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
What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
Thermal and energetic constraints on ectotherm abundance: A global test using lizards
Emoia atrocostata (Littoral skink)
Response of brown treesnakes to reduction of their rodent prey
Biology and impacts of Pacific island invasive species. 2. Boiga irregularis, the Brown Tree Snake (Reptilia: Colubridae)
Evaluation of harmonic direction-finding systems for detecting locomotor activity
Multiple pathways for invasion of anurans on a Pacific island
Recent records of alien anurans on the Pacific Island of Guam
Reproductive biology of the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis (Reptilia: Colubridae), during colonization of Guam and comparison with that in their native range
Effectiveness of methyl bromide as a cargo fumigant for brown treesnakes
Glueboards for estimating lizard abundance
The predictive power of visual searching
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
What parts of the US mainland are climatically suitable for invasive alien pythons spreading from Everglades National Park?
Thermal and energetic constraints on ectotherm abundance: A global test using lizards
Emoia atrocostata (Littoral skink)
Response of brown treesnakes to reduction of their rodent prey
Biology and impacts of Pacific island invasive species. 2. Boiga irregularis, the Brown Tree Snake (Reptilia: Colubridae)
Evaluation of harmonic direction-finding systems for detecting locomotor activity
Multiple pathways for invasion of anurans on a Pacific island
Recent records of alien anurans on the Pacific Island of Guam
Reproductive biology of the brown tree snake, Boiga irregularis (Reptilia: Colubridae), during colonization of Guam and comparison with that in their native range
Effectiveness of methyl bromide as a cargo fumigant for brown treesnakes
Glueboards for estimating lizard abundance
The predictive power of visual searching
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.