Institute of Natural Resource Sustainability
at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Chris Phillips
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1816 S. Oak Street Champaign, IL 61820 MC–652 Phone: 217-244-7077 Fax: 217-333-4949 Email: chrisp@inhs.uiuc.edu Title: Further Studies Coordinator, Herpetologist Unit: DBEE–SBSM Office Location: NRB | ||
| Activities | Curator of Amphibians and Reptiles; Herpetologist; Coordinator for the Statewide Biological Survey and Assessment Program |
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| Research |
Research Interests: Using molecular markers to elucidate patterns of gene flow and historical biogeography; Ecology and Life History of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus); Ecology, behavior, and evolution of pond breeding salamanders. Classes Taught: Herpetology Outreach Activities: Seminars and presentations featuring amphibians and reptiles for K-12 classrooms and adult groups |
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| Professional affiliations |
Herpetologists' League, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Sigma Xi, Illinois State Academy of Science | ||
| Selected publications |
Hedtke, S.M., K.R. Zamudio, C.A. Phillips, J. Losos, and P. Brylski. Conservation genetics of the endangered Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard (Uma inornata) Herpetologica. In Press. Aldridge, Robert D., Benjamin C. Jellen, Matthew C. Allender, Michael J. Dreslik, Donald B. Shepard, Jason M. Cox and Christopher A. Phillips. Reproductive Biology of the Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) from South-central Illinois. Biology of the Rattlesnakes (symposium proceedings). In Press. Jellen, B., D. Shepard III , M.J. Dreslik , C.A. Phillips. Male movement and body size affect mate acquisition in the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus). Journal of Herpetology. In Press. J. Jakubanis, M.J. Dreslik, and C.A. Phillips. Nest Ecology of the Southern Two-lined Salamander in Illinois. Northeastern Naturalist. In Press. Allender, M. C., M. A. Mitchell, C. A. Phillips, K. Gruszynski, and V. R. Beasley. 2006. Hematology, plasma biochemistry, and antibodies to select viruses in wild-caught eastern massasauga rattlesnakes (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus) from Illinois. Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 42(1):107-114. |
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| Program Affiliates |
Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Biology, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Affiliate Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign |
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| Professional society involvement and activities |
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Board of Governors Herpetological Review, Associate Editor |
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| Education | PhD, Population Biology, Washington University, St. Louis, MO, 1989 BS, Environmental Biology, Eastern Illinois University, 1983 | ||