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Greene, Harry W.
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- behavioral and community ecology
- conservation biology
- evolutionary biology
- herpetology
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Publications
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academic article
- Adaptation in the African egg-eating snake: A comparative approach to a classic study in evolutionary functional morphology. Journal of Zoology. 275:368-374. 2008
- Hy Marx, impish innovator. Herpetological Review. 38:136-137. 2007
- Itapotihyla langsdorffii (NCN). Diurnal basking. Herpetological Review. 38:186-187. 2007
- A timelessly valuable survey: Cusco Amazónico: The lives of amphibians and reptiles in an Amazonian rainforest, by W. E. Duellman. Conservation Biology. 20:921-923. 2006
- Laughing falcon (Herpetotheres cachinnans) predation on coral snakes (Micrurus nigrocinctus). Biotropica. 38:566-568. 2006
- Parental care in anguid lizards. South American Journal of Herpetology. 1:9-19. 2006
- Pleistocene rewilding: An optimistic agenda for 21st century conservation. American Naturalist. 168:660-681. 2006
- Does prey size induce head skeleton phenotypic plasticity during early ontogeny in the snake Boa constrictor?. Journal of Zoology. 267:363-369. 2005
- Historical influences on community ecology. Proceedings at the National Academy of Science USA. 102:8395-8396. 2005
- Organisms in nature as a central focus for biology. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. 20:23-27. 2005
- Re-wilding North America. Nature. 436:913-914. 2005
- Sympatric rattlesnakes with contrasting mating systems show differences in seasonal patterns of plasma sex steroids. Animal Behaviour. 70:257-266. 2005
- A field study of the Timber Rattlesnake in Leavenworth County, Kansas. Journal of the Kansas Herpetological Society. 11:18-24. 2004
- Improved taxonomy for us and the other fishes. Nature. 411:738. 2001
- Fang tip spread, puncture distance, and suction for snake bite. Toxicon. 38:723-728. 2000
- Inhalation anesthesia of rattlesnakes in the field for processing and transmitter implantation. Sonoran Herpetologist. 13:110-114. 2000
- Limbless tetrapods and snakes with legs. Science. 287:1939-1941. 2000
- Phylogeography of the pitviper clade Agkistrodon: Historical ecology, species status, and conservation of the cantils. Molecular Ecology. 9:411-420. 2000
- Snake origins [response to Lee et al.]. Science. 288:1344-1345. 2000
- Benjamin Edward Dial (1944-1998). Herpetological Review. 30:6-7. 1999
- Feeding ecology of the desert nightsnake, Hypsiglena torquata (Colubridae). Copeia Journal. 1999:93-100. 1999
- Food habits of the glossy snake, Arizona elegans, with comparisons to the diet of sympatric long-nosed snakes, Rhinocheilus lecontei. Journal of Herpetology. 33:87-92. 1999
- Food habits of the long-nosed snake, Rhinocheilus lecontei, a "specialist" predator? . Journal of Zoology (London). 248:489-499. 1999
- Gape size and evolution of diet in snakes: Feeding ecology of erycine boas. Journal of Zoology (London). 248:49-58. 1999
- Surgery on rattlesnakes in the field for implantation of transmitters. Sonoran Herpetologist. 12:25-27. 1999
- Micrurus nigrocinctus (coral snake). Reproduction. Herpetological Review. 29:46. 1998
- We are primates and we are fish: Teaching monophyletic organismal biology. Integrative Biology: Issues, News, and Reviews. 1:108-111. 1998
- Phylogeography of the Bushmaster (Lachesis muta, Viperidae): Implications for neotropical biogeography, systematics, and conservation. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 62:421-442. 1997
- Non-avian reptiles as laboratory animals. Institute for Laboratory Animal Research Journal. 37:25-29. 1996
- Crotalus molossus molossus (blacktail rattlesnake). Maximum length. Herpetological Review. 26:101. 1995
- No electrostatic sense in snakes. Nature. 373:26. 1995
- Systematics and natural history, foundations for understanding and conserving biodiversity. American Zoologist. 34:48-56. 1994
- The feeding behavior and natural history of two Chilean snakes, Philodryas chamissonis and Tachymenis chilensis (Colubridae). Revista Chilena de Historia Natural. 65:485-493. 1993
- What's good about good natural history? . Herpetological Natural History. 1:3. 1993
- Snakes--one more time. Bird Watcher's Digest. 14:11. 1992
- Commentary: Scientific selection and sacrifice of species. Pacific Discovery. 44:3. 1991
- A sound defense of the rattlesnake. Pacific Discovery. 43:10-19. 1990
- Agonistic behavior by three-toed sloths, Bradypus variegatus. Biotropica. 21:369-372. 1989
- Defensive behavior and feeding biology of the Asian mock viper, Psammodynastes pulverulentus (Colubridae), a specialized predator on scincid lizards. Chinese Herpetological Research. 2:21-32. 1989
- Natural death associated with skeletal injury in the terciopelo, Bothrops asper (Viperidae). Copeia Journal. 1989:1036-1037. 1989
- Orthogeomys underwoodi (Rodentia, Goemyidae) on the Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica, with comments on the biological significance of pelage markings in tropical pocket gophers. Brenesia. 29:95-99. 1989
- Ecological and evolutionary implications of diet in monitor lizards. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 35:379-407. 1988
- Predator stimulation and duration of death feigning in neonate hognose snakes. Animal Behaviour. 36:1842-1844. 1988
- Systematics, natural history, and conservation. BioScience. 38:458-462. 1988
- Water-collection and drinking in Phrynocephalus helioscopus (Agamidae): A possible condensation mechanism. Journal of Herpetology. 21:134-139. 1987
- Diet and arboreality in the emerald monitor, Varanus prasinus, with comments on the study of adaptation. Fieldiana, Zoology (New Series). 31:1-12. 1986
- Salamanders now and then. Pacific Discovery. 39:31-35. 1986
- The evolution of helodermatid squamates, with description of a new taxon and an overview of Varanoidea. Transactions of the San Diego Natural History Museum. 21:167-202. 1986
- Feeding and the evolution of snakes [synopsis of American Zoologist 23:431-441]. BioScience. 34:41-42. 1984
- Empirical evidence of non-correlation between tail loss frequency and predation intensity on lizards. Oikos. 42:407-411. 1984
- Natural history observations and ecological evaluation of the La Selva Protection Zone, Costa Rica. Brenesia. 22:189-206. 1984
- Taxonomic status of the western racer, Coluber constrictor mormon. Journal of Herpetology. 18:210-211. 1984
- Dietary correlates of the origin and radiation of snakes. American Zoologist. 23:431-441. 1983
- Food niche relationships among sympatric predators: Effects of level of prey identification. Oikos. 40:151-154. 1983
- Predation upon reptiles in Mediterranean habitats of Chile, Spain, and California: A comparative analysis. Oecologia. 53:153-159. 1982
- Coral snake mimicry: Does it occur? . Science. 213:1207-1212. 1981
- The guild structure of a community of predatory vertebrates in central Chile. Oecologia. 49:21-28. 1981
- Behavioral convergence in the defensive displays of snakes. Experientia. 35:747-748. 1979
- Snakebite controversy. Texas Parks and Wildlife. 37:32. 1979
- Behavior and phylogeny: constriction in ancient and modern snakes . Science. 200:74-77. 1978
- Predation and the defensive behavior of green iguanas (Reptilia, Lacertilia, Iguanidae). Journal of Herpetology. 12:169-176. 1978
- Lizards of the genus Uracentron (Iguanidae) in east-central Colombia. Herpetologica. 33:256-260. 1977
- Social behavior in hatchling green iguanas: Life at a reptile rookery. Science. 195:689-691. 1977
- The aardwolf as hyaena mimic: An open question. Animal Behaviour. 25:245-246. 1977
- Scale overlap, a directional sign stimulus for prey ingestion by ophiophagous snakes. Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 41:113-120. 1976
- Status of the neotropical snake Rhabdophis poeppigi Jan, with notes on variation in Atractus elaps (Günther). Herpetologica. 32:221-227. 1976
- Ecological observations on the red coffee snake, Ninia sebae, in southern Veracruz, Mexico. American Midland Naturalist. 93:478-484. 1975
- Comments on aposematism and mimicry among coral snakes. The Biologist. 55:144-148. 1973
- Defensive tail display by snakes and amphisbaenians. Journal of Herpetology. 7:143-161. 1973
- Notes on the use of caudal lures by arboreal green pit vipers. Herpetologica. 28:32-34. 1972
- Herpetology on the Main. Herpetological Review. 3:31-33. 1971
- Beobachtungen zur Fortphlanzung von Sceloporus poinsettii. Salamandra. 6:48-50. 1970
- Mode of reproduction in lizards and snakes of the Gomez Farias region, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Copeia Journal. 1970:565-569. 1970
- Poisonous snakes in Western Europe. Medcom Examiner. 2:8-9. 1970
- Reproduction in a Mexican xantusiid lizard, Lepidophyma tuxtlae. Journal of Herpetology. 4:85-87. 1970
- Fat storage in females of an introduced lizard, Hemidactylus turcicus, in Texas. Texas Journal of Science. 21:233-235. 1969
- Reproduction in a Middle American skink, Leiolopisma cherriei (Cope). Herpetologica. 25:55-56. 1969
- Unusual pattern and coloration in snakes of the genus Pliocercus from Veracruz. Journal of Herpetology. 3:27-31. 1969
- A note on the eggs of Leptodeira annulata rhombifera Gunther [sic]. Journal of Herpetology. 2:162. 1968
- Brooding behavior by female Texas alligator lizards. Herpetologica. 22:303. 1966
- Breeding cycle in the ground skink, Lygosoma laterale. Publications of the Museum of Natural History, University of Kansas. 15:565-575. 1965
- Notes on the natural history of the western massasauga. Herpetologica. 21:255-228. 1965
- Ozark herpetozoa in Johnson County, Missouri. Herpetologica. 18:127. 1962
- Additional instances of tail-waving in salamanders. Bulletin of the Philadelphia Herpetological Society. 9:19. 1961
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article
- Letter to the editor: Reply to Zylstra 2007
- "Concluding remarks" for the 1989 Anolis symposium 1991
- Manhandling science 1991
- The evolution of feeding mechanisms in snakes 1988
- Feeding behavior and diet of the eastern coral snake, Micrurus fulvius 1984
- What you should do when bitten by a snake. Stars and Stripes. . 1970
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book
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booksection
- Foreword 2004
- Foreword 2004
- Foreword and Presentación 2004
- Varanus prasinus 2004
- Feeding in snakes 2000
- Foreword. Tupai: A Field Study of Bornean Treeshrews 2000
- Foreword.The View from Bald Hill: Thirty Years in an Arizona Grassland 2000
- Foreword. Snake Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Vol. 1. 1999
- Living with snakes 1999
- Natural history and behavioural homology 1999
- Foreword to the 1997 printing. 1997
- Ecological patterns in Greater Antillean macrostomatan snake assemblages, with comments on body-size evolution in Epicrates (Boidae) 1996
- Allometric aspects of predator-prey interactions 1994
- Homology and behavioral repertoires 1994
- Population biology of animals at La Selva: Life histories, distributions, demography, and predator-prey interactions 1994
- Phylogenetic patterns, biogeography, and the ecological structure of neotropical snake assemblages 1993
- The behavioral and ecological context for pitviper evolution 1992
- The future of pitvipers 1992
- Antipredator mechanisms in reptiles. Vol. 16. 1988
- Species richness in tropical predators 1988
- Natural history and evolutionary biology 1986
- Boa constrictor (Boa, Bequer, Boa Constrictor) 1983
- Micrurus nigrocinctus (Coral, Coral Snake, Corallilo) 1983
- A latitudinal trend in the timing of iguana nesting 1982
- Dietary and phenotypic diversity in lizards: Why are some organisms specialized? 1982
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chapter
- Genes, rats, and sinking boats: A biographical perspective on James L. Patton. Mammalian Diversification: From Chromosomes to Phlylogeography. 5-56. 2005
- Wallace and Savage: Heroes, theories, and venomous snake mimicry. Ecology and Evolution in the Tropics: A Herpetological Perspective. 190-208. 2005
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conference paper
- Relocation of nuisance rattlesnakes: Problems using short-distance translocation in a small rural community. Creative Cooperation in Resource Management: Third Conference on Research and Resource Management in the Southwestern Deserts, Extended Abstracts. 44-45. 2000
- Borderland blacktails: Radiotelemetry, natural history, and living with venomous snakes. Toward Integrated Research, Land Management, and Ecosystem Protection in the Malpai Borderlands: Conference Summary. 117-121. 1999
- County record for the woodland vole, Microtus pinetorum (Rodentia: Cricetidae), LeFlore County, OK, with natural history notes on a predatory snake. Proceedings of the Oklahoma Academy of Sciences. 93-94. 1996
- Reptile and amphibian diversity. Proceedings of the East Mojave Desert Symposium. 53-58. 1992
- Ecological, evolutionary, and conservation implications of feeding biology in Old World cat snakes, genus Boiga (Colubridae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. 193-207. 1989
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document part
- Rattlesnake species with contrasting breeding systems show differences in seasonal profiles of sex steroids. 348. 2001
- Field studies of hunting behavior by bushmasters. 897. 1983
- Evolution of the feeding apparatus in alethinophidian snakes. 924. 1982
- Phylogeny, convergence, and snake behavior. 4107-4108. 1978
- Behavior, ecology, and the adaptive zone of African mole vipers. 9. 1977
- Coral snake mimicry: Does it occur? . 85. 1976
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review
- A timelessly valuable survey: Cusco Amazónico: The lives of amphibians and reptiles in an Amazonian rainforest, by W. E. Duellman. 921-923. 2006
- (Review of) Islands and the Sea: Essays on Herpetological Exploration in the West Indies. 222. 2005
- Are you with the vipers? [review of The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, by J. A. Campbell and W. W. Lamar]. 29. 2005
- Review of Big snake: The hunt for the world’s longest python, by R. Twigger 1999
- The right stuff. Review of Naturalist, by E. O. Wilson. 1261-1262. 1994
- Review of The venomous sea snakes: A comprehensive bibliography, by W. A. Culotta and G. V. Pickwell. 286. 1994
- Unelevated vertebrates. Review of Snakes: Ecology and behavior. 1282. 1993
- Review of Neotropical wildlife use and conservation. 94-95. 1992
- Review of The behavioural biology of aggression, by J. Archer. 225. 1989
- Frugivorous reptiles. Review of Gray's monitor lizard, by W. Auffenberg. 1368-1369. 1988
- Review of Echsen im Terrarium, by W. Kästle. 37. 1973
- Identification of South Vietnamese snakes--a book review. 202. 1971
- Thomas Eisner June 25, 1929 - March 25, 2011 2011
presentations
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Service
service to the profession
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo International Collaborator/Advisor 2002 -
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo International Collaborator/Advisor 2002 -
- President’s Lecture, Old Dominion University
- Education Committee, American Institute of Biological Sciences Committee Member 2001 - 2005
- W. T. Edmondson Memorial Lecture, University of Washington Lecturer - 2003
- Carl Atwood Memorial Lecture, University of Toronto Lecturer - 2003
- Walton Lectureship, Mountain Lake Biological Station Lecturer - 2002
- Hayes Memorial Lecture, Buffalo Museum of Science Lecturer - 2001
- Pittsburgh Eminent Biologist Lecture, University of Pittsburgh Lecturer - 2001
- American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists President - 2000
- Distinguished Herpetologist Lecture, Herpetologists' League Lecturer - 1996
- George M. Sutton Memorial Lecture, University of Oklahoma Lecturer - 1995
- Hathaway Lecture in Ecology, Tulane University Lecturer - 1987
- Frontiers in the Natural Sciences Lecture in Biology, American Association for the Advancement of Science Lecturer - 1983
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Zoology, University of Tennessee 1977
- M.A. in Biology, University of Texas at Arlington 1973
- B.S. in Biology, Texas Wesleyan College 1968
awards and honors
- Outstanding Advisor Award, 2005
- Henry S. Fitch Award for Excellence in Herpetology, 2004
- Edward Osborne Wilson Award, 2000
- Josef Laszlo Memorial Award, 1998
- PEN Center USA West Literary Award (Greene 1997b), 1998
- Silver Medal, 1998
- Distinguished Alumni Award, 1996
- Distinguished Teaching Award, 1993
- Fellow, 1984
- Fellow, 1983
- Outstanding Publication Award, 1981
- Class of 1936 Teaching Excellence Award, 1980
- Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Academic Achievement, 1977
- Honors Fellowship, 1976
- Best Student Paper Award, 1974
- Outstanding Graduate Student Award, 1974
- Merrill Scholar's Most Influential Advisor
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- behavioral and community ecology
- conservation biology
- evolutionary biology
- herpetology
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