Academic History
- Cornell University, Ph.D., Ecology and Systematics
- Cornell University, M.S., Ecology and Systematics
- Otago University, New Zealand, B.Sc. (Hons), Zoology
Interests
- Comparative, Integrative, and Environmental Physiology of Vertebrates
Courses Taught
- Comparative Physiology (Lecture and Laboratory)
- Introductory Biology (Majors Lecture and Laboratory)
- Vertebrate Physiology (Laboratory)
- Concepts in Biology (Non-majors Lecture and Laboratory)
- Animal Physiological Ecology (Lecture)
- Herpetology (Lecture)
Selected Research and Publications
- Preest, M.R., A. Cree, and C.L. Tyrrell. 2005.聽 ACTH-induced stress response during pregnancy in a viviparous gecko: No observed effect on offspring quality.聽 Journal of Experimental Zoology 303A: 823-835.
- Preest, M.R., R. J. Gonzalez, and R. Wilson. 2005.聽 A pharmacological examination of Na+ and Cl- transport in two species of freshwater fish. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology 78: 259-272.
- Preest, M.R. and C.A. Beuchat. 1997.聽 Ammonia excretion by hummingbirds.聽 Nature 386: 561-562.