Dr. John Warren Huntley
Education
PhD, 2007, Virginia Tech
MS, 2003, University of North Carolina Wilmington
BS, 2000, Appalachian State University
Professional Appointments
2011-Present, Visiting Assistant Professor, Saint Lawrence University
2009-2011, Humboldt Research Fellow, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität, Erlangen, Germany
2008-2009, Lecturer, University of Kentucky
2007-2008, Postdoctoral Associate, Virginia Tech
Teaching
Courses Taught at Saint Lawrence University:
GEOL 103 The Dynamic Earth Laboratory
GEOL 104 The Evolving Earth
GEOL 206 Invertebrate Paleontology and Laboratory
GEOL 207 Paleoecology and Laboratory
GEOL 217 Dinosaurs
Courses Taught at other Institutions:
Historical Geology (University of Kentucky)
Earthquakes and Volcanoes (University of Kentucky)
Sustainable Planet: The Geology of Natural Resources (University of Kentucky)
Geologic Adventures along the Appalachian Trail (Duke University TIP)
Research
I consider myself to be an evolutionary paleoecologist. My interests lie in understanding the history of biotic interactions such as predation, parasitism, and competition in deep time; the evolutionary histories of biodiversity and morphological complexity of organisms; as well as conservation paleobiology, the application of paleontological techniques to establish historical/pre-historical baseline data for conservation biology efforts.
These diverse scholarly pursuits will provide opportunities for students with a broad range of interests including geology, paleontology, marine biology, ecology, sophisticated statistical techniques, geochemical applications (including stable isotopes, trace elements, and amino acid racemization dating techniques), environmental science, and conservation (paleo-)biology.
Students who are interested in exploring the possibilities of a research project should feel free to contact me and we can discuss your interests. Be sure to look through my publications below for examples of what I have done (though we aren’t limited to just these topics!).
Publications
Tyler, C.L., L.R. Leighton, S.J. Carlson, J.W. Huntley, R.A. Krause, Jr., M. Kowalewski. In Preparation. Does predation play a role in the decline of post-Paleozoic brachiopods? Re-visiting chemical defenses and palatability.
Ayoub-Hannaa, W., J.W. Huntley, F.T. Fürsich. In Preparation. Detrended Correspondence Analysis (DCA) and its significance in the paleoecological reconstruction of the Cenomanian-Turonian (Upper Cretaceous) macrofauna from East Sinai, Egypt.
9. Huntley, J.W., D.S. Kaufman, M. Kowalewski, C.S. Romanek, R.J. Neves. 2012. Sub-centennial resolution amino acid geochronology for the freshwater mussel Lampsilis for the last 2000 years. Quaternary Geochronology 9:75-85." PDF
8. Huntley, J.W., D. Scarponi. 2012. Evolutionary and ecological implications of trematode parasitism of modern and fossil northern Adriatic bivalves. Paleobiology 38(1): 40-51. PDF
7. Huntley, J.W. 2011. Exploratory multivariate techniques and their utility for understanding ancient ecosystems, p.23-48. M. Laflamme, J.D. Schiffbauer, SQ Dornbos (eds.). Quantifying the evolution of early life: numerical approaches to the evaluation of fossils and ancient ecosystems. Topics in Geobiology: v. 36, Springer. PDF
6. Huntley, J.W. 2009. Phanerozoic predation intensity and diversity, p.278-281. McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology 2009.
5. Huntley, J.W., Y. Yanes, M. Kowalewski, C. Castillo, A. Delgado-Huertas, M. Ibanez, M.R. Alonso, J.E. Ortiz, T. de Torres. 2008. Testing limiting similarity in Quaternary terrestrial gastropods. Paleobiology 34(3): 378-388. Featured in Science Magazine’s “Editor’s Choice” vol. 322 issue 5900, p. 348; 17 October 2008. PDF
4. Huntley, J.W., M. Kowalewski. 2007. Strong coupling of predation intensity and diversity in the Phanerozoic fossil record. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104:15006-15010. Article from the cover. Listed in Faculty of 1000 Biology. PDF
3. Huntley, J.W. 2007. Towards establishing a modern baseline for paleopathology: trace-producing parasites in a bivalve host. The Journal of Shellfish Research 26:253-259. PDF
2. Huntley, J.W., S. Xiao, and M. Kowalewski. 2006. On the morphological history of Proterozoic and Cambrian acritarchs, p. 23-56. S. Xiao and A.J. Kaufman (eds.). Neoproterozoic Geobiology and Paleobiology, Topics in Geobiology: v. 27, Springer. PDF
1. Huntley, J.W., S. Xiao, and M. Kowalewski. 2006. 1.3 billion years of acritarch history: an empirical morphospace approach. Precambrian Research 144:52-68. PDF
Abstracts
A26. Huntley, J.W.*, D. Scarponi. 2011. Trematode parasitism of modern and fossil northern Adriatic bivalves. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 43, No. 5.
A25. Huntley, J.W., D. Scarponi. 2011. Sequence stratigraphic, evolutionary, and ecological implications of trematode parasitism of Holocene northern Adriatic bivalves. Geoitalia 2011: VIII Forum Italiano di Scienze della Terra, Torino.
A24. Kowalewski, M., T.A. Dexter, D.S. Kaufman, R.A. Krause, Jr., S.L. Barbour Wood, M.G. Simoes, J.W. Huntley, Y. Yanes, C.S. Romanek. 2011. A multi-millennial record provided by amino-acid dated bivalve shells from the southern Brazilian shelf. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 43, No. 2.
A23. Tyler, C.L., L.R. Leighton, S.J. Carlson, J.W. Huntley, R.A. Krause, Jr., M. Kowalewski. 2010. Brachiopods as acceptable prey: predation on modern and fossil brachiopods. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 42, no. 5.
A22. Huntley, J.W.*, D. Scarponi. 2010. Evolutionary and ecological implications of trematode parasitism of modern and fossil northern Adriatic bivalves. Jahrestagung der Paläontologischen Gesellschaft 2010.
A21. Huntley, J.W.* 2009. Organismal interactions in deep time: elucidating the fossil record of parasitism in mollusks. Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung, Abstracts – Netzwerktagung Heidelberg: 24-26 November 2009, p. 40.
A20. Dexter, T.A., Y. Yanes, J.W. Huntley, R.A. Krause, Jr., D.S. Kaufman, C.S. Romanek, M. Kowalewski, M. Simoes, S.L. Barbour Wood. 2009. Reconstructing paleo-environmental conditions using the bivalve Semele casali from Ubatuba Bay, Brazil. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 41, no. 7.
A19. Tyler, C.L., L.R. Leighton, S.J. Carlson, J.W. Huntley, R.A. Krause, Jr., M. Kowalewski. 2009. The well-defended brachiopod: you don’t have to taste bad to live well. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 41, no. 7.
A18. Huntley, J.W.*, Y. Yanes, M. Kowalewski. 2009. Body size distributions as a means to test for the evolutionary importance of competition among terrestrial gastropod species. North American Paleontological Convention Abstracts, p. 37-38.
A17. Huntley, J.W.*, R.A. Krause, Jr., C.S. Romanek, D. Kaufman, M. Kowalewski, S. Barbour Wood, M. Simoes. 2008. Upwelling and freshwater runoff events recorded in the Brazilian bivalve Semele casali. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 40, no. 6.
A16. Xiao, S., L. Dong, J.W. Huntley, B. Shen, M. Kowalewski. 2008. Quantitative analysis of Precambrian fossils. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 40, no. 6.
A15. Kowalewski, M. and J.W. Huntley. 2008. The Phanerozoic fossil record of predation traces. Ichnia 2008.
A14. Leighton, L.R., Huntley, J.W., Krause, R.A., Kowalewski, M., and Carlson, S.J., 2008.
How tasty are brachiopods? Examining predation on a “refugia” taxon. Ecological Society of America, Annual Meeting.
A13. Huntley, J.W.*, R.A. Krause, Jr., M. Kowalewski, C.S. Romanek, D.S. Kaufman, M.G. Simoes. 2007. Relating productivity events to Holocene bivalve shell growth rates. Eos Trans. AGU, 88 (52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract PP31C-0542.
A12. Kowalewski, M. and J.W. Huntley. 2007. The fossil record of predation: a quantitative overview. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 39, no. 6.
A11. Krause, Jr., R.A., J.W. Huntley*, M. Kowalewski, C.S. Romanek, D.S. Kaufman, M.G. Simoes. 2007. Assessing environmental factors associated with changes in the growth rate of Semele casali through the Holocene. First International Sclerochronology Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
A10. Huntley, J.W.*, M. Kowalewski. 2007. 550 million years of drilling predation: initial results from a species-level predation database. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 39, no. 2.
A9. Huntley, J.W.*, Y. Yanes, M. Kowalewski. 2006. A tale of two snails: testing limiting similarity in Quaternary Theba. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 38, no. 7.
A8. Xiao, S., L. Dong, J.W. Huntley, M. Kowalewski. 2006. Proterozoic evolution of photosynthetic eukaryotes: a primer for Proterozoic evolution of ocean and atmospheric redox state. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 38, no. 7.
A7. Huntley, J.W.* 2006. A modern baseline for paleopathology: documenting a diverse trace-producing parasite fauna in live-collected bivalves. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 38, no. 3.
A6. Huntley, J.W.*, C.S. Romanek, M. Kowalewski, and M.E. Brown. 2005. Variations in the Hg and N content of shells from freshwater mussels exposed to Hg contamination. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 37, no.7.
A5. Huntley, J.W.*, S. Xiao, and M. Kowalewski. 2004. Trends in body-size and morphological disparity of Proterozoic through middle Cambrian acritarchs: a literature-based approach. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 36, no. 5.
A4. Huntley, J.W.*, S. Xiao, and M. Kowalewski. 2004. Secular patterns in morphological disparity and body size of acritarchs through the Neoproterozoic and early Cambrian. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 36, no. 2.
A3. Huntley, J.W.* and P.H. Kelley. 2003. Evolution of predation-related characters in Miocene through Pleistocene Atlantic coastal plain corbulids and lucinids. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no. 1.
A2. Pierson, J.A., J.W. Huntley, S. Kezios, K. Shafer, and W.B. Harris. 2003. An interactive groundwater model for middle schools. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 35, no 1.
A1. Kelley, P.H., M.A. Crump, J.W. Huntley*, H.M. Key, K.A. Nelson, and J.A. Pierson. 2002. Paleoecology of the Waccamaw Formation (Plio-Pleistocene) near Old Dock, Columbus County, North Carolina. GSA Abstracts with Programs, vol. 34, no. 2.
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