Assistant Professor
Phillips Hall 354
Education
- Ph.D. University of California, Davis - 2003
- B.S. University of Oklahoma, Zoology - 1992
Courses
- Biol 211 Organismal Form and Function (pdf)
- Biol 365 Animal Behavior (pdf)
- Biol 410 Mammalogy (pdf)
- Biol 340 Ornithology (pdf)
Research - Behavioral Ecology
- Habitat selection by red-naped sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus nuchalis).
- Ecological relationships among red-naped sapsuckers, willows (Salix sp.), quaking aspens (Populus tremuloides), and the aspen heartrot fungus, Phellinus tremulae.
- Gene flow and population structure of the endangered Mexican fishing bat (Myotis vivesi) in the Gulf of California.
- Systematics and biogeography of island and mainland spotted skunks (Spilogale gracilis).
- Population genetics and social structure of golden-mantled ground squirrels (Spermophilus lateralis).
- Selected Publications:
Losin N, Floyd CH, Schweitzer T, and Keller SJ. (2006). Relationship between aspen heartwood rot and the location of cavity excavation by a primary cavity-nester, the red-naped sapsucker. Condor 108:706-710.
Floyd CH, Van Vuren DH, and May BP. (2005). Marmots on Great Basin mountaintops: using genetics to test a biogeographic paradigm. Ecology 86:2145-2153.
Floyd CH. (2004). Marmot distribution and habitat associations in the Great Basin. Western North American Naturalist 64:471-481.
