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Tracy Langkilde

Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: 417 Mueller
Phone: 867-2251
Lab Address: 411 Mueller
Lab Phone: 867-2252
Contact: Tracy Langkilde
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 Tracy Langkilde

Education

  • PhD, University of Sydney, Australia, 2005
  • BSc (1st Class Honours), James Cook University, Australia, 1999

Postdoc Training

  • Gaylord Donnelley Environmental Fellow, Yale University, 2005 - 2007

Honors and Awards

  • Jabez King Memorial Prize for the most meritorious PhD thesis. School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney. (2006)
  • New South Wales Young Tall Poppy Science Award for scientific and intellectual excellence in science. Australian Institute of Political Sciences (2005)
  • Postgraduate Excellence Prize. School of Biological Sciences, University of Sydney (2005)
  • Peter Rawlinson Prize for Postgraduate Research. Joint Meeting of the Australian Society of Herpetologists, Society for Research on Amphibians and Reptiles in New Zealand, and the Fijian Society of Herpetologists (2005)

Research Interests

Long-term impacts of invasive species on native communities

My research is broadly focused on understanding the processes that structure communities and permit the coexistence of the component species. I am particularly interested in how the nature of interactions between species can shift over time, in response to changes in the environment and corresponding selection pressures. The introduction of invasive species is one such change that is becoming increasingly common. My current research examines how invaders impact native communities across multiple time scales, and the evolutionary response of native species. This research has both basic and applied relevance, allowing me to address important ecological questions about the evolutionary processes affecting the composition and dynamics of natural communities, while also providing valuable information on the long-term impact of invasive species. This research is mostly field based, incorporating aspects of population, community, behavioral, and evolutionary ecology.

Selected Publications

Langkilde T., O'Connor D. and Shine R. 2007. The benefits of parental care: do juvenile lizards obtain better-quality habitat by remaining with their parents? Austral Ecology 32: 950-954

Langkilde T. and Shine R. 2007. Interspecific conflict in lizards: social dominance depends upon an individual's species not its body size. Austral Ecology 32: 869-877

Allsop D. J., Warner D., Langkilde T., Du W., and Shine R. 2006. Do operational sex ratios influence sex allocation in viviparous lizards with temperature-dependent sex determination? Journal of Evolutionary Biology 19: 1175-1182

Langkilde T. and Shine R. 2006. How much stress do researchers inflict on their study animals? A case study using a scincid lizard, Eulamprus heatwolei. Journal of Experimental Biology 209: 1035-1043

Langkilde T. and Shine R. 2005. Different optimal offspring sizes for sons and daughters may favor the evolution of temperature-dependent sex determination in viviparous lizards. Evolution 59: 2275-2280

Shine R., Wall M., Langkilde T. and Mason R.T. 2005. Do female garter snakes evade males to avoid harassment or to enhance mate quality? American Naturalist 165: 660-668

Langkilde T., Lance V.A. and Shine R. 2005. Ecological consequences of agonistic interactions in lizards. Ecology 86: 1650-1659

Langkilde T. and Shine R. 2005. How do water skinks avoid shelters already occupied by other lizards? Behaviour 142: 203-216

Langkilde T. and Shine R. 2004. Competing for crevices: interspecific conflict influences retreat-site selection in montane lizards. Oecologia 140: 684-691

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