Publications

Klymus, K. E, Richter, C. A., Chapman, D., and Paukert, C. 2015  Quantification of eDNA shedding rates from invasive bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys  nobilis) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix). Biological  Conservation. 183 (2015) 77-84.

Klymus, K. E., and Gerhardt, H. C. 2012.  AFLPs resolve intra-specific relationship and infer genetic structure among lineages of the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor.  Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 65(2): 654-667.

Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S. C., and Gerhardt, H. C. 2012. Geographic variation in male advertisement calls and female preference of the wide-ranging canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. 107(1): 219-232.

Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S. C., Marshall, V. T., Cannatella, D., and Gerhardt, H. C. 2010. Molecular patterns of differentiation in canyon treefrogs (Hyla   arenicolor): evidence for introgressive hybridization with the Arizona treefrog (H. wrightorum) and correlations with advertisement call differences. Journal   of Evolutionary Biology 23 (7): 1425-1435.

Presentations

Oral presentations  (* presenter)

* Klymus, K. E., Marshall, N., and Stepien, C. A. “Invertebrate Species Detection in the Great Lakes Through Next Generation Sequencing of eDNA.” 2015.
        Ohio State University Research Review. Columbus, OH
        International Association for Great Lakes Research. Burlington, VT

Klymus,K. E., *Richter, C., Chapman, D., and Paukert, C. “ Quantification of eDNA  shedding rates from invasive bighead carp, Hypopthalmichthys nobilis and silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix”. 2014. American Fisheries Society, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

*Amberg, J., McCalla S., Merkes, C., Lance, R., Edwards, C., Farrington, H., Guan,  X., Carr, M., Bascom, K., Klymus, K., Richter, C., Gaikowski, M. “Advancements in markers and the detection of bigheaded carp DNA from environmental samples.” 2014. Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference;            Kansas City, KS

*Klymus, K. E., Richter, C., Chapman, D., and Paukert, C.  “DNA shedding rates of  Asian Carps, for use in understanding field collections of environmental DNA.” 2013. 
            International Conference on Aquatic  Invasive Species; Niagara Falls, Ontario,Canada
            International Association for Great Lakes Research; West Lafayette, IN
            International Congress for Conservation Biology; Baltimore, MD
            American Fisheries Society; Little Rock, AR

*Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S.C., and Gerhardt, H. C. “Phylogenetic and Behavioral  Differentiation in the Canyon Treefrog, Hyla arenicolor.” 2012. World  Congress of Herpetology. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

*Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S. C., Marshall, V. T., and Gerhardt, H. C.  “Behavioral differentiation within a possible cryptic species complex, the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor.” 2011. Animal Behavior Society; Bloomington, IN

*Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S. C., Marshall, V. T., Cannatella, D., and Gerhardt, H.C.  “Behavioral and molecular differentiation within a possible cryptic species complex, the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor.”  2010.  Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology;  Seattle, WA

*Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S. C., Marshall, V. T., Cannatella, D., and Gerhardt, H.C. “The canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor, unraveling a cryptic species.”  2009. American Society of Icthyologists and Herpetologists; Portland, OR



Poster presentations (* presenter)

*Klymus, K. E., and Gerhardt, H. C.  “Using AFLPs to explore intra-specific and inter-specific divergences in the canyon treefrog, Hyla arenicolor, and related species.” 2011.
            Evolution Conference Norman, OK
            Ecological Genomics Symposium Kansas City, KS

*Humfeld,S.C., Klymus, K. E., and Gerhardt, H. C.  “Molecular and behavioral evolution in U.S. populations of Hyla arenicolor.” 2009.  Evolution Conference  Moscow, ID

*Klymus, K. E., and Schul. J.  “Evolution of female leader preference in the Genus Neoconocephalus (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae).”  2006. Midwest Ecology and Evolution Conference St. Louis, MO

*Klymus, K. E., and Schul, J.  “Selective phonotaxis in Neoconocephalus nebrascensis (Orthoptera:Tettigoniidae): absence of a leader preference.” 2006.  Animal Behavior Society Meeting Snowbird, UT

*Veilleux, C.C., Klymus K.E., and Kirk, E.C. “A behavioral method for measuring visual acuity in non-human primates.” 2006. American Society of Primatologists. San Antonio, TX

Invited Talks

*Klymus, K. E., Marshall, N., and Stepien, C. A. “Invertebrate Species Detection in the Great Lakes Through Next Generation Sequencing.” 2014. Advanced  Aquatic Invasive Species Monitoring Workshop (US EPA). Duluth, MN

*Klymus, K. E., Humfeld, S.C., and Gerhardt, H. C.  “Investigating anuran cryptic species complexes through acoustic studies.” 2014. Acoustical Society of  America; Providence, RI

*Klymus, K. E.,  “Studying behavior and communication in frogs.” 2009. Universidad de la Sierra Juarez; Ixtlan, Oaxaca, Mexico