Gordon H Rodda
Gordon Rodda is a Scientist Emeritus at USGS Fort Collins Science Center.
His area of professional expertise is the ecology and management of invasive reptiles, beginning with Brown Treesnakes on Guam in 1987. Upon retirement in 2012 he shifted focus to preventing new invasions by screening prospective invaders using natural history traits. He is compiling the natural history traits of all lizards, which resulted in publication of Lizards of the World.
Professional Studies/Experience
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2012-present: Natural history traits of actual and potential invasive lizards (library research)
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1987-2012: Brown Treesnakes (Guam), Giant constrictors (Florida, Puerto Rico), Wolf Snakes (Mauritius)
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1982-1987: Green Iguana social behavior (Venezuela)
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1978-1981: American Alligator navigation (Florida), American Crocodile (Panama)
Education and Certifications
Ph.D. Behavioral Biology, Cornell Univ. 1982
B.A. Organismic Biology, Univ. of Colorado - Boulder, 1975
Science and Products
Effectiveness of bait tubes for brown treesnake control on Guam
Scented guide ropes as a method to enhance brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) trap capture success on Guam
Modelling detectability of kiore (Rattus exulans) on Aguiguan, Mariana Islands, to inform possible eradication and monitoring efforts
Challenges in identifying sites climatically matched to the native ranges of animal invaders
Background: Species distribution models are often used to characterize a species' native range climate, so as to identify sites elsewhere in the world that may be climatically similar and therefore at risk of invasion by the species. This endeavor provoked intense public controversy over recent attempts to model areas at risk of invasion by the Indian Python (Python molurus). We evaluated a number
Is the Northern African Python (Python sebae) Established in Southern Florida?
Modelling detection probabilities to evaluate management and control tools for an invasive species
Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor
Prey preferences and prey acceptance in juvenile Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis)
Evaluating abundance estimate precision and the assumptions of a count-based index for small mammals
Distribution, density, and biomass of introduced small mammals in the southern mariana islands
What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
The results of nocturnal visual surveys are influenced by lamp properties
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.
Science and Products
Effectiveness of bait tubes for brown treesnake control on Guam
Scented guide ropes as a method to enhance brown treesnake (Boiga irregularis) trap capture success on Guam
Modelling detectability of kiore (Rattus exulans) on Aguiguan, Mariana Islands, to inform possible eradication and monitoring efforts
Challenges in identifying sites climatically matched to the native ranges of animal invaders
Background: Species distribution models are often used to characterize a species' native range climate, so as to identify sites elsewhere in the world that may be climatically similar and therefore at risk of invasion by the species. This endeavor provoked intense public controversy over recent attempts to model areas at risk of invasion by the Indian Python (Python molurus). We evaluated a number
Is the Northern African Python (Python sebae) Established in Southern Florida?
Modelling detection probabilities to evaluate management and control tools for an invasive species
Giant Constrictors: Biological and Management Profiles and an Establishment Risk Assessment for Nine Large Species of Pythons, Anacondas, and the Boa Constrictor
Prey preferences and prey acceptance in juvenile Brown Treesnakes (Boiga irregularis)
Evaluating abundance estimate precision and the assumptions of a count-based index for small mammals
Distribution, density, and biomass of introduced small mammals in the southern mariana islands
What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
The results of nocturnal visual surveys are influenced by lamp properties
Non-USGS Publications**
**Disclaimer: The views expressed in Non-USGS publications are those of the author and do not represent the views of the USGS, Department of the Interior, or the U.S. Government.