| Thesis Title | Ontogenetic color change and antipredator adaptations in the Colubrinae (Colubridae, Serpentes) |
| Current Projects | Systematics of New World colubrines; Antipredator behaviors of adult and juvenile racers (Coluber constrictor) |
| Undergrad. Institution | Brigham Young University |
| Hobbies | Fishing, fly tying, and rod building; Care and captive breeding of gopher snakes and common kingsnakes |
| Turn-ons | high bootstrap values, big trout and bass, snakes hatching |
| Pet-peeves | Manuel Leal |
Research Interests
Systematics and evolutionary ecology of squamate reptiles
Previous Research Projects
Systematics of the Sceloporus scalaris species group and evolution
of viviparity
Phenotypic plasticity in hindlimb length of brown anoles (Anolis
sagrei)
Movements and activity patterns in wild racers (Coluber constrictor)
using radiotelemetry
Systematics of the Anolis roquet series
Systematics of the North American racers and whipsnakes (Coluber
constrictor and Masticophis)
Publications
Creer, D.A., K. deQueiroz, T.R. Jackman, J.B. Losos, and A. Larson.
In review. Systematics of the Anolis roquet group of the southern
Lesser
Antilles. Submitted to J. Herpetol.
Losos, J.B., D.A. Creer, and J. Schulte II. In review. Cautionary
comments on the measurement of maximum locomotor capabilities. Submitted
to Copeia.
Losos, J.B., D.A. Creer, D. Glossip, R. Goellner, A. Hampton, G. Roberts,
N. Haskell, P. Taylor, and J. Ettling. In review. Beneficial
phenotypic plasticity in the hindlimb of the lizard Anolis sagrei.
Submitted to Evolution.