Colin Goodman

Colin Goodman

At the University of Florida, I used a combination of field study, experimental physiology, and correlative modeling to predict the potential for range expansion in a novel invader. Further, I tested whether individual differences in morphology and physiology could be used to predict the likelihood of dispersal, using the current invasion of the tropical clawed frog (Xenopus tropicalis) as a model system.

Research Interests

Dispersal, Functional morphology & physiology, Behavioral ecology, Predator-prey interactions, Herpetology.

Education

B.S. Environmental science and policy: Wildlife ecology and management, University of Maryland, 2016.

M.S. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation: University of Florida, 2020

About Me

I received my B.S. from the University of Maryland. During my tenure at UMD, I spent a couple field seasons with Dr. Rulon Clark and his graduate students (Clark Lab) at San Diego State university, assisting them with various projects relating to the biomechanics and thermal ecology of free-ranging rattlesnakes and their prey.

After finishing my B.S., I took an internship with USGS, where i helped with various projects related to invasive herpetofauna, namely Argentine black and white tegus and Burmese pythons. After my stint with USGS, I joined Dr. Christina Romagosa's Florida Invasion Ecology Lab at the University of Florida. In addition to my master's research, I have also been involved in various collaborations. These collaborations include using ecological niche models (ENMs) to predict invasion success, and examining stakeholder attitudes in relation to the presence of non-native species.

In fall 2020, I will be joining the Deban Lab at the University of South Florida, in the Department of Integrative Biology.

Publications

Schraft, H. A., C. M. Goodman, and R. W. Clark. 2017. Do free-ranging rattlesnakes use thermal cues to evaluate prey? Journal of Comparative Physiology A. DOI: 10.1007/s00359-017-1239-8.

Goodman, C. M., Schraft, H.A. & Clark, R.W. 2017. Crotalus cerastes (sidewinder).

Diet / Scavenging.Herpetological Review 48 (3): 670.