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  • 1998 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

H. Carl Gerhardt is affiliated with the University of Missouri in the United States and has a focused research profile within multiple interrelated scientific disciplines. Their work primarily contributes to the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, and Agricultural and Biological Sciences.

The subfields that frequently appear in their research include Global and Planetary Change, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Developmental Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. These areas reflect a multidisciplinary approach encompassing both genetic and ecological perspectives.

Gerhardt's main topics of work revolve around Amphibian and Reptile Biology, Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior, Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies, Animal Behavior and Reproduction, Genetic Diversity and Population Structure, Marine Animal Studies Overview, and Bat Biology and Ecology Studies.

Their recent published papers include:

  • "The Complex History of Genome Duplication and Hybridization in North American Gray Treefrogs", 2021, Molecular Biology and Evolution
  • "Neuroethology of sound localization in anurans", 2022, Journal of Comparative Physiology A
  • "Anuran Vocal Communication: Effects of Genome Size, Cell Number and Cell Size", 2021, Brain Behavior and Evolution
  • "The complex history of genome duplication and hybridization in North American gray treefrogs", 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Biogeography and the evolution of acoustic communication in the polyploid North American grey treefrog complex", 2023, Molecular Ecology

Gerhardt frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including William W. Booker, Alan R. Lemmon, Margaret B. Ptacek, Alyssa T. B. Hassinger, and Johannes Schul. These collaborations have been a consistent aspect of their work across multiple projects and publications.

In terms of publication venues, Gerhardt's work has appeared multiple times in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), and also in Molecular Biology and Evolution, Journal of Comparative Physiology A, Brain Behavior and Evolution, and Molecular Ecology. This distribution shows engagement with journals that cover molecular biology, physiology, evolutionary biology, and ecological studies.

Gerhardt was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1998, recognizing their scientific contributions in their areas of study.

Best Publications

  • Acoustic Communication in Insects and Anurans: Common Problems and Diverse Solutions

    H. Carl Gerhardt;Franz Huber

  • Female mate choice in treefrogs : static and dynamic acoustic criteria

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Call Duration as an Indicator of Genetic Quality in Male Gray Tree Frogs

    Allison M. Welch;Raymond D. Semlitsch;H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Sound Pattern Recognition in Some North American Treefrogs (Anura: Hylidae): Implications for Mate Choice

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • REPRODUCTIVE CHARACTER DISPLACEMENT IN THE ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM OF GREEN TREE FROGS (HYLA CINEREA)

    Gerlinde Höbel;H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Temperature Coupling in the Vocal Communication System of the Gray Tree Frog, Hyla versicolor.

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Sound pressure levels and radiation patterns of the vocalizations of some North American frogs and toads

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Use of non-arbitrary acoustic criteria in mate choice by female gray tree frogs

    Georg M. Klump;Georg M. Klump;H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Masking of acoustic signals by the chorus background noise in the green tree frog: A limitation on mate choice

    H. Carl Gerhardt;Georg M. Klump

  • Reproductive character displacement of female mate choice in the grey treefrog, Hyla chrysoscelis

    H.Carl Gerhardt

  • Female preference functions based on call duration in the gray tree frog (Hyla versicolor)

    H. Carl Gerhardt;Steven D. Tanner;Candice M. Corrigan;Hilary C. Walton

  • Female mate choice in the gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor in three experimental environments

    Joshua J. Schwartz;Bryant W. Buchanan;H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Dynamic properties of the advertisement calls of gray tree frogs: patterns of variability and female choice

    H. Carl Gerhardt;Miranda L. Dyson;Steven D. Tanner

  • SPECIATION BY POLYPLOIDY IN TREEFROGS: MULTIPLE ORIGINS OF THE TETRAPLOID, HYLA VERSICOLOR

    Margaret B. Ptacek;H. Carl Gerhardt;Richard D. Sage

  • Acoustic communication in the gray treefrog, Hyla versicolor : evolutionary and neurobiological implications

    H. Carl Gerhardt;John A. Doherty

  • Evolutionary and neurobiological implications of selective phonotaxis in the green treefrog, Hyla cinerea

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Acoustic communication in two groups of closely related treefrogs.

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • The Significance of Some Spectral Features in Mating Call Recognition in the Green Treefrog (Hyla Cinerea)

    H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Behavioral Isolating Mechanisms of the Treefrogs Hyla cinerea and H. gratiosa

    Robert S. Oldham;H. Carl Gerhardt

  • Sexual Parasitism in the Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea).

    Stephen A. Perrill;H. Carl Gerhardt;Richard Daniel

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert Brooks
Robert Brooks University of New South Wales
Albert S. Feng
Albert S. Feng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Daniel M. Weary
Daniel M. Weary University of British Columbia
Clive K. Catchpole
Clive K. Catchpole Royal Holloway University of London
Günter Ehret
Günter Ehret University of Ulm
Laurene M. Ratcliffe
Laurene M. Ratcliffe Queen's University
William A. Searcy
William A. Searcy University of Miami
Andrew G. Horn
Andrew G. Horn Dalhousie University
Peter K. McGregor
Peter K. McGregor Cornwall College
Felix Breden
Felix Breden Simon Fraser University

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