Leslie S. Babonis
Ph.D. Candidate
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Advisors: Drs. David H. Evans
and Martin J. Cohn
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Committee:
Department of Zoology: Drs. Karen A. Bjorndal,
Colette M. St.
Mary
Department of Entomology and Nematology: Dr. Daniel A. Hahn
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Research Interests: Briefly, I am interested in
the evolution of physiological specializations for marine habitat use in
reptiles. To this end, I conduct comparative studies of osmoregulation in
closely related marine and freshwater snakes (current study species: Laticauda
colubrina, L. laticaudata, L. semifasciata; Nerodia clarkii, N. fasciata).
Specifically I am interested in the development and function of
specialized salt-secreting tissues and the osmoregulatory tactics
employed by those species without specialized salt-secreting tissues.
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Education:
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Ph.D. (In
Progress)
Zoology
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL
B.S.
(2003)
Biology/Marine Science University of
Miami
Miami, FL
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Trimeresurus stejnegeri
A huge female Nerodia
fasciata, recent mother of 57.
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Sistrurus miliarius
Laticauda semifasciata
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Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides
Nerodia fasciata
neonates.
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