Biography and education
I am originally from Texas, being born and raised in the Texas Panhandle. My B.S. is in wildlife biology from West Texas A&M University, and my Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from the University of Texas at El Paso.
Teaching Interests
Research Interests
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Emerson, J. D. (n.d.). Examining the population genetic structure of Timber Rattlesnakes in East Texas. Herpetological Conservation and Biology.
- Emerson, J. D. (n.d.). Crotalus horridus (Timber Rattlesnake) Arboreal Behavior.
- DeSantis, D. L., Emerson, J. D., Johnson, J. D., & Mata-Silva, V. (2024). Spatial Ecology of a Secretive Chihuahuan Desert Colubrid, Lampropeltis alterna (Brown, 1901), in West Texas. Herpetology Notes, 17, 693–701.
- Emerson, J. D. (2024). Trimorphodon lambda Envenomation. Herpetological Review, 55(1), 126–127.
- Emerson, J. D., & Emerson, J. D. (2023). Evidence for an Innate Basis of Prey Preference in a Desert Ambush Predator. Evolutionary Ecology, (37). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10682-023-10286-w