Allan J. Landwer

Department of Biology







2200 Hickory Street

P.O. Box 16165

Abilene, Texas 79698-6165

USA

(915) 670-5894 (office)

(915) 670-1385 (FAX)

(915) 672-1742 (home)

email:Personal


Work

Web Page:Lab Page

Personal

• Born April 27, 1964 in Saint Louis, Missouri USA.

Languages

• English, Spanish

Education

• Ph.D.(Biology; Ecology/Herpetology), 1994: The University of New Mexico
• M.S. (Biology), 1988: TCU
• B.S. (Biology), 1986: TCU

Employment History

• Associate Professor and Curator of Vertebrates: 2001-present
  Department of Biology, HSU, Abilene, TX
• Assistant Professor and Curator: 1994-2001
  Department of Biology, HSU, Abilene, TX
• Instructor: Summer Session 1989, 1995
  Field Herpetology; University of Oklahoma, OU Biological Station, Kingston, OK
• Assistant Curator: 1992-1994
  Herpetology Division;Museum of Southwestern Biology, UNM, Albuquerque, NM
  
• Graduate Teaching Assistant: 1990-1994
  University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Field Herpetologist: 1990
  LTER program, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
• Substitute Teacher: Spring 1990
  Secondary, Fort Worth Independent School District, Fort Worth, TX
• Entomologist: 1986
  Ft. Worth Public Health Department, Fort Worth, TX
• Zoo Keeper/Explorer Scout: 1979-1983
  Ft. Worth Zoological Park, Fort Worth, TX

Teaching Experience

• Web - based Instruction: I developed the HSU Biology Department Web Site and course pages for student use.
• Ecology
• Vertebrate Zoology
• Field Ecology (Spain, TX)
• Evolution
• Natural History of the Southwest (Field Course)
• Freshman Biology (General, Honors, Majors, Non-Majors)
• Computers in Biology
• Human Anatomy and Physiology
• Herpetology
• Biology in Mexico
• Field Herpetology (Mexico, NM)
• Marine Biology (Spain)
• Behavioral Research
• Limnology
• Herpetological Research Topics
• Biology Seminar
• Environmental Science
• Graduate Seminar -- Environmental Science

Service and Awards

• Chair, Information Management Committee, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1999-2000.
• Faculty Development, Rank and Tenure Committee, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 2000 - 2003.
• Webmaster, School of Sciences and Mathematics, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1996-2001.
• Journal Referee for Herpetologica (Journal of the Herpetologists League). 1999, 2000.
• Journal Referee for Copeia (Journal of The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists). 1995, 1997.
• Cullen Award for Research and Creativity, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1996.
• University Self Study: Undergraduate studies subcommittee, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1995-1996.
• University Research Review Committee, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1996-1999.
• Macintosh Computer Consultant: Camalott Communications (Internet Service Provider), Abilene, TX. 1995-present.
• Faculty Advisor, Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society, Delta Psi Chapter. Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1995-present.
• Director, Texas Watch Water Quality Monitoring Plan. Environmental Sciences Center, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. 1994-present.
• Listed in: Marquis Who's Who in Science and Engineering, 1996-1997.
• Graduate Faculty Member: University of Oklahoma.

Community Service

• Invited Speaker. University Women, Service Organization. Hardin-Simmons University. March 6, 2002.
• Presented recruiting video for May-term Biology Class. Holland School of Sciences and Mathematics Breakfast. October 27, 2001
• Invited Speaker on the Ecology of Australia. Women of Rotary. April 19, 2001.
• Science Fair Judge. St. John's Episcopal School. March 26, 1999; March 12, 1998.
• Faculty Mentor. John Duck, Cooper High School Student. Spring 1997.
• Spoke to Valley View Elementary School children about the ecology of wetlands. April 15 & 16, 1996.
• Invited Speaker; American Business Women's Association, Butterfield Trail Chapter, Abilene, TX. Herptofauna of the Big Country and beyond. Host, Suzanne Hobbs. August 16, 1994.

Current Research

• Reptilian Community Ecology
  Research on invasion and spatial niche distribution in Jamaican Anolis lizards. Collaborating with Gary W. Ferguson (TCU)
• Faunal Surveys
  Abilene State Park:Surveying the herptofauna of Abilene State Park with Tom Lee(ACU) and ecology students to develop checklists for The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department.
  Dolan Falls Preserve:Assessing herptofaunal biodiversity and habitat association of this region owned by the Nature Conservancy of Texas. Collaborating with Tom Lee (ACU).
• Director, Texas Watch - HSU
  Environmental Monitoring. I am monitoring water quality in local streams feeding into the Hubbard Creek Reservoir Watershed in cooperation with The Hardin-Simmons University Environmental Sciences Center, The West Central Texas Municipal Water District, and The Brazos River Authority.

Research Experience

• Population Biology
  Found external funding for dissertation research on The Cost of Reproduction in the Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus. Gathered demographic data and manipulated reproduction in natural populations and found field evidence for Costs of Reproduction {growth & survival costs}.
• Lizard husbandry and Insect identification
  Lizard husbandry and field collection of Sceloporine lizards for Gary Ferguson and insect species identification from field samples for Glenn Kroh. Department of Biology, TCU.
• Conservation Biology
  Mark-recapture status survey of a state endangered lizard species. Worked with the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, and the United States Bureau of Land Management to survey declining lizard populations.
• Limnology
  Sampled and Identified Periphyton for Nebraska Game and Parks Commission & Kyle D. Hoagland. University of Nebraska - Lincoln(UNL).

Invited Seminars

• Landwer, A.J. 2002. Community Ecology of Jamaican Anoles, HSU Faculty Colloquim, HSU Abilene, TX April 2002.
• Landwer, A.J. 1999. Biodiversity. Environmental Science Symposium, HSU Abilene, TX March 4, 1999.
• Landwer, A. J. 1996. Herptofauna of the southwest and adjacent Mexico. HSU Environmental Speaker Series. Department of Environmental Management, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. Host, Gary Stanlake. April, 1996.
• Landwer, A. J. 1996. The Cost of Reproduction in a New Mexico Population of the Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus. Department of Biology, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX. Host, Robert Dowler. March, 1996.
• Landwer, A. J. 1995. The Cost of Reproduction in a New Mexico Population of the Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus. Department of Biology, Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX. Host, Gary W. Ferguson. October, 1995.
• Landwer, A. J. 1994. The Cost of Reproduction in a New Mexico Population of the Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus. Department of Biology, Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX. Host, H. Taylor Rankin. March, 1994.
• Landwer, A. J. 1993. The Cost of Reproduction in the Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus. New Mexico Herpetological Society, Albuquerque, NM. Host L. W. Gorum. November, 1993.
• Landwer, A. J. 1988. Endogenous Control of Annual Variation of Clutch Size in the Desert Side-Blotched Lizard, Uta stansburiana stejnegeri and Effects of Incubation Temperature on the Size of Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus (Sauria: Iguanidae) Hatchlings. Department of Biology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE. Host, Jim Platz. October, 1988.

Presentations at Meetings

• Landwer, G.E., Landwer, A.J., and D. Too. 1999. Creatine Monohydrate; A Performance Enhancer? 1999 SWD AAHPHERD & AzAHPERD Annual Convention Tucson, AZ. February 18-20, 1999
• Landwer, A.J. 1999. Biodiversity. Environmental Science Symposium, HSU Abilene, TX March 4, 1999.
• Stanlake, G.J. and A. J. Landwer. 1996. Rapid bioassessment of intermittent streams in the upper Brazos River Watershed. Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, Boston, MA. July 15-20, 1996.
• Landwer, A. J. 1993. Manipulation of Egg Production Reveals Costs of Reproduction in the Tree Lizard (Urosaurus ornatus). The Guild of Rocky Mountain Population Biologists, 19th Annual Meeting. University of New Mexico, Ghost Ranch, Abiquiu, NM.
• Landwer, A. J. 1993. The Cost of Reproduction in the in the lizard Urosaurus ornatus. Combined Meetings of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, the Herpetologists League, the 17th Annual Larval Fish Conference, and the American Elasmobranch Society; University of Texas, Austin, TX.
• Landwer, A. J. and H. L. Snell 1991. The Cost of Reproduction in the lizard Urosaurus ornatus: Preliminary Results. Fifth Annual meeting of the Southwestern Association of Biologists; Arizona State University West, Prescott AZ.
• Landwer, A. J. and G. W. Ferguson. 1988. Effects of Incubation Temperature on the Size of Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus (Sauria: Iguanidae) Hatchlings. Combined meetings of the American Elasmobranch Society, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Early Life History Section (AFS), Herpetologists League, and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles; University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Membership in Professional Organizations

• American Association for the Advancement of Science
• Texas Academy of Science
• Society for the Study of Evolution
• Texas Herpetological Society
• Texas Society of Mammalogists

Publications

• Landwer, A. J., and G. W. Ferguson. 2002. Long-term structural habitat use of two native and one introduced male Anolis species on the north coast of Jamaica. The Texas Journal of Science 54(1):51-58.
• Landwer, A. J. and T. Lee. 2001. New reptile and amphibian county records from the southern rolling plains of Texas. Herpetological Review 32(2), 2001.
• Landwer, G.E., Too, D., and Landwer, A. (Fall, 1998). Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function: A Review. The Journal of the Nevada Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 12(1), 16-20.
• Stanlake, G.J. and A. J. Landwer. 1996. Rapid bioassessment of intermittant streams in the upper Brazos River Watershed. Environmental Biotechnology Symposium, Boston, MA.
• Landwer, A. J. , G. W. Ferguson, R. Herber, and M. Brewer. 1995. Habitat use of introduced and native Anoles along the northern coast of Jamaica. The Texas Journal of Science 47(1):45-52.
• Landwer, A. J. 1994. Manipulation of Egg Production Reveals Costs of Reproduction in the Tree Lizard, Urosaurus ornatus. Oecologia 100: 243-249.
• Landwer, A. J. and G. W. Ferguson. 1994. Effects of the incubation environment on the size and incubation time of Sceloporus undulatus consobrinus hatchlings. The Texas Journal of Science 46(2): 115-120.
• Ferguson, G.W., H.L. Snell, and Allan J. Landwer. 1990. Proximate control of variation of clutch, egg and body size in a west-Texas population of Uta stansburiana stejnegeri (Sauria: Iguanidae). Herpetologica 46: 227-238.