• Professor, Wildlife Ecology
• Academic Program Coordinator, EcoQuest Study Abroad Program, New Zealand

Research

1. Assessment of amphibian malformations on northeastern national wildlife refuges
2. Developing a conservation strategy to protect land habitat functions for New Hampshire's reptiles and amphibians using Blanding's turtle as a flagship species
3. Spatial distribution of anurans in an agricultural landscape
4. Direct and indirect effects of different predators on forest stream food webs
5. Phenotypic plasticity and inducible defenses in anurans.

Detailed Description of Research Projects

Graduate Students

M.S. Students
	Emma Carcagno
	Katie Hughes Jacques (co-chair)
	Angela Karades
	Joanne Theriault
	Jennifer Walsh (co-chair)
Ph.D. Students
	Daniel Hocking
	Jessica Veysey
Alumni :: 2000-present
	Garrett Barr	September 2007	PH.D.
	Nicole Freidenfelds	December 2006	M.S.
	Jessica Veysey	December 2006	M.S.
	Emily LaFiandra	May 2006	Ph.D.
	Rebecca Suomala	May 2005	M.S.
	Sandra Mattfeldt	December 2004	M.S.
	Lisa Plagge	September 2004	M.S.
	Sara Callaghan	December 2001	M.S.
	Emily LaFiandra	December 2001	M.S.
	Heather Givens	September 2000	M.S.
	Tracy Tarr	May 2000	M.S.
	Garrett Barr	May 2000	M.S.

Primary Teaching Responsibilities

• NR 636: Vertebrate Biology
• NR 655: Wildlife Techniques
• NR 650: Conservation Biology
• NR 903: Approach to Research (co-taught with Serita Frey)

View Natural Resources undergraduate course descriptions
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Selected Publications

Babbitt, K.J. and W. E. Meshaka. 2000. Benefits of eating conspecifics; Effects of background diet on survival and metamorphosis in the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis). Copeia. 2000:469-474.

Sower, S.A., K.L. Reed, and K.J. Babbitt. 2000. Limb deformities and abnormal sex hormone concentrations in frogs. Environmental Health Perspectives. 118:1085-1090.

Babbitt, K.J. 2001. Behavioral and growth responses of Rana utricularia tadpoles to predators: Interactions with resource level. Canadian Journal of Zoology . 79:809-814.

Barr, G.E. and K.J. Babbitt. 2002. Effects of biotic and abiotic factors on distribution and abundance of larval two-lined salamanders (Eurycea bislineata): changes across spatial scales. Oecologia. 133:176-185.

Baber, M.J., D.L. Childers, K.J. Babbitt, and D. L. Anderson. 2002. Controls on fish distribution and abundance in temporary wetlands. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 59:1441-1450.

Baber, M.J., and K.J. Babbitt. 2003. The relative impact of predatory fish on a temporary wetland tadpole assemblage. Oecologia. 136:289-295.

Babbitt, K.J., M.J. Baber, and T.L. Tarr. 2003. Patterns of larval amphibian distribution along a wetlands hydroperiod gradient. Canadian Journal of Zoology. 81:1539-1552.

LaFiandra, E.M., and K.J. Babbitt. 2004. Predator induced phenotypic plasticity in the pinewoods treefrog (Hyla femoralis): necessary cues and the cost of development. Oecologia. 138:350-359.

Meshaka, W.E., Jr., and K.J. Babbitt (eds.). Status and Conservation of Florida Amphibians and Reptiles. Krieger Publishing. In press.

Education

Selected Service Activities

• Member, Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Discovery Program Implementation (2002-2003)
• Member, Committee on First Year Experience (2002-2003)
• Member, University Committee on Study Abroad (2002- )
• Member, UNH IACUC (2001; 2004- )
• Member, Ecoreserve Selection and Design Criteria Working Group, NH Ecological Reserve System Project (1999-2003)
• Production and Copy Editor, Northeast Wildlife (1997-2000)
• Faculty Advisor, Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society (1996-2003)