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Matthew E. Gifford
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Assistant Professor
Also affiliated: University of Minnesota (2008–2011); University of Louisville (2014); Deakin University (2014); Washington University in St. Louis (2004–2008); The University of Texas at Tyler (2004–2008); Bell Museum of Natural History (2008–2011); University of Tulsa (2016)
17 h-index
61 pubs
1,320 cited
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Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Matthew E. Gifford's research focuses on the ecological and physiological factors influencing ectotherm populations. He investigates the links between environmental change and local extinctions, particularly in terrestrial ectotherms, by analyzing time-energy constraints. Gifford has also explored the nutritional content of arthropods and its seasonal and taxonomic variation, examining how these factors influence lizard predation and grasshopper communities.
His work utilizes various methodologies, including the development and application of 3D-printed models for quantifying thermal environments and the generation of chromosome-level genome assemblies. Gifford has published on the reproductive success, survival, and coloration of prairie lizards and has explored within-individual performance tradeoffs. His research network includes collaborators from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Southern Arkansas University.
Metrics
- h-index: 17
- Publications: 61
- Citations: 1,320
Positions
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Assistant Professor 2014–presentUniversity of Central Arkansas Biology ORCID
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Assistant Professor 2010–2014University of Arkansas at Little Rock Biology ORCID
Selected Publications
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Live birth in lizards: A process-based model for the roles of temperature, behavior, and life-history (2025)
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Feeding status impacts thermoregulation and its repeatability across day and night in a diurnal lizard (2025)
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Intraspecific interactions and thermal refuge availability interactively influence ectotherm thermoregulation but not energy dynamics (2025)
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Variable juvenile growth rates and offspring size: a response to anthropogenic shifts in prey size among populations (2024)
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3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments (2023)
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3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments (2023)
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Seasonal and taxonomic variation in arthropod macronutrient content (2023)
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3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments (2023)
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Plastic juvenile growth rates and offspring size: A response to anthropogenic shifts in prey size among populations (2023)
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Within‐individual covariation masks an among‐individual performance tradeoff in the prairie lizard (2023)
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Senescence and Differential Size-Based Survival in Puerto Rican Giant Groundlizards, Pholidoscelis exsul (Squamata: Teiidae), on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands (2022)
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Variable stoichiometric and macronutrient responses to lizard predation in Ozark glade grasshopper communities (2022)
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Behavioral Response to Simulated Environmental Conditions in a Montane Salamander (2022)
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The Effect of an Insectivorous Lizard Predator (Crotaphytus collaris) on Ozark Glade Orthopteran Assemblages (2022)
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A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus ), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology (2021)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Timothy A. Clay
Nicholls State University (US)
10 shared publications
- Individual (Co)variation in Standard Metabolic Rate, Feeding Rate, and Exploratory Behavior in Wild-Caught Semiaquatic Salamanders
- The Effects of Temperature and Activity on Intraspecific Scaling of Metabolic Rates in a Lungless Salamander
- Habitat use and activity influence thermoregulation in a tropical lizard, Ameiva exsul
- Population level differences in thermal sensitivity of energy assimilation in terrestrial salamanders
- The influence of invasive fire ants on survival, space use, and patterns of natural selection in juvenile lizards
Showing 5 of 10 shared publications
Christopher D. Robinson
University of Central Arkansas (US)
8 shared publications
- Sexual dimorphism in performance and muscle allocation in the western painted crayfish Faxonius palmeri longimanus (Faxon, 1898) (Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae)
- The influence of invasive fire ants on survival, space use, and patterns of natural selection in juvenile lizards
- Covariation between Thermally Mediated Color and Performance Traits in a Lizard
- Intraseasonal Changes of Patch Color in Prairie Lizards (Sceloporus Consobrinus)
- Reproductive success, apparent survival, and ventral blue coloration in male prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Ian T. Clifton
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
8 shared publications
In database
- Role of phenotypic plasticity in morphological differentiation between watersnake populations
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- Patterns of morphological variation following colonization of a novel prey environment
- Influence of prey size on reproduction among populations of Diamond-backed Watersnakes (Nerodia rhombifer)
- Plastic juvenile growth rates and offspring size: A response to anthropogenic shifts in prey size among populations
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Jeremy D. Chamberlain
University of Arkansas at Little Rock
6 shared publications
In database
- Role of phenotypic plasticity in morphological differentiation between watersnake populations
- A test of energetic trade-offs between growth and immune function in watersnakes
- Patterns of morphological variation following colonization of a novel prey environment
- Physical and Physiological Costs of Reproduction in Watersnakes
- Plastic juvenile growth rates and offspring size: A response to anthropogenic shifts in prey size among populations
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Robert Powell
Avila University (US)
5 shared publications
- Habitat use and activity influence thermoregulation in a tropical lizard, Ameiva exsul
- Do Polymorphic Female Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei) Differ in Sprint Speed or Escape Behavior?
- Ecological Performance in the Actively Foraging LizardAmeiva ameiva(Teiidae)
- Individual (co)variation of field behavior and locomotor performance in curly tailed lizards
- Senescence and Differential Size-Based Survival in Puerto Rican Giant Groundlizards, Pholidoscelis exsul (Squamata: Teiidae), on Guana Island, British Virgin Islands
Christian L. Cox
Florida International University (US)
5 shared publications
- A chromosome-level genome assembly for the eastern fence lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus ), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- A chromosome-level genome assembly for the Eastern Fence Lizard ( Sceloporus undulatus ), a reptile model for physiological and evolutionary ecology
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Eric J. Gangloff
Ohio Wesleyan University (US)
4 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- Feeding status impacts thermoregulation and its repeatability across day and night in a diurnal lizard
Guillermo Garcia‐Costoya
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
4 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- Live birth in lizards: A process-based model for the roles of temperature, behavior, and life-history
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Michael L. Logan
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
4 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- Live birth in lizards: A process-based model for the roles of temperature, behavior, and life-history
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Karla Alujević
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
3 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Leah A. Bakewell
Florida International University (US)
3 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Luke O. Frishkoff
The University of Texas at Arlington (US)
3 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Madison Glenwinkel
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
3 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Samir A. K. Gulati
University of Nevada, Reno (US)
3 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
Alyssa Head
Ohio Wesleyan University (US)
3 shared publications
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
- 3D printed models are an accurate, cost-effective, and reproducible tool for quantifying terrestrial thermal environments
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