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1 Professor Richard King Northern Illinois University Biological Sciences (BIOS) (815) Education Ph D, Purdue University, Major: Biological Sciences BS, University of Wisconsin, Major: Zoology Professional Positions Academic - Post-Secondary Presidential Research Professor, Northern Illinios University. ( Present). Professor, Northern Illinois University. ( Present). Associate, NIU Institute for the Study of the Environment, Sustatinability, and Energy. ( Present). Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University. ( ). Assistant Professor, Northern Illinois University. ( ). Adjunct Assistant Professor/Research Associate, Northern Illinois University. ( ). Postdoctoral Fellow/Visiting Assisant Professor, Indiana University. ( ). University of Cincinnati, Visiting Assistant Professor. ( ). University of California, Santa Barbara, Postdoctoral Fellow. (1987). Visiting Instructor, Purdue University. ( ). Visiting Assistant Professor, Purdue University School of Science at Indianapiolis. ( ). Professional Memberships American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Herpetologists League. Illinois State Academy of Science. Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. Midwest PARC Advisory Board Member, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation (PARC). ( Present). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 1 of 23

2 Awards and Honors 2009 Endangered Species Recovery Champion Award, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (March 2010). Herpetologists League Best Student Paper. (1984). Published Intellectual Contributions Book, Chapter in Scholarly Book-New RESEARCH King, R. (2009). In S. Mullin and R. A. Seigel (Ed.), Population and conservation genetics. In: Snakes: Ecology and Conservation Biology. (pp. p ). Cornell University Press. King, R. (in press). In J. J. H. Ciborowski, M. N. Charlton, R. Kreis, and J. Reutter (Ed.), Lake Erie amphibians and reptiles: history, current status, and future trends. In Lake Erie at the Millennium - Changes, Trends, and Trajectories. Canadian Scholars' Press. King, R. (2000). Lake Erie water snake. In Snakes of North America: Eastern and Central Regions (pp. p and plates 63a - b). Gulf Publishing Company.. King, R. (1989). In W. F. Weller and M. J. Oldham (Ed.), Lake Erie water snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum). In Ontario Herpetofaunal Summary Ontario Field Herpetologists. King, R. (1988). In J. Downhower (Ed.), Biogeography of reptiles on islands in Lake Erie. In The Biogeography of the Island Region of Western Lake Erie (pp. p ). Columbus, OH: Ohio State University Press. Conference Proceeding King, R. (2004). The Lake Erie watersnake: a 23-year perspective on microevolution, population status, and recovery planning. (vol. 8, pp. p. 6-7). The Boreal Dip Net. Andre, M. A., King, R. (2003). Genetic structure of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake at Carlyle Lake (vol. 96, pp. p. 42). Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science. Ray, J. M., King, R. (2003). Long-term changes in body size and condition in the Lake Erie water snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) (vol. 96, pp. p. 43). Transactions of the Illinios State Academy of Science. Wusterbarth, T. L., King, R., Duvall, M., Grayburn, W. S. (2003). Multiple paternity in the Plains garter snake, Thamnophis radix (vol. 96, pp. p. 46). Transactions of the Illinois State Academy of Science. King, R. (1993). Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: the role of gene flow (vol. 74, pp. p ). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. King, B. H., King, R. (1993). Sex ratio manipulation in response to host size in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni: is it adaptive? (vol. 74, pp. p. 309). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of America. Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 2 of 23

3 King, R. (1987). Sexual dimorphism in snake tail length: a test of alternative hypotheses (vol. 27, pp. 26A). American Zoologist. King, R. (1981). The maintenance of color pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes (vol. 62, pp. p. 156). Bulletin of the Ecological Society of American. Government Documents King, R. (2009). Draft Post-delisting Monitoring Plan for the Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) on the Offshore Islands of Western Lake Erie (pp. 27 pages). USFWS Ohio Ecological Services Field Office. Seymour, M. M., King, R. (2003). Lake Erie Water Snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) Draft Recovery Plan. (pp. 88 pages). Fort Snelling, MN: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Seymour, M. M., King, R. (2003). Lake Erie Watersnake (Nerodia sipedon insularum) Recovery Plan (pp. 111 pages). Fort Snelling, MN: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Journal Article, Academic Journal Sacerdote, A. B., King, R. (2013). Direct effects of an invasive European buckthorn metabolite on embryo survival and development in Xenopus laevis and Pseudacris triseriata. To appear in Journal of Herpetology. King, R., Bowden, R. (2013). Seasonal, condition-dependent, and individual variation in testosterone in a natricine snake. To appear in Journal of Herpetology. Ray, J. W., King, R., Duvall, M., Robinson, J. W., Jaeger, C. P., Dreslik, M. J., Swanson, B. J., Mulkerin, D. (2012). Genetic analysis and captive breeding program design for the Eastern Massasauga Sistrurus catenatus catenatus. Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management. Walley, H., King, R., Wusterbarth, T. L., Ray, J. M. (2012). Nerodia sipedon. Catalog of American Amphibians and Reptiles, 899, Jadin, R., King, R. (2012). Ontogenetic effects on snake hemipenal morphology. Journal of Herpetology, 46, Jones, P. C., King, R., Bailey, R. L., Bieser, N. D., Bissell, K., Campa, H., Crabill, T., Cross, M. D., DeGregrio, B. A., Dreslik, M. J., Durbian, F. E., Harvey, D. S., Heckt, S. E., Jellen, B. C., Johnson, G., Kingsbury, B. A., Kowalski, M. J., ee, J., Manning, J. V., Moore, J. A., Oakes, J., Phillips, C. A., Prior, K. A., Refsnider, J. M., Rouse, J. D., Sager, J. R., Seigel, R. A., Shepard, D. B., Smith, C. S., VanDeWalle, T. J., Weatherhead, P. J., Yagi, A. (2012). Rangewide analysis of Eastern Massasauga survivorship. Journal of Wildlife Management, 76, Wusterbarth, T. L., King, R., Duvall, M., Grayburn, W. S., Burghardt, G. M. (2010). Phylogenetically Widespread Multiple Paternity in New World Natricine Snakes. Herpetological Conservation Biology, 5, Stanford, K. M., King, R., Wynn, D. (2010). Summer and winter spatial habitat use by the Lake Erie Watersnake. King, R., Jadin, R., Grue, M., Walley, H. D. (2009). Behavioral correlates with hemipenis morphology in New World natricine snakes. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society., 98, p , + supporting informtion online. Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 3 of 23

4 Sacerdote, A. B., King, R. (2009). Dissolved oxygen requirements for hatching success of two ambystomatid salamanders in restored ephemeral ponds. Wetlands, 29, p Jones, P. C., King, R., Stanford, K. M., Lawson, T. D., Thomas, M. (2009). Frequent consumption and rapid digestion and prey by the Lake Erie watersnake with implications for an invasive prey species. Copeia, 2009, p King, R. (2009). Geographic Distribution: Clonophis kirtlandii (Kirtland s snake). Herpetological Review(40), 455. King, R., Stanford, K. M., Ray, J. M. (2008). Reproductive consequences of a changing prey base in island watersnakes (Reptilia: Colubridae). South American Journal of Herpetology., 3, p Fernie, K. J., King, R., Drouillard, K. G., Stanford, K. M. (2008). Temporal and spatial patterns of contaminants in Lake Erie watersnakes (Nerodia sipedon insularum) before and after the round goby (Apollonia melanostoma) invasion. Science of the Total Environment, 406, p Placyk, Jr., J. S., Burghardt, G. M., Small, L., King, R., Casper, G. S., Robinson, J. W. (2007). Post-glacial recolonization of the Great Lakes region by the common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) inferred from mtdna sequences. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 43, p King, R., Ray, J. M., Stanford, K. M. (2006). Gorging on gobies: beneficial effects of alien prey on a threatened vertebrate. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 84, p King, R., Stanford, K. M. (2006). Headstarting as a management tool: a case study of the plains gartersnake. Herpetologica, 62, p King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Stanford, K. M. (2006). Population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake: Integrating multiple methods of population estimation. Herpetological Monographs, 20, p Ray, J. M., King, R. (2006). The temporal and spatial scale of microevolution: fine-scale color pattern variation in the Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. Evolutionary Ecology Research, 8, p Walley, H., King, R., Ray, J. M., Robinson, J. (2005). Erosion mesh netting: a major threat hazard to snakes. Bulletin of the Maryland Herpetological Society, 41, p King, R. (2005). What should be done about erosion mesh netting and its destruction of herpetofauna? Journal of Kansas Herpetology, 16, p Stanford, K. M., King, R. (2004). Growth, survival and reproduction in a semi-urban population of the Plains garter snake, Thamnophis radix, in northern Illinois. Copeia, 2004, p King, R., Cline, J. H., Hubbard, C. (2004). Heritable variation in testosterone levels in male garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). J. Zool. Lond., 264, pp King, R., Cline, J. H., Hubbard, C. J. (2004). Heritable variation in testosterone levels in male garter snakes. Journal of Zoology, 264, p Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 4 of 23

5 Bittner, T. D., King, R. (2003). Gene flow and melanism in garter snakes revisited: a comparison of molecular markers and island vs. coalescent models. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79, p King, R. (2003). Mendelian inheritance of melanism in the garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis. Herpetologica, 50, p Bittner, T. D., King, R., Kerfin, J. M. (2002). Effects of body size and melanism on the thermal biology of garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis). Copeia, 2002, p King, R. (2002). Family, sex, and testosterone effects on garter snake behaviour. Animal Behaviour, 64, p King, R. (2002). Predicted and observed maximum prey size snake size allometry. Functional Ecology, 16, p King, R., Milstead, W. B., Gibbs, H. L., Prosser, M. R., Burghardt, G. M., McCracken, G. F. (2001). Application of microsatellite DNA markers to discriminate between maternal and genetic effects on scalation and behavior in muliply-sired garter snake litters. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79, p King, R., Lawson, R. (2001). Patterns of population subdivision and gene flow in three sympatric natricine snakes. Copeia, 2001, p King, R., Cline, J. H., Hubbard, C. (2000). Age and litter effects on testosterone levels in young water snakes. Copeia, 2000, p King, R. (2000). Analyzing the relationship between clutch size and female body size. Journal of Herpetology, 34, p King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Bittner, T. D., Kerfin, J. M., Hageman, J. (1999). Nerodia sipedon insularum (Lake Erie water snake) diet. Herpetological Review, 30, p King, R., Bittner, T. D., Queral-Regil, A., Cline, J. H. (1999). Sexual dimorphism in neonate and adult snakes. Journal of Zoology, 247, p Queral-Regil, A., King, R. (1998). Evidence for phenotypic plasticity in snake body size and relative head dimensions in response to amount and size of prey. Copeia, 1998, p King, R. (1997). Historic and current amphibian and reptile distributions in the island region of western Lake Erie. American Midland Naturalist, 138, p King, R., Lawson, R. (1997). Microevolution in island water snakes. BioScience, 47, p King, R., Turmo, J. R. (1997). The effects of ecdysis on feeding frequency and behavior of the common garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis). Journal of Herpetology, 31, p King, R. (1997). Variation in brown snake (Storeia dekayi) morphology and scalation: sex, family, and microgeographic differences. Journal of Herpetology, 31, p Lawson, R., King, R. (1996). Gene flow and melanism in Lake Erie garter snake populations. Biological Journal of Linnean Society, 59, p King, R., Lawson, R. (1996). Sex-linked inheritance of fumarate hydratase alleles in natricine snakes. Journal of Heredity, 87, p Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 5 of 23

6 King, R., Lawson, R. (1995). Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: the role of gene flow. Evolution, 49, p King, B. H., King, R. (1995). Sibmating and its fitness consequences in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Journal of Insect Behavior, 8, p King, B. H., King, R. (1995). Sibmating and its fitness consequences in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae). Journal of Insect Behavior, 8, p King, R., Hauff, S., Phillips, J. B. (1994). Physiological color change in the green treefrog: effects of background brightness and temperature. To appear in Copeia, 1994, p King, B. H., King, R. (1994). Sex ratio manipulation in response to host size in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni: is it adaptive? Behavioral Ecology, 5, p King, B. H., King, R. (1994). Sex ratio manipulation in response to host size in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni: is it adaptive? Behavioral Ecology, 5, p King, R. (1993). Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: inheritance. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 71, p King, R. (1993). Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: prediction and measurement of natural selection. Evolution, 47, p King, R. (1993). Determinants of offspring number and size in the brown snake, Storeria dekayi. Journal of Herpetology, 27, p j85. King, R. (1993). Microgeographic, historical, and size-correlated variation in water snake diet composition. Journal of Herpetology, 27, p King, R., Phillips, J. B., Baube, C. L. (1993). Scotopic spectral sensitivity of the optomotor response in the green treefrog Hyla cinerea. Journal of Experimental Zoology, 267, p King, R. (1992). Lake Erie water snakes revisited: morph and age specific variation in relative crypsis. Evolutionary Ecology, 6, p King, R., King, B. H. (1991). Sexual differences in color and color change in woodfrogs. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 69, p King, R., King, B. H. (1991). Sexual differences in color and color change in woodfrogs. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 69, p King, R. (1989). Body size variation among island and mainland snake populations. Herpetologica, 45, p King, R. (1989). Sexual dimorphism in snake tail length: sexual selection, natural selection, or morphological constraint? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 38, p King, R. (1988). Polymorphic populations of the garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis near Lake Erie. Herpetologica, 44, p King, R. (1987). Color pattern polymorphism in the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. Evolution, 41, p King, R. (1987). Reptile distributions on islands in Lake Erie. Journal of Herpetology, 21, p Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 6 of 23

7 King, R. (1986). Population ecology of the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. Copeia, p Obituary King, R. (2009). Obituary: Harlan D. Walley (vol. 40:, pp. p. 5-6). Herpetological Review. Unpublished State and Federal Reports King, R., Hileman, E. (2012). Assessing management needs to enhance recovery for the Eastern Massasauga. (pp. 22). Semi-annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Niiro, M. (2012). Predicting climate-change induced distributional shifts in Great Lakes region reptiles. (pp. 8). Semi-annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Stanford, K. M. (2012). Lake Erie watersnake post-delisting monitoring (pp. 4). Quarterly Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Niiro, M. (2012). Predicting climate-change induced distributional shifts in Great Lakes region reptiles. (pp. 8). Semi-annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Stanford, K. M. (2012). Lake Erie watersnake post-delisting monitoring (pp. 4). Quarterly Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Stanford, K. M. (2012). Lake Erie watersnake post-delisting monitoring (pp. 21). Annual Report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Hileman, E. (2012). Assessing management needs to enhance recovery for the Eastern Massasauga. (pp. 18). Annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R., Niiro, M. (2012). Predicting climate-change induced distributional shifts in Great Lakes region reptiles. (pp. 21). Annual report to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Population persistence of Lake Erie watersnakes. (pp. 29 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Lake Erie watersnake recovery plan implementation: demographic responses to invasive round gobies. (pp. 112 pages (34 pp + 4 appendices)). Revised Final Report to the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission.. King, R. Enhancing Lake Erie Watersnake Recovery through Population Monitoring. (pp. 40 pages). A report to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. King, R. Conservation genetics of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake from the Carlyle Lake Region, Clinton County, Illinois, Preliminary Report. (pp. 15 pages). King, R. Lake Erie Watersnake Recovery Plan Implementation: Meeting the Population Persistence Criterion. (pp. 20 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Lake Erie watersnake recovery plan implementation: demographic responses to invasive round gobies. (pp. 8 pages). Final Report to the Great Lakes Fisheries Commission. King, R. Lake Erie Watersnake Recovery Plan Implementation: Population Monitoring of North Bass Island. (pp. 7 pages). Quarterly Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife & U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 7 of 23

8 King, R. (2007). Lake Erie Watersnake Recovery Plan Implementation: Population Persistence and Reduction of Human-induced Mortality. (pp. 27 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Lake Erie watersnake recovery plan implementation: demographic responses to invasive round gobies (pp. 3 pages). Annual project report: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act.. King, R. Lake Erie watersnake recovery plan implementation: population monitoring and public outreach (pp. 7 pages). Quarterly Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. (pp. 32 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. (pp. pages 10). Quarterly Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. (pp. 8 pages). Quarterly Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum. (pp. 49 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes (pp. 40 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Lake Erie water snake abundance and habitat use: implications for recovery (pp. 13 pages). Final Report to the Lake Erie Plan Commission.. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes. (pp. 8 pages). Quarterly Status Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. (in press). Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes (pp. 23 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes (pp. 27 pages). Quarterly Status Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes (pp. 12 pages). Quarterly Status Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes. (pp. 50 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 8 of 23

9 King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes (pp. 6 pages). Quarterly Status Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes. (pp. 15 pages). Quarterly Status Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes. (pp. 38 pages). Annual Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Hibernation, seasonal activity, movement patterns, and foraging behavior of adult Lake Erie water snakes. (pp. 4 pages). Quarterly Status Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. King, R. Distribution and abundance of the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum, on the Ohio Islands of western Lake Erie (pp. 67 pages). Cooperative Research Project Final Report to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.. King, R. Distribution and abundance of the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum, on the Ohio Islands of western Lake Erie. (pp. 7 pages). Cooperative Research Project Addendum to the Ohio Division of Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Presentations Given Invited Stanford, K. M. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Author Only), Bekker, K. A. (Author Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "12 Years and Over 12,000 Snakes Served: Volunteer Assistance with the Annual Population Census of the Lake Erie Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum," Vancouver, BC. (2012). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Stanford, K. M. (Author Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "The Roles of Species Biology, Agency Action, and Public-private Partnerships in Lake Erie Watersnake Recovery and De-listing," Vancouver, BC. (2012). King, R. (Presenter & Author), "Conservation of Midwestern Amphibians & Reptiles," University of Illinois Extension, Winter Trails and Naturalist Tales Series, Atwood Environmental Center, Rockford, IL. (2012). Niiro, M. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Author Only), Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Predicting Climate-Change Induced Distributional Shifts in Great Lakes Region Reptiles," Pioneer, OH. (2012). King, R. (Presenter & Author), "The Lake Erie Islands: A Natural Laboratory for Watersnake Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation," University of Illinois/Illinois Natural History Survey, Champaign, IL. (2012). King, R., Snake Ecology Group, "From models to management: power and pitfalls of snake conservation genetics." (July 2009). King, R., "Evidence for Functional and Numerical Responses of a Threatened Predator to Invasive Prey.," Indiana University - Fort Wayne. (2008). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 9 of 23

10 King, R., Biology Fall Seminar Series, "Lake Erie Watersnakes and Round Gobies: Functional and Numerical Responses of a Threatened Predator to Invasive Prey.," Associated Colleges of the Chicago Area. (October 2008). King, R., B. megaterium Genomics Workshop, "Population Genetics and Population Genomics." (2007). King, R., Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual Meeting, "Invasive Round Gobies Lead to Increases in an Endangered Snake." (2007). King, R., Conservation Symposium Series: Lake Erie Ecology, Conservation and Restoration, "Conservation and restoration of the Lake Erie watersnake," Cleveland Museum of Natural History. (2004). King, R., Snake Ecology Group Conference, "Change and stability: 25 years of Lake Erie watersnake research." (2004). King, R., Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network 2003 Annual Meeting, "The Lake Erie watersnake: a 23-Year perspective on microevolution, population status, and recovery planning." (2003). King, R., Wildlife Diversity Conference, "Water snakes welcome: efforts to protect the Lake Erie water snake," Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. (2003). King, R., "Movements and hibernation of the Lake Erie water snake: implications for the recovery of a threatened species," F. T. Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. (2001). King, R., "Phenotypic variation in natricine snakes: proximate causes and evolutionary consequences," University of Tennesee, Knoxville. (2001). King, R., "Biology of the Lake Erie water snake and the Federal listing process," Kishwaukee Solduc group of the Sierra Club. (2000). King, R., "Phenotypic variation in natricine snakes: proximate causes and evolutionary consequences," University of Guelph. (2000). King, R., "Phenotypic variation in natricine snakes: proximate causes and evolutionary consequences," University of Illinois - Chicago. (2000). King, R., "Phenotypic variation in natricine snakes: proximate causes and evolutionary consequences," Illinois State University. (2000). King, R., Oldham, M. J., Lake Erie at the Millenium - Changes, Trends, and Trajectories; A Binational Conference, "Lake Erie amphibians and reptiles: history, current status, and future trends," University of Windsor. (1999). King, R., "Effects of Natural Selection and Gene Flow on Color Pattern Variation in Lake Erie Island Snakes," University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. (1997). King, R., "Dimorphism, hormones, and genetics in garter snakes," Argonne National Laboratory. (1995). King, R., "Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: measuring selection and gene flow," California Academy of Science. (1993). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 10 of 23

11 King, R., Symposium: Vision and Visual Cues in Behavior, "Behavioral measures of visual processing in the green treefrog, Hyla cinerea," Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles. (1993). King, R., "Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: measuring selection and gene flow," Illinois State University. (1992). King, R., "Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: measuring selection and gene flow," University of Wisconsin, Madison. (1992). King, R., "Lake Erie water snakes revisited: color pattern, crypsis, and natural selection," University of Chicago. (1991). King, R., "Color pattern, crypsis, and natural selection in the Lake Erie water snake," F. T. Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. (1989). King, R., Island Herpetofaunas Symposium, "Color pattern polymorphism in the Lake Erie water snake: differences in crypsis among morphs and age classes," First World Congress of Herpetology, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. (1989). King, R., "Color pattern and protein polymorphism in the Lake Erie water snake," Ohio Wesleyan University. (1988). King, R., "Color pattern and protein polymorphism in the Lake Erie water snake," University of Tennessee. (1987). King, R., 9th Biosciences Colloquium - The Biogeography of the Island Region of Western Lake Erie, "Biogeography of reptiles on islands in Lake Erie," Ohio State University. (1985). King, R., 9th Biosciences Colloquium - The Biogeography of the Island Region of Western Lake Erie, "Enzyme and pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes," Ohio State University. (1985). Invited/Accepted Not Specified Stanford, K. M. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Presenter Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "A Detailed Analysis of Survival in the Lake Erie Watersnake, Nerodia sipedon insularum," Vancouver, BC. (2012). Jaeger, C. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Author Only), Duvall, M. (Author Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "Initial Characterization of MHC Class IIB Variation in the Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus catenatus)," Vancouver, BC. (2012). Jones, P. C. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Author Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "Integral Projection Modeling as a Technique for the Demographic Analysis of Species with Indeterminate Growth," Vancouver, BC. (2012). Niiro, M. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Author Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "Predicting Climate-Change Induced Distributional Shifts in Great Lakes Region Reptiles," Vancouver, BC. (2012). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Stanford, K. M. (Presenter Only), Reichard, T. (Presenter Only), Korfel, L. (Presenter Only), Flick, L. (Presenter Only), 7th World Congress of Herpetology, "Pressure Sensitive Archival Tags: A Novel Method to Monitor Foraging Behavior in Semi- Aquatic Snakes," Vancouver, BC. (2012). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 11 of 23

12 Hileman, E. (Presenter & Author), Vecchiet, J. (Author Only), King, R. (Author Only), Faust, L. (Author Only), Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Accounting for Heterogeneity in Detection Probabilities in Secretive Species," p. (2012). O'Brien, T. (Author Only), Stedman, A. (Author Only), King, R. (Presenter & Author), Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Differences in Growth and Body Size of Brown Snakes and Common Gartersnakes at Two Sites in Northern Illinois," Pioneer, OH. (2012). Stedman, A. (Presenter & Author), Jaeger, C. (Author Only), King, R. (Author Only), Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Using Environmental DNA to Detect the Presence of Blanding s Turtle (Emydoidea blandingii)," Pioneer, OH. (2012). Jaeger, C., Ray, J., Robinson, J., King, R., Duvall, M., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Low genetic variation in a Midwestern endemic snake." (2011). Jones, P., King, R., The Massasauga Radiotelemetry Group, Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Range-wide analysis of Eastern Massasauga survivorship." (2011). King, R., Stanford, K. M., Seymour, M., Caldwell, C., Bekker, K. A., Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, "Rapid recovery and delisting of the federally threatened Lake Erie watersnake." (2011). Jaeger, C., Ray, J., Robinson, J., King, R., Duvall, M., Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Low genetic variation in a Midwestern endemic snake." (2011). Melton, S., Larson, P., Blackowicz, M., Moore, A., King, R., Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Snake reproductive ecology and conservation in Northern Illinois." (2011). Jones, P., King, R., The Massasauga Radiotelemetry Group, Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, "Rangewide analysis of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake survivorship." (2010). Lenczewski, M. (Presenter & Author), Goldblum, D. (Author Only), Hanna, J. (Author Only), King, R. (Author Only), Mirman, C. (Author Only), Mogren, E. W. (Author Only), Scherer, R. (Author Only), Swedlow, B. (Author Only), von Ende, C. (Author Only), Annual Meeting of the Association of Environmental Studies and Science, "A New Environmental Studies Program that links together the natural sciences, humanities, social sciences, and technology," Portland, OR. (June 2010). Stanford, K. M., King, R., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "10,000 watersnakes can t be wrong: demographic analysis of population recovery." (2009). Sacerdote, A. B., King, R., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Dissolved oxygen requirements for hatching success in spotted salamanders and blue-spotted salamanders.." (2009). Ray, J., King, R., Duvall, M., Robinson, J., Dreslik, M., Swanson, B., Gibbs, H. L., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Genetic variation of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake: implications for conservation and captive breeding." (2009). Jones, P., King, R., The Massasauga Radiotelemetry Group, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, "Rangewide analysis of Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake survivorship." (2009). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 12 of 23

13 King, R., "Conservation ecology and genetics of Midwestern snakes and salamanders," Western Illinois University. (April 2009). Sacerdote, A. B., King, R., Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, "Effects of Dissolved Oxygen on Hatching Success of Two Ambystomatid Salamanders: Implicaitons for Restoration and Conservation.." (2008). Jones, P. C., King, R., Stanford, K. M., Lawson, T. D., Thomas, M., Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, "Frequent Consumption and Rapid Digestion of Prey by the Lake Erie Watersnake: Implications for an Invasive Prey Species." (2008). King, R., Stanford, K. M., Wynn, D., Bekker, K. A., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Body Temperatures of Hibernating Watersnakes." (2008). Sacerdote, A. B., King, R., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Developmental and Ecological Impacts of European Buckthorn Invasion on Amphibians." (2008). King, R., Stanford, K. M., Ray, J. M., 14th European Congress of Herpetology, "Reproductive Consequences of a Changing Prey Base in Island Watersnakes." (2007). King, R., Darwin Day Symposium Series, "Detecting Natural Selection in Real Time: Examples from Lake Erie Snake Populations.," Eastern Illinois University. (2007). King, R., Burghardt, G., Casper, G., Duvall, M., Placyk, J., Robinson, J., Indiana Dunes Research Forum, "Genetic Consequences of Great Lakes Glacial History: A Multispecies Comparative Approach.." (2007). King, R., Stanford, K. M., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Annual, Microgeographic and Individual Variation in Watersnake Growth: Causes and Consequences.." (2007). Robinson, J., King, R., Duvall, M., Burghardt, G. M., Casper, G., Placyk, J., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Contrasting Patterns of Gene Flow Among Three Sympatric Snake Species: Implications into Range-wide Phylogeographic Patterns.." (2007). Jones, P., King, R., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Ingesting an Invader: Projected Population Impacts of Lake Erie Watersnake Predation on Round Gobies." (2007). Stanford, K. M., King, R., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "The Lake Erie Watersnake: Linking Research, Management and Outreach for Recovery." (2007). Ray, J. W., Robinson, J. W., King, R., Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, "Conservation Genetic Analysis of a Threatened Species." (2007). Ray, J. W., Robinson, J. W., King, R., Midwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual Meeting, "Conservation Genetic Analysis of a Threatened Species." (2007). Robinson, J. (Presenter & Author), King, R. (Author Only), Duvall, M. (Author Only), Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Contrasting measures of gene flow among three sympatric snake species: implications into range-wide phylogeographic patterns," St. Louis, MO. (July 2007). King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Stanford, K. M., 4th Biennial Lake Erie Millenium Network Conference, "Integrating multiple methods of population estimation: population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake.." (2006). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 13 of 23

14 King, R., "Gorging on gobies: beneficial effects of alien prey on a vertebrate predator," Bradley University. (2006). Wusterbarth, T. L., King, R., Duvall, M., Illinois State Academy of Science, "Stayin alive: annual sperm carryover as a component of sperm competition." (2006). King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Stanford, K. M., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Integrating multiple methods of population estimation: population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake.." (2006). Ray, J. M., King, R., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Long term perspective of Lake Erie watersnake color polymorphism." (2006). King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Stanford, K. M., Ohio Reptile Conference, "Integrating multiple methods of population estimation: population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake." (2006). King, R., Placyk, J. S., Burghardt, G. M., Casper, G. S., Small, R. L., Robinson, J. W., 4th Annual Western Great Lakes Research Conference, "Post-glacial recolonization pathways into the Great Lakes region by the common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) inferred from mtdna sequences." (2005). King, R., Wusterbarth, T. L., Duvall, M., Grayburn, W. S., Burghardt, G. M., Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetolgists, Herpetolgists League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "All the right moves: phylogenetically widespread natricine promiscuity." (2005). King, R., Robinson, J. W., Duvall, M., Burghardt, G. M., Casper, G. S., Placvk, Jr., J. S., Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetolgists, Herpetolgists League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Phylogeography of the northern watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, in the Great Lakes region." (2005). King, R., Placyk, J. S., Burghardt, G. M., Casper, G. S., Small, R. L., Robinson, J. W., Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetolgists, Herpetolgists League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Post-glacial recolonization pathways into the Great Lakes region by the common gartersnake (Thamnophis sirtalis) inferred from mtdna sequences." (2005). King, R., Ray, J. M., Stanford, K. M., Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetolgists, Herpetolgists League, and Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles,, "Snakes gorging on gobies: positive impacts of an invasive species on a threatened snake." (2005). King, R., Ecolunch Seminar Series, "Gorging on gobies: beneficial effects of alien prey on a vertebrate predator.," Purdue University. (2005). King, R., Wusterbarth, T. L., Duvall, M. R., Grayburn, W. S., Burghardt, G. M., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "All the right moves: phylogentically widespread natricine promiscuity." (2005). King, R., Robinson, J. W., Duvall, M. R., Burghardt, G. M., Casper, G. S., Placyk, J. S., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Phylogeography of the northern watersnake, Nerodia sipedon, in the Great Lakes region." (2005). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 14 of 23

15 King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Stanford, K. M., Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, "Integrating multiple methods of population estimation: population size and recovery criteria of the threatened Lake Erie watersnake." (2005). King, R., Stanford, K. M., Caldwell, C., Reichenbach, N. G., Wynn, D., Burghardt, G. M., Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference,, "Putting the pieces together: combined efforts in the recovery of the eastern plains gartersnake in Ohio." (2005). King, R., Ray, J. M., Stanford, K. M., Southeastern Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Gorging on gobies: impacts of an exotic fish on the threatened Lake Erie watersnake." (2005). Wusterbarth, T., King, R., Duvall, M., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "All the right moves: phylogenetically widespread natricine promiscuity," Tampa, FL. (July 2005). Robinson, J. (Presenter & Author), King, R., Duvall, M., Grayburn, W. S., Burghardt, G., Casper, G., Placyk, Jr., J., Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Post-Pleistocene glacial retreat and recolonization of the northern watersnake (Nerodia sipedon) in the Great Lakes Region," Tampa, FL. (July 2005). King, R., Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, "Rapid recovery of a threatened snake: Lake Erie watersnake recovery planning and implementation." (2004). King, R., Ray, J. M., Stanford, K. M., Snake Ecology Group Conference, "Gorging on gobies: impacts of an exotic fish on the threatened Lake Erie watersnake." (2004). King, R., Animal Behavior Brownbag Seminar Series, "Behavioral Variation in Natricine Snakes: Proximate Causes, Geographic Patterns, and Management Applications," University of Chicago. (2003). King, R., Ray, J., Annual Meeting of the Illinios State Academy of Science, "Long-term changes in body size and codition in the Lake Erie water snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)." (2003). King, R., Wusterbarth, T., Duvall, M., Grayburn, W., Annual Meeting of the Illinios State Academy of Science, "Multiple paternity in the plains garter snake, Thamnophis radix." (2003). King, R., Andre, M., Annual Meeting of the Illinois State Academy of Science, "Genetic structure of the eastern massasauga rattlesnake at Carlyle Lake." (2003). King, R., Ray, J., Annual meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology, "Possible positive effects of the exotic round goby on the threatened Lake Erie water snake." (2003). King, R., Ray, J., Canadian Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Network, "Possible positive effects of the exotic round goby on the threatened Lake Erie water snake." (2003). King, R., Ray, J. M., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Long-term changes in body size and condition in the Lake Erie water snake (Nerodia sipedon insularum)." (2003). King, R., "Lake Erie water snakes," F.T. Stone Laboratory, Ohio State University. (2002). King, R., "Movements and hibernation of the Lake Erie water snake: implications for the recovery of a threatened species," Chicago Herpetological Society. (2002). King, R., Stanford, K., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Demography and life history of an urban plains garter snake population." (2001). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 15 of 23

16 King, R., Stanford, K., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Demography and life history of an urban plains garter snake population." (2001). King, R., Stanford, K., Wynn, D., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Movement patterns and hibernation sites of the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum." (2001). King, R., Stanford, K., Wynn, D., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Movement patterns and hibernation sites of the Lake Erie water snake, Nerodia sipedon insularum." (2001). King, R., Kerfin, J., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in Thamnophis radix." (2001). King, R., Kerfin, J., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in Thamnophis radix." (2001). King, R., Kerfin, J., Annual meeting of the Herpetolgists League and the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in Thamnophis radix." (2001). King, R., Kerfin, J., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in Thamnophis radix." (2000). King, R., Kerfin, J., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in Thamnophis radix." (2000). King, R., Kerfin, J., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Variation in thermal biology as a function of body size in Thamnophis radix." (2000). King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Annual meeting of Society of Conservation Biology, "Distribution and abundance of the Lake Erie water snake: implications for Federal listing." (1999). King, R., Milstead, W. B., Gibbs, H. L., Prosser, M. R., Burghardt, G. M., McCracken, G. F., Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, Microsatellite markers reveal multiple paternity and allow discrimination of maternal and genetic effects on garter snake morphology and behavior. (1999). King, R., Bittner, T. D., Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, "Microsatelliteand allozyme-based estimates of gene flow among island and mainland garter snake populations." (1999). King, R., Annual meeting of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, Herpetologists League annual meeting,, "The ontogeny of morphological variation: sex, family, and testosterone effects on head, body and tail growth in garter snakes.." (1998). King, R., Cline, J. H., Annual meeting of the Herpetologist League, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Ontogeny of sex differences in behavior of the plains garter snake (Thamnophis radix)." (1997). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 16 of 23

17 King, R., Bittner, T. D., Queral-Regil, A., Cline, J. H., Annual meeting of the Herpetologists League, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, "Ontogenetic patterns of sexual dimorphism in natricine snakes." (1997). King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Evolution, "Multivariate evolution: an island-continent model with selection and gene flow." (1997). King, R., Bittner, T. B., Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "ale-biased tail length dimorphism in snakes: why do males have longer tails?." (1996). King, R., Queral-Regil, A., Annual meeting of the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Morphological variation in juvenile snakes: effects of sex, family and feeding treatment." (1996). King, R., Bittner, T., Queral-Regil, A., Cline, J., Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference, "Sexual dimorphism at birth in natricine snakes." (1996). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting of the Animal Behavior Society, "Behavioral variation in garter snakes: the role of genes and hormones." (1995). King, R., Anderson, G., Midwest Regional Animal Behavior Conference, "Sex, family, and testosterone effects on garter snake behavior." (1994). King, R., Lawson, R., Annual meeting, Ecological Society of America, "Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: the role of gene flow." (1993). King, R., King, B. H., Annual meeting, Ecological Society of America, "Sex ratio manipulation in response to host size in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni: is it adaptive?." (1993). King, R., Lawson, R., Annual meeting, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, "Rates of gene flow among Lake Erie island and mainland water snake populations." (1993). King, B. H., King, R., Ecological Society of America Meeting, "Sex ratio manipulation in response to host size in the parasitoid wasp Spalangia cameroni: is it adaptive?," Madison, WI. (August 1993). King, R., Annual meeting, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and Herpetologists League, "Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: heritability and natural selection." (1992). King, R. (Presenter & Author), 12th Midwest Conference on Population Biology, "Color pattern variation in Lake Erie water snakes: heritability and natural selection." (1991). King, R., Lawson, R., 13th Midwest Conference on Population Biology,, "Rates of gene flow among Lake Erie island and mainland water snake populations." (1991). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologists League, "Determinants of offspring size and number in the brown snake." (1991). King, R., Phillips, J. B., Baube, C. L., Annual meeting, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologists League, "Spectral sensitivity of the optomotor response in green treefrogs." (1991). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 17 of 23

18 King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Animal Behavior Society, "Environmental cues for color change in Fowler's toads." (1989). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Indiana Academy of Science, "Extent and function of color change in frogs and toads.." (1989). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Society for the Study of Evolution and American Society of Naturalists, "Color pattern polymorphism in the Lake Erie water snake: differences in crypsis among morphs and age classes.." (1989). King, R., Midwest Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Symposium, "Color pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes: behavioral and management implications," Midwest Regional Animal Behavior Conference, Ohio State University. (1989). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologists League, "Sexual dimorphism in snake tail length: a test of alternative hypotheses." (1988). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, American Society of Zoologists, "Sexual dimorphism in snake tail length: a test of alternative hypotheses." (1987). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Midwest Ecology Conference, "Biogeography of reptiles on islands in Lake Erie." (1985). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, and Herpetologists League, "Enzyme and pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes." (1984). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Society for the Study of Evolution and American Society of Naturalists, "Enzyme and pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes." (1984). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Genetics Society of America, Society for the Study of Evolution, and American Society of Naturalists, "Maintenance of a pattern polymorphism and the selection-migration hypothesis: Lake Erie water snakes revisited.." (1983). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Midwest Ecology Conference, "The maintenance of pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes." (1983). King, R. (Presenter & Author), Annual meeting, Ecological Society of America and American Institute of Biological Scientists, "The maintenance of color pattern polymorphism in Lake Erie water snakes." (1981). Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research Grant King, R. (Principal), "Lake Erie Watersnake Census," Sponsored by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal, $200, ( ). King, R. (Principal), "Continued Assessment of Management Needs to Enhance recovery for the Eastern Massasauga," Sponsored by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Federal, $59, ( ). Report Generated on January 7, 2013 Page 18 of 23

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