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Department of Biology
142 Halsey Science Center
800 Algoma Blvd.
Oshkosh, WI 54901
(920) 424-1102
biology@uwosh.edu

Greg Adler Ph.D.

Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Biology
Discoverer of the eponymous Marmosa adleri (Adler’s mouse opossum), Central Panama
Curwood Professor, 1999
J. McNaughton Rosebush Distinguished Professor, 2005
Outstanding Teacher, 2006

Email: adler@uwosh.edu

 

Academic Training

B.S. in Biology, Washington and Lee University, 1979
Ph.D. in Biology, Boston University, 1986

 

Positions Held

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  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, Boston University, April 1986 to April 1989.
  • Lecturer, Boston University, Metropolitan College, July 1986 to August 1987.
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Population Sciences, July 1987 to July 1990, and Postdoctoral Research Associate in Population Sciences,
  • Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Population Sciences, July 1990 to July 1992.
  • Postdoctoral Assistant Specialist, University of California of California – Davis, Department of Zoology, January to March 1988.
  • Visiting Scientist and Associate Professor, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan, Department of Biology, January to June 1990.
  • Postdoctoral Fellow, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panama, October 1990 to December 1993.
  • Visiting Scientist, International Center for Medical Training and Research, Cali, Colombia, October to November 1993.
  • Assistant Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, January 1994 to June 1999.
  • Associate Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, July 1999 to June 2004.
  • Professor of Biology, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, July 2004 to January 2024.

 

Research Interests

Tropical forest ecology, seed predation and dispersal, ecology of tropical mammals, ecology of infectious agents.

 

Recent PublicationsAdler pic 3

  • 92. Lambert, T. D., K. L. Sumpter, J. W. Dittel, S. Dupre, K. Casanova, A. Winker, and G. H. ADLER. 2014. Roads as barriers to seed dispersal by small mammals in a Neotropical forest. Tropical Ecology, 55: 263-269.
  • 93. González, K., A. Saldaña, J. E. Calzada, C. E. Rigg, G. Alvarado, B. Rodríguez-Herrera, U. D. Kitron, G. H. ADLER, N. L. Gottdenker, L. F. Chaves, and M. Baldi. 2015.  Survey of wild mammal hosts of cutaneous leishmaniasis parasites in Panamá and Costa Rica.  Tropical Medicine and Health, 43: 75-78.
  • 94. Dittel, J. W., T. D. Lambert, and G. H. ADLER. 2015.  Seed dispersal by rodents in a lowland forest in Central Panama.  Journal of Tropical Ecology, 31: 403-412.
  • 95. Spanbauer, B. R., and G. H. ADLER.  2015.  Seed protection through dispersal by African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana africana) in northern Tanzania.  African Journal of Ecology, 53: 496-501.
  • 96. Dupre, S. I., T. D. Lambert, G. H. ADLER, L. M. Hegde, and E. H. Kennedy. 2017.  Aggressive and investigative behaviors of two sympatric species of echimyid rodents, Proechimys semispinosus and Hoplomys gymnurus, in Central Panama.  Ethology Ecology & Evolution, 29: 1-8.
  • 97. ADLER, G. H., E. Counsell, J. O. Seamon, and S. P. Bentivenga. 2017. Exotic rats consume sporocarps of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in American Samoa. Mammalia, 82: 197-200.
  • 98. Bretscher, A., J. W. Dittel, T. D. Lambert, and G. H. ADLER. 2018. Habitat structure influences refuge use by two sympatric species of Neotropical forest rodents. Journal of Mammalogy, 99: 1465-1471.
  • 99. Suntsov, V., and G. H. ADLER. 2020. Speciation of the plague microbe Yersinia pestis as a unique natural phenomenon. Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research, 30: 22962-22964.
  • 100. Krause, C. A., G. H. ADLER, L. M. Hedge, E. H. Kennedy, and T. D. Lambert. 2022. Influence of resource abundance on echimyid rodent interactions. Neotropical Naturalist, 3: 1-7.
  • 101. ADLER, G. H., S. Brace, M. J. M. Christenhusz, J. W. Dittel, and J. P. Hansford. 2022. Integrative approaches to mammalian systematics, ecomorphology and biomechanics. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 196: 1-4.
  • 102. Phillips, A. B., T. D. Lambert, and G. H. ADLER. 2023. Influence of tree-fall gaps on directional seed dispersal by small mammals in Central Panama. Neotropical Biology and Conservation, 18: 73-82.
  • 103. All, A. M., G. H. ADLER, and J. W. Dittel. 2023. Temporal variation of boxelder seed predation by small mammals. Northeastern Naturalist, 30: 114-121.
  • 104. ADLER, G. H. 2023. Rainforest ecosystems, Animal diversity. Pages 1-12 in S. M. Scheiner, editor. Encyclopedia of Biodiversity. Springer.
  • 105. ADLER, G. H. 2024. Spiny rats (Proechimys semispinosus) as model organisms for understanding complex tropical forests. In H.C. Muller-Landau and S.J. Wright, editors. The First 100 Years of Research on Barro Colorado Island. Smithsonian Institution Scholarly Press, Washington, D.C.
  • 106. ADLER, G. H. 2024. Robinson’s mouse opossum Marmosa robinsoni Bangs 1898. In D. Astua and S. Pavan, editors. Mammals of Middle and South America: Didelphimorphia, Paucituberculata and Microbiotheria. Springer.

 

Graduated Master’s Studentsadler pic 4

Donna M. Charley-Johnson. 1996. Density dependence in the tropics: a statistical analysis of Proechimys semispinosus (spiny rats) populations.
Current position: Writer, Berlin Journal, Berlin, WI.

Kelley A. Hoey. 1999. External spine morphology of the genus Proechimys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) as revealed by scanning electron microscopy.
Current position: Electron Microscopist, Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN.

Dr. Thomas D. Lambert, Ph.D. 1999. The effects of tropical forest fragmentation on rodent community structure.
Ph.D., University of Toronto.
Current position: Associate Professor of Biology, Frostburg State University, Frostburg, MD.

Dr. Scott A. Mangan, Ph.D. 1999. The consumption of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi by Neotropical rodents.
Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award
Ph.D., Indiana University
Current position: Associate Professor of Biology, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR.

Mark J. Endries. 2000. Modeling spacing patterns of a tropical forest rodent using radiotelemetry and geographic information systems (GIS).
Current position: Geographical Information Systems Specialist, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Asheville Ecological Services Field Office, Asheville, NC.

Dr. Shannon L. Davis, Ph.D. 2001. Environmental variation and the demography of a tropical forest rodent.
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Current position: Senior Lecturer, University of Wisconsin –Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI.

William D. Boyett. 2001. Habitat relations of rodents in the Hualapai Mountains of northwestern Arizona.
Current position: Fire Management Specialist, Bureau of Land Management, Yuma Field Office, Yuma, AZ.

Michael J. Lohre. 2003. Habitat associations of the whip-poor-will (Caprimulgus vociferus) in central Wisconsin: implications for conservation.

Alejandra Carvajal. 2006. Seed dispersal and predation by Neotropical forest rodents.
Current position: Biology Teacher, private high school, Cali, Colombia.

Annette Ireland. 2012. Helminth parasitism in relation to the demography of a Neotropical forest rodent.

Ashley M. Winker. 2013. Parasite communities of tropical forest rodents: influences of microhabitat structure and specialization.
Current position: Inventory Associate, Baycom, Green Bay, WI.

Dr. Jacob W. Dittel, Ph.D. 2014. The role of rodents in tropical forest regeneration: seed dispersal and seed predation.
Ph.D., University of Nevada – Reno
Current Position: Wildlife Scientist, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, John Day, OR.

Bradley Spanbauer. 2014. Seed protection through dispersal by African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) in Northern Tanzania.
Current position: Director, Office of Sustainability, University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh, Oshkosh, WI.

Corey Santorello. 2014. Foraging activities of eastern chipmunks (Tamias Striatus) : food acquisition and cache defense.

Ehren Snyder. 2017. Transmission of Trypanosoma species and the host role of Proechimys semispinosus in Panama.

Amanda Prigan. 2018. Co-infection rates of black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) in Central Wisconsin.

Dr. Bailey Bodeen, DVM. 2018. Co-infection rates of small mammal hosts in Central Wisconsin.
DVM, University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Current position: Veterinarian.

Chelsea Hughes. 2018. Essential leaf oils of Juniperus communis as a repellent or attractant of Ornithodoros tartakovskyi.
Current position: Doctoral Candidate, Portland State University, Portland, OR.

Amber All. 2022. Temporal and spatial variation in boxelder (Acer negundo) seed predation by small mammals.
Current position: Entrepreneur, Appleton, WI.

Jason Daul, In Memoriam. Undergraduate and Master’s Student in the Tropical Ecology Lab, 2003-2006.

I am no longer accepting graduate students, but I still regularly serve on graduate students’ committees, and I maintain collaborations with various researchers around the world. Contact me if you are interested in pursuing a Master’s degree at UW – Oshkosh or would like to discuss collaborative research possibilities.