C.M. Gienger

Assistant Professor/PI

Ph.D. - University of Nevada, Reno (2009)

M.S. - University of Nevada, Reno (2003)

Contact Information

P.O. Box 4718
Clarksville, TN 37044
Office 135A
Phone: 931-221-7076
Email: giengerc@apsu.edu

Webpage

Research Areas

Ecology and physiology of amphibians and reptiles

Current Projects

Physiological ecology of helodermatid lizards. Using techniques including biophysical modeling, isotopic tracers, and radio telemetry to investigate the consequences of how helodermatid lizards (Gila monsters and beaded lizards) interact with their environment. 

Digestion and physiological responses to feeding in crocodilians. Investigations into metabolism, energetic costs of digestion, nutrient absorption, and digestive enzyme activity in crocodilians. 

Recent Publications

Dochtermann, N.A. and C.M. Gienger. 2012. Individual variability in life-history traits drives population size stability. Current Zoology (in press)

Gienger, C.M. and D.D. Beck. 2011 Northern Pacific rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus) use thermal and structural cues to choose overwintering hibernacula. Canadian Journal of Zoology 89:1084-1090. (.pdf)

Tracy, C. R., K. A. Christian, L. J. McArthur, and C. M. Gienger. 2011. Removing the rubbish: frogs eliminate foreign objects from the body cavity through the bladder. Biology Letters 7:465-467. (.pdf)

Gienger, C.M. and C.R. Tracy 2008. Heloderma suspectum (Gila monster). Prey. Herpetological Review 39(2):224-226. (.pdf)

Gienger, C.M. and C.R. Tracy. 2008. Ecological interactions between Gila monsters (Heloderma suspectum) and desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). Southwestern Naturalist 53(2):265-268. (.pdf)

Gienger, C.M. and D.D. Beck. 2007. Heads or tails? Sexual dimorphism in helodermatid lizards. Canadian Journal of Zoology 85:92-98. (.pdf)