CURRICULUM VITAE Lori S. Eggert TITLE Associate Professor ... CURRICULUM VITAE Lori S. Eggert TITLE Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences University of Missouri ADDRESS

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Lori S. Eggert

TITLE Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences

University of Missouri

ADDRESS Division of Biological Sciences

226 Tucker Hall

University of Missouri

Columbia, MO 65211

TELEPHONE 573-884-3685

EMAIL [email protected]

EDUCATION

University of California, San Diego. BS in Biology, 1992

San Diego State University, San Diego. MS in Ecology, 1996

University of California, San Diego. PhD in Biology, 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 2011-present

Assistant Professor, Division of Biological Sciences, University of Missouri, 2005-2011

Research Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, 2003-

present

Postdoctoral Associate, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution,

2001-2005

HONORS AND AWARDS

Purple Chalk Teaching Award, University of Missouri, 2009

Excellence in Teaching Award, University of California, San Diego, Dept. of Biology,

1996, 1997, 1999, 2000

Barbara and Paul Saltman Excellent Teaching Award, University of California, San Diego,

1998

Phi Beta Kappa, 1992

MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Society for the Advancement of Science

Sigma Xi

Society for Conservation Biology

Society for the Study of Evolution

The Wildlife Society

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PUBLICATIONS (undergraduate student coauthors are underlined and graduate student

coauthors are in bold face type)

Refereed Journal Articles (in preparation):

Brocato, E.R., Peterman, W.E., Semlitsch, R., and L.S. Eggert. Reducing bias in

population and landscape genetic inferences: the effects of sampling related individuals and

multiple life stages. Conservation Genetics.

Refereed Journal Articles (in review):

Al-Warid, H.S., Belsare, A., Straka, K., Gompper, M.E., and L.S. Eggert. Genetic

polymorphism of Baylisascaris procyonis in host infrapopulation and component

populations in the central USA. International Journal of Parasitology.

Crawford, J.A., Peterman, W.E., Kuhns, A.R., and L.S. Eggert. Altered functional

connectivity and genetic diversity of a threatened salamander in an agroecosystem.

Landscape Ecology.

Finch, T.M., Sitati, N.W., Godwin, D.S., Millspaugh, J.J., Woods, R.J., and L.S. Eggert.

Physiological factors that influence crop raiding behavior in the African savanna elephant.

Animal Conservation.

Refereed Journal Articles (published – research at MU):

Drake, D.L., Ousterhout, B.H., Johnson, J.R., Anderson, T.L., Peterman, W.E., Shulse,

C.D., Hocking, D.J., Lohraff, K.L., Harper, E.B., Rittenhouse, T.A.G., Rothermel, B.B.,

Eggert, L.S. and R.D. Semlitsch. Pond-breeding community composition in Missouri.

American Midland Naturalist 174:180-187, 2015.

Peterman, W.E., Ousterhout, B.H., Anderson, T.L., Drake, D.L., Semlitsch, R.D. and L.S.

Eggert. Assessing modularity in genetic networks to manage spatially structured

metapopulations. Ecosphere, In press, 2015.

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. Comparison of SNP and microsatellite genotyping panels

for spatial assignment of individuals to natal range: A case study using the American black

bear (Ursus americanus). Biological Conservation, In press, 2015.

Puckett, E.E., Etter, P.D., Johnson, E.A. and L.S. Eggert. Phylogeographic analyses of

American black bears (Ursus americanus) suggest four glacial refugia and complex

patterns of post-glacial admixture. Molecular Biology and Evolution, In press, 2015.

Schuttler, S.G., Ruiz-López, M.J., Monello, R.J., Eggert, L.S., and M.E. Gompper. The

interplay between clumped resources, social aggregation, and genetic relatedness in the

raccoon. Mammal Research 60:365-373, 2015.

Wilton, C.M., Beringer, J., Puckett, E.E., Eggert, L.S., and J.L. Belant. Spatio-temporal

capture-recapture biases in black bear detection probability. Journal of Mammalogy, In

press, 2015.

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DeMatteo, K.E., Rinas, M.A., Argüelles, C.F., Zurano, J.P., Selleski, N., Di Bitetti, M.S.,

and L.S. Eggert. Noninvasive techniques provide novel insights for the elusive bush dog

(Speothos venaticus). Wildlife Society Bulletin 38:862-873, 2014.

DeMatteo, K.E., Rinas, M.A., Argüelles, C.F., Holman, B.E., Di Bitetti, M.S., Davenport,

B., Parker, P.G., and L.S. Eggert. Using detection dogs and genetic analyses of scat to

expand knowledge and assist felid conservation in Misiones, Argentina. Journal of

Integrative Zoology 9:623-639, 2014.

Eggert, L.S., Buij, R.J., Lee, M. E., Campbell, P., Dallmeier, F., Fleischer, R.C., Alonso, A.

and J.E. Maldonado. Using genetic profiles of African forest elephants to infer population

structure, movements and habitat use in a conservation and development landscape in

Gabon. Conservation Biology 28:107-118, 2014.

Feist, S., Briggler, J.T., Koppelman, J.B., and L.S. Eggert. Within river gene flow in the

hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) and implications for restorative releases.

Conservation Genetics 15:953-966, 2014.

Finch, T.M., Frederick-Hudson, K.H., and L.S. Eggert. Evidence of positive selection in

mitochondrial complexes I and V of the African elephant. PLoS ONE 9:e92587, 2014.

Mowry, R., Schneider, T., Latch, E., Gompper, M., Beringer, J., and L.S. Eggert. Genetics

and the successful reintroduction of the Missouri river otter. Animal Conservation, In press

DOI: 10.1111/acv.12159, 2014.

Peterman, W.E., Anderson, T.L., Ousterhout, B.J., Drake, D.L., Semlitsch, R.D. and L.S.

Eggert. Differential dispersal shapes population structure and patterns of genetic

differentiation in two sympatric pond breeding salamanders. Conservation Genetics 16:59-

69, 2014.

Peterman, W.E., Connette, G., Semlitsch, R., and L.S. Eggert. Ecological resistance

surfaces predict fine-scale genetic differentiation in a terrestrial woodland salamander.

Molecular Ecology 23:2402-2413, 2014.

Puckett, E.E., Kristensen, T.V., Wilton, C.M., Lyda, S.B., Noyce, K.V., Holahan, P.M.,

Leslie, Jr., D.M., Beringer, J., Belant, J.L., White, Jr., D., and L.S. Eggert. Influence of drift

and admixture on population structure of American black bears (Ursus americanus) in the

central interior highlands 50 years after translocation. Molecular Ecology 23:2414-2427,

2014.

Ruiz-López, M.J., Monello, R.J., Schuttler, S.G., Lance, S., Gompper, M.E., and L.S.

Eggert. Major histocompatibility complex, demographic and environmental predictors of

antibody presence in a free-ranging mammal. Infection, Genetics and Evolution 28:317-

327, 2014.

Schuttler, S.G., Philbrick, J., Jeffery, K., and L.S. Eggert. Fine scale genetic structure and

cryptic associations reveal evidence of kin-based sociality in the African forest elephant.

PLoS One 9:e88074, 2014.

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Schuttler, S.G., Whittaker, A., Philbrick, J.A., Jeffery, K.J., and L.S. Eggert. African forest

elephant social networks: fission-fusion dynamics, but fewer associations. Endangered

Species Research 25:165-173, 2014.

Wilton, C.M., Puckett, E.E., Beringer, J., Gardner, B., Eggert, L.S., and Belant, J.L. Trap

array configuration influences estimates and precision of black bear density and abundance.

PLoS ONE 9:e111257, 2014.

Alda, F., Ruiz-Lopez, M.J., García, F.J., Gompper, M.E., Eggert, L.S., and J.T. García.

Genetic evidence for multiple introductions of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in Spain.

Biological Invasions 15:687-698, 2013.

Ahlering, M.A., Maldonado, J.E., Eggert, L.S., Fleischer, R.C., Western, D. and J.L.

Brown. Conservation outside protected areas and the effect of human-dominated

landscapes on stress hormones in savannah elephants. Conservation Biology 27:569-575,

2013.

Faries, K. M., Kristensen, T.V., Beringer, J., Clark, J.D., White, Jr., D, and L.S. Eggert.

Origins and genetic structure of contemporary populations of black bears (Ursus

americanus) in the central interior highlands of North America. Journal of Mammalogy

94:369-377, 2013.

Hedges, S., Johnson, A., Ahlering, M.A., Tyson, M., and L.S. Eggert. Accuracy, precision,

and cost-effectiveness of conventional dung density and faecal DNA based survey methods

to estimate Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) population size and structure. Biological

Conservation 159: 101-108, 2013.

Peterman, W.E., Brocato, E.R., Pauley, L.R., Stuart, E. C., Semlitsch, R.D., and L.S.

Eggert. Development and characterization of 18 microsatellite loci for the spotted

salamander (Ambystoma maculatum) using paired-end Illumina shotgun sequencing.

Conservation Genetics Resources 5:989-991, 2013.

Peterman, W.E., Pauley, L.R., Brocato, E.R., Stuart, E.C., Semlitsch, R.D., and L.S.

Eggert. Development and characterization of 22 microsatellite loci for the ringed

salamander (Ambystoma annulatum) using paired-end Illumina shotgun sequencing.

Conservation Genetics Resources 5:993-995, 2013.

Peterman, W.E., Feist, S., Semlitsch, R.D., and L.S. Eggert. Conservation and

management of peripheral populations: Spatial and temporal influences on the genetic

structure of wood frog (Rana sylvatica) populations. Biological Conservation 158: 351-

358, 2013.

Spatola, B.N., Peterman, W.E., Stephens, N.T., Semlitsch, R.D., and L.S. Eggert.

Development of microsatellite loci for the western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula)

using 454 sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources 5:267-270, 2013.

Ahlering, M.A., Eggert, L.S., Western, D. Estes, A., Munishi, L. Fleischer, R., Roberts, M.

and J.E. Maldonado. Identifying source populations and genetic structure for savannah

elephants in human-dominated landscapes and protected areas in the Kenya-Tanzania

borderlands. PLoS ONE 7: e52288, 2012.

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Ahlering, M.A., Maldonado, J.E., Fleischer, R.C., Western, D. and L.S. Eggert. Fine-scale

group structure and demography of African savanna elephants recolonizing lands outside

protected areas. Diversity and Distributions 10: 952-961, 2012.

Peterman, W.E., Connette, G.M., Spatola, B.N., Eggert, L.S., and R.D. Semlitsch.

Identification of polymorphic loci in Ambystoma annulatum and review of cross-species

microsatellite use in the genus Ambystoma. Copeia 2012(3): 570-577, 2012.

Ruiz-López, M.J., Chaskelson, S., Gompper, M.E., and L.S. Eggert. Multiple paternity in

the American dog tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Acari: Ixodidae). Journal of Parasitology

98: 498-501, 2012.

Ruiz-López, M.J., Monello, R.J., Gompper, M.E. and L.S. Eggert. The effect and relative

importance of neutral genetic diversity for predicting parasitism varies across parasite taxa.

PLoS One 7:e45404. 2012.

Schuttler, S.G., Blake, S., and L.S. Eggert. Movement patterns and spatial relationships

among African forest elephants. Biotropica 44: 445-448, 2012.

Toms, J.D., Eggert, L.S., Arendt, W.J., and J. Faaborg. A genetic polymorphism in the sex-

linked ATP5A1 gene is associated with individual fitness in Ovenbirds (Seiurus

aurocapilla). Ecology and Evolution 2: 1312-1318, 2012.

Ahlering, M.A., Hedges, S., Johnson, A., Manka, S.G. and L.S. Eggert. Genetic

diversity, social structure and conservation value of the elephants of the Nakai Plateau, Lao PDR,

based on noninvasive sampling. Conservation Genetics 12: 413-422, 2011.

Ahlering, M.A., Western, D., Millspaugh, J.J. and L.S. Eggert. Elevated stress levels in

crop-raiding elephants. Animal Conservation 14: 124-130, 2011.

Crowhurst, R., Faries, K.M., Koppelman, J., Briggler, J.T., and L.S. Eggert. Genetic

relationships of hellbenders in the Ozark highlands of Missouri and conservation

implications for the Ozark subspecies (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi).

Conservation Genetics 12: 637-646, 2011.

Gompper, M.E., Monello, R.J., and L.S. Eggert. Genetic variability and successful viral

seroconversion in an outcrossing vertebrate population. Proceedings of the Royal Society

of London, Series B 278: 204-210, 2011.

Kristensen, T.V., Faries, K.M., White, D., Jr., and L.S. Eggert. Optimized methods for

high-throughput analysis of hair samples for American black bears (Ursus americanus)

Wildlife Biology in Practice 7: 123-128, 2011.

Mowry, R.A., Gompper, M.E., Beringer, J. and L.S. Eggert. River otter population size

estimation using noninvasive latrine surveys. Journal of Wildlife Management 75: 1625-

1636, 2011.

Barry, D.M., Carpenter, C., Yager, C., Golik, B., Barry, K.J., Mikse, O., Schulz, D.J.,

Eggert, L.S. and M.L. Garcia. Variation of the NF-M KSP repeat sub-domain among

mammalian species: Implications for altering axonal structure. Journal of Experimental

Biology 213: 128-136, 2010.

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Eggert, L.S., Powell, D.M., Ballou, J. D., Malo, A. F., Turner, A., Kumer, J., Zimmerman,

C., Fleischer, R. C. and J. E. Maldonado. Pedigrees and the study of the wild horse

population of Assateague Island National Seashore. Journal of Wildlife Management 74:

963-973, 2010.

Decker, J.E., Pires, J.C., Conant, G.C., McKay, S.D., Heaton, M.P., Chen, K., Cooper, A.,

Vilkki, J., Seabury, C.M., Caetano, A.R., Johnson, G.S., Brenneman, R.A., Hanotte, O.,

Eggert, L.S., Wiener, P., Kim, J.-J., Kim, K.S. Sonstegard, T.S., VanTassell, C.P.,

Neibergs, H.L., McEwan, J.C., Brauning, R., Coutinho, L.L., Babar, M.E., Wilson, G. A.,

McClure, M.C., Rolf, M.M., Kim, J., Schnabel, R.D. and J.F. Taylor. Resolving the

evolution of extant and extinct ruminants with high-throughput phylogenomics.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 106: 18644-18649, 2009.

DeMatteo, K.E., Parker, P.G. and L.S. Eggert. Characterization of dinucleotide

microsatellite loci and confirmation of sexing primers for the bush dog (Speothos

venaticus). Molecular Ecology Resources 9: 1219-1220, 2009.

Johnson, J.R., Faries, K.M., Rabenold, J.J., Crowhurst, R., Briggler, J.T., Koppelman, J.B.

and L.S. Eggert. Polymorphic di- and tetranucleotide microsatellite loci for studies of the

hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi). Conservation Genetics 10: 1795-1797,

2009.

Ballou, J.D., Traylor-Holzer, K., Turner, A., Malo, A.F., Powell, D., Maldonado, J. and L.

Eggert. Simulation model for contraception management of the Assateague Island feral

horse population using individual-based data. Wildlife Research 35: 502-512, 2008.

Kongrit, C., Siripunkaw, C., Brockelman, W.Y., Akkarapatumwong, V., Wright, T.F. and

L.S. Eggert. Isolation and characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite loci in the Asian

elephant (Elephas maximus). Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 175-177, 2008.

Siripunkaw, C., Kongrit, C., Faries, K.M., Monello, R., Gompper, M.E. and L.S. Eggert.

Isolation and characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the raccoon (Procyon

lotor) Molecular Ecology Resources 8: 199-201, 2008.

Refereed Journal Articles (published - research prior to MU):

Eggert, L.S., Beadell, J., McClung, A., McIntosh, C.E. and R.C. Fleischer. Evolution of

microsatellites in the adaptive radiation of Hawaiian honeycreepers. Journal of Heredity

100: 137-147, 2009.

Eggert, L.S., Terwilliger, L.A., Woodworth, B.A., Hart, P., Palmer, D. and R.C. Fleischer.

Genetic structure along an elevational gradient in Hawaiian honeycreepers Genetic

structure along an elevational gradient in Hawaiian honeycreepers reveals contrasting

evolutionary responses to avian malaria. BMC Evolutionary Biology 8: 315, 2008.

Eggert, L.S., Patterson, G. and J.E. Maldonado. The Knysna elephants: a population study

conducted using faecal DNA. African Journal of Ecology 46: 19-23, 2008.

Foster, J.R., Woodworth, B.L., Eggert, L.S., Hart, P.J., Palmer, D., Duffy, D.C. and R.C.

Fleischer. Genetic structure and evolved malaria resistance in Hawaiian honeycreepers.

Molecular Ecology 16: 4738-4746, 2007.

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Lukacs, P.M., Eggert, L.S. and K.P. Burnham. Estimating population size from dung-based

DNA capture–recapture data. Wildlife Biology in Practice 3: 83-92, 2007.

Eggert, L.S., Maldonado, J.E. and R.C. Fleischer. Nucleic acid isolation from ecological

samples: animal scat and other associated materials. In: Molecular Evolution: Producing

the Biochemical Data, Part B. Methods in Enzymology 6: 73-87, 2005.

Eggert, L.S. and R.C. Fleischer. Isolation of polymorphic microsatellite loci in the Hawaii

amakihi (Hemignathus virens) and their use in other honeycreeper species. Molecular

Ecology Notes 4: 725-727, 2004.

Eggert, L.S., Mundy, N.I. and D.S. Woodruff. Population structure of loggerhead shrikes in

the California Channel Islands. Molecular Ecology 13: 2121-2134, 2004.

Rasner, C.A., Yeh, P., Eggert, L.S., Hunt, K.E., Woodruff, D.S. and T.D. Price. Genetic

and morphological evolution following a founder event in the dark-eyed junco, Junco

hyemalis thurberi. Molecular Ecology 13: 671-681, 2004.

Eggert, L.S., Eggert, J.A. and D.S. Woodruff. Estimating population sizes for elusive

animals: the forest elephants of Kakum National Park, Ghana. Molecular Ecology 12:

1389-1402, 2003.

Eggert, L.S., Rasner, C.A. and D.S. Woodruff. The evolution and phylogeography of the

African elephant (Loxodonta africana), inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequence and

nuclear microsatellite markers. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London Series B 269:

1993-2006, 2002.

Srikwan, S., Hufford, K., Eggert, L. and D.S. Woodruff. Variable microsatellite markers

for genotyping tree shrews, Tupaia, and their potential use in genetic studies of fragmented

populations. Science Asia 28: 93-97, 2002.

Eggert, L.S., Ramakrishnan, U., Mundy, N.I. and D.S. Woodruff. Polymorphic

microsatellite DNA markers in the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) and their use in

the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus). Molecular Ecology 9: 2223-2225, 2000.

Eggert, L., Lux, C.A., O'Corry-Crowe, G.M. and A.E. Dizon. Dried dolphin blood on

fishery observer records provides DNA for genetic analyses. Marine Mammal Science 14:

136-143, 1998.

Field, D, Eggert, L., Metzgar, D., Rose, R. and C. Wills. Use of polymorphic short and

clustered coding-region microsatellites to distinguish strains of Candida albicans. FEMS

Immunology and Medical Microbiology 15: 73-79, 1996.

Invited Book Chapters:

Jarvi, S.I., Fleischer, R.C. and L.S. Eggert. 2009. Genetics and the Conservation of Native

Hawaiian Forest Birds. In, Hawaiian Forest Birds: Their Biology and Conservation. (T. K.

Pratt, C. T. Atkinson, P. C. Banko, J. Jacobi, and B. L. Woodworth, Eds.) pp. 253-273.

Yale University Press, New Haven.

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Eggert, L.S., Ahlering, M. and S. Manka. 2008. Lessons from genetic censuses of forest

elephants. In, Proceedings of the International Elephant Conservation and Research

Symposium. (D. Olson, Ed.). International Elephant Foundation and Ringling Brothers

Barnum and Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation.

Eggert, L.S. and R.C. Fleischer. 2005. Estimating population sizes and demographic

parameters for forest elephants using DNA extracted from dung. In, Proceedings of the

International Symposium on Human Elephant Relationships and Conflicts. (J.

Jayewardene, Ed.). International Elephant Foundation and Biodiversity and Elephant

Conservation Trust.

Books:

Asa, C., Beever, E. Coughenour, M., Eggert, L., Garrott, R., Huntsinger, L., Kalof, L.,

Krausman, P., Oli, M., Palmer, G., Peterson, S., Powell, D., Rubenstein, D., Thain, D.

2013. National Research Council. Using science to improve the BLM Wild Horse and

Burro Program: A way forward. National Academies Press. 630 pp.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Major Symposium Presentations:

Bureau of Land Management, Special Meeting of the National Wild Horse and Burro

Advisory Board, "Genetic diversity in free-ranging horse and burro populations",

Washington, DC, June, 2013.

Eijkman Institute, Capacity Building in Wildlife Conservation and Forensic Genetics,

"Using noninvasive sampling in ecological and evolutionary studies of elephants",

Jakarta, Indonesia, June, 2012.

International Elephant Foundation and Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Center for

Elephant Conservation Symposium. “Lessons from genetic censuses of forest elephants”.

Orlando, FL, November, 2007.

The Wildlife Society, Noninvasive Genotyping: Recent Advances and Future

Directions. "Using non-invasive sampling to study elephants in the forests of

Africa and Asia". Anchorage, Alaska, September, 2006.

Assateague Island National Seashore; IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist

Group. "An Assessment of the Genetic Status of the Feral Horse Population of

Assateague Island National Seashore". Berlin, MD, March, 2006.

International Symposium on Human Elephant Relationships and Conflicts

"Estimating population sizes and demographic parameters for forest elephants

using DNA extracted from dung". Colombo, Sri Lanka, September, 2003.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

Recent Invited Lectures and Seminars:

Northern Iowa University, Cedar Falls, IA (2014)

University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT (2014)

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University of Missouri (Saturday Morning Science), Columbia, MO (2014)

Washington University, St. Louis, MO (2014)

Westminster College, Fulton, MO (2014)

San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research, San Diego, CA (2013)

Iowa State University, Ames, IA (2012)

Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO (2012)

Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO (2010)

Smithsonian Conservation Science Seminar Series, Washington, DC (2009)

Science Teachers of Missouri Conference – Jefferson City, MO (2009)

University of New Orleans – New Orleans, LA (2008)

Kansas State University, KS (2006)

Truman State University, MO (2006)

University of Missouri - St. Louis, MO (2006)

Talks (National and International):

Laney, K. and L. Eggert. Using science to improve the BLM Wild Horse and Burro

Program: a way forward. Society for Conservation Biology annual meeting, Missoula, MT,

2014.

Warwick, J., Eggert, L., and R.W. Sites. Phylogeography of cryptic species of Heleocoris

(Heteroptera: Naucoridae) in southeast Asia. Entomological Society of America annual

meeting, Portland, OR, 2014.

Peterman, W.E., Semlitsch, R.D., and L.S. Eggert. Abundance, physiology, and

population structure: Fine-scale landscape genetics of a terrestrial salamander. Ecological

Society of America annual meeting, Minneapolis, MN, 2013.

Eggert, L.S. Using noninvasive sampling in ecological and evolutionary studies of

elephants. Symposium: Genetic studies of elephant using non-invasive sampling. Kasetsart

University, Bangkok, Thailand, 2012.

Finch, T.M. and L.S. Eggert. Does parasitism influence crop raiding behavior in African

elephants? American Association of Veterinary Parasitologists, St. Louis, MO, 2011.

Schuttler, S., Blake, S., and L. Eggert. Inferences from movement data on sociality in

forest elephants (Loxondonta cyclotis). Animal Behavior annual meeting, Bloomington, IN,

2011.

Six additional talks involving graduate and undergraduate students at national/international

meetings (2007-2010)

Poster Presentations (National):

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. The influence of genetic drift on population structure of the

American black bear (Ursus americanus) in the Central Interior Highlands. Ecological

Genomics Symposium, Kansas City, KS, 2013.

Feist, S., Koppelman, J., Briggler, J., and L. Eggert. Gene flow in the endangered Ozark

hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi). North American Society for

Conservation Biology Conference, Oakland, CA, 2012.

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Finch, T.M., Sitati, N.W., and L.S. Eggert. Do crop raiding African elephants have fewer

parasites? European Congress of Conservation Biology, Glasgow, Scotland, 2012.

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. Broad scale population structure of the American black bear

(Ursus americanus). 11th Western Black Bear Workshop, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 2012.

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. Broad scale population structure of the American black bear

(Ursus americanus). Joint Congress on Evolutionary Biology, Ottawa, Ontario, 2012.

Feist, S., Peterman, W., Semlitsch, R., and L. Eggert. Conservation areas in isolation and

the impact on genetic diversity. Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX, 2011.

Finch, T.M., Frederick-Hudson, K.H., and L.S. Eggert. 2011. A Mitogenomic Analysis of

the Phylogeny and Adaptive Evolution of the African Elephant, poster presentation,

Ecological Society of America, Austin, TX, 2011.

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. A proposal to develop single nucleotide polymorphism

(SNP) markers for American black bears (Ursus americanus). 20th Eastern Black Bear

Workshop, Hendersonville, NC, 2011.

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. A proposal to develop single nucleotide polymorphism

(SNP) markers for American black bears (Ursus americanus) Ecological and Evolutionary

Genomics, Gordon Research Conferences, Biddeford, ME, 2011.

Nine additional posters involving graduate and undergraduate students at national/international


Poster Presentations (Local and Regional, involving graduate and undergraduate students):

Anderson, M., Puckett, E.E., and L.S. Eggert. Latitudinal association between den

chronology and allele frequencies of candidate genes for hibernation, FTO and CLOCK, in

American black bears. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster Session, Columbia, 2013.

Brocato, E., Peterman, B., Eggert, L., and R. Semlitsch. Reducing bias in population

genetic inferences and effective population size estimation: The effects of sampling

different life stages. Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievements Forum,

University of Missouri, Columbia, 2013.

Romine, K., Connette, G., Eggert, L.S., and R. Semlitsch. Relating gene flow and habitat

structure in a terrestrial salamander. Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative

Achievements Forum, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2013.

Boateng, J., Finch, T.M., and L.S. Eggert. Testing for parasite species found in the dung of

elephants using genetic methods. Summer Undergraduate Research and Creative

Achievements Forum, University of Missouri, Columbia, 2012.

Finch, T.M., Frederick-Hudson, K.H., and L.S. Eggert. Adaptive evolution in the

mitochondrial genome of the African elephant. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster

Session, Columbia, 2012.

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Hunt, A.F., Mowry, R.A., Ruiz-Lopez, M.J., and L.S. Eggert. The effects of human

disturbance on social structure of Asian elephants. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster

Session, Columbia, 2012.

Philbrick, J.A., Puckett, E.E., and L.S. Eggert. Locations of glacial refugia and routes of

range expansion in the American black bear (Ursus americanus) following the last glacial

maximum. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster Session, Columbia, 2012.

Puckett, E.E. and L.S. Eggert. A draft model of genetic variability of the American black

bear (Ursus americanus) for identification of sample origin in the bear viscera trade.

Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster Session, Columbia, 2012.

Spatola, B., Peterman, W.E., and L.S. Eggert. Using landscape genetics to detect barriers

to habitat connectivity in western slimy salamander (Plethodon albagula) populations in

Missouri. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster Session, Columbia, 2012.

Feist, S., Peterman, W., Semlitsch, R., and L. Eggert. Conservation areas in isolation and

the impact on genetic diversity. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster Session, Columbia,

2011.

Finch, T.M., Frederick-Hudson, K.H., and L.S. Eggert. A Mitogenomic Analysis of the

Phylogeny and Adaptive Evolution of the African Elephant. Missouri Life Sciences Week

Poster Session, Columbia, 2011.

Philbrick, J., Schuttler, S. and L.S. Eggert. Dispersal patterns and group composition in

African forest elephants inferred from mitochondrial DNA, Missouri Life Sciences Week

Poster Session, Columbia, 2011.

Prasuhn, A. and L.S. Eggert. Inferring the phylogenetic interrelationships of African

elephants (Loxodonta africana) using nuclear introns. Missouri Life Sciences Week Poster

Session, Columbia, 2011

Prasuhn, A. and L.S. Eggert. Inferring the phylogenetic interrelationships of African

elephants (Loxodonta africana) using nuclear introns. Undergraduate Research Day at the

Capitol, Jefferson City, MO, 2011

Fifteen additional posters involving graduate and undergraduate students at local/regional


RESEARCH INTERESTS

Ecological and conservation genetics, primarily focused on the population structure and

ecology of mammals, birds and amphibians.

RESEARCH SUPPORT

Current:

US Department of Defense, Strategic Environment Research and Development

Program, 2011-2015. $621,000. Multi-Scale Approach to Understanding Source-Sink

Dynamics of Amphibians (PI Raymond Semlitsch, Co-PI Eggert).

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Past (5 years):

University of Missouri, Research Council, 2013-2014. $6,000. "Relating genetic diversity to

land use history: potential for genetic erosion in a widespread, abundant salamander

(Plethodon shermani)".

[This grant allowed Eggert and graduate student Grant Connette (Semlitsch lab) to

test for a relationship between the time since a plot was logged, its current

population size, and its current level of genetic diversity. The results will be

compared to theoretical predictions, and are expected to form the basis of an NSF

preproposal to expand the study to multiple species with different life histories]

National Science Foundation, DEB-0841654, 2009-2014. $287,406. Relative importance of

genetic variability for predicting parasitism (Co-PI with Matt Gompper, School of Natural

Resources at the University of Missouri).

[This collaboration investigates the relationship between genetic diversity at

neutral and non-neutral (MHC) loci and levels of parasitism. The experimental

system was established by Gompper and his students, and blood samples were

collected for future analyses. In 2005, the Eggert lab developed neutral genetic

markers (microsatellite loci) to begin the genetics study. In 2007/2008, L. Eggert

developed MHC markers and generated preliminary data in preparation for the

grant proposal to expand the study]

Missouri Department of Conservation, 2010-2014. $92,157. Population estimation of

American black bear (Ursus americanus) in Missouri (PI).

[This is a multi-institution project that will conduct a four year study to determine

the distribution, population size and sex ratio of black bears in Missouri, all of

which will guide management efforts. As PI for the genetics portion, I will

conduct a genetic census as well as generate data for comparison with populations

in other central US states to help us understand the biotic and abiotic factors that

have influenced this species as it has recolonized portions of its historic range.]

Missouri Department of Conservation, 2011-2013. $81,972. Guiding the hellbender

restoration program by delineating gene flow. (PIs Jeff Koppelman, MDC, Lori Eggert, MU,

Jeff Briggler, MDC).

[This project will examine fine-scale population structure in the endangered Ozark

hellbender and the threatened Eastern hellbender. The goal is to understand the

ecology of the species including mating systems and movements of males and

females, and to use the data to inform plans for critical habitat designations and

management planning]

Wildlife Conservation Society, 2011-2012. $17,684. Analysis of fecal DNA samples to

estimate the sex ratio and size of the Sepon Asian Elephant population in the Lao PDR using

capture–recapture methods (PI)

[This project is part of a study of the elephants of Southeast Asia. As the third of

five such studies, it is building a database of elephant genotypes for a study of

subcontinental population structure and will be a resource for sourcing illegal ivory

shipments. Eggert trained and supervised the postdoctoral researcher and lab

technician who are conducting the labwork, analyzed the results and will be

assisting Dr. Ruiz-Lopez with the writing of manuscripts]

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estimate size and sex ratio of the Northern Plains Elephant population in Cambodia using

capture-recapture methods (PI)

[This project is part of a study of the elephants of Southeast Asia. As the fourth of







estimate size and sex ratio of the Seima Biodiversity Conservation Area Elephant population

in Cambodia using capture-recapture methods (PI)

[This project is part of a study of the elephants of Southeast Asia. As the fifth of






TEACHING INTERESTS

General Ecology, Ecological Genetics, Molecular Ecology

CURRENT AND FUTURE TEACHING DIRECTIONS

Since I came to MU, I have developed two undergraduate courses and one graduate course. I

have taught over 500 undergraduate students and 56 graduate students. I am currently training

students in my lab at the undergraduate and graduate levels. I have sought opportunities to learn

about the scholarship of teaching through formal programs and seminars, and use mid-term

online student evaluations to determine what is working and what needs work in my teaching

each semester. I am currently improving the classes I teach through careful attention to student

feedback on evaluations, and am expanding the use of Blackboard to provide lecture and

laboratory materials to my students.

FORMAL COURSES TAUGHT

Bio Sci 3650 General Ecology (F'06, F'07, F'09, F'11, F'13, F'15)

Bio Sci 4983 Molecular Ecology [F'08 (taught as Bio Sci 4994-04), W'11, W'13, W'15]

Bio Sci 8700 Ecological Genetics (W'07, W'09, F'10, F'12, F'14)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Journal Editorial Boards

African Journal of Ecology (2007-present)

Panel Member

NSF, Postdoctoral Research Fellowships in Biology (February 2012, December 2013)

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Ad hoc Manuscript Reviews (last 5 years):

African Journal of Ecology (4-'10, 1-'12, 1-'13, 1-'14, 3-'15), Animal Conservation (2-'11),

Biological Conservation (1-'13,1-'14), Conservation Biology (1-'13, 1-14, 1'15),

Conservation Genetics (2-'10, 1-'11, 2-'12, 5-'13, 2-'14), Conservation Genetics Resources

(1-'14), Diversity and Distributions (1-'14), Herpetological Conservation Biology (1-'14,

1-'15), International Journal of Biodiversity Conservation (1-'15), Journal of Animal

Ecology (1-'14), Journal of Applied Ecology (2-'14), Journal of Heredity (1-'12), Journal of

Mammalogy (1-'11, 1-'13), Journal of Wildlife Management (2-'10, 1-'11, 1-'12, 1-'13, 1-

'14), Molecular Ecology (1-'10, 1-'11, 1-'12, 2-'13, 2-'14, 1-'15), Molecular Ecology

Resources (1-'13, 1-'14), Molecular Biology Reports (1-'11), PLoS One (2-'15),

Proceedings of the Royal Society of London, Series B (1-'12), PLoS ONE (3-'10, 1-'11, 1-

'12, 1-'13), Raffles Bulletin of Zoology (1-'12), Tropical Conservation Science (1-'15),

Wildlife Society Bulletin (1-'11)

Ad hoc Grant Reviews (last 5 years):

American Philosophical Society (~10 proposals/year -'10, '11, '12, '13, '15), National

Science Foundation (1-'11), University of Missouri Research Board (1-'10)

MENTORING/TRAINING ACTIVITIES

Postdoctoral Associates:

Former:

Dr. Harith Al-Warid, PhD University of Baghdad, 2013-2014

Maria José Ruiz-Lopez, PhD Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain 2006, 2006-2009

Current position: Postdoctoral research fellow, Oregon State University, 2013

Dr. Marissa Ahlering, PhD University of Missouri 2005, 2006-2008

Smithsonian Research Fellow, 2009

Current Position: Research Ecologist, The Nature Conservancy, Grand Forks, ND

Graduate Students:

Current:

Kiristin Budd, PhD

Jacob Burkhart, PhD

Martha Fischer, PhD

Former:

Emily Puckett, PhD, 2015

Thesis: phylogeography and population genomics of the

American black bear (Ursus americanus)

Current position: Postdoctoral Researcher - Fordham University

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Feist, Sheena, MS 2013.

Thesis: Hellbender (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis) gene flow within rivers of the Missouri

Ozark Highlands

Current position: Conservation Resources Biologist - Genetics, Mississippi Museum of

Natural Science

Finch, Tabitha, PhD 2013.

Thesis: A noninvasive approach to understanding adaptation, crop raiding behavior, and the

fecal microbiota of the African elephant

Current position: Manager of Science Education, McWane Science Center

Bill Peterman, PhD 2013 (Co-advisor with Ray Semlitsch, Biological Sciences).

Thesis: Factors affecting abundance, physiology, and fine-scale genetic differentiation of

the Western Slimy Salamander (Plethodon albagula)

Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, Illinois Natural History Survey

Schuttler, Stephanie, PhD 2012

Thesis: The effects of social behavior and relatedness on habitat use and ranging patterns of

African forest elephants

Current position: Postdoctoral researcher, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

O’Hara, Elizabeth, MS 2011.

Thesis: Island feral horse populations: phylogenetic assessment and implications for future

conservation

Mowry, Rebecca, MA (Co-advisor with Matthew Gompper) 2010.

Thesis: A genetic approach to determine river otter (Lontra canadensis) abundance and

effects on fish populations in Missouri

Current position: Wildlife Biologist at Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks

Undergraduate Research Students:

Current:

Hendrickson, Ben, 2014-present

Titus, Chelsea, 2014-present

Former:

Braham, Erica (EXPRESS program), 2014-2015

King, Lauren, 2014-2015

Kroese, Chelsey, 2013-2015

Willis, Mary Madeline (Discovery Fellowship Program), 2014-2015

Brocato, Emily 2011-2014

Current position - laboratory technician, University of Missouri DNA Core Facility

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Romine, Kimberly, 2012-2014

Current position - laboratory technician, applying to graduate programs

Anderson, Michelle 2012-2013

Current position: Lab technician, Missouri Department of Conservation

Hunt, Amanda 2011-2013

Current position: Intern - health administration, Barnes Jewish Hospital

Schuh, Aaron 2011-2013

Current position: Student - University of Missouri Medical School

Boateng, Jessica 2011-2012

Current position: student at University of Missouri

Wayhart (nee Philbrick, Jessica 2010-2012

Current position: Lab technician, Washington University

Prasuhn, Amanda 2009-2012

Current position: Legal Fellow, Center for Biological Diversity

Chaskelson, Saskia 2010-2011

Everett, Sloane 2008-2010

Current position: Veterinary medicine student, University of Tennessee

Lund, Dane 2009-2010

Current position: MS student, University of Missouri (Cornelison lab), 2010.

Schneider, Theresa 2008-2010, LSUROP Intern.

"Using Mitochondrial DNA to study Matrilines and Territory Boundaries in Missouri River

Otters (Lontra canadensis)"

Current position: Research technician, Monsanto

Faries, Kaitlyn 2005-2008, LSUROP Intern

"Assessing the status of the American black bear (Ursus americanus) in Missouri"

Current position: PhD student and NSF Fellow at Washington University

O'Hara, Elizabeth 2007-2008

"Population structure in the red bat (Lasiurus borealis) in Missouri"

Completed MS thesis at MU 2011

Alyce Johnson 2007-2008, UMEB Intern

"Sex ratio of elephants colonizing newly available habitat in Kenya"

Diana Ortiz 2007-2008, McNair Intern

"A Comparison of Genetic Variation Associated with Adaptive Traits in the African Forest

(Loxodonta cyclotis) and Savanna Elephant (Loxodonta africana)"

Current position: Laboratory technician, winery in Napa Valley, CA

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Graduate Committees:

Current:

University of Missouri:

Keala Cummings, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Ricardo Holdo, advisor

Jackie Dearborn, MS student, Fisheries and Wildlife, Sybill Amelon, advisor

Daniel Godwin, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Ricardo Holdo, advisor

Nathan Harness, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Johannes Schul, advisor

Evan Hill, MS student, Fisheries and Wildlife, Elisabeth Webb, advisor

Juliana Arntzen Jenkins, PhD student, Biological Sciences, John Faaborg, advisor

Austin Lynn, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Candace Galen, advisor

Arianne Messerman, PhD students, Biological Sciences, Manuel Leal, advisor

Rachel Munds, PhD student, Anthropology, Greg Blomquist, advisor

Murphy, Megan, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Johannes Schul, advisor

Edward Ramirez, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Ricardo Holdo, advisor

Alice Tipton, PhD student, Biological Sciences, Candace Galen, advisor

Kathryn Womack, PhD student, Forestry, Frank Thompson, advisor

Chloe Wright, MS student, Fisheries and Wildlife, Joshua Millspaugh, advisor

University of Connecticut

Michael Evans, PhD student, Natural Resources and Environment, Tracy

Rittenhouse, advisor

Wake Forest University

Deus Rugemalila, PhD student, Department of Biological Sciences, T. Michael

Anderson, advisor

Former:

16 PhD, 5 MA

2 PhD: Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

SERVICE

Campus (last 5 years):

"Entering Mentoring" Facilitator ('12, '15)

Ethical Conduct of Research (BSC/BCH 8060) volunteer, ('08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14.

'15)

Life Sciences Week, Poster Judge ('08, '09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14. '15)

LSUROP Review Panel ('11, '12, '13, '14, '15)

Graduate School Fellowship panel ('12, '13, '14. '15)

Phi Beta Kappa - Junior Honors Co-Chair ('08), Chair ('09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15)

Spring Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Forum Judge ('09, '10, '11, '12)

Arts and Science Status of Women Committee ('14, '15)

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Departmental:

Undergraduate Education Committee ('09, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15)

Graduate Education Committee ('10, '11, '12, '13, '14, '15)

Divisional Council ('11, '12)

Task Force II for Undergraduate Education Program ('12, '13)

National and International:

I am a member of the Society for the Study of Evolution, the Society for Conservation

Biology, the Wildlife Society and Sigma Xi.

The National Academies Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources (2011-2013)

I was a member of the National Research Council committee to review the Bureau of Land

Management Wild Horse and Burro Management Program, and headed the group that

reviewed the literature and made recommendations with regards to genetic concerns for the

herds.

IUCN Asian Elephant Specialist Group (2006-present)

This group provides technical assistance and expertise for the conservation of Asian

elephants. I participate in the Wild Elephant and Elephant Habitat Management Task

Force, which evaluates methods for censusing populations as well as the resulting data

regarding the sizes and distribution of wild populations. From 2006 to 2008, I was a

technical consultant to the IUCN African Elephant Specialist Group.

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