William S. Brown

Associate Professor of Biology       @ Skidmore since 1974

Address:

Dana Science Center   Room 375
Department of Biology
Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, New York 12866

Telephone: (518) 580-5073

Fax: (518) 580-5071

E-mail:

Education:

B.A., Arizona State University
Ph.D., Arizona State University, University of Utah

Courses Taught:

Environmental Science (BI 135)

Field Zoology of Vertebrates (BI 312)

Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (BI 310)

Herpetology (BI 351)

Research Interests:

Dr. Brown is a vertebrate zoologist with a particular interest in the ecology and life history of amphibians and reptiles. Research projects conducted by Dr. Brown along with students assistants include censusing field experiments on conservation and faunal assemblages of vertebrates.

Recent Publications:

Heterosexual Groups and the Mating Season in a Northern Population of Timber Rattlesnakes, Crotalus horridus. 1995. Herpetological Natural History, 3: 127-133.

1996. Book Review: Rattler Tales for North Central Pennsylvania by C.E. Brennan, 1995. University of Pittsburgh Press. Bulletin of the Chicago Herpetological Society, 31: 27-28.

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