Dr. Stephen Secor



Curriculum Vitae

Stephen Molyneux Secor

Department of Biological Sciences Voice: (205) 348-1809

Box 870344 FAX: (205) 348-1786

University of Alabama Email: ssecor@biology.as.ua.edu

Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0344 Website:

Education

Ph.D. 1992 Biology, University of California, Los Angeles, CA.

M.S. 1985 Zoology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK.

B.S. 1980 Forest Biology, SUNY College of Environmental Sci. & Forestry, Syracuse, NY.

Academic Appointments

2014- Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

2006-2014 Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

2001-2006 Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama.

1999-2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

1998 Assistant Researcher, Department of Physiology, UCLA School of Medicine.

1992-97 Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Physiology, UCLA School of Medicine.

1992 Lecturer, Department of Biology, University of California, Los Angeles.

Awards

1996 The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, George A. Bartholomew. Distinguished Young Investigator Award.

1994 American Physiological Society, Scholander Award Semifinalist.

1992 Sigma Xi, Outstanding Graduate Science Student Award.

1991 Southern California Academy of Sciences, Award in Biology.

1991 Herpetologists' League, Best Student Paper Award.

1991 UCLA, Scherbaum Award for Distinguished Graduate Research.

1991 American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Myvanwy Dick Award for Innovative Research.

1990 Southern California Academy of Sciences, F. Durham Memorial Award in Vertebrate

Zoology.

1989 Southern California Academy of Sciences, Jules Crane Award in Biology.

Grant Support

2012 University of Alabama, College Academy of Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activity ($4603)

2009 National Science Foundation REU supplement ($6000)

2008 Hiberna Corporation ($49,375)

2008 National Science Foundation REU supplement ($6000)

2007 National Science Foundation REU supplement ($6000)

2005 National Science Foundation ($409,985)

2004 University of Alabama, Research Advisory Committee ($4960).

2003 University of Alabama, Tanglewood Fund ($1200).

2002 University of Alabama, Tanglewood Fund ($1200).

2002 University of Alabama, Research Advisory Committee ($4988).

2001 University of Alabama, Tanglewood Fund ($1200).

2000 University of Mississippi, Associates Grant ($7500).

2000 University of Mississippi, Faculty Research Grant ($1,500).

2000 University of Mississippi, Faculty Research Grant ($3,850).

1999 University of Mississippi, Faculty Research Grant ($3,850).

1999 University of Mississippi, Partners Grant ($1,000).

1999 NSF Major Research Instrumentation Program ($190,000, Co-PI).

1994 Center for Ulcer Research and Education, Pilot and Feasibility Grant ($7,000).

1993 Center for Ulcer Research and Education, Pilot and Feasibility Grant ($10,000).

1993-96 National Institutes of Health, Individual National Research Service Award ($72,200).

1985-90 Nine external graduate research grants totaling $9100.

1987-91 UCLA, three internal graduate research grants totaling $8200.

Professional Affiliations

American Physiological Society (1998 - present).

American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (1981 - 2007).

Ecological Society of America (1984 - 1997).

Herpetologists’ League (1981 - 2001).

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology (1992 - present).

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (1981-2001).

Professional Service

Associate Editor

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (2011-present)

Editorial board member

International Journal of Zoology (2008 – 2013)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology (2004 - 2010)

Advisory Board member

Biology Open (2012-present)

Ad hoc reviewer for

Acta Zoologica, Alytes, American Journal of Physiology, American Midland Naturalists, American Naturalist, American Zoologist, Anatomia, Histologia, Embyrologia, Animal Biology, Australian Journal of Zoology, Biochemistry and Biotechnology Research, Biological Bulletin, Biological Conservation, Biological Letters, Bioscience, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Conservation Biology, Copeia, Ecological Monographs, Ecology, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Experimental Biology Online, Functional Ecology, Herpetologica, Herpetological Journal, Herpetological Monographs, Herpetological Review, International Journal of Zoology, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, Journal of Applied Physiology, Journal of Comparative Physiology, Journal of Crustacean Biology, Journal of Experimental Biology, Journal of Experimental Zoology, Journal of Fish Biology, Journal of Herpetology, Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Journal of the Royal Society Interface, Journal of the World Aquaculture Society, Journal of Zoology, Life Sciences, Limnology and Oceanography, Microbial Ecology, Microcirculation, Miscel@lánia Zoològica, Nature, Oecologica, Physiological Zoology, Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, Pflugers Archiv-European Journal of Physiology, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Quarterly Review of Biology, Science, Southeastern Naturalist, The Southwestern Naturalist, Trends in Food Science and Technology, Zoo Biology.

Grant proposal reviewer for:

National Science Foundation, City University of New York Research Award Program.

Committee Memberships

2014-16 Chair, Division of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Soc. Integrative & Comp. Biol.

2014-15 Faculty Senate Representative, Undergraduate Programs and Service, University of Alabama

2013 Chair, Secretary Nominating Committee, DCPB, Society for Integrative & Comparative Biol.

2013-15 Faculty Senate, University of Alabama

2013- Chair, Radiation Control Advisory Committee, University of Alabama

2012- Campus Master Plan Committee, University of Alabama

2013- Faculty Advisor, Discovery Buddies Program, Univ. Alabama and Matthews Elementary School

2012-13 Chair-elect, DCPB, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology.

2011- Graduate Curriculum Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

2011-13 Research Grant Committee, University of Alabama

2010-13 Radiation Control Advisory Committee, University of Alabama

2009-10 Chair, Natural Resources Management Search Committee, Dept Biological Sci., Univ. Alabama

2009-12 Chair, George Bartholomew Award Committee, DCPB, Society for Integrative Comp. Biol.

2009 Chair, Secretary Nominating Committee, DCPB, Society for Integrative & Comparative Biol.

2008-12 Facilities Committee, Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

2008-09 Chair, Radiation Control Advisory Committee, University of Alabama

2007-08 Chair, Integrative Physiologists Search Committee, Dept. Biological Sci. Univ. Alabama

2006-08 Radiation Control Advisory Committee, University of Alabama

2005-08 Library Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

2002-04 Chair, Seminar Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama.

2001-06 Curriculum Committee, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama.

2001-06 Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, University of Alabama.

2000 Development and Outreach Committee, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

1999-01 PreProfessional Advising Committee, University of Mississippi.

1999-01 Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

1999-00 Seminar Committee, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

Public Service

Outreach Programs

2004- Display and discussion of amphibians and reptiles, University of Alabama Natural History Museum.

2001- Display and discussion of amphibians and reptiles at Homecoming, College of Arts and Science tent, Univ. Alabama.

1984- Display and description of the natural history of amphibians and reptiles to local schools (daycare through 12th grade).

Public lectures

2012 Osher Lifelong Learning Institute “The python: unwelcome invader or model of science” (10/23/2012)

2012 Tuscaloosa Rotary Club “The python: unwanted invader or model of medicine (3/8/2012).

2012 Judson College Science Club “Studies and discoveries in snake physiology” (2/7/2012).

2010 Tuscaloosa Opinion Group, “Heart disease and the python: new approach to studying cardiac hypertrophy” (2/3/2010).

2009 University of Alabama Osher Life Long Learning Institute “Snakes: mysteries of nature, models of research” (6/15/2009).

2007 University of Alabama Arboretum Anniversary Lecture “Snakes: Facts, Fiction, and Physiology” (10/22/2007).

2007 Tuscaloosa Opinion Group, “Snakes: mysteries of nature, models of research” (12/19/2007).

2005 Tuscaloosa YMCA “The python providing new discoveries in physiology” (3/21/2005).

2004 Tuscaloosa Dietetic Association “The python providing new discoveries in physiology” (11/16/2004).

Teaching Experience

2003- Human Physiology Laboratory, University of Alabama

2002- Vertebrate Functional Morphology, University of Alabama.

2002-12 Principles of Biology, University of Alabama.

2001- Human Physiology, University of Alabama

2000-01 Human Anatomy and Physiology, University of Mississippi.

1999 Inquiry into Life, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

1999-01 Introductory Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi.

1992 Vertebrate Morphology, Department of Biology, UCLA.

Current Graduate Students

Completed Graduate Students

Brian Ott (MS), May 2006

Christian Cox (MS), July 2007

Scott Bessler (MS), August 2010

Matt Smith (MS) August 2013

Gretchen Anderson (MS) August 2015

Post Doctoral Supervising

Dr. Scott Boback (2004-2007)

Publications

71. Secor S.M., H.V. Carey. 2015. Integrative physiology of fasting. Compr. Physiol. In press.

70. Anderson G.E., S. M. Secor. 2015. Ontogenetic shifts and spatial associations in organ position for snakes. Zoology. In press.

69. Esbaugh A.J., S.M. Secor, M. Grosell. 2015 Renal plasticity in response to feeding in the Burmese python, Python molurus bivittatus. Comp. Biochem Physiol. A 188:120-126.

68. Esbaugh A.J., S.M. Secor, M. Grosell. 2015 Characterization of carbonic anhydrase XIII in the erythrocytes of the Burmese python, Python molurus bivittatus. Comp. Biochem Physiol.B. 187:71-77.

67. Andrew A.L., D.C. Card, R. P. Ruggiero, D.R. Schield, R.H. Adams, D.D. Pollock, S.M. Secor, T.A. Castoe. 2015. Rapid changes in gene expression direct rapid shifts in intestinal form and function in the Burmese python after feeding. Physiol. Genom. 47:147-157.

66. Day R.D., I.R. Tibbetts, S.M. Secor. 2014. Physiological responses to short-term fasting among herbivorous, omnivorous, and carnivorous fishes. J. Comp. Physiol. B 184:497-512.

65. Crocker-Buta S.P., S.M. Secor. 2014. Determinants and repeatability of the specific dynamic action of the corn snake, Pantherophis guttatus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 169A:60-69.

64. Castoe T.A., A.P.J de Koning, K.T. Hall, D. C. Card, D.R. Schield, M.K. Fujita, R.P. Ruggiero, J.F. Degner, J.M. Daza, W. Gu, J. Reyes-Velasco, K.J. Shaney, J.M. Castoe, S.E. Fox, A.W. Poole, D. Polanco, J. Dobry, M.W. Vandewege, Q. Li, R. Schott, A. Kapusta, P. Minx, C. Feschotte, P. Uetz, D. Ray, F. Hoffman, R. Bogden, E.N. Smith, B.S.W. Chang, F. Vonk, N.R. Casewell, C. Henkel, M.K. Richardson, S.P. Mackessy, A.M. Bronikowski, M. Yandell, W.C. Warren, S.M. Secor, D.D. Pollock. 2013. The Burmese python genome reveals the molecular basis for extreme adaptation in snakes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 110:20645-20650.

63. Greene, S., S. McConnachie, S.M. Secor, M. Perrin. 2013. The effects of body temperature and mass on the postprandial metabolic responses of the African egg-eating snakes Dasypeltis scabra and Dasypeltis inornata. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 165A:97-105.

62. Castoe, T.A., E.L. Braun, A.M. Bronikowski, C.L. Cox, A. R. Davis, Rabosky, A.P.J. de Koning, J. Dobry, M.K. Fujita, M.W. Giorgianni, A. Hargreaves, C.V. Henkel, S.R. Mackessy, D. O’Meally, D.R. Rokyta, S.M. Secor, J.W. Streicher, K.P. Wray, K.D. Yokoyama, D.D. Pollock. 2012. First snake genomics and integrative biology meeting. Stand. Genomic Sci. 7:150-152.

61. Bessler, S. and S.M. Secor. 2012. Effects of feeding on luminal pH and morphology of the gastroesophageal junction of snakes. Zoology 115:319-329.

60. Jacobson, E.R., D.G. Barker, T. Barker, R. Mauldin, M.L. Avery, R. Engeman and S.M. Secor. 2012. Environmental temperatures, physiology, and behavior limit the range expansion of invasive Burmese python in southeastern US. Integr. Zool. 7:271-285.

59. Secor, S.M., J.R. Taylor and M. Grosell. 2012. Selected regulation of gastrointestinal acid-base secretion and tissue metabolism for the diamondback water snake and Burmese python. J. Exp. Biol. 215:185-196.

58. Riquelme, C.A., J.A. Magida, B.C. Harrison, C.E.Wall, T.G. Marr, S.M. Secor and L.A. Leinwand. 2011. Fatty acids identified in the Burmese python promote beneficial cardiac growth. Science. 334:528-531.

57. Castoe, T.A., S.E. Fox, AP J. de Koning, A.W. Poole, J.M. Daza, E.N. Smith, T.C. Mockler, S.M. Secor, and D.D. Pollock. 2011. A multi-organ transcriptome resource for the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus). BMC Res. Notes 4:310.

56. Castoe, T.A., AP J. de Koning, K.T. Hall, K.D. Yokoyama, W. Gu, E.N. Smith, C. Feshotte, P. Uetz, D.A. Ray, J. Dobry, R. Bogden, S.P. Mackessy, A.M. Bronikowski, W.C. Warren, S.M. Secor and D.D. Pollock. 2011. Sequencing the genome of the Burmese python (Python molurus bivittatus) as a model for studying extreme adaptations in snakes. Genome Biol. 12:406

55. Gartner, G.E.A., J.W. Hicks, D.V. Andrade, S.M. Secor, and T. Garland. 2011. Reply to “Heart Position in Snakes”. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 84:102-106.

54. Costello, E.K., J.I. Gordon, S.M. Secor, and R. Knight. 2010. Postprandial remodeling of the gut microbiota in Burmese python. ISME J. 4:1375-1385.

53. Bessler, S.M., M.C. Stubblefield, G.R. Ultsch, and S.M. Secor. 2010. Determinants and modeling of specific dynamic action for the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis. Can. J. Zool. 88:808-820.

52. Barboza, P.S., A. Bennett, J-H.Lignot, R.D. Mackie, T.J. McWhorter, S.M. Secor, N. Skovgaard, M.A. Sundset, and T. Wang. 2010. Digestive challenges for vertebrate animals: microbial diversity, cardio-respiratory coupling and dietary specialization. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 83: 764-774.

51. Cox, C.L. and S. M. Secor. 2010. Integrated postprandial responses of the diamondback watersnake, Nerodia rhombifer. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 83:618-631.

50. Gartner, G.E.A., J.W. Hicks, P.R. Manzani, D.V. Andrade, A.S. Abe, T. Wang, S.M. Secor, and T. Garland. 2010. Phylogeny, ecology, and heart position in snakes. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 83:43-54.

49. Secor, S.M. and S.E. White. 2010. Prioritizing blood flow, cardiovascular performance in response to the competing demands of locomotion and digestion for the Burmese Python, Python molurus. J. Exp Biol. 213:78-88

48. Helmstetter, C., N. Reix, M. T’Flachebba, R.K. Pope, S.M. Secor, Y. Le Maho, and J.-H. Lignot. 2009. Functional changes with feeding of the gastro-intestinal epithelium of Burmese python (Python molurus). Zool. Sci. 26:632-638.

47. Helmstetter, C., R.K. Pope, M. T’Flachebba, S.M. Secor, and J.-H. Lignot. 2009. The effects of feeding on the morphology and proliferation of the gastrointestinal tract of the Burmese python (Python molurus). Can. J. Zool.87:1255-1267.

46. Secor, S.M. 2009. Specific dynamic action, a review of the postprandial metabolic response. J. Comp. Physiol. 179:1-56.

45. Secor, S.M. 2008. Digestive physiology of the Burmese python, broad regulation of integrated performance. J. Exp. Biol. 211:3767-3774.

44. Cox, C.L. and S.M. Secor. 2008. Matched regulation of gastrointestinal performance in the Burmese python, Python molurus. J. Exp. Biol. 211:1131-1140.

43. Cox, C.L., and S.M. Secor. 2007. Determinants of energy efficiencies in juvenile Burmese pythons, Python molurus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 148A:861-868.

42. Boback, S.M., C.L. Cox, B.D. Ott, R. Carmody, R.W. Wrangham, and S.M. Secor. 2007. Cooking and grinding reduces the cost of meat digestion. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 148:651-656.

41. Christel, C., S.M. Secor, and D.F. DeNardo. 2007. Metabolic and digestive response to food ingestion in a binge-feeding lizard, the Gila monster (Heloderma suspectum). J. Exp. Biol. 210:3430-3439.

40. Cooper, W.E., and S.M. Secor. 2007. Strong response to anuran chemical cues by an extreme dietary specialist, the eastern hog-nose snake (Heterdon platyrhinos). Can. J. Zool. 85:619-625.

39. Secor, S.M., J.A. Wooten, and C.L. Cox. 2007. Effects of meal size, meal type, and body temperature on the specific dynamic action of anuran. J. Comp. Physiol. B 177:165-182.

38. Ott, B.D., and S.M. Secor. 2007. Adaptive regulation of digestive performance in the genus Python. J Exp. Biol. 210:340-356

37. Secor, S.M., and M.C. Boehm. 2006. Specific dynamic action of ambystomatid salamanders and the impact of meal size, meal type, and body temperature. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 79:720-735.

36. Burns, J.M., T. Williams, S.M. Secor, N. Owen-Smith, N.A. Bargmann, and M.A. Castellini. 2006. New insights into the physiology of natural foraging. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 79:242-249.

35. Lignot, J.-H., C. Helmstetter, and S.M. Secor. 2005. Postprandial morphological response of the intestinal epithelium of the Burmese python (Python molurus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 141:280-291.

34. Secor, S.M. 2005. Physiological responses to feeding, fasting, and estivation for anurans. J. Exp. Biol. 208:2595-2608.

33. Secor, S.M. 2005. Evolutionary and cellular mechanisms regulating intestinal performance of amphibians and reptiles. Integr. Comp. Biol. 45:66-78.

32. Secor, S.M., and T.R. Nagy. 2003. Non-invasive measure of body composition of snakes using

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 136:379-389.

31. Secor, S.M. 2003. Gastric function and its contribution to the postprandial metabolic response of the Burmese python, Python molurus. J. Exp. Biol. 206:1621-1630.

30. Secor, S.M., and A.C. Faulkner. 2002. Effects of meal size, meal type, body temperature, and body size on the specific dynamic action of the marine toad, Bufo marinus. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 75:557-571.

29. Secor, S.M., J.S. Lane, E.E. Whang, S. W. Ashley, and J. Diamond. 2002. Luminal nutrient signals for intestinal adaptation in pythons. Amer. J. Physiol. 283:G1298- G1309.

28. Secor, S.M., D. Fehsenfeld, J. Diamond, and T. E. Adrian. 2001. Responses of python gastrointestinal regulatory peptides to feeding. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 98:13637-13642.

27. Secor, S.M., T.R. Nagy, K.E. Johnson, and T. Tamura. 2001. Effect of feeding on circulating micronutrient concentrations in the Burmese python (Python molurus). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 129:673-679.

26. Secor, S.M. 2001. Regulation of digestive performance: a proposed adaptive response. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 128:565-577.

25. Secor, S.M., E.E. Whang, J.S. Lane, S. W. Ashley, and J. Diamond. 2000. Luminal and systemic signals trigger intestinal adaptation in the Burmese python (Python molurus). Amer. J. Physiol. 279:G1177-G1187.

24. Secor, S.M., J.W. Hicks, and A.F. Bennett. 2000. Ventilatory and cardiovascular responses of a python (Python molurus) to exercise and digestion. J. Exp. Biol. 203:2447-2454.

23. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 2000. Evolution of regulatory responses to feeding in snakes. Physiol. Biochem. Zool. 73:123-141.

22. White, A., S.M. Secor, and J.M. Conlon. 1999. Insulin, glucagon, and glucagon-like peptide-1 from the horned frog, Ceratrophrys ornata (Anura: Leptodactylidae). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 115:143-154.

21. Secor, S. M. and J. Diamond. 1999. The maintenance of digestive performance in the turtles Chelydra serpentina, Sternotherus odoratus, and Trachemys scripta. Copeia 1999:75-84.

20. Li, Z., S.M. Secor, V.A. Lance, M.A. Masini, M. Vallarino, and J.M. Conlon. 1998. Characterization of bradykinin-related peptides generated in the plasma of six sarcopterygian species (African lungfish, amphiuma, coachwhip, bullsnake, gila monster, and Gray’s monitor). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 112:108-114.

19. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1998. A vertebrate model of extreme physiological regulation. Nature 395:659-662.

18. Conlon, J.M., T.E. Adrian, and S.M. Secor. 1997. Tachykinins (substance P, neurokinin A and neuropeptide y), and neurotensin from the intestine of the Burmese python, Python molurus. Peptides 18:1505-1510.

17. Conlon, J.M., S.M. Secor, T.E. Adrian, D.C. Mynarcik, and J. Whittaker. 1997. Purification and characterization of islet hormones (insulin, glucagon, pancreatic polypeptide and somatostatin) from the Burmese python, Python molurus. Regul. Pept. 71:191-198.

16. McWilliams, S.R., D. Afik, and S.M. Secor. 1997. Patterns and processes in the vertebrate digestive system. Trends Ecol. Evol. 12:420-422.

15. Secor, S.M. and J.A. Phillips. 1997. Specific dynamic action of a large carnivorous lizard, Varanus albigularis. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 117A:515-522 .

14. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1997. Effects of meal size on post-prandial responses for juvenile Burmese pythons (Python molurus). Am. J. Physiol. 272:R902-R912.

13. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1997. Determinants of post-feeding metabolic response in Burmese pythons (Python molurus). Physiol. Zool. 70:202-212.

12. Bursey, C.R., S.R. Goldberg, and S.M. Secor. 1995. Hexametra boddaertii (Nematoda: Ascaridae) in the sidwinder, Crotalus cerastes (Crotalidae), from California. J. Helminthol. Soc. Wash. 62:78-80.

11. Secor, S.M. 1995. Ecological aspects of foraging mode for the snakes Crotalus cerastes and Masticophis flagellum. Herp. Monog. 9:169-186.

10. Secor, S.M. 1995. Digestive response to the first meal in hatchling Burmese pythons (Python molurus). Copeia. 1995:947-953.

9. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1995. Adaptive response to feeding in Burmese pythons, pay before pumping. J. Exp. Bio. 198:1313-1325.

8. Secor, S.M. and K.A. Nagy. 1994. Bioenergetic correlates of foraging mode for the snakes Crotalus cerastes and Masticophis flagellum. Ecology 75:1600-1614.

7. Secor, S.M. 1994. Ecological significance of movements and activity range for the sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes. Copeia 1994:631-645.

6. Secor, S.M., E.D. Stein, and J. Diamond. 1994. Rapid up-regulation of snake intestine in response to feeding: a new model of intestinal adaptation. Am. J. Physiol. 266:695-705.

5. Secor, S.M., B.C. Jayne, and A.P. Bennett. 1992. Performance and energetic cost of sidewinding by the snake, Crotalus cerastes. J. Exp. Biol. 163:1-14.

4. Secor, S.M. 1990. Reproductive and combat behavior of the Mexican milksnake, Lampropeltis mexicana. J. Herpetol. 24:217-221.

3. Secor, S.M. 1988. Perch sites of calling male bird-voiced treefrogs, Hyla avivoca, in Oklahoma. Proc. Okla. Acad. Sci. 68:71-73.

2. Secor, S.M. 1987. The golden topminnow, Fundulus chrysotus (Cyrpinodontidae), an addition to the fish fauna of Oklahoma. Southwest. Nat. 32:522-525

1. Secor, S.M. 1987. Courtship and mating behavior of the speckled kingsnake, Lampropeltis getulus holbrooki. Herpetologica 43:15-28.

Book Chapters

7. Secor, S.M. 2011. Cost of digestion and assimilation. Pp. 1608-1616. In. Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: from Genome to Environment, Vol 3. (A.P. Farrell, ed.) Academic Press, San Diego.

6. Secor. S.M. 2010. Crotalus cerastes. In. Grzimek’s Animal Life. (Simmons, N. ed.). Cengage/Gale, Farmington Hills, Michigan.

5. Secor, S.M. and J.-H. Lignot. 2010. Morphological plasticity of vertebrate aestivation. Pp. 183-208. In. Aestivation: Molecular and Physiological Aspects (Navas, C.A. and J.E. de Carvalho, eds). Springer, Heidelberg.

4. Ott, B.D., and S.M. Secor. 2007. The specific dynamic action of boas and pythons. Pp. 299-310. In: Biology of Boas and Pythons (R.W. Henderson and R. Powell, eds.). Eagle Mtn Publ.

3. Secor, S.M., and B.D. Ott. 2007. Adaptive correlation between feeding habits and digestive physiology for boas and python. Pp. 257-268. In: Biology of Boas and Pythons (R.W. Henderson and R. Powell, eds.). Eagle Mtn Publ.

2. Secor, S.M. 1994. Natural history of the sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes. pp. 281-301. In: Herpetology of the North American Deserts (P.R. Brown and J.W. Wright, eds.). Southwestern Herpetologists Society, Van Nuys, California.

1. Secor, S.M. 1992. A preliminary analysis on the movement and home range size of the sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes. pp. 389-394. In: Biology of the Pitvipers. (J. A. Campbell and E.D. Brodie, eds). Selva Press, Tyler, Texas.

Technical Reports

2. Secor, S.M. and G.D. Schnell. 1985. Evaluation of wetland habitats in Oklahoma’s Gulf Coastal Plain. Tech. Report Okla. Dept. Wildlife Conservation 110 pp.

1. Secor, S.M. and C.C. Carpenter. 1984. Distribution maps of Oklahoma reptiles. Spec. Publ. No. 3, Okla. Herp. Soc. 57 pp.

Book Reviews

3. Secor, S.M. 1998. Snakes: the evolution of mystery in nature. By H. W. Greene. Copeia 1998:523- 524.

2. Secor, S.M. 1995. The natural history of West Indian boas. By P. J. Tolson and R. W. Henderson. Copeia 1995:254-256.

1. Secor, S.M. 1995. Snakes: ecology and behavior. By R. A. Seigel and J. T. Collins. Quart. Rev. Biol. 70:228.

Published Abstracts

102. Warner, D.A., S.M. Secor, M.S. Johnson, and T.R. Nagy. 2015. A preliminary evaluation of energy and nutrient availability across an island landscape, and its fitness consequences in the brown anole lizard. Integr. Comp. Biol. 55. In press.

101. Fisher, C.L., Reif, M.S., Crossley, D.A. and S.M. Secor. 2015. Impact of incubation hypoxia on digestive energetics and performance for the snapping turtle. Integr. Comp. Biol. 55. In press.

100. Buddemeyer K.M., A.E. Alexander, and S. M. Secor. 2015. Negative calorie food: fact or fiction. Integr. Comp. Biol. 55. In press.

99. Alexander, A.E., K.M. Buddemeyer, and S.M. Secor. 2015. Testing the cooking hypothesis in human evolution. Integr. Comp. Biol. 55. In press.

98. Reif, M.S., C.L. Fisher, S.P MacKessy, and S.M. Secor. 2015. Testing the adaptive correlation between feeding habits and digestive physiology of snakes. Integr. Comp. Biol. 55. In press.

97. Secor, S. 2015. Evolutionary and molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal flexibility for snakes. The Physiologist 58:43

96. Larkin, M., and S. Secor. 2014. The metabolic determinant underlying the rate of energy use during prolonged fasting for the diamondback watersnake, Nerodia rhombifer. FASEB J. 28:1101.4

95. Secor , S., A. Choudhary, M. Lundh, and B. Wagner. 2014. Is extreme physiology of Burmese python relevant to diabetes. FASEB J. 28:1108.8

94. Belanich, J. and S.M. Secor. 2014. Tarantulas vs. scorpions: digestive energetics and efficiencies of drinking versus eating. Integr. Comp. Biol. 54:e241

93. Larkin, M. and S.M. Secor. 2014. Variation in organ and tissue mass loss during fasting for the snake Nerodia rhombifer. Integr. Comp. Biol. 54:e303

92. Anderson. G. and S.M. Secor. 2014. Differential growth of body segments explain ontogenetic shifts in heart position. Comp. Biol. 54:e6

91. Secor, S.M. 2013. From field metabolic rates to genomics, the integrative physiology of snakes. Integr. Comp. Biol. 53:e193.

90. Belanich, J. and S.M. Secor. 2013. Postprandial metabolic response and specific dynamic action of scorpions. Integr. Comp. Biol. 53:e245.

89. Crocker-Buta, S. and S.M. Secor. 2013. Determinants and repeatability of specific dynamic action for the corn snake Pantherophis guttatus. Integr. Comp. Biol. 53:e271.

88. Menzel, E. and S.M. Secor. 2013. Exploring the phenotypic plasticity of intestinal responses for snakes. Integr. Comp. Biol. 53:e333.

87. Anderson, G. and S.M. Secor. 2013. Developmental shifts in heart position for the diamondback rattlesnake. Integr. Comp. Biol. 53:e238.

86. Randazzo, A., G. Gamble, and S.M. Secor. 2013. Rapid upregulation of the python’s small intestine. Integr. Comp. Biol. 53:e356.

85. Secor, S. M., T.A. Castoe, and D.D. Pollock. 2012. Transcriptome analysis of the regulatory mechanisms of intestinal adaptation for the Burmese python. Integr. Comp. Biol. 52:e325

84. Belanich J.R., C. Shillington, and S.M. Secor. 2012. Determinants of the postprandial metabolic response and specific dynamic action of the tarantula Grammostola rosea. Integr. Comp. Biol. 52:e210

83. Smith M. E. and S. M. Secor. 2012. Gastrointestinal responses to aestivation for the aquatic salamander Amphiuma tridactylum. Integr. Comp. Biol. 52:e330.

82. Manrique, A., S. Secor, and D.F. DeNardo. 2012. Water balance and use of a unique internal water reserve in viper boa (Candoia aspera). Integr. Comp. Biol. 52:e289

81. Menzel E.J., B. Nicholas, D.F. DeNardo and S.M. Secor. 2012. Adaptive regulation of gastrointestinal form and function for the diamondback rattlesnake. Integr. Comp. Biol. 52:e294

80. Secor, S.M. and J.-H. Lignot. 2011. Does form dictate function in the adaptive regulation of intestinal performance among snakes? Integr. Comp. Biol. 51:e125

79. Secor, S., E. Costello, J. Gordon, and R. Knight. 2010. Interplay between intestinal performance and microbiota community in an intermittent feeder. The Physiologist 53(6):19.

78. Smith, M.E., J. Dureau, J.T. Duke, and S.M. Secor. 2010. Meal type effects on lizard specific dynamic action. Integr. Comp. Biol. 50:e296.

77. Secor, S.M., J.R. Taylor, and M. Grosell. 2010. Postprandial matching of intestinal function and metabolism. Integr. Comp. Biol. 50:e292.

76. Reaves Pierce, H., C. A. Riguelme, L.A. Leinwand, and S.M. Secor. 2010. Python model of pathological cardiac hypertrophy. Integr. Comp. Biol. 50:e285.

75. Hall, D.J., R. Day, and S.M. Secor. 2010. Effects of fasting and food habits on the intestinal performance of fishes. Integr. Comp. Biol. 50:e237.

74. Wall, C.E., C.A. Riquelme, S. Secor, and L.A. Leinwand. 2010. Transcriptional regulation of metabolic genes in the postprandial adaptation. FASEB J. 24:1036.5

73. Secor, S.M., C. Wall, C. Riquelme, and L. Leinwand. 2010. Morphological and molecular development in python model of pathological cardiac hypertrophy. FASEB J. 24:1036.3

72. Secor, S.M., C.A. Riquelme, and L. Leinwand. 2009. Python model of physiological and pathological

hypertrophy. FASEB J. 23:953.8

71. Tew. W.Y. and S.M. Secor. 2009. Actin polymerization underlies the postprandial lengthening of the python microvilli. Integr. Comp. Biol. 49:e314

70. Secor, S.M. and J.-H. Lignot 2009. Impact of meal fat content on the postprandial responses of the Burmese python. Integr. Comp. Biol. 49:e154

69. Riquelme, C.A., J. Magida, S.M. Secor, and L.A. Leinwand. 2009. Pro-hypertrophic factors present in post-prandial python serum: effects on neonatal rat cardiomyocytes. Integr. Comp. Biol. 49:e144.

68. Carmody, R.N., E. Cone, R.W. Wrangham, S.M. Secor. 2009. Cooking and the net energy value of meal: implications for human evolution. Integr. Comp. Biol. 49:e27

67. Giambrone, T.P., J.-H. Lignot, S.M. Secor, and J. Fredrick. 2009. Maintenance of digestive performance is ontogentically stable for the American alligator, Integr. Comp. Biol. 49:e234

66. Bessler, S.M. and S.M. Secor. 2009. To regulate or not to regulate; stomach acid production in amphibians and reptiles. p. Biol. 49:e14.

65. Secor, S. and J. Lignot. 2008. Intestinal form dictates function: the underlying mechanisms regulating

intestinal performance. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 150:S58.

64. Lignot, J., S. Secor, A. Ackermann, and C. Helmstetter. 2008. Plasticity of the intestinal wall of various Boidae. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 150:S59.

63. Powolny, T., S. Secor, and J.-H. Lignot. 2007. Thermogenesis of digestion in juvenile Burmese pythons. Integr. Comp. Biol. 47:e220.

62. Cox, C.L. and S.M. Secor. 2007. Modest regulation of gastrointestinal morphology and function for the frequently feeding diamondback watersnake, Nerodia rhombifer. Integr. Comp. Biol. 47:e23.

61. Secor, S.M., C.L. Cox, and J.-H. Lignot. 2007. Form and function; identifying the underlying regulatory mechanisms of intestinal performance. Integr. Comp. Biol. 47:e119.

60. Copeland, D.L., K.J. Rodnick, R.L. Earley, and S.M. Secor. 2007. Postprandial response of ventricular mass and metabolic enzyme activities for the Burmese python, Python molurus. Integr. Comp. Biol. 47:e169.

59. Pope, R., C. Helmstetter, J. Lignot, and S. Secor. 2007. Bone absorption through specialised intestinal cells in juvenile Burmese pythons. Comp. Biochem Physiol. A 146:S174.

58. Lignot, J., N. Reix, M.T. Flachebba, C. Helmstetter, R. Pope, and S. Secor. 2007. Feeding-induced

morphological and thermal changes in the gut of juvenile Burmese pythons. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 146:S174.

57. Secor, S.M. 2007. The python model: New insights in the regulation of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular performance. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 148:S103.

56. Ott, B.D. and S.M. Secor. 2006. Implications of meal type effects on specific dynamic action for optimal foraging. Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e106.

55. Christel, C.M., D.F. DeNardo, and S.M. Secor. 2006. Gila monster digestion and exendin-4: absence of exendin-4 effect on metabolism, intestinal performance, or plasma nutrient concentration. Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e25.

54. Cox, C.L. and S.M. Secor. 2006. Intestinal hydrolase activity of the Burmese python, Python molurus.

Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e29.

53. Secor, S.M. and S.E. White. 2006. Cardiovascular response to digestion and exercise in the Burmese

python. Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e247.

52. Boback, S.M. and S.M. Secor. 2006. Causal association between organ masses and aerobic metabolism in the diamondback water snake. Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e13.

51. Secor, S.M., S.M. Boback, and J.-H. Lignot. 2006. Spatial and temporal variation in the pH of the

gastrointestinal tract of the Burmese python. Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e128.

50. Boback, S.M., C.L. Cox, B.D. Ott, R. Carmody, R.W. Wrangham, and S.M. Secor. 2006. Testing the

selective advantage to cooking in human evolution. Integr. Comp. Biol. 46:e171.

49. Secor, S.M. 2006. Maximum cardiac performance for the Burmese python. The Physiologist 49:C1-51.

48. Lignot, J., R.K. Pope, S. Secor. C. Helmstetter. 2006. Postprandial morphological responses of the

gastrointestinal tract of Burmese pythons (Python molurus). The Physiologist 49:C1-51.

47. Secor, S.M. 2006. Scaling of physiological performance during digestion FASEB J. 20:A823.

46. Helmstetter, C., S. M. Secor, R.K. Pope, and J.H. Lignot. 2005. Postprandial cellular replication and

morphological responses of the Burmese python gastrointestinal tract. Integr. Comp. Biol. 45: 1143.

45. Hernandez, R.A., S.M. Secor, and R.E. Espinoza. 2005. Is a dietary jack of all trades a master of none? Adaptability of gut form and function in an omnivorous lizard. Integr. Comp. Biol. 45:1011.

44. Picard, C., E. Newsom, and S.M. Secor. 2005. Postprandial response of circulating metabolites for snakes. Integr. Comp. Biol. 45:1179.

43. Ott, B.D. and S.M. Secor. 2005. Postprandial upregulation of intestinal morphology and function in

pythons Integr. Comp. Biol. 45:1053.

42. Cox, C. and S.M. Secor. 2005. Determinants of energy efficiencies for juvenile Burmese pythons (Python molurus). Integr. Comp. Biol. 45: 1121.

41. Secor, S.M. 2005. Heart position in snakes, ontogenetic shifts and correlation with other organs. Integr. Comp. Biol. 45:1071.

40. Secor, S.M. and J.-H. Lignot. 2005. Plasticity of intestinal morphology underlies the regulation of nutrient uptake for the Burmese python. FASEB J. 19:A751.

39. Ott, B.D. and S.M. Secor. 2004. Metabolic and intestinal responses to feeding for the genus Python.

Integr. Comp. Biol. 44:616.

38. Wooten, J.A. and S.M. Secor. 2004. Determinants of the specific dynamic action of anurans. Integr.

Comp. Biol. 44:668.

37. Andres, D.L., R.I. Mackie, S.M. Secor, and R.E. Espinoza. 2004. Can the cost of diet switching explain the evolution of herbivory in reptiles? Integr. Comp. Biol. 44:516.

36. Roth, E.B. and S.M. Secor. 2004. Proximate mechanisms regulating performance for the Burmese

python, Python molurus. Integr. Comp. Biol. 44:743.

35. Lignot, J.-H., C. Helmstetter, and S.M. Secor. 2004. Structural changes of the intestinal epithelium with fasting and feeding for the Burmese python (Python molurus) Integr. Comp. Biol. 44:719.

34. Stubblefield, M.C., G.R. Ultsch, and S.M. Secor. 2004. Metabolic and intestinal response to hibernation for the eastern garter snake, Thamnophis s. sirtalis. Integr. Comp. Biol. 44:648.

33. Secor, S.M. and S.E. White. 2004. Effects of exercise, digestion, and body mass on cardiac output and patterns of blood flow for the Burmese python (Python molurus). Integr. Comp. Biol. 44: 639

32. Bagley, J.C. and S.M. Secor. 2004. The allometry of metabolic and intestinal performance for the marine toad and diamondback water snake. Integr. Comp.Biol.44:674.

31. Lignot, J.-H. and S.M. Secor. 2003. Apoptosis in the intestinal mucosa of the Burmese python. p. Biol. 43:878.

30. Gandolfi, B.M., C. Bobino, and S.M. Secor. 2003. Allometric scaling of intestinal performance for

colubrid snakes. Integ. Comp. Biol. 43:878.

29. Boehm, M.C., and S.M. Secor. 2003. Energy budget models of specific dynamic action for the amphibians Ambystoma tigrinum and Bufo cognatus. Integ. Comp. Biol. 43:1038.

28. Secor, S.M. 2003. Evolutionary and proximate mechanisms of intestinal adaptation. Integ. Comp. Biol. 43:809.

27. Secor, S.M. 2003. Metabolic plasticity during fasting and feeding: from pilot light to full burners. Bull.

Can. Soc. Zool. 34:93.

26. Secor, S.M, and S.E. White. 2003. Preliminary investigation in patterns of blood flow during exercise and digestion for the Burmese python (Python molurus). Bull. Can. Soc. Zool. 34:94.

25. Lignot, J.-H. and S.M. Secor. 2002. Postprandial morphological changes of the intestinal villi and

enterocytes in the Burmese pythons. Integr. Comp. Biol. 42:1267.

24. Secor, S.M. 2002. Allometry of SDA, scaling the metabolic response to digestion. Integr. Comp. Biol.

42:1309.

23. Secor, S.M. 2002. Stomach pH and the cost of gastric digestion for the Burmese python. The Physiologist 45:345.

22. Secor, S.M., and T.R. Nagy. 2001. Determination of lean, fat, and ash mass of snakes using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Am. Zool. 41:1651.

21. Faulkner, A.C., and S.M. Secor. 2001. Determinates of the post-feeding metabolic response of the toad,Bufo marinus. Am. Zool. 41:1441.

20. Secor, S.M. 2001. The source and sense of the metabolic response to feeding. Am. Zool. 41:1583.

19. Secor, S.M., T.R. Nagy, K.E. Johnston, and T. Tamura. 2001. Effects of feeding on circulating

micronutrient concentrations in Burmese pythons. FASEB J. 15:A89.

18. Secor, S.M. and T. Nagy. 2000. Postprandial response of plasma lipids and the hormone leptin in

pythons. Am. Zool. 40:1205.

17. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1999. Hydrogen (H2) production by digesting pythons: Fermentation, malabsorption, or putrefication. Am. Zool. 39:95.

16. Secor, S.M., J.W. Hicks, A.F. Bennett, and J. Diamond. 1999. Cardiac and ventilatory response in digesting pythons. FASEB J. 13:A744.

15. Quinn, K.E., H. Birmingham, N. Zecevic, S. Secor, J.M. Diamond, and B.E. Ehrlich. 1998. The post-fed hypertrophied python heart; a potential model of human heart failure. Biophy. J. 74:A355.

14. Secor, S.M., J.S. Lane, E.E. Whang, S.W. Ashley, and J. Diamond. 1998. Regulatory signals of intestinal adaptation in the python model. FASEB J. 12:A369.

13. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1997. Adaptive design of digestive physiology. Am. Zool. 37:83A.

12. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1996. Adaptive responses of digestive physiology in frogs. Am. Zool. 36:17A.

11. Lane, J.S., S.M. Secor, J. Diamond, D.W. McFadden, and S.W. Ashley. 1996. The Burmese python: A novel model of pancreatic adaptation. Pancreas 13:445.

10. Adrian, T.E., S. Secor, D. Fehsenfeld, P. Staab, and J. Diamond. 1996. Gastrointestinal hormone changes and the bowel adaptation associated with feeding in the Burmese python. Gastroenterology 110:A1055.

9. Secor, S.M., E.E. Whang, S.W. Ashley, and J. Diamond. 1995. Regulatory signals of intestinal adaptation for Burmese pythons. Am. Zool. 35:97A.

8. Secor, S.M., E.E. Whang, S.W. Ashley, and J. Diamond. 1995. Disassociation of function and morphology: a new model of intestinal adaptation using Burmese pythons. Gastroenterology 108:A752.

7. Secor, S.M. and J.M. Diamond. 1994. Evolution of the digestive response in snakes. Am. Zool. 34:48A.

6. Secor, S.M. and J. Diamond. 1994. Gastrointestinal adaptation of Burmese pythons. The Physiologist 37:A-53.

5. Diamond, J. and S. Secor. 1994. Costs and benefits of endothermy. The Physiologist 37:A-6.

4. Secor, S.M. and J.M. Diamond. 1994. Burmese pythons: a new model of gastrointestinal adaptation. FASEB J. 8:A62.

3. Secor, S.M., E.D. Stein, and J M. Diamond. 1992. Adaptive response of the digestive system by the sit-and-wait foraging snake, Crotalus cerastes. Am. Zool. 32:43A.

2. Secor, S.M. 1991. The energetics of the sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes. Northwest Sci. 65:66.

1. Secor, S.M. 1989. Adaptive strategies of thermoregulation in free-ranging sidewinders, Crotalus cerastes. Am. Zool. 29:9A.

Invited Seminars

2014 Department of Zoology, University of Wyoming

2014 Department of Biology, Southeastern Louisiana University

2014 Department of Biology, University of California, Riverside

2014 Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine

2013 Department of Biology, University of Cincinnati

2012 Department of Biology, Bennington College

2011 Department of Biology, Judson College

2011 Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alabama

2011 Department of Biology, University of Utah

2010 Department of Zoology, University of Göteborg, Sweden

2009 Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, University of Miami

2009 Department of Biology, Brock University

2009 Department of Biology, University of Memphis

2008 School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University

2007 Department of Biology, Louisiana State University at Lafayette

2007 Department of Biology, California State University, Fresno

2007 Institute Butantan, Sao Paulo, Brazil

1990 - 2006 55 invited seminars.

Invited Symposium/Plenary Presentations

2014 Comparative Gastrointestinal Physiology: From Genes to Animal Performance symposium held at the American Physiology Society Intersociety meeting: Comparative Approaches to Grand Challenges in Physiology, San Diego, CA. “Evolutionary and molecular mechanisms underlying intestinal flexibility for snakes”.

2013 Gastrointestinal flexibility: Ecology, evolution, and microbial symbiosis held at the International Union of Physiological Sciences meeting, Birmingham, UK. “Diverse feeding regimes and gut flexibility in ectotherms”. (Co-chair)

2013 Why a Calorie is Not a Calorie and Why it Matters for Human Diets held at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, MA. “Causes and determinants of specific dynamic action.”

2013 Special Session Honoring Ken Nagy held at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting, San Francisco, CA. “From field metabolic rates to genomics, the integrative physiology of snakes.” (Co-chair)

2012 National Association of Biology Teachers held in Dallas, Texas. Plenary lecture “The python: mystery of nature, model of science”.

2012 International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding held in Molde, Norway. Plenary lecture “Adaptive strategies of the gastrointestinal tract to fasting and feeding”

2011 Snake Genomics and Integrative Biology held in Vail Colorado. “Transcriptome regulation of python intestinal performance.” (Co-chair)

2008 Pathology and Physiological Regulation of Cardiac Hypertrophy held at Keystone Symposia, Copper Mountain, Colorado. “The python heart: Extreme regulation of form and function.”

2008 The Multifunctional Gut held at the Society of Experimental Biology, Marseille, France. “Intestinal form dictates function: the underlying mechanisms regulating intestinal performance.”

2008 The Integrative Comparative Physiology of Digestion held at the International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya. “Form and function: structural plasticity dictates the regulation of intestinal performance.”

2007 Snake: Good Model for Physiological Regulation Studies held at the International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Salvador, Brazil. “The python model, new insights in the regulation of gastrointestinal and cardiovascular performance.”

2005 Biology of Boas and Pythons held at the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Tampa, Florida. “Adaptive regulation of digestive performance by boas and pythons.”

2004 Integrative Biology: A Symposium Honoring George A. Bartholomew held at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. “Evolutionary and proximate mechanisms of intestinal adaptation.”

2004 Physiology of Intermittent Feeding held at the International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Ithala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. “Metabolic and intestinal responses to life history traits of aphagia for amphibians and reptiles.”

2004 Physiology of Foraging held at the International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Ithala Game Reserve, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. “Feast or famine, physiological responses to feeding and fasting for sit-and-wait foraging snakes.”

2003 Metabolic Plasticity in Animal Adaptations held at the Canadian Society of Zoologist meeting, Waterloo, Canada. “Metabolic plasticity to feeding and fasting: from pilot light to full burners.”

2001 Starvation as a Normal Feature of Animal Life Histories held at the International Union of Physiological Sciences Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand. "Physiological responses to long-term fasting in amphibians and reptiles."

2000 Physiological Consequences of Feeding held at the Society of Experimental Biology meeting, Exeter, England. “Adaptive interplay between feeding ecology and digestive physiology.”

1997 Digestive Tract of Amniotes held in Giessen, Germany. “The snake digestive tract and its adaptive responses.”

1996 George A. Bartholomew Award held at the Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology meeting. Albuquerque, New Mexico. “Evolutionary design of digestive physiology.”

1994 Ecophysiology of Reptiles held at the Second World Congress of Herpetology. Adelaide, Australia. "Physiological correlates of foraging mode for the snakes Crotalus cerastes and Masticophis flagellum" and "Digestive response to foraging mode in snakes."

1993 Reptilian Behavioral Ecology held at the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles meeting. Bloomington, Indiana. “Ecological consequences of foraging mode for the snakes Crotalus cerastes and Masticophis flagellum.”

1991 Venomous Snakes held in Boise, Idaho. “The energetics of the sidewinder, Crotalus cerastes.”

Presentations at Scientific Meetings

1983-2015 133 first-author presentations (239 total including as co-author).

2015 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, West Palm Beach, FL

2014 APS Intersociety meeting, San Diego, CA

Experimental Biology, San Diego, CA

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Austin, TX

2013 International Union of Physiological Sciences, Birmingham, UK

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, MA

Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Francisco, CA

2012 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Charleston, SC

International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding, Molde, Norway

2011 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Salt Lake City

Snake Genomic and Integrative Biology, Vail, Colorado

2010 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Seattle, Washington

Experimental Biology, Anaheim, California

American Physiology Society, Comparative Physiology, Westminster, Colorado

2009 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Boston, Mass.

Experimental Biology, New Orleans, Louisiana

2008 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Antonio, Texas

Keystone Symposia, Pathological and physiological regulation of cardiac hypertrophy, Copper Mountain, Colorado

Society of Experimental Biology, Marseille, France

International Conference of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

2007 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Phoenix, Arizona

International Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry, Salvador, Brazil

2006 Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, Orlando, Florida

Experimental Biology, San Francisco, California.

Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, New Orleans, Louisiana.

American Physiology Society, Comparative Physiology, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Film , TV, and Radio

2012 Filming in my laboratory at the University of Alabama on a python feeding, food energy, and metabolic rates for PBS Nova production “Can I Eat That” on 05/14-15/2012 (Aired 10/31/2012).

2012 Interviewed for NPR on our recent work on signals that trigger cardiac hypertrophy for the Burmese python by Margaret Martin. Aired 02/22/2012.

2012 TV interview on our studies on the cardiac hypertrophy experienced by pythons with feeding and role to examine human heart disease by Leigh Garner, 42 News. Aired 1/31/2012.

2012 TV interview on our work on python cardiac hypertrophy and the python model for studies in human heart disease by Taylor Sanders, WVUA news. Aired 1/30/2012.

2011 Interviewed for NPR on recent Science paper that described our studies that identified that fatty acids can trigger cardiac hypertrophy in pythons by Joe Palca. Aired 10/29/2011.

2011 Filming in my laboratory at the University of Alabama on a python consuming a pig and kingsnake consuming a corn snake for Discovery Channel by Wagtv (London) on 03/24–25/2011.

2011 Filming and interview in Cambridge, MA on the energetic advantage of consuming cooked versus raw food for EBS (South Korea) on 03/30/2011

2011 Filming and interview in Cambridge, MA on our studies to test the hypothesis that the consumption and digestion of cooked food provides an energetic advantage compare to eating raw food by BBC on 04/02/2011.

2010 Filming in my laboratory at the University of Alabama and interview on testing the hypothesis of the energetic advantage of cooking food for human evolution by BBC. Shown on BBC as “Did Cooking Make us Human”, 03/02/2010

2009 Filming in my laboratory at the University of Alabama and interview on the introduction of Burmese pythons into the Everglades National Park, produced by Nigel Marven and Image Impact. Shown on Nature Channel as “Invasion of the Giant Python”, 02/21/2010

2009 Interview on radio by Spud McConnell (7/15) regarding the establishment of pythons in the Everglades and the attempts to remove them, station WWL, New Orleans.

2008 Filming in my laboratory at the University of Alabama and interview on the adaptive features of the python gut and use of pythons to test the hypothesis of the energetic advantage of cooking food for human evolution. Evolve series “Guts”, History Channel

2007 Filming in central Florida and interview on the encounter of a Burmese python and alligator in the Everglades National Park. “Python Invasion in the Everglades”, Tigress Production, UK.

2007 Filming in my laboratory at the University of Alabama and interview on the adaptive features of the python gut. Daily Plant series, Discovery Channel Canada

2006 Filming in Everglades and in my laboratory at University of Alabama and interview on the encounter of a Burmese python and alligator in the Everglades National Park. Explorer episode “Python vs. Gator”, National Geographic.

1998 Scientific consultant on camera, Jackie Bibby setting world record for sitting in bath tub with rattlesnakes, Guinness Prime Time, Fox.

1997 Scientific consultant, ‘Anaconda’, Columbia Pictures.

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