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Curriculum
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Education
Ph.D.
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas, December 19,
2001.
Major field: Biological Sciences
" Dissertation: Geographic physiological variation and northern
range limits in the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)".
Advisor: Steven J. Beaupre
M.S. The University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi,
May 11, 1996. "Major field: Biology. " Thesis: Heat
source preferences of juvenile timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus)
and cottonmouths (Agkistrodon piscivorus) " Advisor:
Edmund D. Keiser, Jr.
B.A.
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, June 8, 1993.
Major field: Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Thesis: Intestinal
dissacharidase activity in the northern leopard frog (Rana
pipiens). Advisor: Carlos Martinez del Rio
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Academic
Positions
Assistant Professor. August 2003 - Present. The University
of Texas - Pan American, Edinburg. Areas of Specialty: Vertebrate
Physiological Ecology and Herpetology
Teaching Responsibilities: BIOL1402 - General Biology II, BIOL2402
- Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Spring and Fall), BIOL4309/5309
- Herpetology (Spring), BIOL4311/5311 - Ecological Physiology
(Fall).
Postdoctoral Associate and Assistant to the Director.
August 2002 to July 2003. The University of Florida, Gainesville
and Seahorse Key Marine Laboratory. Advisor: Harvey B. Lillywhite.
We are investigating the ecology and physiology of the interactions
between nesting birds and snakes on Seahorse Key (an insular ecosystem
that is both water and food limited). In addition to the research,
I provided support to the director (H.B. Lillywhite) by helping
to manage the activities of the employees and visitors to the
island.
Instructor.
Spring semester, 2002. The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
I was the instructor of record for Comparative Vertebrate Morphology.
In addition to my lecture duties, I handled the logistical operations
of the Comparative Vertebrate Morphology Laboratory and managed
one teaching assistant.
Physiology Laboratory Coordinator.1996-2001. The University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville. In conjunction with S.J. Beaupre, I
developed the teaching curriculum for the Comparative Physiology
Laboratories. I handled the logistical operations of both the
Comparative Physiology and the Human Physiology Laboratories and
managed up to seven other teaching assistants per semester.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. 1996-2001. The University
of Arkansas, Layetteville. Comparative Physiology Laboratory (6
semesters); Human Physiology Laboratory (6 semesters).
Research Assistant. 1997-2002. The University of Arkansas,
Fayetteville. Conducted laboratory research of metabolism and
energetic allocations in timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus)
for NSF-funded projects (to S.J. Beaupre).
Graduate Teaching Assistant. 1993-1996. The University
of Mississippi, Oxford. Major's (5 semesters) and Non-major's
(1 semester) Introductory Biology Laboratories; Ecology Laboratory
(1 semester); Biology of the Reptilia Laboratory (1 semester);
Biology of the Amphibia Laboratory (1 semester).
Instructor. 1994 and 1995. NSF Young Scholars Program,
The University of Mississippi, Oxford (summers); Field ecology
and herpetology instructor.
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AWARDS
Provost’s Award for Latin American Studies, University of
Texas – Pan American (2007)
Aubrey
Harvey Award for Graduate Student Research (co-winner) from Sigma
Xi, University of Arkansas Chapter (2002)
The
David Causey Prize for Graduate Study in Biology, University of
Arkansas, (2001)
Outstanding
Teaching Assistant Award, The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
(2000)
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Professional
Affiliations
American Arachnological Society
American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
Herpetologist's League
Sigma Xi, Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology
Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles |
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Research
Interests
My research focuses on understanding the environment-physiology
interaction that shapes the distribution of organisms. How an
organism allocates time and energy under varying environmental
conditions is a central theme in my research. I am particularly
interested in the mechanisms that establish geographic range
limits under sub lethal conditions, geographic variation in
physiological traits, brumation/hibernation ecology, and how
current allocation strategies may be used to predict future
responses as global climate changes. My interests also include
the proximate and ultimate mechanisms that may influence semelparity
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Techniques
Field techniques
Doubly labeled water field metabolic rate measurement
Mark-recapture methods
Radio-telemetry
Operative temperature modeling and measurement
Laboratory techniques
Bomb calorimetry
Ecological analyses of stable isotope ratios
Feeding trials and studies of digestion
Radioimmunoassay
Reptile surgical procedures
Respiratory gas exchange
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Selected
Manuscripts
Cavazos,
J.A. and F. Zaidan III. 2004. Geographic distribution. Lampropeltis
triangulum. Herpetological Review 35(3):292.
Cavazos, J.A. and F. Zaidan III. 2004. Geographic distribution.
Tantilla gracilis. Herpetological Review 35(3):294.
Beaupre,
S.J. and F. Zaidan III. 2001. Scaling of CO2 production in the
timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), with comments
on cost of growth in neonates and comparative patterns. Physiological
and Biochemical Zoology 74(5):757-768.
Zaidan III, F. 2001. Western cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus
leucostoma) sexual dimorphism and dichromatism in Northwestern
Arkansas. Herpetological Natural History 8(1):77-80.
Zaidan III, F. 2003. Variation in cottonmouth (Agkistrodon
piscivorus leucostoma) resting metabolic rates. Comparative
Biochemistry and Physiology 134A(3):511-523.
Zaidan III, F. and S.J. Beaupre. 2003. Specific dynamic action
in timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) with a discussion
of methodological issues. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology,
76(4), IN PRESS.
Zaidan III, F., D.L. Kreider, and S.J. Beaupre. 2003. Testosterone
cycles and reproductive energetics: Implications for northern
range limits of the cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma).
Copeia 2003(2):231-240.
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Recent
Presentations
Lillywhite,
H.B. and F. Zaidan III. 2004. Trophic interactions, climate,
and the interdependence of birds and pit vipers on Gulf Coast
islands. American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists,
Herpetologists' League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians
and Reptiles Joint Annual Meeting. May 2004, Norman, OK.
Lillywhite,
H.B. and F. Zaidan III. 2004. Physiological ecology of pit vipers
on Gulf Coast islands. Snake Ecology Group, Fourth Meeting.
May 2004, Carbondale, IL.
Lillywhite,
H.B. and F. Zaidan III. 2004. Mutualism between birds and snakes
at Seahorse Key, Florida. Society for Integrative and Comparative
Biology Annual Meeting. January 2004, New Orleans, LA.
Lillywhite,
H.B. and F. Zaidan III. 2003. Snakes and islands: Novel systems
for understanding physiological adaptation. Sixth International
Congress of Comparative Physiology and Biochemistry. February
2003, Mt. Buller, Australia.
Zaidan III, F. 2002. Testosterone cycles and reproductive energetics:
Implications for cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
northern range limits. American Society of Ichthyologists and
Herpetologists, Herpetologists' League, and Society for the
Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Joint Annual Meeting. July
2002, Kansas City, MO.
Zaidan III, F. and S.J. Beaupre. 2001. Specific dynamic action
(SDA) in the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus).
ASIH Annual Meeting. July 2001, University Park, PA.
Zaidan III, F. 2000. Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
metabolic allocations: Implications of latitudinal temperature
variation. ASIH, HL, and SSAR Joint Annual Meeting. June 2000,
La Paz, B.C.S., Mexico.
Beaupre, S.J. and F. Zaidan III. 2000. Metabolic costs of pregnancy
in the timber rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus). ASIH,
HL, and SSAR Joint Annual Meeting. June 2000, La Paz, B.C.S.,
Mexico.
Zaidan III, F. and S.J. Beaupre. 1999. Energy extraction and
allocation in timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus).
ASIH, HL, and SSAR Joint Annual Meeting. July 1999, University
Park, PA.
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Professional
Service
Editor-in-Chief. Herpetological Natural History (March 2004-present)
Invited Reviewer for:
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology,
Copeia,
Herpetologica,
Herpetological Natural History,
Herpetological Review,
Physiological and Biochemical Zoology, and
Texas Journal of Science
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