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Home Biology Departments Zackary Graham

Zackary Graham

Assistant Professor of Biology

Office: Arnett Hall 314
Phone: 304-336-8153
E-Mail: zackary.graham@westliberty.edu

 

 
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208 University Drive
College Union Box 139
West Liberty, WV 26074

 

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Degrees

Degrees:

  • B.S. Psychology – Pennsylvania State University, 2016
  • Ph.D. Animal Behavior – Arizona State University, 2021
Courses

Courses:

  • BIO 106 – Life Science for Non-Majors Lab
  • BIO 202 – The Biology of Animals
  • BIO 406 – Field Biology & Lab
Research

Current Research Projects:

Dr. Graham is the head of the Crayfish Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior Lab at West Liberty University. Research in Dr. Graham’s lab takes a comparative and integrative approach to explore and explain patterns of biodiversity throughout freshwater crayfishes. By combining morphological, behavioral, and comparative studies, we try to understand how and why diversity evolves throughout the crayfish tree of life. This work often involves a combination of field and lab techniques.
For more information on our research, please visit our website: https://zgraham1.wixsite.com/mysite
Publications

Publications:

Graham, Z. A. (2021). Claw morphology, claw strength, and fighting behavior in the New River crayfish Cambarus chasmodactylus James, 1966 (Decapoda: Astacoidea: Cambaridae). Journal of Crustacean Biology, 41(3), ruab037.

Graham, Z. A. (2021). Moving in fast waters: the exaggerated claw gape of the New River crayfish (Cambarus chasmodactlyus) aids in locomotor performance. Biology Letters, 17(5), 20210045.

Graham, Z. A., Vargas, C., Angilletta Jr, M. J., & Palaoro, A. V. (2021). Regenerated claws of the virile crayfish Faxonius virilis (Hagen, 1870)(Decapoda: Astacidea: Cambaridae) generate weaker pinching forces compared to original claws. Journal of Crustacean Biology, 41(3), ruab036.

Graham, Z. A., Padilla-Perez, D. J., & Angilletta Jr, M. J. (2020). Virile crayfish escalate aggression according to body size instead of weapon size. Animal Behaviour, 163, 9-15.

Graham, Z. A., & Angilletta Jr, M. J. (2020). Claw size predicts dominance within and between invasive species of crayfish. Animal Behaviour, 166, 153-161.

Graham, Z. A., Garde, E., Heide-Jørgensen, M. P., & Palaoro, A. V. (2020). The longer the better: evidence that narwhal tusks are sexually selected. Biology letters, 16(3), 20190950.

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Interests and Hobbies:

I enjoy spending time in nature, reading, running, and playing volleyball.

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