| B. Michael Walton | |
| Education |
| B.S., Zoology, 1980, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| M.S., Biology, 1984, The George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| Ph.D., Evolutionary Biology, 1988, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL. |
| Academic Experience | |
| 1988-1990 | Postdoctoral Researcher, University of California, Irvine, CA. |
| 1990-1996 | Assistant Professor, Biology, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. |
| 1996-Current | Associate Professor, Biological, Geological, & Environmental Sciences, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. |
| 2000 | Interim Director of Research, Center for Environmental Science, Technology, and Policy, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH. |
| Recent Manuscripts & Publications |
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Walton, B. M. and S. Steckler. 2005. Contrasting effects of salamanders on forest-floor macro- and mesofauna in laboratory microcosms. Pedobiologia 49, 51-60. (Click here for abstract) |
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Walton, B. M., In review, Salamanders in forest-floor food webs: Environmental heterogeneity affects strength of top-down effects. Submitted to Pedobiologia. (Click here for draft copy of manuscript) |
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Walton, B.M., D. Tsatiris, M. Rivera-Sostre. In review. Indirect effects of salamanders in forest floor food webs: prey-size selection affects competition among detritivores. Submitted to Pedobiologia. (Click here for draft copy of manuscript) |
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Walton, B. M., M. Salling, J. Wyles, J. Wolin., In review. Biological integrity in urban streams: Toward resolving multiple dimensions of urbanization. Submitted to Landscape and Urban Planning. (Click here draft copy of manuscript) |
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Balanson, S., B. M. Walton, J. Wolin, and T. Mal., In review. Aquatic macrophyte diversity and habitat characterization of the Cuyahoga River watershed in northeastern Ohio. Submitted to Ohio Journal of Science. |
| Hickerson, C. M., C. D. Anthony, and B. M. Walton. Acceptance pending revision. Edge effects and intraguild predation in native and introduced centipedes: Evidence from the field and from laboratory microcosms. Submitted to Oecologia |
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Peterson, C.C., B.M. Walton, and A.F. Bennett. 2000. Metabolic costs of growth in free-living garter snakes and the energy budgets of ectotherms. Functional Ecology 13:500-507. |
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Peterson, C.C., B. M. Walton, and A.F. Bennett. 1998. Intrapopulation variation in ecological energetics of the garter snake, Thamnophis sirtalis. Physiological Zoology 71:333-349. |