together based on what they…
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Disappearing turtle populations affect many species.
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Shedding Light on Disappearing Turtle Populations

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • November 2, 2018
Views:236 views Turtles are an ancient group of animals that have remained relatively unchanged over a long evolutionary…
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Prevalence of Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola in Georgia’s Native Snake Fauna

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • October 10, 2018
Views:104 views Over the last two years, we have sampled the snake fauna of southeastern Georgia for Ophidiomyces…
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The Importance of Landscape Connectivity

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • September 14, 2018
Views:71 views Longleaf pine ecosystems have been reduced to less than 5% of their original extent — creating…
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Suwannee Alligator Snapping Turtle
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Georgia’s Giant Turtles

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • July 9, 2018
Views:2,590 views Alligator snapping turtles are the largest species of freshwater turtle in Georgia, reaching sizes of up…
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Following the thread: Searching for turtle nests

  • ByHouston Chandler
  • June 7, 2018
Views:408 views This spring we were posed with a challenging question.  How do you go about finding Spotted…
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