Degree

PhD in Integrative Biology

Lehigh University

BS in Biology

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

Published Works

• Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Bakker, K. A., Herrin, A., Kyer, M., Burke, M. (2021). Male procurement of breeding site is valued over male size by monogamous female convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata). Journal of Ethology, 3959-263. .
• Gangloff, E., Reding, D., Bertolatus, D., Reigel, C., Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Bronkikowski, A. (2017). Snakes in the City: Population Structure of Sympatric Gartersnakes (Thamnophis app.) in an Urban Landscape. Herpetological Conservation and Biology, 12(2), 509-521. .
• Leiser, J., Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Wisenden, B., Itzkowitz, M. (2015). Mating patterns of female Leon Springs Pupfish, Cyprinodon bovinus. Journal of Fish Biology, 87(3), 604-615. https://doi.org/ 10.1111/jfb.12738.
• Gangloff, E., Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Bertolatus, D., Reigel, C. (2014). Effects of sex, environment, and condition on the musking behavior of sympatric species of garter snakes (Thamnophis sp.)). Journal of North American Herpetology, 10-46. .
• Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J. (2012). Dominance status reversal based on pair-bond formation in the convict cichlid (Amatitlania nigrofasciata). Journal of Ethology, 30(2), 317-323. .
• Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Leese, J., Santangelo, N., Itzkowitz, M. (2009). Mate choice in female convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata) and the relationship between male size and dominance. Journal of Ethology, 27(2), 249-254. .
• Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Itzkowitz, M. (2009). Competition for limited breeding sites between single and paired convict cichlids (Amatitlania nigrofasciata). . Acta Ethologica, 12(2), 115-120. .
• Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Itzkowitz, M. (2006). Male size predicts the ability to defend offspring in the convict cichlid (Archocentrus nigrofasciatus). . Journal of Fish Biology, 69(4), 1239-1244. .
• Leiser, J., Gagliardi-Seeley, L. J., Itzkowitz, M. (2004). Do large convict cichlids fight differently than small males when the fight pair size is similar? . Journal of Fish Biology, 64(5), 1339-1350. .

Research Interests

Behavioral ecology of convict cichlid fish and garter snakes

Teaching Interests

General Biology II, Vertebrate Zoology, General Ecology, and Animal Ecology