Ronald Nussbaum

Professor, Zoology
Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Associate Director and Curator, U-M Museum of Zoology

Systematics and Biogeography of the Arid Region Herpetofauna of Madagascar.
Development of species locator prediction methods by examining reptile species in Madagascar (NASA, Earthwatch, NGS, NSF).
Transnational collaborative research on rare post-hatching parental care among the African amphibian Boulengerula taitanus. Marked the discovery of never-before-seen behavior in amphibians and underscored the need for further studies to better document the diversity of amphibian life history strategies as well as greater conservation efforts.
Survey of amphibians, reptiles, and small mammals in the transitional and dry forests of Madagascar.

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