Steven J. Beaupré Source Confirmed

Affiliation confirmed via AI analysis of OpenAlex, ORCID, and web sources.

High Impact

Researcher

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville

faculty

27 h-index 55 pubs 1,867 cited

Research Areas

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Species Distribution and Climate Change Diet and metabolism studies Physiological and biochemical adaptations Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies

Links

Lab Website

Is this your profile? Verify and claim your profile

OverviewAI-generated summary

Steven J. Beaupré's research investigates the physiological and energetic constraints that shape animal behavior and ecology, with a particular focus on reptiles. His work examines how environmental factors, such as temperature and prey availability, influence critical life-history events like digestion and molting (ecdysis). Beaupré has published studies on the metabolic effort and duration of ecdysis in timber rattlesnakes, exploring its implications for reptile time-energy budgets. He has also investigated how thermal conditions affect digestive performance in prairie lizards (Sceloporus consobrinus) and how nighttime warming interacts with prey availability to influence their physiology.

Further research by Beaupré includes analyzing time-energy constraints to understand the links between environmental change and local extinctions in terrestrial ectotherms. His recent publications also explore the frequency and timing of ecdysis in free-ranging timber rattlesnakes and the role of olfaction in strike-induced chemosensory searching in this species. Beaupré's scholarly contributions are reflected in his h-index of 27, with over 1,800 citations across 55 publications, designating him as a highly cited researcher. He collaborates with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Allison R. Litmer and Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason, and maintains an active lab website.

Metrics

  • h-index: 27
  • Publications: 55
  • Citations: 1,867

Selected Publications

  • Nighttime warming and prey availability interact to influence physiology in prairie lizards (<i>Sceloporus consobrinus</i>) (2025) DOI
  • Temperature Manipulation Induces Ecdysis in Lab-Held Rattlesnakes (2025) DOI
  • The Metabolic Effort and Duration of Ecdysis in Timber Rattlesnakes: Implications for Time-Energy Budgets of Reptiles (2024) DOI
  • Thermal sensitivity of digestion in Sceloporus consobrinus, with comments on geographic variation (2024) DOI
  • Cycling temperature treatments affect estimates of digestive performance in prairie lizards (<i>Sceloporus consobrinus</i>) (2024) DOI
  • Frequency and Timing of Ecdysis in Free-Ranging Timber Rattlesnakes (2023) DOI
  • Analyzing Time-Energy Constraints to Understand the Links between Environmental Change and Local Extinctions in Terrestrial Ectotherms (2021) DOI

Collaborators

Researchers in the database who share publications

Allison R. Litmer University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 3 shared publications Casey L. Brewster University of Arkansas at Fayetteville 1 shared publication Matthew E. Gifford University of Central Arkansas 1 shared publication

Similar Researchers

Based on overlapping research topics

Maxwell D. Carnes-Mason University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Diet and metabolism studies Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Strong match 5 shared topics
Allison R. Litmer University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Species Distribution and Climate Change Diet and metabolism studies Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Strong match 5 shared topics
Matthew E. Gifford University of Central Arkansas
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Species Distribution and Climate Change Diet and metabolism studies
Strong match 5 shared topics
Ethan J. Royal University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Species Distribution and Climate Change Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
Strong match 4 shared topics
J. D. Gantz Hendrix College
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Species Distribution and Climate Change Physiological and biochemical adaptations
Good match 4 shared topics
Tanner Senti University of Central Arkansas
Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Species Distribution and Climate Change Diet and metabolism studies
Good match 4 shared topics