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Dr. Jeff Tamplin

University of Northern Iowa

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College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences

Department Of Biology

University of Northern Iowa

NoneDr. Jeff Tamplin is currently serving as a College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences faculty at University of Northern Iowa.

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University of Northern Iowa

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ecology biology extreme environments conservation biology evolutionary biology zoology wildlife ecology marine biology aquatic ecosystems animal ecology wildlife ecophysiology glyptemys insculpta wood turtle developmental biology biogeography morphology (biology) avian biology freshwater biology biological conservation spatial ecology conservation genetics wood turtles aquatic thermal gradient fitness ornithology animal conservation comparative physiology water ecologies genetic diversity habitat loss aquatic organisms marine ecology wildlife biology habitat management apalone spinifera unique adaptations genomics genome biology ecology evolution marine ornithology animal physiology aquatic conservation aquatic toxicology hydrobiologia adaptation chromosome biology cytogenetics specie distribution epigenetic changes body size life history environmental biology thermoanalytical method coastal waters benchmark studies habitat reconstruction interspecific behavioral interaction predator-prey interactions skin allergies historical methodology ethnohistory historical evidence genetic admixture ancestral autosomes convergent co-option isolated population distribution models standardized surveys threatened turtle species sex-determining mechanisms egg-incubation temperature potential model turtle liver organoids

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Rangewide Population Genetic Analysis of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys Insculpta). Conservation Genetics (2026)

geneticsgenetic admixtureconservation geneticspopulation geneticswood turtlebiologyzoologymolecular ecologygenetic diversitygenetic variation

Home Range Size and Habitat Usage of Hatchling and Juvenile Wood Turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) in Iowa. Diversity (2025)

wildlife ecologyecologyjuvenile wood turtleswildlifewildlife biologypopulation biologyhabitat managementbiologyhabitat usageconservation biologyanimal ecologyhome range size

Projected Contemporary Habitat Distribution and Quality for Wood Turtles in the Midwestern United States. Journal of Wildlife Management (2025)

animal ecologywildlife ecologyhabitat lossmidwestern united stateswildlifewood turtleswildlife biologypopulation biologycontemporary habitat distributionbiological conservationhabitat managementhabitat reconstructionanimal conservationconservation biologyconservation scienceenvironmental scienceecologybiodiversity

Quantifying the Relative Importance of Survival Threats to a Long-Lived Reptile Using Expert Elicitation. Endangered Species Research (2025)

wildlife ecologywildlifeinterspecific behavioral interactionrelative importancebiological conservationbiologypredator-prey interactionsevolutionary ecologyconservation biologyecologyexpert elicitationsurvival threatsadaptation

Establishment and Characterization of Turtle Liver Organoids Provides a Potential Model to Decode Their Unique Adaptations. Communications Biology (2024)

Christopher ZdyrskiVojtech GabrielThea B. GesslerAbigail RalstonItzel Sifuentes-RomeroDebosmita KunduSydney HonoldHannah WickhamNicholas E. ToppingDipak Kumar SahooBasanta BistaJeffrey TamplinOscar OspinaPablo PiñeyroMarco ArriagaJacob A. GalanDavid K. MeyerholzKarin AllenspachJonathan P. MochelNicole Valenzuela

developmental biologymorphology (biology)marine biologybiologyevolutionary biologyanimal physiologytissue (biology)potential modelturtle liver organoidsunique adaptations

Water Depth Used by Wood Turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) in Iowa During Seasonal Activity Periods. Northeastern Naturalist (2024)

seasonal activity periodswater qualitywater depthwood turtlesaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental researchfreshwater biologywater ecologiesaquatic toxicologyenvironmental scienceecologycoastal waters

Characterization of the First Turtle Organoids: A Model for Investigating Unique Adaptations With Biomedical Potential. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

Christopher ZdyrskiVojtech GabrielThea B. GesslerAbigail RalstonItzel Sifuentes-RomeroDebosmita KunduSydney HonoldHannah WickhamNicholas E. ToppingDipak Kumar SahooBasanta BistaJeffrey TamplinOscar OspinaPablo PiñeyroDavid K. MeyerholzKarin AllenspachJonathan P. MochelNicole Valenzuela

biomedical potentialmarine biologyevolutionary biologyunique adaptations

Distribution Models Combined With Standardized Surveys Reveal Widespread Habitat Loss in a Threatened Turtle Species. Biological Conservation (2022)

wildlife ecologyhabitat losswildlifedistribution modelsspatial ecologyspecie distributionbiological conservationgeographystandardized surveysconservation biologybiogeographythreatened turtle speciesenvironmental scienceecologybiodiversity

Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys Insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range. Chelonian Conservation and Biology (2021)

animal ecologywildlife ecologywood turtlespatial ecologysite fidelitygeographyzoologybiogeographyhome rangeecologyphysical geography

Effect of Acclimation Temperature and Substrate Type on Selected Temperature, Movement and Activity of Juvenile Spiny Softshell Turtles (Apalone Spinifera) in an Aquatic Thermal Gradient. Journal of Thermal Biology (2020)

extreme environmentsthermoanalytical methodacclimation temperaturethermodynamicsbiologyaquatic thermal gradientecologyapalone spinifera

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Dr. Jeff Tamplin

University of Northern Iowa

Affiliations

College of Humanities, Arts & Sciences

Department Of Biology

University of Northern Iowa

NoneDr. Jeff Tamplin is currently serving as a College Of Humanities, Arts & Sciences faculty at University of Northern Iowa.

Honors

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University of Northern Iowa

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Rangewide Population Genetic Analysis of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys Insculpta). Conservation Genetics (2026)

geneticsgenetic admixtureconservation geneticspopulation geneticswood turtlebiologyzoologymolecular ecologygenetic diversitygenetic variation

Home Range Size and Habitat Usage of Hatchling and Juvenile Wood Turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) in Iowa. Diversity (2025)

wildlife ecologyecologyjuvenile wood turtleswildlifewildlife biologypopulation biologyhabitat managementbiologyhabitat usageconservation biologyanimal ecologyhome range size

Projected Contemporary Habitat Distribution and Quality for Wood Turtles in the Midwestern United States. Journal of Wildlife Management (2025)

Quantifying the Relative Importance of Survival Threats to a Long-Lived Reptile Using Expert Elicitation. Endangered Species Research (2025)

Establishment and Characterization of Turtle Liver Organoids Provides a Potential Model to Decode Their Unique Adaptations. Communications Biology (2024)

developmental biologymorphology (biology)marine biologybiologyevolutionary biologyanimal physiologytissue (biology)potential modelturtle liver organoidsunique adaptations

Water Depth Used by Wood Turtles (Glyptemys Insculpta) in Iowa During Seasonal Activity Periods. Northeastern Naturalist (2024)

seasonal activity periodswater qualitywater depthwood turtlesaquatic ecosystemsenvironmental researchfreshwater biologywater ecologiesaquatic toxicologyenvironmental scienceecologycoastal waters

Characterization of the First Turtle Organoids: A Model for Investigating Unique Adaptations With Biomedical Potential. bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (2023)

Christopher ZdyrskiVojtech GabrielThea B. GesslerAbigail RalstonItzel Sifuentes-RomeroDebosmita KunduSydney HonoldHannah WickhamNicholas E. ToppingDipak Kumar SahooBasanta BistaJeffrey TamplinOscar OspinaPablo PiñeyroDavid K. MeyerholzKarin AllenspachJonathan P. MochelNicole Valenzuela

biomedical potentialmarine biologyevolutionary biologyunique adaptations

Distribution Models Combined With Standardized Surveys Reveal Widespread Habitat Loss in a Threatened Turtle Species. Biological Conservation (2022)

Home Range, Site Fidelity, and Movement Patterns of the Wood Turtle (Glyptemys Insculpta) at the Southwestern Edge of Its Range. Chelonian Conservation and Biology (2021)

animal ecologywildlife ecologywood turtlespatial ecologysite fidelitygeographyzoologybiogeographyhome rangeecologyphysical geography

extreme environmentsthermoanalytical methodacclimation temperaturethermodynamicsbiologyaquatic thermal gradientecologyapalone spinifera

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