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Rod N. Williams

Environmental Science · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1991
Amphibian and Reptile BiologyTurtle Biology and ConservationGenetic diversity and population structureWildlife Ecology and ConservationAnimal Behavior and Reproduction

Publications

70

Citations

1,526

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

36

Publishing since 1991

Research summary
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Rod N. Williams studies the conservation biology of amphibians and reptiles, with a strong focus on the eastern hellbender salamander. His work covers captive breeding and rearing, translocation and reintroduction strategies, skin microbial communities, genetics and population structure, and human attitudes toward wildlife conservation.

Amphibian and reptile conservation biologyHellbender salamander captive rearing and reintroductionWildlife skin microbiome researchPopulation genetics of herpetofaunaHuman dimensions of wildlife conservation

Publication output was highest around 2017-2018, declined and became sporadic through the early 2020s with a gap from 2023-2025, then picked up again in 2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 6 publications6182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 2 publications222324252026: 3 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Herpetologica×4
  • Microbial Ecology×2
  • The Journal of North American Herpetology×2
  • Zoo Biology×2
  • Frontiers in Microbiology×1
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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