Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 04/04/2026We hosted 20 students at the long-term herp sites. Lots of whiptail lizards this week! @arizonastateuni.bsky.social Not all classrooms have 4 walls 🦎🧪🌎 0293
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Our article has been published today in @PeerJLife peerj.com/articles/19980 Lead author student mentee - thanks to NSF REU funding CoupledNaturalandHumanSystems 🪶🌎🧑🔬peerj.comHow urban impervious surface shapes bird foraging behavior in an arid cityWildlife behavior and interactions in urban ecosystems can vary across landscape types and species, with some birds dominating human-derived resources. This study investigates the relationship between... 120
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Applied Ornithology field trip was a success! We camped along the San Pedro River and students learned surveying for rails, owls, and point count surveys in riparian forest. 🪶🌎 040
Reposted by Heather L. Batemancap-lter.bsky.social @cap-lter.bsky.social · 17/04/2025How do lizards respond to ecohydrologic conditions in an arid, urban environment? Check out this study by CAP LTER investigator @lizardphd.bsky.social and colleagues to learn more! doi.org/10.1002/eco....doi.orgDrought and Vegetation Lag Effects Influence Lizard Abundance: A 10‐Year Study of Perennial and Intermittent Urban River AreasAnimals living in urban desert ecosystems are affected by temperature extremes and altered hydrological regimes. Cities can alter both the physical and biotic environment by increasing temperature an... 011
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 24/04/2025New paper on long-term lizard declines.🦎 Abundance highest in wet yrs (we haven't had many!). Some species abund related to lagged effects from vegetation cover, emphasizing the delayed response of biotic communities to ecosystem changes. #urban #herps 🌎 doi.org/10.1002/eco.... 0124
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Neighborhood Western Screech Owl working on its winter tan.🪶 0214
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025I'm added to herps, may I also be included in birds? I might be there, if so thanks and still figuring it all out. 110
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 26/01/2025First field trip of Ornithology, our classroom for the day! We saw this Green Heron and 46 other species while birding at urban wetlands. ASU Applied Bio. #birding 🪶 150
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 19/01/2025Hello. I'd like to be included please. 🦎🐍🐸 Thank you 110
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 17/01/2025Hi Andrew. May I please be added? Herpetologist here. Thank you. 🐍🦎🐸 hbateman.faculty.asu.eduhbateman.faculty.asu.eduHome | Heather Bateman Applied Wildlife Lab 120
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025New research on overlap of solar energy potential and critical habitats in the Southwest - Desert Tortoises and Bendire's Thrasher. phys.org/news/2025-01... 022
Heather L. Bateman @lizardphd.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Our lab studies reptiles and amphibians in urban and wildland places. Plus - we work with some awesome collaborators! 1163