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| Gabriel Emil Asher Gartner |
Last updated January 2009
Education 1998-2002: B.Sc., Biology, Cornell University with honors and distinction in research Research Interests Integrative organismal biology of vertebrates, especially tetrapods; evolutionary functional morphology and physiology; eco-morphology; comparative methods; biomechanics; systematics; herpetology, natural history and conservation Fellowships, Honors and Awards 2009--Newell Award, UC Riverside: $600 Teaching Experience University of California--Evolutionary biology, comparative vertebrate anatomy, introductory biology for majors/non-majors Professional Affiliations Society for the Study of Evolution (SSE) Reviewer Evolution, American Journal of Physiology, Journal of Zoology, Journal of Herpetology Publications (click for PDF) Gartner, G.E.A., Hicks, J.W., Manzani, P.R., Andrade, D., Abe, A.S., Wang, T., Secor, S.M., and Garland T. Jr., (In Press). Phylogeny, ecology, and heart position in snakes. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology Oufiero, C.E., Adolph, S.C., Gartner, G.E.A., and Garland Jr., T. (In Revision). A phylogenetic analysis of scale variation in the lizard genus Sceloporus. Gartner, G.E.A., Jayne, B.C., and Garland, T. Jr., (In Prep). Variation in the semispinalis-spinalis muscles of snakes: Are behavior and habitat better predictors of morphology than phylogeny? To be submitted to the Journal of Evolutionary Biology. Oufiero, C.E., Gartner, G.E.A., and Garland T. Jr. (2008) Assesing California treefrogs; current status, threats, and long-term protection. Prepared for Joshua Tree National Park. Gartner, G.E.A. 2002. Undergraduate Honors Thesis. “Adaptation, Selective Regimes and the Comparative Method: A Case Study of the African Snake Genus Dasypeltis.” Mann Library. Cornell University Gartner, G.E.A., Hicks, J.W., Manzani, P.R., Andrade, D., Secor, S.M., Ives, T., and Garland Jr., T. 2006. Predictors of heart position in snakes. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(Supplement 1): e47. Adolph, S.C., Gartner, G.E.A., Oufiero, C.E., and Garland Jr., T. 2006. A phylogenetic analysis of scale variation in the lizard genus Sceloporus. Integrative and Comparative Biology 46(Supplement 1): e1. Gartner, G.E.A. and O’Reilly, J.C. “Are caeciliid caecilians (Amphibia: Gymnophiona) superior burrowers?” The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, San Diego, CA, 2005. Gartner, G.E.A. “Functional morphology and feeding in the African snake genus, Dasypeltis.” The Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, New Orleans, 2004. Gartner, G.E.A, and L.R. Ganser. “Comparative histology of the harderian gland in the Colubridae.” International Congress on Vertebrate Morphology, Boca Raton, FL, 2004
Gartner, G.E.A. “Evolutionary ecology of the African snake genus, Dasypeltis.” Joint Meetings of the ASIH/SSAR, Norman, OK, 2004 Gartner, G.E.A. “Adaptation, Selective Regimes and the Comparative Method: A Case Study of the African Snake Genus Dasypeltis.” Cornell University Department of Biology Undergraduate Honors Seminar, Ithaca NY, 2002 Gartner, G.E.A. “Chemical Mimicry in Vertebrates: A Case Study of the Common Waxbill, Estrilda astrild.” Howard Hughes Undergraduate Research Symposium, Ithaca, NY 2001 Work and Volunteer Experience 2002--Santa Cruz Biotechnology: Research assistant in quality control, responsible for western blotting purified antibodies for product assessment and preparation of Cruz Blots for use in bio-medical research.V 96-02--Volunteer Lecturer, Santa Cruz City Schools, Santa Cruz, California: Lectured at local high schools on ecology and evolution of snakes. 1997--East Bay Vivarium, Berkeley California: Day to day maintenance of reptiles and amphibians, sales and customer relations. Assisted management in captive breeding various snakes, particularly pythons and boas.
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