Justin Boyles
Assistant Professor
zoology
Southern Illinois University
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D. Indiana State University; Post-doctoral Researcher at University of Pretoria (South Africa) and University of Tennessee Knoxville
Research Interest
Much of my basic research focuses on the optimal expression of body temperature (i.e. thermoregulation) under varying ecological conditions as well as the evolutionary history that has led to the patterns of thermoregulation we see today. I use a multitude of approaches including non-manipulative data collection under natural conditions, experimental manipulations, computer modeling, and comparative analytical techniques. Insectivorous bats have been the most common model organisms in my past research, but more recently I have expanded my research to include everything from ants to birds to elephant shrews. My current interest in this field is examining how adaptive thermoregulation in endotherms will interact with a changing climate to determine the persistence, range expansion, and basic ecology of birds and mammal.
Publications
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Lorch, J.M., A.E. Ballman, M.J. Behr, J.G. Boyles, J.T.H. Coleman, P.M. Cryan, A.C. Hicks, C.U. Meteyer, D. Redell, D.M. Reeder, and D.S. Blehert. 2011. Experimental infection of bats withGeomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome. Nature. 480: 376-378.
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Boyles, J.G., P.M. Cryan, G.F. McCracken, and T.H. Kunz. 2011. Economic importance of bats in agriculture. Science. 332: 41-42.
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Thompson, A.B.*, J.G. Boyles*, A.E. McKechnie, E. Malan, M.M. Humphries, and V. Careau. In Press. Resource needs climate means contributing to a global heterothermic continuum in mammals. Global Ecology and Biogeography. *Contributed equally.
