Brian D. Carver, Ph.D.

Office:
Associates Science Center, Room 116
Phone:
(731) 989-6640
Email:
bcarver@fhu.edu

About

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology at Freed-Hardeman University. I have been teaching at FHU since 2003.

Education

B.S., Biology, Freed-Hardeman University
M.S., Biology, Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D., Biology, The University of Memphis

Office Hours (Spring 2010)

Monday - 11:00-12:00
Tuesday - 7:30-10:20
Wednesday - 11:00-12:00, 1:00-2:00
Thursday - 7:30-10:20
Friday - 7:30-8:20

Class Schedule (Spring 2010)

Principles of Biology Lecture
MWF - 8:30-9:20
A&P II Lecture
MWF - 9:30-10:20

A&P II Lab

TR - 11:30-12:50

TR - 1:00-2:20

Biology Seminar I

M - 7:30-8:20

Biology Seminar II

W - 7:30-8:20

Publications

Carver, B. D. and N. Ashley. 2008. Roost Tree Use by Co-occurring Populations of Rafinesque’s Big-eared Bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii) and Southeastern Myotis (Myotis austroriparius). American Midland Naturalist 160(2):364-373.

Jennings, J. B., M. L. Kennedy, A. E. Houston, and B. D. Carver. 2006. Predation on artificial nests of northern bobwhites, Colinus virginianus, by mammalian mesopredators: does the problem-individual paradigm fit? Canadian Field Naturalist 120(4):452-456.

Carver, B. D., J. W. Lamb, L. Jennings, R. Moore, and G. West. 1998. Great blue heron colony status and nest site characteristics at Sinking Pond, Tennessee. The Migrant 69(4): 176-178.

Presentations

Carver, B. D., J. Lawson, S. Bell, D. Dickey, K. McInnis and T. McPherson. 2008. Patterns of roost tree use by Corynorhinus rafinesquii and Myotis austroriparius in western Tennessee. 18th Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals ini the Southeastern United States, Blacksburg, Virginia. (Presentation)

Dickey, D., J. Lawson, K. McInnis, T. McPherson, and B. D. Carver. 2007. Patterns of roost tree use by Corynorhinus rafinesquii and Myotis austroriparius in western Tennessee. 4th annual meeting of the Tennessee Bat Working Group, Nashville, Tennessee (Presentation)

Lawson, J., S. Bell, and B. D. Carver. 2007. Colony size of Myotis austroriparius in a West Tennessee bottomland hardwood forest. 4th annual meeting of the Tennessee Bat Working Group, Nashville, Tennessee (Presentation)

Ashley, N. and B. D. Carver. 2007. Characteristics of tree roosts of Rafinesque's big-eared bat and southeastern myotis in western Tennessee. 30th annual meeting of the Tennessee Chapter of The Wildlife Society, Townsend, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Carver, B. D. and N. Ashley. 2007. Characteristics of tree roosts of Rafinesque's Big-eared bats and southeastern myotis in western Tennessee. 17th Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States, Destin, Florida. (Presentation)

Carver, B. D. and N. Ashley. 2006. Characteristics of day roosts of Corynorhinus rafinesquii and Myotis austroriparius in western Tennessee. 3rd annual meeting of the Tennessee Bat Working Group, Nashville, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Hessen, E., B. D. Carver, J. R. Hisey, and M. L. Kennedy. 2005. Temporal variation in sex-bias response of raccoons (Procyon lotor) to live traps. 15th Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States, Paris Landing State Park, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Jennings, J. B., M. L. Kennedy, A. E. Houston, and B. D. Carver. 2005. Predation by mammalian mesopredators on artificial nests of Northern Bobwhites: testing the problem individual hypothesis. 15th Colloquium on the Conservation of Mammals in the Southeastern United States, Paris Landing State Park, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Jennings, J. B., M. L. Kennedy, A. E. Houston, and B. D. Carver. 2004. Predation by mammalian mesopredators on artificial nests of Northern Bobwhites. 114th meeting of the Tennessee Academy of Science, Columbia, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Rochier, A. L., B. D. Carver, and M. L. Kennedy. 2002. Long-term density fluctuations in raccoons (Procyon lotor). The University of Memphis Undergraduate Research Forum, Memphis, Tennessee. (Poster)

Carver, B. D., M. L, Kennedy, and A. E. Houston. 2002. An assessment of spatial partitioning of habitat among mammalian mesopredators. The Southwestern Association of Naturalists 49th Annual Meeting, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico. (Presentation)

Carver, B. D., and M. L. Kennedy. 2002. Capture trends from a mark-recapture study of male and female raccoons in western Tennessee. Tennessee Chapter of The Wildlife Society 25th Annual Meeting. Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Carver, B. D., M. L. Kennedy, and A. E. Houston. 2002. An assessment of spatial partitioning of habitat among mammalian mesopredators. The Wildlife Society 9th Annual Conference, Bismarck, North Dakota. (Presentation)

Carver, B. D. 2002. Mammalian mesopredators: friends or foes? Invited seminar presentation at Bethel College, McKenzie, Tennessee. (Presentation)

Carver, B. D., and M. L. Kennedy. 2000. An assessment of interspecific association between opossums (Didelphis virginiana) and raccoons (Procyon lotor). Southwestern Association of Naturalists 47th Annual Meeting, Denton, Texas. (Presentation)

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