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Taegan McMahon
Ph.D Student

Dendrobates pumilio

Dendrobates pumilio

Costa Rica

Taegan in Costa Rica

Taegan

A huge fan of the actor Peter MacNicol, Taegan's favorite party trick is to re-enact this scene from the 80s classic 'Dragonslayer'

 

 

Contact Information

Office: SCA 322
Phone: 813/974-4694
Email: tamcmaho@mail.usf.edu

Education

Ph.D. Biology, University of South Florida, 2008-Present
B.S. Biology, Bates College, 2007

Research

My research interests focus on tropical biology, amphibian decline, ecotoxicology, and conservation biology. I am particularly interested in understanding factors associated with tropical amphibian decline. I am hoping to investigate how these factors (natural and anthropogenic) interact and contribute to amphibian decline and environmental degradation.

My Ph.D. research will have both lab and field components and will take place in North, Central, and South America. It is extremely important to investigate the tropical component of amphibian declines, an area of study that remains under studied.