Biology
Scott Kirkton

Scott Kirkton

Assistant Professor, Ph.D. Arizona State University

  • Research Interests: : Locomotion, Respiratory Physiology, Insect Biology, Scaling
  • Representative Publications:
    • Gonzalez, N.C., S.D. Kirkton, R.A. Howlett, S.L. Britton, L.G. Koch, H.E. Wagner, and P.D. Wagner. 2006. Continued divergence in VMax of rats artificially selected for running endurance is mediated by greater convective blood O2 delivery. J. Appl. Physiol. 101:1288:1296.
    • Kirkton, S.D. and J.F. Harrison. 2006. Ontogeny of locomotory behaviour in the American locust, Schistocerca americana : from marathoner to broad jumper. Animal Behaviour 71:925-931.
    • Kirkton, S.D., J.A. Niska and J.F. Harrison. 2005. Ontogenetic effects on aerobic metabolism during jumping in the American locust, Schistocerca Americana. Journal of Experimental Biology 208:3003-3012
  • Courses: Physiology of Cells and Organisms (Bio 101), Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (Bio 332), Tropical Biology (Bio 257); Biology of Insects, Animal Locomotion
  • email:  kirktons@union.edu
  • Phone: (518) 388-6480