Lance D. McBrayer

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Lance D. McBrayer

 https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2395-7078
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1993 …2025

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Lance D. McBrayer is a Professor and Curator of Herpetology at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia, USA.  He obtained a B.Sc. in Biology at Berry College, M.Sc. in Biology at Buffalo State College, and a Ph.D. at Ohio University.  His research program uses lizards as model organisms to study questions in functional anatomy, biomechanics, ecology, and evolution.  To date, he has 40 publications, and has served as an Associate Editor for Herpetologica and as an editor on the volume Lizard Ecology: The Evolutionary Consequences of Foraging Mode.  He also serves as a reviewer for numerous academic journals.  His research has taken him throughout the southeastern United States, the Great Basin, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts, and on multiple trips to Tanzania, Namibia, and South Africa.

Research interests

My research interests lie in organismal ecology which encompasses behavior, functional morphology, and evolution.  I primarily use lizards as a model system and have done studies on feeding behavior, foraging ecology, and locomotion in a variety of species. Central to my research is the study of organismal performance, or how well organisms perform ecologically important tasks like biting, jumping, or sprinting.  I am also the curator of our herpetology collection (~36,000 specimens).  This collection provides a rich source of natural history data for this region. If interested, feel free to contact me or visit my home page for more information.

Teaching interests

General Biology, Herpetology, Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy, Natural History Collections

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • SDG 13 - Climate Action
  • SDG 15 - Life on Land

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Education/Academic qualification

Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Ohio University - Main Campus

… → 2002

M.A. in Biology, State University of New York at Buffalo

… → 1996

B.S. in Biology, Berry College

… → 1993

Disciplines

  • Behavior and Ethology

Research Interests

  • Herpetology
  • Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy
  • Evolution

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