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Welcome to the research lab of Dr. Jennifer Moore
Our research focuses on the spatial ecology, population demographics, and conservation genetics of at-risk species. Our overarching aim is to understand the factors that impact movement, functional connectivity (dispersal and gene flow), and population viability. We strive to focus on applied research questions that address anthropogenic impacts to species and that can be used directly for conservation and management. We regularly use tools such as mark-recapture, radio telemetry, GIS, spatial statistics, and landscape genetics. Our research deals with a range of taxa, but tends to focus on amphibians and reptiles because of their unique life history characteristics, and their globally imperiled status.
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Latest news from the lab
Our eastern massasauga rattlesnake research was recently featured by National Geographic in a video and news story “Mysterious disease attacks rattlesnakes”!
Welcome to Eve Choi, a new Master’s student starting in the lab this summer. Eve will be studying the morphological and genotoxic effects of bti, a commonly used mosquito control, on amphibians.
Welcome back to former undergrad researcher Nathan Kudla who will be starting his MS work this winter! Nathan will be studying landscape genetics of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes.

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Conservation and landscape genetics of harvested and at-risk species

Research investigates microevolutionary processes like mating, dispersal, gene flow, spatial genetic structure and the impacts of processes like habitat fragmentation, and landscape and environmental change. Projects combine techniques from molecular and landscape ecology including microsatellite and parentage analysis, GIS and spatial analysis. Current projects focus on Eastern box turtles, American marten, American black bears, and woodland jumping mice.

Wildlife demography and spatial ecology

Research focuses on understanding movement ecology and habitat selection and estimating vital rates (e.g. age-specific survival) and other demographic parameters, including genetic effective population size. Projects use radio telemetry, mark-recapture, GIS and spatial and demographic analyses to investigate movement patterns, spatial structure and population demographics. Current projects focus on eastern massasauga rattlesnakes, eastern box turtles, and Galápagos lava lizards.

Dynamics of snake fungal disease and Ophidiomyces

Snake fungal disease (SFD) is an emerging disease, caused by the fungus Ophidiomyces ophiodiicola, which is threatening wild snake species. Research in this area focuses on understanding the prevalence, ecology and transmission dynamics of snake fungal disease. Current research focuses on eastern massasasauga rattlesnakes. Photo credit: Danielle Bradke.

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2017
Hillman, T.L., P. Keenlance, J.A. Moore, B. Swanson, J. Jacquot, J. C. Witt, A. Cornman. In Press. Implications of reintroduction history on genetic diversity of American marten in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Journal of Mammalogy.
Delgado, M.L., P. Singh, J. Funk, J.A. Moore, E. Cannell, J. Kanefsky, S.D. Manning, K.T. Scribner. 2017. Intestinal microbial community dynamics of white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in an agroecosystem. Microbial Ecology 2017:1-11.
Hileman, E. T., R. B. King, J. M. Adamski, T. G. Anton, R. L. Bailey, S. J. Baker, N. D. Bieser, T. A. Bell Jr, K. M. Bissell, D. R. Bradke, H. Campa III, G. S. Casper, K. Cedar, M. D. Cross, B. A. DeGregorio, M. J. Dreslik, L. J. Faust, D. S. Harvey, R. W. Hay, B. C. Jellen, B. D. Johnson, G. Johnson, B. D. Kiel, B. A. Kingsbury, M. J. Kowalski, Y. M. Lee, A. M. Lentini, J. C. Marshall, D. Mauger, J. A. Moore, R. A. Paloski, C. A. Phillips, P. D. Pratt, T. Preney, K. A. Prior, A. Promaine, M. Redmer, H. K. Reinert, J. D. Rouse, K. T. Shoemaker, S. Sutton, T. J. VanDeWalle, P. J. Weatherhead, D. Wynn and A. Yagi. 2017. Climatic and geographic predictors of life history variation in Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus): A range-wide synthesis. PloS One 12(2): e0172011.
2016
Bartman, J., N. Kudla, D. Bradke, S. Otieno, and J.A. Moore. 2016. Work smarter, not harder: Comparison of visual and trap survey methods for the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus). Herpetological Conservation and Biology 11:451-458.
Draheim, H.M., J.A. Moore, D. Etter, S.R. Winterstein, and K.T. Scribner. 2016. Detecting black bear source-sink dynamics using individual-based genetic graphs. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences 283: 20161002
Allender, M.C., E. Hileman, J.A. Moore, and S. Tetzlaff. 2016. Detection of Ophidiomyces, the causative agent of snake fungal disease, in the eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) in Michigan. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52: 694-698.
2015
Moore, J.A., R. Xu, K. Frank, H. Draheim, and K.T. Scribner. 2015. Social network analysis of mating patterns in American black bears (Ursus americanus). Molecular Ecology doi: 10.1111/mec.13290. PDF
Q. Sha, P. Singh, D. Lacher, J. del Valle, L. Ouellette, J.A. Moore, K. Scribner, and S.D. Manning. 2015. Characterization of enteropathogenic and Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli in cattle and deer sharing a pasture. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2015.00029 PDF
Locher, A., K. Scribner, J.A. Moore, B. Murphy, and J. Kanefsky. 2015. Influence of landscape features on spatial genetic structure of white-tailed deer in human-altered landscapes. Journal of Wildlife Management 79(2):180–194 PDF
2014
Moore, J.A., H.M. Draheim, D. Etter, S. Winterstein and K.T. Scribner. 2014. Application of large-scale parentage analysis for investigating natal dispersal in highly vagile vertebrates: a case study of American black bears (Ursus americanus). PLOS One 9(3): e91168. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091168. PDF
2013
Refsnider, J.M., C.H. Daugherty, S.S. Godfrey, S.N. Keall, J.A. Moore, and N.J. Nelson. 2013. Patterns of nesting migrations in the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus), a colonially nesting island reptile. Herpetologica 69: 282-290. PDF
Leafloor, J.O., J.A. Moore and K.T. Scribner. 2013. A hybrid zone between Canada geese (Branta canadensis) and cackling geese (B. hutchinsii). Auk 130(3):487-500 PDF
2012
Miller, KA, HC Miller, JA Moore, NJ Mitchell, A Cree, FW Allendorf, SD Sarre, SN Keall, and NJ Nelson. 2012. Securing the demographic and genetic future of tuatara through assisted colonization. Conservation Biology 26(5):790-798. PDF
Jones, PC, RB King, RL Bailey, ND Bieser, K Bissell, H Campa III, T Crabill, MD Cross, BA Degregorio, MJ Dreslik, FE Durbian, DS Harvey, SE Hecht, BC Jellen, G Johnson, BA Kingsbury, MJ Kowalski, J Lee, JV Manning, JA Moore, J Oakes, CA Phillips, JM Refsnider, KA Prior, JD Rouse, J Sage, RA Seigel, DB Shepard, CS Smith, TJ Vandewalle, PJ Weatherhead, A Yagi. 2012. Rangewide analysis of eastern massasauga survivorship. Journal of Wildlife Management. DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.418 PDF
Ramstad, KM, JA Moore, and JM Refsnider. 2012. Intrasexual aggression in tuatara: males and females respond differently to same-sex intruders. Herpetological Review 43(1):19-21.
Moore, JA, AM Kamarainen, KT Scribner, C Mykut and H Prince. 2012. Investigating the effects of anthropogenic alteration of nesting habitat on rates of extra pair fertilization and intraspecific brood parasitism in Canada Geese. Ibis 154(2):354-362. PDF
2011
Moore, JA, DA Tallmon, J Nielsen and S Pyare. 2011. Effects of the landscape on boreal toad gene flow: does the pattern-process relationship hold true across distinct landscapes at the northern range margin? Molecular Ecology 20: 4858-4869. PDF
2010
Doody, JS and JA Moore. 2010. Conceptual model for thermal limits on the distribution of reptiles. Herpetological Conservation and Biology (Proceedings of 6th World Congress of Herpetology) 5(2): 283-289. PDF
Nelson, NJ, JA Moore, S Pillai, and SN Keall. 2010. Thermosensitive period for sex-determination in the tuatara. Herpetological Conservation and Biology (Proceedings of 6th World Congress of Herpetology) 5(2): 324-329. PDF
Godfrey, SS, JA Moore, NJ Nelson, and CM Bull. 2010. Social network structure and parasite infection patterns in a territorial reptile, the tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus). International Journal for Parasitology 40: 1575-1585. PDF
Herrel, A, JA Moore, E Bredeweg, and NJ Nelson. 2010. Sexual dimorphism, body size, bite force and male mating success in tuatara. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 100: 287-292. PDF
Moore, JA, T Grant, D Brown, SN Keall and NJ Nelson. 2010. Mark-recapture accurately estimates census for tuatara, a burrowing reptile. Journal of Wildlife Management 74(4): 897-901.PDF
Godfrey, SS, JA Moore, NJ Nelson, and CM Bull. 2010. Unravelling causality from correlations: revealing the impacts of endemic ectoparasites on a protected species (tuatara). Parasitology 137: 275-286. PDF
2009
Moore, JA, CH Daugherty and NJ Nelson. 2009. Large male advantage: phenotypic and genetic correlates of territoriality in tuatara. Journal of Herpetology 43(4): 570-578. PDF
Miller, KA, NJ Nelson, HG Smith and JA Moore. 2009. How do reproductive skew and founder group size affect genetic diversity in reintroduced populations? Molecular Ecology 18: 3792-3802. (featured in Molecular Ecology’s News and Views section) PDF
Moore, JA, CH Daugherty, SS Godfrey and NJ Nelson. 2009. Seasonal monogamy and multiple paternity in a wild population of a territorial reptile (tuatara). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 98: 161-170. PDF
Miller, HC, JA Moore, NJ Nelson, and CH Daugherty. 2009. Influence of MHC genotype on mating success in a free-ranging reptile population. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, B 276: 1695-1704. PDF
Miller, HC, JA Moore, FW Allendorf, and CH Daugherty. 2009. The evolutionary rate of tuatara revisited. Trends in Genetics 25 (1):13-15. PDF
2008
Moore, JA, HC Miller, CH Daugherty, and NJ Nelson. 2008. Fine-scale genetic structure of a long-lived reptile reflects recent habitat modification. Molecular Ecology 17: 4630-4641. PDF
Chapple, DG, MN Hutchinson, B Maryan, M Plivelich, JA Moore, and J. S. Keogh. 2008. Evolution and maintenance of colour pattern polymorphism in Liopholis (Squamata: Scincidae). Australian Journal of Zoology 56: 103-115. PDF
Refsnider, J, JA Moore, and H Streby. 2008. Sphenodon punctatus (Common tuatara): Prey detection. Herpetological Review 39(3): 347-348.
Moore, JA, BD Bell and WL Linklater. 2008. The behavior in conservation debate: New Zealand integrates theory with practice. Bioscience 58 (5): 454-459. PDF
Moore, JA, NJ Nelson, SN Keall, and CH Daugherty. 2008. Implications of social dominance and multiple paternity for the genetic diversity of a captive-bred reptile population (tuatara). Conservation Genetics 9 (5):1243-1251. PDF
2007 and older
Moore, JA, JM Hoare, CH Daugherty and NJ Nelson. 2007. Waiting reveals waning weight: monitoring over 54 years shows a decline in body condition of a long-lived reptile (tuatara, Sphenodon punctatus). Biological Conservation 135: 181-188. PDF
Moore, JA and S Godfrey. 2006. Sphenodon punctatus (common tuatara): Opportunistic predation. Herpetological Review 37(1): 81-82.
Moore, JA and JC Gillingham. 2006. Spatial ecology and multi-scale habitat selection by a threatened rattlesnake: the eastern massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus). Copeia 2006 (4): 742 -751. PDF
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Jennifer Moore, PhD
(Principal Investigator)

I am a conservation biologist and molecular ecologist, with a background in behavioral ecology and GIS. My research and teaching interests are broad, and include landscape genetics, behavioral ecology, conservation genetics, herpetology, population demography and spatial ecology. I have worked on a broad range of wildlife, but I am particularly interested in amphibians and reptiles because of their unique life history characteristics, and their globally imperiled status.
I teach Herpetology, Conservation Biology, Introduction to Natural Resource Systems, and Landscape Ecology.
moorejen@gvsu.edu @DrReptilia

Joe Altobelli
(M.S. Student)
Nesting and neonate ecology of eastern box turtles

Danielle Bradke
(M.S. Student)
Population demography and effective population size in Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnakes

Nathan Kudla
(M.S. Student)
Landscape genetics of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes

Eve Choi
(M.S. Student)
Morphological and genotoxic effects of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on amphibians

Arin Thacker
(Undergraduate)
Long-term spatial ecology of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes at PCCI

Caleb Krueger
(Undergraduate)
Long-term spatial ecology of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes at PCCI

Lab Alumni
Morgan Kelley (BIO B.S. 2017)
Jeff Bartman (BIO B.S. 2015), Master’s student at Eastern Michigan University
Breanna Gould (BIO B.S. 2015), Master’s student at New Mexico Highlands University

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Pierce Cedar Creek Institute
U.S. Forest Service, Cadillac-Manistee Ranger District
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, East Lansing Field Office
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Kim Scribner lab, Michigan State University
John Rowe and Dave Clark, Alma College
Paul Keenlance and Ali Locher, GVSU
Bruce Kingsbury lab, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
Matt Allender, Wildlife Epidemiology Lab, University of Illinois
Yu Man Lee, Michigan Natural Features Inventory
Rich King and Eric Hileman, Northern Illinois University
Nicky Nelson, Victoria University of Wellington
The Sheridan Family, Bois Blanc Island
Carlos Valle, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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I am always on the lookout for well-qualified, motivated graduate and undergraduate students to join the lab! Your research interests should align well with mine, and space in the lab fluctuates depending on funding and project availability.
As a research mentor, I strive to provide as much guidance as you need on all stages of your project. I will also provide guidance on future prospects, including graduate school and jobs. In return, I expect a lot! I encourage you to apply for external funding for your research, and to produce publication quality work. I will guide you through this process.
Ideally, graduate students should be funded by an assistantship, which will allow you to focus solely on graduate school and research. Availability of assistantships is variable. The GVSU Biology department offers a handful of highly competitive graduate and teaching assistantships, and selection of students for these assistantships is based on GPA and GRE scores.
There are a number of opportunities for undergraduate funding, and I routinely mentor students in these programs. These include the Student Summer Scholars program at GVSU, the Undergraduate Research Grants for the Environment Program at PCCI, and the REU-QUEST program through GVSU’s Annis Water Resources Institute.
If you are interested in joining the lab, contact me. Please send information about yourself including your research interests, a CV or resume, and what kind of experience you are looking for.

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