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Steven J. Beaupré
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Also affiliated: Oklahoma State University (1998); Fairleigh Dickinson University (2017); Arizona State University (1995–1998); University of Pennsylvania (1995); Stetson University (2015)
27 h-index
55 pubs
1,899 cited
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Steven J. Beaupré's research program focuses on the physiological ecology of ectotherms, investigating how environmental factors influence their energy budgets and life history strategies. His work examines the metabolic costs and energetic consequences of essential biological processes, such as digestion and molting (ecdysis), in reptiles. Beaupré has published extensively on these topics, with recent work exploring the thermal sensitivity of digestion in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) and the metabolic effort associated with ecdysis in timber rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus).
His research also addresses the impacts of environmental change on animal populations. Beaupré's publications analyze time-energy constraints to understand how factors like temperature and prey availability can affect terrestrial ectotherm survival and contribute to local extinctions. He has investigated how nighttime warming and prey availability interact to influence physiology in lizards and has explored temperature manipulation as a means to induce ecdysis in rattlesnakes. Beaupré collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Allison R. Litmer and Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason, with whom he has co-authored multiple publications. His scholarly output is reflected in an h-index of 27, with over 1,800 citations across 55 publications.
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- h-index: 27
- Publications: 55
- Citations: 1,899
Selected Publications
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Nighttime warming and prey availability interact to influence physiology in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) (2025)
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Temperature Manipulation Induces Ecdysis in Lab-Held Rattlesnakes (2025)
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Field-Based Observations of Strike-Induced Chemosensory Searching (SICS) in Timber Rattlesnakes (Crotalus horridus) Reveal a Potential Role for Olfaction via Ventilation Patterns (2024)
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The Metabolic Effort and Duration of Ecdysis in Timber Rattlesnakes: Implications for Time-Energy Budgets of Reptiles (2024)
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Thermal sensitivity of digestion in Sceloporus consobrinus, with comments on geographic variation (2024)
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Cycling temperature treatments affect estimates of digestive performance in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) (2024)
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Frequency and Timing of Ecdysis in Free-Ranging Timber Rattlesnakes (2023)
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Analyzing Time-Energy Constraints to Understand the Links between Environmental Change and Local Extinctions in Terrestrial Ectotherms (2021)
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Integrating bioenergetics and conservation biology: thermal sensitivity of digestive performance in Eastern Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) may affect population persistence (2020)
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The effect of body posture on available habitat and activity-time in a lizard: Implications for thermal ecology studies (2019)
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Book Reviews (2018)
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Habitat Loss and Local Extinction: Linking Population Declines of Eastern Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) to Habitat Degradation in Ozark Glades (2018)
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Annual energy budgets of the timber rattlesnake: Advancements, refinements, and open questions (2017)3 citations OpenAlex
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The Mating System and Reproductive Life History of Female Timber Rattlesnakes in Northwestern Arkansas (2016)
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Population Genetics of the Copperhead at Its Most Northeastern Distribution (2016)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Frederic Zaidan
5 shared publications
- Effects of Body Mass, Meal Size, Fast Length, and Temperature on Specific Dynamic Action in the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus)
- Scaling of CO2Production in the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus), with Comments on Cost of Growth in Neonates and Comparative Patterns
- Testosterone Cycles and Reproductive Energetics: Implications for Northern Range Limits of the Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
- Digestive Performance in the Timber Rattlesnake (Crotalus horridus) with Reference to Temperature Dependence and Bioenergetic Cost of Growth
- Annual energy budgets of the timber rattlesnake: Advancements, refinements, and open questions
James U. Van Dyke
Virginia Tech (US)
5 shared publications
- Bioenergetic components of reproductive effort in viviparous snakes: Costs of vitellogenesis exceed costs of pregnancy
- Stable isotope tracer reveals that viviparous snakes transport amino acids to offspring during gestation
- Snakes allocate amino acids acquired during vitellogenesis to offspring: are capital and income breeding consequences of variable foraging success?
- Residual yolk energetics and postnatal shell growth in Smooth Softshell Turtles, Apalone mutica
- Annual energy budgets of the timber rattlesnake: Advancements, refinements, and open questions
Jason Ortega
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- Metabolic cost of venom replenishment by Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis)
- Analyzing Time-Energy Constraints to Understand the Links between Environmental Change and Local Extinctions in Terrestrial Ectotherms
- Integrating bioenergetics and conservation biology: thermal sensitivity of digestive performance in Eastern Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) may affect population persistence
- The Metabolic Effort and Duration of Ecdysis in Timber Rattlesnakes: Implications for Time-Energy Budgets of Reptiles
Casey L. Brewster
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
4 shared publications
In database
- Habitat Loss and Local Extinction: Linking Population Declines of Eastern Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) to Habitat Degradation in Ozark Glades
- The effect of body posture on available habitat and activity-time in a lizard: Implications for thermal ecology studies
- Analyzing Time-Energy Constraints to Understand the Links between Environmental Change and Local Extinctions in Terrestrial Ectotherms
- Integrating bioenergetics and conservation biology: thermal sensitivity of digestive performance in Eastern Collared Lizards (Crotaphytus collaris) may affect population persistence
Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason
Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife
3 shared publications
In database
- Frequency and Timing of Ecdysis in Free-Ranging Timber Rattlesnakes
- The Metabolic Effort and Duration of Ecdysis in Timber Rattlesnakes: Implications for Time-Energy Budgets of Reptiles
- Temperature Manipulation Induces Ecdysis in Lab-Held Rattlesnakes
Allison R. Litmer
The Ohio State University
3 shared publications
In database
- Cycling temperature treatments affect estimates of digestive performance in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)
- Thermal sensitivity of digestion in Sceloporus consobrinus, with comments on geographic variation
- Nighttime warming and prey availability interact to influence physiology in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus)
Craig Lind
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Natural variation in steroid hormone profiles of male Timber Rattlesnakes, Crotalus horridus, in northwest Arkansas
- The Mating System and Reproductive Life History of Female Timber Rattlesnakes in Northwestern Arkansas
David L. Kreider
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Testosterone Cycles and Reproductive Energetics: Implications for Northern Range Limits of the Cottonmouth (Agkistrodon piscivorus leucostoma)
- Snakes allocate amino acids acquired during vitellogenesis to offspring: are capital and income breeding consequences of variable foraging success?
Thomas F. Tyning
Berkshire Community College (US)
2 shared publications
- Book Reviews
- Book Reviews
Breanna J. Putman
Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (US)
2 shared publications
- Book Reviews
- Book Reviews
Murilo Nogueira de Lima Pastana
São Paulo Museum of Art (BR)
2 shared publications
- Book Reviews
- Book Reviews
M. T. Smith
North Dakota State University (US)
1 shared publication
- Metabolic cost of venom replenishment by Prairie Rattlesnakes (Crotalus viridis viridis)
Christine E. Beaupré
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
1 shared publication
- Determination of Testis Temperature Rhythms and Effects of Constant Light on Testicular Function in the Domestic Fowl (Gallus domesticus)1
Corinna J. Tressler
University of Arkansas System (US)
1 shared publication
- Determination of Testis Temperature Rhythms and Effects of Constant Light on Testicular Function in the Domestic Fowl (Gallus domesticus)1
James L. Morgan
University of Arkansas System (US)
1 shared publication
- Determination of Testis Temperature Rhythms and Effects of Constant Light on Testicular Function in the Domestic Fowl (Gallus domesticus)1
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