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Presence Current · Arkansas
Last published 2026
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Brian Becker

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Researcher

Also affiliated: University of Mobile (2020); Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies (2014); Eastman Chemical Company (United States) (1982); Carnegie Mellon University (2010)

Faculty Researcher

5 h-index 10 pubs 111 cited

  • Animals
  • Culicidae
  • Crotalinae
  • Crotalid Venoms
  • Humans
  • Ambystoma
  • Feces
  • Naegleria
  • Robotics
  • Cities
  • Female
  • Garbage
  • Male
  • Population Density
  • Socioeconomic Factors

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Brian Becker's research interests include the study of animals, particularly venomous snakes and their venoms, as well as microbial communities and their isolation from animal hosts. He has investigated the isolation of novel microbial species from amphibian feces, contributing to the understanding of symbiotic relationships in ecosystems. Becker also has research experience in urban ecology, examining factors such as garbage and city structures in relation to animal populations. His work has involved the analysis of rattlesnake venoms, and he has explored foraging habitat selection in bird communities within tropical dry forests. Becker's scholarship metrics include an h-index of 5, with a total of 10 publications and 107 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 5
  • Publications: 10
  • Citations: 111

Selected Publications

  • Foraging Habitat Selection of Shrubland Bird Community During the Dry Season in Tropical Dry Forests (2026)
    Diversity DOI OpenAlex
  • Isolation of <i>Naegleria lustrarea</i> n. sp. (Excavata, Discoba, Heterolobosea) from the feces of <i>Ambystoma annulatum</i> (Ringed Salamander) in Northwest Arkansas (2024)
    Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • A Review of Rattlesnake Venoms (2023)
    Toxins 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • New Locality Record of Nagarjunasagar Racer (&lt;i&gt;Coluber bholanathi&lt;/i&gt;) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Near Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh, India (2017)
    Russian Journal of Herpetology 3 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • New Locality Record of Nagarjunasagar Racer ( Coluber bholanathi ) (Squamata: Serpentes: Colubridae) from Near Rishi Valley School, Andhra Pradesh, India (2017)
    Russian Journal of Herpetology 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Chemical transport rates near the sediment in wastewater impoundments. A theoretical model permits the development of a consistent quantitative predictive equation (1982)
    Environmental Progress 10 citations DOI OpenAlex

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