Palmetto Alligator Research and Management Symposium

PARMS 2025 — Aiken, South Carolina

Date
27 Mar 2025 — 28 Mar 2025
Event
Palmetto Alligator Research and Management Symposium
Location
Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Aiken, South Carolina 29808

🐊 Trusted Science Center Presentations

Hydrology drives behavioral flexibility in the seasonal movements of American crocodiles (Crocodylus acutus) in Costa Rica

Talk
Maggie McGreal, Tyler Steven Coleman, Davinia Beneyto Garrigos, Mahmood Sasa Marin, Christopher M. Murray

Maggie presenting on crocodile movements
Maggie helping Anthony with his research

Landscape physiology and drivers of stress in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)

Talk
Anthony Johnson, Tyler Steven Coleman, Christopher M. Murray

Anthony presenting on alligator physiology
Anthony holding one of his sampled individuals

Light and density effects on American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) stress and scarring in aquacultural facilities

Talk
Lani Milstead, Tyler Steven Coleman, Jorge Lopez-Perez, Christopher M. Murray

Maggie, Anthony, and Lani represented the Trusted Science Center and Southeastern Louisiana University with energy and professionalism — sharing exciting advances in alligator and crocodilian research.

Louisiana Crawfish Boil by the Murray Lab for the Conference
Louisiana Crawfish Boil hosted by the Murray Lab during the Symposium

Conference Presentations PARMS
Tyler Steven Coleman
Tyler Steven Coleman
Assistant Research Professor

My research interests lie at the interface between ecology (e.g., population, community, behavioral), biology (e.g., physiology, morphology, ontogeny), and natural resource management.