Department of Biology
Matina Kalcounis-Rüppell, Associate Professor
- Research:
- My teaching and research interests include the behavior and ecology of wild mammals, especially bats and rodents and their use of ultrasound. I have taught classes in vertebrate zoology and ecology. I am a past chair of the North American Society for Bat Research. I give regular presentations to the public about wildlife conservation, including a popular Halloween season program on bats.
- Representative Publications:
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Vindigni, M.A., Morris, A.D., Miller, D.A., and M.C. Kalcounis-Rüppell. 2009. Use of modified water sources by bats in a managed pine forest landscape. In Press. Forest Ecology and Management.
Morris, A.D., Miller, D.A., and M.C. Kalcounis-Rüppell. 2009. Use of forest edges by bats in a managed pine forest landscape. In Press. Journal of Wildife Management.
Metheny, J.D., Kalcounis-Rüppell, M.C., Bondo, K., and Brigham R.M. 2008. A genetic analysis of group movement in an isolated population of tree-roosting bats. Proceedings of the Royal Society B : Biological Sciences DOI:10.1098/rspb.2008.0532
Kalcounis-Rüppell, M.C., Payne, V., Huff, S.R., Boyko, A. 2007. Effects of wastewater treatment plant effluent on bat foraging ecology in an urban stream system. Biological Conservation 138: 120-130
Kalcounis-Rüppell, M.C., Metheny, J.D. and M.J. Vonhof. 2006. Production of ultrasound by wild Peromyscus mice. Frontiers in Zoology 3:3 - Classes:
- Vertebrate Zoology (BIO 370)
Vertebrate Zoology Lab (BIO 370L) - Introductory Ecology Lab (BIO 302)
- Contact:
- 435 Eberhart Building
- (336) 256-2590