Larry G. Talent
Associate Professor
Office: 008E Ag Hall
Address: 008C Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-9669
Fax: (405) 744-3530
Email: larry.talent@okstate.edu
Education

BA:

Fresno State College, Fresno, CA; 1970; Biology
MA: California State University, Fresno, CA; 1973; Biology

PhD:

Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; 1980; Wildlife Sciences
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Research Interests:
My research interests are focused on ecotoxicology and vertebrate natural history. Most of my recent research has concentrated on evaluating the effects of natural and anthropogenic environmental stressors on different life history stages of reptiles. Endpoints examined include growth, reproduction, fertility, behavior, endocrinology, immunity, and metabolism. Current research includes projects on elucidating the effects of endocrine disrupting chemicals, immunosuppressant chemicals, pesticides, and heavy metals on the embryos, juveniles, and adults of lizards.
Recent Publications (since 2000)
Rich, C.N., and L.G. Talent. 2008. The effects of prey species on food conversion efficiency and growth of an insectivorous lizard. Zoo Biology 27(3):181-187.

McFarland, C.A., M.J. Quinn, Jr., M.A. Bazar, A.K. Remick, L.G. Talent, and M.S. Johnson. 2008. Toxicity of Oral Exposure to 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene in the Western Fence Lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27(5):1102-1111.

Holem, R.R., W.A. Hopkins, and L.G. Talent. 2008. Effects of repeated exposure to malathion on growth, food consumption, and locomotor performance of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). Environmental Pollution 152(2008):92-98.

DuRant, S.E., M. Romero, L.G. Talent, and W.A. Hopkins. 2008. Effect of exogenous corticosterone on respiration in a reptile. General and Comparative Endocrinology 156(2008):126 – 133.

Brasfield, S. M., L.G. Talent, and D.M. Janz. 2008. Reproductive and thyroid hormone profiles in captive western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) following a period of brumation. Zoo Biology 27(1):36-48.

Suski, J.G., C.J. Salice, J.T. Houpt, M.A. Bazar, and L.G. Talent. 2008. Dose-related effects following oral exposure of 2,4-dinitrotoluene on the western fence lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 27(2):352-359.

Coppedge, B.R., L.G. Talent, and D.M. Engle. 2007. Effects of olfactory attributes and size of egg on rates of predation of artificial ground nests in tallgrass prairie. The Southwestern Naturalist 52(4):453-460.

DuRant, S.E., W.A. Hopkins, and L.G. Talent. 2007. Impaired terrestrial and arboreal locomotor performance in the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis) after exposure to an AChE-inhibiting pesticide. Environmental Pollution 149(1):18-24.

DuRant, S.E., W.A. Hopkins, and L.G. Talent. 2007. Energy acquisition and allocation in an ectothermic predator exposed to a common environmental stressor. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology , Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology 145(3):442-448.

Inouye, L.S., L.J. Yoo, L.G. Talent, J.U. Clarke, R.P. Jones, J.A. Steevens, and R.E. Boyd. 2007. Assessment of lead uptake in reptilian prey species. Chemosphere 68 (2007):1591-1596.

Holem, R.R., W.A. Hopkins, and L.G. Talent. 2006. Effect of acute exposure to malathion and lead on sprint performance of the western fence lizard (Sceloporus occidentalis). Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 51(1):111-116.

Roe, J.H., W.A. Hopkins, and L.G. Talent. 2005. Effects of body mass, feeding, and circadian cycles on metabolism in the lizard Sceloporus occidentalis. Journal of Herpetology 39 (4):595-603.

Talent, L.G. 2005. Effect of temperature on toxicity of a natural pyrethrin pesticide to green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis). Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 24 (12):3113-3116.

Hopkins, W.A., B.P. Staub, J.A. Baionno, B.P. Jackson, and L.G. Talent. 2005. Transfer of selenium from prey to predators in a simulated terrestrial food chain. Environmental Pollution 134 (3):447-456.

Brasfield, S.M., K. Bradham, J.B. Wells, L.G. Talent, R.P. Lanno, and D.M. Janz. 2004. Development of a terrestrial vertebrate model for assessing bioavailability of cadmium in the fence lizard (Sceloporus undulatus) and in ovo effects on hatching size and thyroid function. Chemosphere 54 (2004):1643-1651.

Burnham, D.K., A. Lackey, M. Manering, E. Jaensson, J. Pearson, D.O. Tyler, D. Melson, and L.G. Talent. 2003. Effects of 17α-ethinylestradiol on immune parameters in the lizard, Sceloporus occidentalis. Environmental Toxicology 18(4):211-218.

Brasfield, S.M., L.P. Weber, L.G. Talent, and D.M. Janz. 2002. Dose-response and time course relationships for vitellogenin induction in male western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) exposed to ethinylestradiol. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(7):1410-1416.

Talent, L.G., J.N. Dumont, J.A. Bantle, D.M. Janz, and S.G. Talent. 2002. Evaluation of western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) and eastern fence lizards (Sceloporus undulatus) as laboratory reptile models for toxicological investigations. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 21(5):899-905.