{"id":2267,"date":"2024-11-19T14:41:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-19T22:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/evolutionary\/?page_id=2267"},"modified":"2024-12-19T17:33:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T01:33:58","slug":"tucker-heptinstall","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/doctoral\/evolutionary\/people\/tucker-heptinstall\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Heptinstall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"chevronProfile color-none\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"header-profile\">\n  <div class=\"heading\">\n    <div class=\"faculty__image\">\n      <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Closeup of silhouette\" src=\"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/profiles\/tucker-heptinstall-300.jpg\" \/>\n      <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Letter P\" src=\"https:\/\/ackerman.sdsu.edu\/_resources_insight_child\/initials\/p.png\" \/> -->\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"faculty__heading\">\n      <h1>Tucker Heptinstall, M.S.<\/h1>\n      <p>Pronouns: he, him, his<\/p>\n      <p class=\"profileLine\"><\/p>\n      <p>Doctoral Student<br \/>\n        <!-- [Date-Present] -->\n        <\/p>\n      <p><strong>SDSU \/ UC Riverside Joint Doctoral Program in Evolutionary Biology<\/strong><br \/>\n        <!-- [Concentration\/Emphasis] -->\n      <\/p>\n      <p>San Diego<\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"profile-content\">\n    <div class=\"faculty-info\">\n      <dl class=\"faculty__contact\">\n        <div id=\"email\">\n          <dt class=\"email\">E-Mail<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__email\"><a href=\"mailto:theptinstall5762@sdsu.edu\">theptinstall5762@sdsu.edu<\/a><\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"phone\" class=\"hide\">\n          <dt class=\"phone\">Phone<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__phone\"><a href=\"tel:[619-594-####]\">[619-594-####]<\/a><\/dd>\n        <\/div>\n        <div id=\"office\">\n          <dt class=\"office\">Location<\/dt>\n          <dd class=\"faculty__office\">\n            <!-- <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/6363+Alvarado+Ct,+San+Diego,+CA+92120\/@32.7771538,-117.0632757,17z\/data=!4m6!3m5!1s0x80d956897913f591:0x7bfa7035c51e29c8!8m2!3d32.7768156!4d-117.062353!16s%2Fg%2F11c2ctpdvz?entry=ttu\" title=\"Alvarado Research and Professional Center\">ARPC<\/a> -->\n              <!-- <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=801#!m\/147063?s\/?sbc\/\" title=\"Atkinson Hall\">ATH<\/a> -->\n              <!-- <a href=\"https:\/\/map.concept3d.com\/?id=801#!m\/147074\" title=\"Donald P. 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Specifically, I&#8217;m interested in uncovering how snake evolution and ecology may differ in anthropogenically altered ecosystems when compared to more undisturbed environments.\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"content-messages\">\n        <h2>Mentors<\/h2>\n        <p>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/biology.sdsu.edu\/people\/kinsey-brock\/\">Kinsey Brock, Ph.D.<\/a>\n        <\/p>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div>\n        <h2>Details<\/h2>\n        <div class=\"content-details-2\">\n\n          <!-- Education -->\n          <div id=\"education\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Education<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">B.S. in Wildlife Ecology and Management<br \/>Auburn University<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">M.S. in Biological Sciences<br \/>Clemson University<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;Degree 3&#093;&#091;Location&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-education\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Publication -->\n          <div id=\"publications\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Publications<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\"><strong>Heptinstall, T. C.<\/strong>, R. A. Rosales-Garcia, R. M. Rautsaw, E. P. Hofmann, A. de \n                Queiroz, L. Canseco- Ma\u0301rquez, and C. L. Parkinson. 2024. Size Doesn\u2019t \n                Matter: Body size is not linked to diet specialization in garter snakes \n                (Squamata: Natricidae: Thamnophis). Journal of Herpetology. 58(2):1-11.<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\"><strong>Heptinstall, T.C.<\/strong>, J.L. Strickland, R.A. Rosales-Garcia, R.M. Rautsaw, C.L. \n                Simpson, G.S. Nystrom, S.A. Ellsworth, M.P. Hogan, M. Borja, P.F. Campos, \n                F. G. Grazziotin, D. R. Rokyta, I.L.M. Junqueira-de-Azevedo, and C.L. \n                Parkinson. 2023. Venom phenotype conservation suggests integrated \n                specialization in a lizard-eating snake. Toxicon, 229, 107135.<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-publications\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Presentations -->\n          <div id=\"presentations\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Presentations<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles Meeting\u2014 Oral \n                Presentation\u2014 Ann Arbor, MI 2024, \u201cToxin Variation and Complexity Within \n                Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) and the Role of Diet in Shaping Toxin \n                Diversification.\u201d<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">South Carolina Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual \n                Meeting \u2014 Poster Presentation\u2014 Beaufort, SC 2024, \u201cToxin Variation and \n                Complexity Within Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) and the Role of Diet in \n                Shaping Toxin Diversification.\u201d<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists Annual Meeting \u2014 Oral \n                Presentation\u2014Norfolk, VA 2023, \u201cToxin Variation and Complexity Within \n                Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) and the Role of Diet in Shaping Toxin \n                Diversification.\u201d<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Clemson University Biological Sciences Research Expo \u2014 Poster \n                Presentation\u2014 Clemson, SC 2023, \u201cToxin Variation and Complexity Within \n                Garter Snakes (Thamnophis) and the Role of Diet in Shaping Toxin \n                Diversification.\u201d<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">South Carolina Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Annual \n                Meeting \u2014 Oral Presentation\u2014 Florence, SC 2022, \u201cVenom Complexity \n                within Garter Snakes and the Role of Diet in Toxin Diversification.\u201d<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Auburn University Annual Student Research Symposium\u2014 Poster \n                Presentation\u2014 Auburn, AL. 2019, \u201cSnake news! Road-based survey \n                effectiveness in Everglades National Park.\u201d<\/li>\n\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-presentations\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Service -->\n          <div id=\"service\" class=\"hide\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Service<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[A]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[B]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[C]<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-service\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Grants -->\n          <div id=\"grants\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Grants<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research, 2023<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">Carl Gans Traveling Fellowship, 2023<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Clinical Trials -->\n          <div id=\"clinical\" class=\"hide\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Clinical Trials<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[A]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[B]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[C]<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-clinical\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Awards and Honors -->\n          <div id=\"awards\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Awards &amp; Honors<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">SSAR Seibert Award: Systematics &#038; Evolution Student Talk Competition- \n                Runner Up, 2023<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;B&#093;<\/li> -->\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-awards\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Patents and Copyrights -->\n          <div id=\"patents\" class=\"hide\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Patents &amp; Copyrights<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[A]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[B]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[C]<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-ip\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Media -->\n          <div id=\"media\" class=\"hide\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Media<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[A]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[B]<\/li>\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">[C]<\/li>\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-media\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n          <!-- Fun Facts -->\n          <div id=\"funfacts\">\n            <div class=\"su-accordion su-u-trim\"> <div class=\"su-spoiler su-spoiler-style-carbon su-spoiler-icon-plus su-spoiler-closed\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-spoiler-title\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"su-spoiler-icon\"><\/span>Fun Facts<\/div><div class=\"su-spoiler-content su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n            <ol class=\"dm-profile-activities\">\n              <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">In my free-time, I love to spend my time hiking, herping, and playing sports!<\/li>\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;B&#093;<\/li> -->\n              <!-- <li class=\"ea-profile-activity\">&#091;C&#093;<\/li> -->\n            <\/ol>\n            <div id=\"dm-web-profile-funfacts\"><\/div>\n            <\/div><\/div> <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tucker Heptinstall, M.S. 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