Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1964

Animal behavior

I accept only Masters students. My work focuses primarily (but not exclusively) on marine turtles but I’ll consider sponsoring any behaviorally interesting project as long as it’s done with a suitable marine subject. My primary interests are in sensory biology, behavioral development, orientation, migration, biological rhythms, habitat selection, anti-predator adaptations and the management of marine turtle nesting beaches.

Reising, M., Salmon, M. and Stapleton, S. (2015). Hawksbill nest site selection affects hatchling survival at a rookery in Antigua, West Indies Endangered Species Research 29:179–187. DOI 10.3354/esr00708. Stadler, M., Salmon, M. and Roberts, C. (2015). Ecological correlates of green turtle (Chelonia mydas) abundance on the nearshore worm reefs of southeastern Florida. Journal of Coastal Research 31(2): 244–254. Coconut Creek (Florida), ISSN 0749-0208. Salmon, M., Higgins, B., Stewart, J. and Wyneken, J. 2015. The ontogeny of morphological defenses in Kemp’s Ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and Loggerhead (Caretta caretta) sea turtles. Journal of Morphology 276:929–940. DOI 10.1002/jmor.20390. Salmon, M. and Scholl, J. (2014). Allometric growth in juvenile marine turtles: possible role as an antipredatory adaptation. Zoology 117:131-138.