Staff Spotlight
Dr. Max A. Nickerson
Curator of Herpetology
Dickinson Hall
Museum Road & Newell Drive
Gainesville, FL 32611
(352) 273-1921
Email: maxn@flmnh.ufl.edu
Ph.D. in Zoology, Arizona State University, 1968
Concurrent Appointments
Affiliate Professor, College of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation; Affiliate Professor, Center for Latin American Studies; Curator, School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Research Interests
Ecology and systematics of amphibians and reptiles.
Vertebrate populations in lotic habitats
Cryptobranchid salamander biology
Micro-fungi relationships with amphibians and reptiles
Reptilian venom glands
Effects of MS-222 on vertebrates
Retardation of regeneration in salamanders (micro-fungi and bacterial components)
Recent Courses Taught at UF
ZOO 6927 Herpetology and Climate, with Dr Lillywhite (1998)
WIS 5155 Natural History of Reptiles and Amphibians, with Dr. King (1999)
ZOO 6927 Current Research Methods in Herpetology, with Dr. Lillywhite (1999)
WIS 6934 Biology of Snakes, with Dr. King, (2000)
ZOO 2303 Vertebrate Zoology, with FLMNH team (2000, 2004)
ZOO 6927 Amphibian Declines, with Drs. Lillywhite and Storfer (2000)
ZOO 6927/4926 Herpetology, with Dr. King (2001, 2003, 2005)
ZOO 6927/4926 Herpetology with Dr. Krysko (Lecture) and Josiah Townsend (Lab) (2007)
WIS 6934 Salamander Biology with Josiah Townsend (Lab) (2009).
ZOO 6927 Snake Structure and Function with Dr. Lillywhite (2010)
Current Graduate Students
Kirsten Hecht, Wildlife Ecology and Conservation (Chair)
Susan V. Gruner, Entomology, PhD candidate
Staff
Dr. Kenneth L. Krysko - Collection Manager, Herpetology
Publications
Please see Curriculum Vitae (PDF) for full list.