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Catherine R. Bevier
Sabbatical: 09/01/2009 - 08/31/2010
Assoc. Prof and Co-Dir. Research Sympos.
Biology



Phone: 207-859-5742
Fax: 859-5705
Email: crbevier@colby.edu

Mailing Address:
5742 Mayflower Hill
Waterville, Maine 04901-8857
Education

B.S. BiologyIndiana University 1989
Ph.D.EcologyUniversity of Connecticut1995
Areas of Expertise:
  • Animal behavior and behavioral ecology
  • Reproductive behavior in vertebrate animals
  • Physiological ecology, specifically behavioral energetics
  • Herpetology (study of amphibians and reptiles) and vertebrate biology
Other Courses Taught
Course Course Title
BI452 Behavioral and Physiological Ecology
B115 Biology of Women
Coursework
Current Research

My research interests are in the behavioral and physiological ecology of vertebrates, particularly how behavioral performance during reproductive and locomotor activity is correlated with physiological and biochemical characteristics of the animal. My current work focuses on the behavior, energetics, and thermal biology of frogs using techniques such as sound recording and analysis of vocalizations, focal behavioral observations, mark-recapture census, muscle biochemistry, and respirometry.

Publications


Bevier, C.R., F. R. Gomes, C.A.Navas. 2008.Variation in call structure and calling behavior in treefrogs of the genus Scinax. South American Journal of Herpetology 3:196-206.
Ashcroft, J.W.*, Z.B. Zalinger*, C.R. Bevier, and F.A. Fekete. 2007. Antimicrobial properties of two purified skin peptides from the Mink Frog (Rana septentrionalis) against bacteria isolated from the natural habitat. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry Part C: 146: 325-330.
Conlon JM,Bevier CR, Coquet L,Leprince J, Jouenne T, Vaudry H, Hossack BR. 2007. Peptidomic analysis of skin secretions supports separate species status for the tailed frogs, Ascaphus truei and Ascaphus montanus. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. (D), 2:121-125.
Bevier, C.R., D. C. Tierney, L. E. Henderson*, and H. E. Reid*. 2006. Chorus attendance and site fidelity in the mink frog, Rana septentrionalis: are males territorial? Journal of Herpetology 40:160-164.
Conlon, J.M., B. Abraham, A. Sonnevend, T. Jouenne, P. Cosette, J. Leprince, H. Vaudry , C.R. Bevier. 2005. Purification and characterization of antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretions of the carpenter frog Rana virgatipes (Ranidae, Aquarana). Regulatory Peptides 131:38-45.
Bevier, C. R., A. Sonnevend, J. Kolodziejek, N. Nowotny, P. F. Nielsen, and J. M. Conlon. 2004 Purification and characterization of antimicrobial peptides from the skin secretions of the mink frog, Rana septentrionalis. Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry 139:31–38.
Bevier, C. R., K. Reilly*, K. Larson*, and S. Tat*. 2004. Vocal repertoire and calling activity of the mink frog, Rana septentrionalis. Amphibia-Reptilia 25:255-264.
Gomes, F. R., C. R. Bevier, and C. A. Navas. 2002. Environmental and physiological factors influence antipredator behavior in Scinax hiemalis (Anura: Hylidae).Copeia 2002:994-1005.
Navas, C.A., and C. R. Bevier. 2001.Thermal dependency of calling performance in the eurythermic frog, Colostethus subpunctatus. Herpetologica 57:384-395.
Bevier, C. R. 1997. Utilization of energy substrates during calling activity in neotropical frogs. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 41:343-352.
Bevier, C. R. 1997. Breeding activity and chorus tenure of two neotropical hylid frogs. Herpetologica 53:297-311.