Michael A. Romano
Professor
Herpetology
western illinois university
United States of America
Biography
Ph.D. - Miami (Ohio), 1984
Research Interest
Population genetics of amphibians and reptiles; electrophoretic variation in the hylid frogs Hyla chrsyocells and H. versicolor; interpretation of biochemical and chromosomal variation in the evolutionary history of plants and animals; population genetics of Illinois wild turkeys.
Publications
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Jewett, D. L., Romano, M. N., & Williston, J. S. (1970). Human auditory evoked potentials: possible brain stem components detected on the scalp. Science, 167(3924), 1517-1518.
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Musser, Richard O., H.S. Kwon, S.A. Williams, C.J. White, Michael A. Romano, Scott M. Holt, S. Bradbury, J.K. Brown, and G.W. Felton. 2005. Evidence that caterpillar labial saliva suppresses infectivity of potential bacterial pathogens. Archives of Insect Biochemistry & Physiology 58:138-144.
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Maloney, M.A., Susan T. Meiers, J. White, and Michael A. Romano. 2006. Behavioral effects of three food enrichment items on the behavior of black lemurs (Eulemur macaco macaco) and ringtail lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Henson Robinson Zoo, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. Journal of the Applied Animal Welfare Science 9(2):111-127.
