Research Statement:
I am interested in evolutionary tradeoffs associated with thermal heterogeneity in the environment. Temperature is an important resource for all organisms, because it influences everything from biochemical reactions, to competition and foraging efficiency. Surprisingly, how animals cope with heterogeneity in their thermal environment is poorly understood. This poor understanding likely stems from the fact that models of thermoregulation and acclimation were, until recently, poorly tested. My research will focus on how management and restoration efforts in the southeastern U.S. influence the thermal heterogeneity in pine savannas. By combining theory and resource management, I hope to distinguish management plans that reduce the competitive ability of invasive species, while optimizing the competitive nature of native species.
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Publications: |
Angilletta, M.J., Cooper, B.S., Schuler, M.S., and Boyles, J.G. In press. The evolution of thermal physiology in endotherms. Frontiers in Bioscience.
Schuler, M.S. and Thiel, R.P. In press. Annual vs. Multiple Year Home range sizes of individual Blanding’s Turtles, Emydoidea blandingii, in Central Wisconsin. Canadian Field-Naturalist.
Schuler, M.S., Angilletta, M.J., Sears, M.W. In review. Metabolic state does not affect the preferred body temperature of Yarrow’s spiny lizard. Journal of Thermal Biology.
Dunbar, M.B., J.G. Boyles, J.J. Storm, Schuler, M.S., and McKechnie, A. In review. The feasibility of using stable isotope analysis of excurrent breath to determine metabolic substrate utilization. Canadian Journal of Zoology.
Schuler, M.S., Storm, J.J., Cooper, B.C., Sears, M.W., Angilletta, M.J. In prep. Isopods lack the capacity to acclimate locomotor performance to predictable and stochastic environments. To be submitted to Physiological and Biochemical Zoology.
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