Rate My Professor Julian Avery

Avery's research investigates conservation biology, invasive species ecology, effects of human disturbance on biodiversity, illegal reptilian wildlife trade, animal ecology and responses to human disturbance, and patterns and processes in animal coloration. His studies address population dynamics of species like ruffed grouse, flathead catfish, and garter snakes, noise impacts on birds, and resource effects on growth and demography. Key publications include "Food availability has direct and delayed effects on structural growth and body reserves in garter snakes" (Ecology, 2025), "Feeding habits and ecological implications of the invasive Flathead Catfish in the Susquehanna River basin, Pennsylvania" (Transactions of the American Fisheries Society, 2024), "Whole genome assessment of a declining game bird reveals cryptic genetic structure and insights for population management" (Molecular Ecology, 2023), "Princes and paupers: effects of annual and early-life resource variability on demography in populations of common garter snakes, Thamnophis sirtalis" (Journal of Herpetology, 2024), "A call to integrate non-visual functions of pigments and their interactions with visual functions to understand global change impacts on visual systems" (Functional Ecology, 2024), and "Gas compressor noise does not influence tree swallow nestling condition or immune response" (Journal of Zoology, 2022). He received the 2017 Paul R. and Joan M. Shellenberger Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching and contributes to public discourse via The Conversation articles. Avery teaches ornithology and wildlife courses.