Complex patterns of ecological and molecular divergence among snakes underscore a pseudocongruent biogeographic history of taxa at the Florida peninsula. Alexander D. McKelvy and Frank T. Burbrink. In Prep
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Separating the effects of ecological and strict vicariant divergence in the yellow-bellied kingsnake (Lampropeltis calligaster) at two North American biodiversity hotspots. Alexander D. McKelvy and Frank T. Burbrink. In Review
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Hemidactylus frenatus, (Common House Gecko) Bicephaly. Alexander D. McKelvy and Storm Koshiba. Herpetological Review - 45(3) September 2014.
Pituophis melanoleucus, (Pinesnake) Geographic Distribution. Alexander D. McKelvy and Alex Figueroa. Herpetological Review 45(1): March 2014.
Drymarchon couperi, (Eastern Indigo Snake) Geographic Distribution. Alexander D. McKelvy, Matt Elliot and Dirk Stevenson. Herpetological Review 44(4): December 2013.
Grants Awarded:
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant. Richard Gilder Graduate School. 2013.$2,695
CUNY Doctoral Students Research Grant Program Competition #7. 2012 $1,500
Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Grant. Richard Gilder Graduate School. 2011.$1,815
Ongoing Field Work I'm Directly Involved in:
Costa Rica - Global Diversification of Snakes (January 2012 - Present)
Southeastern United States Tissue Collection (Spring 2011-Present)
SE Asia Diversification (2011 - Present)
Species Discovery Project (Link)
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Contact Information:
Alexander D. McKelvy
Graduate Assistant
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard
Biology Department, 6S-143
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: (718) 982-4209
Email: Smoochy@SnakeEvolution.org
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