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Dr. Lynne BeatyI am a behavioral ecologist interested in the effects of stressors on freshwater systems. In particular, my research explores how predators shape the behavior of individual prey and the long-term consequences of these behavioral modifications. In my current position with Dr. Dennis Murray at Trent University I am concurrently working to better understand the physiological mechanisms underpinning amphibian responses to stress and helping to develop a new online graduate program in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment through eCampusOntario.
My PhD work examined the carryover effects of tadpole experiences with predation risk across anuran metamorphosis – that is, how tadpole experiences with predators shaped their behavior and morphology after metamorphosis. Although metamorphosis is a dramatic morphological and physiological revolution for frogs, the plastic modifications that frogs make while tadpoles in responses to predation risk have long-lasting effects on frog size, shape, and behavior. In my Masters, my research used both theoretical and empirical work to examine the role of individual variation in frog population dynamics and behavior. Together, my PhD and Masters work show that experience with predators influences the degree of phenotypic variation within- and between- individual frogs and across life stages. This finding has implications for our understanding of the influence of ecological processes on evolutionary dynamics and highlights an important link between aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. |
Current Position |
2017-2018 - eCampusOntario PDF, Trent University
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Education |
2012-2017: PhD Zoology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA
2010-2012: MSc Biology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA 2006-2010: BSc Wildlife Science, State University of New York College of Environmental Science and Forestry (SUNY ESF), Syracuse, New York, USA |
Peer-reviewed Articles in Scholarly Journals
Brunner, J.L., L.E. Beaty, A. Guitard, and D. Russell. (2017) Heterogeneities in the infection process drive ranavirus transmission. Ecology. 98(2): 576-582. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1644
Beaty, L.E., J.D. Wormington, B.J. Kensinger, K.N. Bayley, S.R. Goeppner, K.D. Gustafson, B. Luttbeg. (2016) Shaped by the past, acting in the present: transgenerational plasticity of anti-predator traits. Oikos. 125(11): 1570-1576. doi: 10.1111/oik.03114
Beaty, L.E., Q.C. Emmering and X.E. Bernal. (2016) Mixed sex effects on the second-to-fourth digit ratio of túngara frogs (Engystomops pustulosus) and cane toads (Rhinella marina). The Anatomical Record. 299(4): 421-427. doi: 10.1002/ar.23322
Beaty, L.E., K. Nyarko and X.E. Bernal. (2015) Does light reveal their true toxicity? Light-induced changes in coloration through ontogeny in cane toad tadpoles (Rhinella marina). Herpetological Journal. 25(3): 191-195.
Beaty, L.E. and C.J. Salice. (2013) Size matters: Insights from an allometric approach to evaluate control methods for invasive Australian Rhinella marina. Ecological Applications. 23(7): 1544-1553.
Newsletters:
Beaty, L.E., H.J. Esser, R. Miranda, and R.A. Norton. (2013) First report of phoresy by an oribatid mite (Trhypochthoniidae: Archegozetes magnus) on a frog (Leptodactylidae: Engystomops pustulosus). International Journal of Acarology. 39(4):1-2. [Photo used for cover art of journal]
Beaty, L.E. and S. Beaty. (2012) Bufo marinus (Cane or Marine Toad). Crocodile Predation. Natural History Notes - Herpetological Review. 43(3): 471.
Brunner, J.L., L.E. Beaty, A. Guitard, and D. Russell. (2017) Heterogeneities in the infection process drive ranavirus transmission. Ecology. 98(2): 576-582. doi: 10.1002/ecy.1644
Beaty, L.E., J.D. Wormington, B.J. Kensinger, K.N. Bayley, S.R. Goeppner, K.D. Gustafson, B. Luttbeg. (2016) Shaped by the past, acting in the present: transgenerational plasticity of anti-predator traits. Oikos. 125(11): 1570-1576. doi: 10.1111/oik.03114
Beaty, L.E., Q.C. Emmering and X.E. Bernal. (2016) Mixed sex effects on the second-to-fourth digit ratio of túngara frogs (Engystomops pustulosus) and cane toads (Rhinella marina). The Anatomical Record. 299(4): 421-427. doi: 10.1002/ar.23322
Beaty, L.E., K. Nyarko and X.E. Bernal. (2015) Does light reveal their true toxicity? Light-induced changes in coloration through ontogeny in cane toad tadpoles (Rhinella marina). Herpetological Journal. 25(3): 191-195.
Beaty, L.E. and C.J. Salice. (2013) Size matters: Insights from an allometric approach to evaluate control methods for invasive Australian Rhinella marina. Ecological Applications. 23(7): 1544-1553.
Newsletters:
Beaty, L.E., H.J. Esser, R. Miranda, and R.A. Norton. (2013) First report of phoresy by an oribatid mite (Trhypochthoniidae: Archegozetes magnus) on a frog (Leptodactylidae: Engystomops pustulosus). International Journal of Acarology. 39(4):1-2. [Photo used for cover art of journal]
Beaty, L.E. and S. Beaty. (2012) Bufo marinus (Cane or Marine Toad). Crocodile Predation. Natural History Notes - Herpetological Review. 43(3): 471.
Contact:
Office: Environmental Science Building, Room A148
Phone: 705-748-1011 x7243
Email: lynnebeaty[at]trentu[dot]ca
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lynne_Beaty
Office: Environmental Science Building, Room A148
Phone: 705-748-1011 x7243
Email: lynnebeaty[at]trentu[dot]ca
Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lynne_Beaty