CURRICULUM VITAE
Christopher E.
Carlton
LSU Agricultural
Center
Department of
Entomology
Baton Rouge,
LA 70803-1710
Ph. 225-578-0425,
Fax 225-578-1643
e-mail:
ccarlt@lsu.edu
1 February 2005
HISTORY OF ASSIGNMENTS
Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge
1995-2000, Assistant Professor; 2000-date,
Associate Professor, Department of Entomology. Conduct research in insect
systematics, serve as Director, Louisiana State Arthropod Museum, teach
systematics and morphology courses and advise graduate students.
University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville
1989-1995: Research Associate, Department of Entomology.
Conduct research in biodiversity and systematics, provide identifications of
insects and diagnoses of related problems, and curate University of Arkansas
Arthropod Museum.
1982-1989: Research Assistant (degree track), Department of
Entomology. Manage entomology collection and provide insect identifications.
1977-1981:
Graduate Assistant, Department of Entomology. Graduate student in Master's
Program.
TEACHING
ENTM 4005, Insect Taxonomy
Fall 1996 Total 4.66 (College Stats 4.10); n=12
Spring 1999 Total 4.34 (College Stats 4.01); n=17
Spring 2001 Total 4.62 (College Stats 4.10); n=12
Spring 2003 Total 4.46 (College Stats 4.03); n=14
ENTM 4014, Insect Morphology
Fall 1997 Total 3.47 (College Stats 3.99); n=3
ENTM 7014, Insect Morphology and Phylogeny
Fall 1999 Total 4.46 (College Stats 4.09); n=4
Fall 2003 Total 4.33 (College Stats 4.12; n=6
ENTM 7008, “Bizarre and Unusual Insect Life Histories” (Special Problem)
Fall 2000 Total 4.68 (College Stats 4.06); n=6
Courses Taught
Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge
BIOL
3999 Undergraduate Research
Fall 2003, 2 credit hours. Undergraduate research hours for
Dmitry Chouljenko, conducting work on glassy-winged sharpshooter.
Spring 2004, 3 credit hours. Undergraduate research hours
for Jonathon Wang, curatorial and database training, taxonomy of Cerambycidae.
Summer 2004, 3 credit hours. Undergraduate research hours
for Loren Michener, curatorial and database training, taxonomy of scolytinae.
ENTM
4005 Insect Taxonomy (1996-present), 4
credit hours
This course teaches basic principles of taxonomy and
nomenclature. Rapid sight
identification of major families of insects and the use of identification keys
is emphasized in the laboratory portion of the course. A substantial field component includes
organized field trips to demonstrate collecting techniques in a variety of
habitats. A collection is required.
ENTM 4014 Insect Morphology (1997), 3 credit hours
The primary objective of this course was to provide a basic understanding of the comparative morphology of insects.
ENTM 7008, Special Topics.
Fall
2000, Bizarre and Unusual Insect Life Histories, 1 credit hour. Unusual examples of insect adaptational strategies
documented in classical and modern life history readings.
ENTM 7014 Insect Phylogeny and Morphology (1999-present), 3 credit hours
The
primary objective of this course is to provide a basic understanding of the
comparative morphology and phylogenetic history of insects. A common theme is
the application of this knowledge to improve our understanding of the
evolutionary relationships among major lineages of insects. The course was developed
by Carlton to replace ENTM 4014, Insect Morphology.
ENTM 8900, Special Problems.
Spring 1997, 1 credit hr. Tropical Insect Taxonomy (n=1).
Fall 2000, Spring 2001, 2 credit hrs./semester. Advanced Coleopterology (n=3).
Fall 2004, 3 credit hrs. Forensic Entomology/Diptera Taxonomy (n=1).
University of
Arkansas, Fayetteville
ENTO
5223 Immature Insects (1991), 3 credit hours
Emphasis was on the rapid recognition of larval forms of
major families of insects. Developmental life histories were taught as an aid
to identification and understanding the role of immature forms in agricultural
systems.
ENTO
4023 Insect Identification (1991), 3 credit hours
This course was
equivalent to ENTM 4005 above.
As
major advisor
2 Ph.D. students: Alexey Tishechkin, systematics of
histerid beetles, anticipated graduation December 2004; Andrew Cline,
systematics of nitidulid beetles, anticipated graduation May 2004.
1 Masters student: Stephanie Gil, Coleoptera succession in
dead wood, anticipated graduation May 2006.
Other
graduate advisory committee memberships (Cumulative).
6 Ph.D. and 4 Masters
2004
Erin Watson, Ph.D. Dissertation title: Faunal Succession of Necrophilous Insects Associated with High Profile Wildlife Carcasses in Louisiana. Currently Postdoctoral Researcher, Tulane University, New Orleans. Awards at LSU: 2003-2004 Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship.
2002
Joyce
Fassbender, M.S. Thesis title: Diversity of Forest Litter and Surface
Inhabiting Spiders in Mixed Mesophytic Forest in Louisiana. Currently Ph.D.
student, City University of New York/American Museum of Natural History.
2001
Debra Murray, Ph.D (Co-advised with D.
Prowell). Dissertation title: Systematics of Neotropical Satyrine Butterflies
(Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychina) Based on Larval Morphology and DNA
Sequence Data and the Evolution of Life History Traits. Currently Postdoctoral
Associate University of Kentucky. Awards at LSU: 2001 John Henry Comstock
Award, Entomol. Soc. Amer.; 2001 L. D. Newsom Award, LSU Dept. of Entomology;
1998 Second Place Poster, Entomol. Soc. Amer. National Meeting; 1997
President's Prize Poster, Entomol. Soc. Amer. National Meeting.
1997-2004
Dmitry Chouljenko, Louisiana State
Arthropod Museum Volunteer (as high school student), undergraduate researcher,
student worker, and prospective NSF undergraduate researcher (pending
proposal).
2002
Stephanie Gil, Louisiana State Arthropod
Museum Summer Intern (funded by University of New Orleans), Great Smoky
Mountain ATBI project and identification of mosquitoes in conjunction with West
Nile Project, LSU Department of Entomology.
2001
Lisa Peri, NSF Research Experiences for
Undergraduates recipient, graduated B.S. Biology, 2001.
2000
Melissa Dean, NSF Research Experiences
for Undergraduates recipient, currently Masters student at Humboldt State
University, Arcata, CA
Participation in Teaching Workshops, and
Conferences
1996-97. One day workshops, “Collecting Insects and Making
an Insect Collection,” to 30 high school science teachers. These workshops
provided instruction on collecting, processing and exhibiting insects as high
school science projects and classroom assignments.
Informal Faculty/Student Discussion Groups
2000-2001. Teaching
Workshop. Monthly discussions to
examine specific aspects and ways of improving teaching and instructor
evaluation.
2000-2001. Phylogenetic analysis study group. Weekly discussions about character coding,
interpretation, and other phylogenetic analytical methods.
Other Instructional Activities and Teaching
Contributions
Louisiana
State University, Baton Rouge
1997, 1999, 2001. Guest
lecturer, Taxonomy of Immature Insects
(ENTM 7005) (Coleoptera section, 4 lectures and labs).
University
of Arkansas, Fayetteville
1995.
Guest lecturer, Insect Taxonomy (Coleoptera section)
1980-89.
Laboratory assistant, Insect Taxonomy and Immature Insects
Teaching Awards, Lectureships, or Prizes.
2000-2001. Outstanding Professor Award. Given by Department of Entomology Club.
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY
Book Chapters
2003
Carlton, C. E. Revision of Reichenbachia
of eastern North America (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae) [pp.
483-563]. In: R. Leschen and G.
Cuccudoro (editors). Systematics of
Coleoptera: Papers Celebrating the Retirement of Ivan Löbl, Associated Pub.,
Gainesville, FL. 955 pp.
Refereed Journal Articles
2004
Carlton, C. E., M. Dean, and A. K.Tishechkin. Diversity of two beetle taxa at a Western Amazonian locality (Coleoptera: Histeridae; Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae). Coleop. Bull. 58: 163-170.
Carlton, C. E.,
and R. S. Anderson. Occurrence of the
Introduced Weevil Myosides seriehispidus Roelofs in Great Smoky
Mountains National Park (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Coleop. Bull. 58: 343.
Cline, A. R., and C. E. Carlton. Two new species of Epuraea (Orthopeplus) from Mexico (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Coleop. Bull. 58: 261-270.
Cline, A. R., and C. E. Carlton. Three new species of Lasiodactylus Perty from the Neotropics (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae). Coleop. Bull. 58: 355-368.
Leschen, R. A. B., and C. E. Carlton. A New Tribe, Genus and Species of Nitidulid
Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae) from Bolivia. Coleop. Bull. 58:
443-451.
Sokolov, I. M., C. E. Carlton, and J. F. Cornell. Review of Anillinus with descriptions of 13 New Species and a Key to Soil and Litter Species (Coleoptera: Trechinae: Bembidiini). Coleop. Bull. 58: 185-233.
Watson, E.J. and C.E. Carlton. Succession of
forensically important Silphidae species on large carcasses (Coleoptera).
Southeastern Naturalist: in press.
Watson, E.J.
and C.E. Carlton. Insects associated with wildlife carcasses during Fall and
Winter seasons in Louisiana. J. Med. Entomol.: in press.
2003
Cox, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. A comment on gene introgression versus en masse cycle switching in the evolution of 13-year and 17-year life cycles in periodical cicadas. Evolution 57: 428-432.
Van Zandt, P. A., V. R. Townsend, Jr., C. E. Carlton, M. Blackwell, and S. Mopper. Loberus impressus (Coleoptera, Erotylidae) fungal associations and presence in the seed capsules of Iris hexagona. Coleop. Bull. 57: 281-288.
Watson, E. J., and C. E. Carlton. Spring Succession of Necrophilus Insects of Wildlife Carcasses in Louisiana. J. Med. Entomol. 40: 338-347.
2002
Bossart, J. L., and C. E. Carlton. Insect Conservation in America: status and perspectives. Amer. Entomol. 48(2): 82-92.
2001
Carlton, C. E., and R. A. B. Leschen. Species in sympatry: Pselaphotheseus of Campbell Island (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae:
Pselaphinae). New Zealand J. of Zool.
28: 387-393.
2000
Carlton, C. E., V. R. Townsend, Jr., P. A. Van Zandt, and
S. Mopper. Description of the larva of Loberus impressus LeConte with notes on
its natural history (Coleoptera: Languriidae: Xenoscelinae). Ann. Entomol. Soc.
Amer. 93: 356-361.
Leschen, R. A. B., and C. E. Carlton. A new species of Micropsephodes from southern United States (Endomychidae:
Anamorphinae). Coleop. Bull. 54: 232-238.
1999
Landau, D., D. P. Prowell, and C. E. Carlton. Intensive versus long-term sampling to
assess lepidopteran diversity in a southern mixed mesophytic forest. Ann.
Entomol. Soc. Amer. 92: 435-441.
1998
Carlton, C. E., and H. W. Robison. Diversity of litter-dwelling beetles in deciduous forests of the
Ouachita highlands of Arkansas (Insecta: Coleoptera). Biodiv. and Cons. 7: 1589-1605.
Carlton, C. E., and F. Rothwein. The endangered American
burying beetle (Coleoptera: Silphidae: Nicrophorus americanus
at the edge of its range in Arkansas.
Coleop. Bull. 52: 179-185.
Cox, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. A commentary on prime numbers and periodical cicadas. Amer. Nat.
152: 162-164.
Meek, C. L., C. Puskarich-May, and C. E. Carlton. New state record for the hairy maggot blow
fly Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart). Southwestern Entomol. 23: 373-375.
Muegge, M. A., and C. E. Carlton. New records of Japygoidea from Louisiana with notes on behavior
(Hexapoda: Diplura). Entomol. News 109:
177-182.
Triapitsyn, S. V., R. F. Mizell, III, J. L. Bossart, and C. E. Carlton. Egg Parasitoids of Homalodisca coagulata (HOMOPTERA: CICADELLIDAE). Florida Entomol. 81: 241-243.
1997
Robison, H. W., G. W. Byers, and C. E. Carlton. An annotated
checklist of the Mecoptera (Scorpionflies)
of Arkansas. Entomol. News. 108:
313-317.
1996
Carlton, C. E., and Lori Spencer Nobles. Distribution of Speyeria diana in the highlands of
Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma with comments on conservation. Entomol. News.
107: 213-219.
Carlton, C. E., and H. W. Robison. Notes on Mayetia pearsei Schuster, Marsh and Park
with a revised key to eastern Mayetia
species (Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Coleop. Bull. 50: 244-250.
Carlton, C. E., and R. A. B. Leschen. New species,
distributional notes and systematics of Eutrichites
(Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 122:
161-173.
Carlton, C. E., R. A. B. Leschen, and P. L. Kovarik. Adult
blow fly predation in a Chilean Euspilotus
(Coleoptera: Histeridae). Coleop. Bull. 50: 154.
Dorris, P. R., H. W. Robison, and C. E. Carlton. Spiders
(Arthropoda: Aranea) from deciduous forest litter of the Ouachita Highlands.
Proc. Ark. Acad. Sci. 49: 45-48.
Leschen, R. A. B, and C. E. Carlton. Slime production in
mycophagous Nitidulidae (Coleoptera) including a new species of Eusphaerius. J. of Nat. Hist. 30:
1861-1873.
C. S. Martin, C. E. Carlton, and C. L. Meek. New
distribution record for the hairy maggot blow fly Chrysomya rufifacies. Southwestern Entomol. 21: 477-478.
1995
Carlton, C. E. A
new species of Pseudactium from
Arkansas (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Coleop. Bull. 49: 170-173.
Carlton, C. E., and J. L. Lancaster. Arkansas horse and
deerflies (Insecta: Diptera: Tabanidae). Ark. Agri. Exp. Sta. Bull. Ser. 27 pp.
1994
Carlton, C. E., and D. S. Chandler. Revision of the
nearctic genus Pseudactium
(Coleoptera: Pselaphidae: Euplectinae). Coleop. Bull. 48: 171-190.
Carlton,
C. E., and T. J. Kring. Melitara
prodenialis Walker on prickly pear in Arkansas. Southwestern Entomol. 19:
23-31.
Phillips, E. C., R. V. Kilambi, and C. E. Carlton. Life
history and secondary production of Ephoron
album (Say) (Ephemeroptera: Polymitarcidae) in the Illinois River,
Arkansas. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc.: 67: 242-247.
1993
Leschen, R. A. B., and C. E. Carlton. Three new species and
a new record of neotropical Pocadius Erichson
(Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). Trop. Biol. 7: 209-216.
Leschen, R. A. B., and C. E. Carlton. Debris cloaking in
Endomychidae: A new species from Peru. J. Zool. (Linnean Soc.) 109: 35-51.
Springer, T. L., and C. E. Carlton. Dark-winged fungus gnat
(Diptera: Sciaridae) ovipositional preference for Trifolium species. J. Econ. Entomol. 86: 1420-1423.
Hopkins, J. D., C. D. Steelman, and C. E. Carlton. Internal
reproductive system of the adult male lesser mealworm Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). J. Kansas
Entomol. Soc. 66: 446-450.
1992
Hopkins, J. D., C. D. Steelman, and C. E. Carlton. Anatomy of the adult female lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) reproductive system. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 65: 299-307.
1991
Cox, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. Evidence for genetic dominance in 13-year periodical cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada spp.). J. Amer. Midl. Nat. 125: 63-74.
1990
Carlton, C. E., and R. T. Cox. A new species of Arianops from central Arkansas and the biogeographic implications of the Interior Highland Arianops species (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Coleop. Bull. 44: 365-371.
Carlton, C. E. Biogeographic affinities of pselaphid beetle genera of the Eastern United States. Florida Entomol. 73: 570-579.
1989
Allen, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. New records of
Schizopteridae and Ceratocombidae (Hemiptera: Dipsocoroidea). J. Kansas
Entomol. Soc. 62: 125-126.
Carlton, C. E. Revision of the genus Eutrichites (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Coleop. Bull. 43: 105- 119.
Carlton, C. E. Aedeagal isomerism in Actizona chuskae Chandler (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae) and a new locality record. Coleop. Bull. 43: 57-58.
Carlton, C. E., and R. T. Allen. A new species of Arianops (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae) and the rediscovery of Arianops sandersoni Barr. Coleop. Bull. 43: 59-67.
Carlton, C. E., and E. H. Schmitz. Anatomy of the extrinsic gut musculature of Gammarus minus (Crustacea: Amphipoda). J. of Morphol. 200: 87-92.
1988
Allen, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. Two new species of Scaphinotus (Coleoptera: Carabidae), with comments on other Arkansas species. J. New York Entomol. Soc. 96: 129-139.
Allen, R. T., C. E. Carlton, and S. A. Tedder. A new species of Acalypta (Hemiptera: Tingidae). J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 61: 126-130.
Carlton, C. E. Dienerella filum (Aube), a potential pest of air conditioning systems (Coleoptera: Lathridiidae). Coleop. Bull. 42: 263-264.
Carlton, C. E., and D. G. Bassi. Oligotoma nigra (Embiidina: Oligotomidae), an introduced species new to Arkansas. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 61: 352-353.
Cox, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. Paleoclimatic influences in
the evolution of periodical cicadas (Homoptera: Cicadidae: Magicicada spp.). J. Amer. Midl. Nat. 120: 183-193.
Leschen, R. A. B., and C. E. Carlton. Immature stages of Endomychus biguttatus Say (Coleoptera: Endomychidae:), with observations on the
alimentary canal. J. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 61: 321-327.
1986
Carlton, C. E., and R. T. Allen. Revision of the genus Euboarhexius (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae).
Coleop. Bull. 40: 285-296.
1983
Carlton, C. E. Revision of the genus Conoplectus Brendel (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Coleop. Bull. 37: 55-80.
2004
Nash, S. Desperately
Seeking Charisma: Improving the Status of Invertebrates. Bioscience 54: 487-494
(published color photograph of American burying beetle by C. Carlton, p. 488).
2002
Carlton, C. E.
Mining Beetle Diversity in the Smokies.
Southeastern Biology 49: 27-28.
2001
Carlton, C. E.
Coleopterists Society Monographs, Patricia Vaurie Memoir Series. Coleop.
Bull. 55: 528-529.
1994
Carlton, C. E., J. Bollinger, and L. C. Thompson. Arthropod biodiversity-sampling protocol development.
Proceedings of the Symposium on Ecosystem Management Research in the Ouachita
Mountains: Pretreatment Conditions and Preliminary Findings. pp 144-153.
Mangini, A., C. Carlton, R. W. Perry, and J. Hanula. Seed,
cone, regeneration, and defoliating insects in forest ecosystem management.
Proceedings of the Symposium on Ecosystem Management Research in the Ouachita
Mountains: Pretreatment Conditions and Preliminary Findings. pp 154- 161.
1987
Carlton, C. E. Identification of Arkansas fire ant (Hymenoptera:
Formicidae: Solenopsis spp.) workers. Ark. Agri. Exp. Stat. Rep. Ser.
301. 12 pp.
1986
Carlton,
C. E. Fossil collecting in Arkansas. Part 2.
The Arkansas Naturalist 4, no. 4, pp.
7-26.
1985
Carlton,
C. E. Arkansas museums. The Arkansas Naturalist 3, no. 4, pp. 4-14.
Carlton,
C. E. Fossil collecting in Arkansas.
Part 1. The Arkansas Naturalist 3, no.
8, pp. 1-16.
1984
Carlton,
C. E. Denizens of the duff. The
Arkansas Naturalist 2, no. 1, pp. 6-15.
Carlton, C. E.
Checklist of the longhorn beetles of Arkansas (Coleoptera:
Cerambycidae). Ark. Acad. Sci. Ark. Biota Survey, Checklist No. 40. 5 pp.
Academic Publications Edited
2004
Clark, S. M., D. G. LeDoux, T. N.
Seeno, E. G. Riley, A. J. Gilbert, and J. S. Sullivan. Host Plants of Leaf
Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera:
Megapodidae, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). The Coleopterists Society Special Publication
No. 2. 476 pp.
2003
Paucar-Cabrera,
A. Systematics and Phylogeny of the Genus Epectinaspis Blanchard
(Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae) and Description of a New Genus of
Anomalini from Mexico. Coleopterists
Society Monographs Patricia Vaurie Series No. 2. 60 pp.
Riley, E. G., S. Clark, and T. Seeno. Catalog
of the Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico. The Coleopterists Society
Special Publication No. 1. 290 pp.+search and sort CD.
2002
Cook, J. Revision of the
Neotropical Genus Cryptocanthon Balthasar (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae:
Scarabaeinae). Coleopterists Society Monographs Patricia Vaurie Series No. 1.
93 pp.
1999-2003
Coleopterists Bulletin 53(4), 96 pp; 54 (1-4), 552
pp; 55 (1-4), 528 pp.; 56 (1-4), 608 pp.; 57 (1-4), 510 pp.; 58 (1-4) 562 pp.
2004
Carlton,
C. E. Current Status of Nitidulid
Beetle Larval Taxonomy. No 6 on CD Rom, Phylogeny of the Cucujoidea (F. W.
Shockley, producer). University of Georgia, Dept. of Entomology.
2001-2004
Carlton, C. E Great Smoky Mountain National Park Coleoptera
ATBI TWIG Website.
Http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/Inst/Research/Departments/arthropodmuseum/smokybeetles.htm
1998-2004
Carlton, C. E. The Louisiana State Arthropod Museum
Website. Http://www.agctr.lsu.edu/arthropodmuseum/
1998-2004
Management of the Department of Entomology Website.
Http://www.lsu.edu.departments.entomology.htm
2001-2003
Carlton, C. E. Coleopterists Bulletin Manuscript Preparation
Guidelines. Http://www.coleopsoc.org/coleguid.shtml
Presentations at Professional Meetings, Symposia,
Seminars, and Conferences
2004
Carlton, C. E. The Great Smoky
Mountain All Taxa Biodiversity Inventory: Combining Science, Education, and
Fun. Weekly Seminar Series, LSU Museum of Natural Science, Baton Rouge, LA,
April 2004.
2003
Carlton, C. E. Coleoptera Twig Status Report: Year 3. Annual Conference, Discover Life in America,
Gatlinburg, TN.
Carlton, C. E. Current Status of Nitidulid Beetle Larval Taxonomy. Invited presentation. Section A Symposium, Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
Cline, A. R., C. E. Carlton, and J. L. McHugh (coorganizers). Phylogeny of the Cucujoidea I and II. Section A Symposia, Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America, Cincinnati, OH.
2002
Carlton, C. E. Coleoptera Twig Status Report: Year 2. Annual Conference, Discover Life in America,
Gatlinburg, TN.
Carlton, C. E.
Diversity of forest litter inhabiting Coleoptera and other wonders. Departmental Seminar, Department of
Entomology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA.
Reagan, T. E., M. O. Way, C. E. Carlton, and F. R. Posey.
Update on Mexican Rice Borer Research for the Rice and Sugar Cane Industries of
Texas and Louisiana. Display presentation.
Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
2001
Carlton, C. E.
Status of the Coleoptera TWIG of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park
ATBI. Annual Conference, Discover Life
in America, Gatlinburg, TN.
Carlton, C. E., and J. L. Bossart. The prejudice and promise of insect conservation research in the
United States. Southeastern Branch,
Entomological Society of America, Augusta, GA.
Carlton, C. E. Introduction to pselaphidology and the world
of litter arthropods. Departmental
Seminar, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge, LA.
2000
Carlton, C. E. Phylogenetic relationships among major lineages of pselaphine staphylinids (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae). Invited presentation. Section A Symposium, Annual Meeting, Entomological Society of America, Montreal, Canada.
Carlton, C. E., M. K. Dean, and A. K. Tishechkin. Diversity
of two beetle taxa at a western Amazonian locality. Poster presentation. XXI
International Congress of Entomology, Iquassu Falls, Brazil.
Reagan, T. E., C. E. Carlton, and F. R.
Posey. The Mexican rice borer threat to sugarcane and rice in Texas and western
Louisiana. Poster presentation. Entomological Society of America, Montreal,
Canada and Southwestern Branch Meeting, ESA, Austin, TX.
1999
Carlton, C. E.
Diversity and biogeographic significance of endemic and disjunct beetles
of the Ouachita Mountains. Invited presentation. Symposium on Ecosystem
Management Research in the Ouachita and Ozark Mountains. Hot Springs, AR.
Carlton, C. E. The
public service role of Land Grant University-based entomology museums. Student
sponsored symposium presentation. Annual Meeting, Southeastern Branch,
Entomological Society of America. Destin, FL.
Carlton, C. E.
Diversity and biogeography of forest litter Coleoptera in the
Southeastern United States. Departmental seminar, Department of Biology,
Southwestern Louisiana State University, Layfayette, LA.
1998
Carlton, C. E. What
arcane taxa tell us about the way the world ought to be. Charles Lincoln Distinguished Lecture
Series. Department of Entomology,
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville.
Tishechkin, A. K., and C. E. Carlton. Mesynodites s. l.: A barrier to understanding phylogenetic
relationships within the Hetaeriinae. Display presentation, Annual Meeting,
Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV.
Wheeler, A. F., Jr., C. E. Carlton, and D. Landau
(Co-organizers). Arthropods of unique
communities and habitats in the southeastern United States. Symposium,
Southeastern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America, Chattanooga, TN.
Carlton, C. E.
Insects and the conservation of mixed mesophytic forest habitat on the
Gulf Coastal Plain. Symposium
presentation, Southeastern Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of
America, Chattanooga, TN.
1997
Carlton, C. E. Patterns of endemism on the Gulf Coastal Plain in pselaphine
staphylinids (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae). Submitted paper, Southeastern Branch
Meeting, Entomological Society of America, Asheville, NC.
1995
Carlton, C. E. The
genus Reichenbachia in eastern North
America (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Submitted paper, Annual Meeting,
Entomological Society of America, Las Vegas, NV.
Carlton, C. E. Silphid research in Arkansas. Conference on the American Burying
Beetle. Invited paper, Norman, OK.
Carlton,
C. E. Chile, a wrath of grapes.
Departmental seminar, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
Carlton, C. E. Introduction to pselaphine Staphylinidae. Invited Seminar,
Louisiana State University, Department of Entomology, Baton Rouge, LA.
1993
Carlton, C. E.
Arthropod biodiversity-sampling protocol development. Invited paper, U.
S. Forest Service Symposium on Ecosystem Management, Hot Springs, AR.
Carlton, C. E. Forest substrate biodiversity research in the Ouachita Mountains.
Departmental seminar, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR.
1992
Carlton, C. E. Coleoptera diversity in deciduous forest substrates in the
Ouachita Highlands of Arkansas. Display presentation, Annual Meeting,
Entomological Society of America, Baltimore, MD.
Carlton, C. E., and R. A. Leschen. Methodology and theory in
insect systematics. Iinvited seminar, Biology Department, University of Azuay,
Cuenca, Ecuador.
1990
Carlton, C. E., and R. A. Leschen. Debris cloaking in Bystus “decorator” (Coleoptera: Endomychidae) larvae and the
morphology of the thoracic musculature. Submitted paper, Annual Meeting,
Entomological Society of America, New Orleans, LA.
1989
Biogeographic affinities of pselaphid
beetles of the eastern United States. Symposium presentation, Southeastern
Branch Meeting, Entomological Society of America, Orlando, FL.
1988
Carlton, C. E. Life history of the cactus boring moth Melitara prodenialis in Arkansas
(Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Submitted paper, Annual Meeting, Entomological
Society of America, Louisville, KY.
Leschen, R. A., and C. E. Carlton. Immature stages of Endomychus biguttatus Say (Coleoptera:
Endomychidae:), with observations on the alimentary canal. Display presentation. XVIII International Congress of Entomology,
Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Scholarly or Creative Activities
Memberships
in Professional Societies
American
Entomological Society
Natural
Science Collections Alliance (Institutional Membership)
Coleopterists
Society
Entomological
Collections Network
Entomological
Society of America
European
Association of Coleopterists
International
Field Experience
Australia
1993, four weeks. Visiting specialist,
Queensland Museum. Collecting trips to a variety of forest habitats in southern
Queensland.
Belize
1997, three weeks. Coleoptera survey of
Rio Bravo Conservation Area and tropical insect biodiversity project
development in collaboration with Programme for Belize and Belize National
Plant Protection Service.
1996,
three weeks. Coleoptera survey of Rio
Bravo Conservation Area.
Chile
1994,
seven weeks. North-south transect, collecting expedition in a variety of desert
and forest habitats.
Costa Rica
1998,
two weeks. Field research on Coleoptera associated with army ants at LaSelva
Biological Station.
Ecuador
1991-1992,
four weeks. Collecting expeditions to montane forests.
1990,
three weeks. Collecting expeditions to
montane forests.
1999,
five weeks. Collecting expedition to
Amazonian rain forest.
2001, two weeks. Collecting trip to Bobiri Forest Preserve, project development
with Forestry Research Institute of Ghana.
New Zealand
1998, four weeks. Visiting specialist, Landcare Research.
Collecting trip to South Island. Research in New Zealand National Collection of
Arthropods.
2000, four weeks. Visiting specialist, Landcare Research. Collecting trip to North
Island. Research in New Zealand National Collection of Arthropods.
2003-04, four weeks. Visiting specialist, Landcare Research.
Collecting trip to North Island. Research in New Zealand National Collection of
Arthropods.
2004, one week. Visiting specialist, Forestry Research Institute. Reconnaissance
survey of field sites and meetings with potential Taiwanese collaborators.
Specialized
Taxonomic Activities
Identified/sorted Coleoptera for the following institutions
(1995-2004): US National Museum,
Smithsonian Institution; American Museum of Natural History; Cornell University
Insect Collection; Field Museum of Natural History; Great Smoky Mountains
National Park Insect Collection; Snow Entomological Museum, University of Kansas;
Essig Entomological Museum, University of California, Berkeley; Florida A &
M University; Florida State Collection of Arthropods, University of Florida;
Texas A & M University; Mississippi Entomological Museum, Mississippi State
University; Montana State University; New Zealand National Collection of
Athropods; Ohio State Museum of Biological Diversity, Ohio State
University; Taiwan National University;
Universidad De Catolica, Ecuador; University of Miami, Florida; University of
New Mexico; U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.
Recognition of Scholarly Achievement
Awards
1997. LSU Research Summer Stipend Award.
Tropical insect biodiversity research at Rio Bravo Conservation and Management
Area, Belize. $4000.
1990.
Field Museum of Natural History Scholarship Award, Chicago. $1,020.
Adjunct
Appointments and Graduate Faculty Memberships
Research
Associate, Natural History Museum, University of Kansas.
Adjunct
Associate Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State
University.
Graduate
Faculty (Full Member), LSU, Baton Rouge.
Graduate
Faculty (Associate Member), University of Miami, Miami, FL.
2004
Carlton, C. E., and V. M. Bayless.
Acquisition of a High Resolution Digital Imaging System for the Department of
Entomology. Louisiana Board of Regents Enhancement Program. $69,764.
2003
Carlton, C. E.
Coleoptera Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) Year 3: Identifying the
catch. Discover Life in America. $4600.
2002
Carlton, C. E., and A. Cline. NSF Doctoral Dissertation
Improvement Grant. The systematics and biogeography of Pocadius and
related genera (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae). National Science Foundation. $3350.
Carlton, C. E.
Continued support for the Coleoptera Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) at
the Louisiana State Arthropod Museum (LSAM).
Discover Life in America. $6358.
Carlton, C. E., and L. Hooper-Bui. Screening Glassy-winged Sharpshooters for Egg Parasitoids in the Baton Rouge, LA Area. University of California, Riverside. $2000.
2001
Carlton, C. E. Coleoptera Taxonomic Working Group (TWIG) at the Louisiana State
Arthropod Museum (LSAM). Discover Life
in America. $4980.
2000
Carlton, C. E. Research experiences for undergraduates supplement. National Science Foundation. $5000.
1999
Weir, A., C. E. Carlton, and R. A. B.
Leschen. South temperate beetles
hangers: A survey of New Zealand
Laboulbeniales fungi and their beetle hosts.
National Science Foundation.
$148,896.
Carlton, C. E., and A. K. Tishechkin. Systematics of the inquilinous hister beetle
complex Mesynodites (Histeridae:
Hetaeriinae). National Science Foundation.
$81,300.
1997
Carlton, C. E., and V. L. Moseley. Expansion and enhancement of the Louisiana
State Arthropod Museum. Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund. $56,000.
Carlton, C. E., and D. P. Prowell. Comparative insect diversity in natural ecosystems on the Gulf
Coastal Plain. Louisiana Education
Quality Support Fund. $89,000.
1996
Carlton, C. E.
Glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca
coagulata, egg parasitoid screening. University of California. $1000.
1995
Whitfield, J. B., and C. E. Carlton. Improvement of the University of Arkansas
Arthropod Museum facilities. National
Science Foundation. $51,920.
Carlton, C. E. Habitat transect survey of the American burying beetle in the
Ouachita National Forest. United States Forest Service. $6000.
1994
Carlton, C. E. Annual monitoring survey of the American burying beetle on the
Fort Smith, AR, Landfill (Coleoptera: Silphidae). City of Fort Smith. $27,500.
Carlton, C. E. Habitat transect survey of the American burying beetle in the
Ouachita National Forest. United States Forest Service. $4500.
Carlton, C. E.
Reconnaissance survey of terrestrial insects in the Cecil Creek area of
the Buffalo National River. U. S. Department of Interior, National Parks
Service. $3900.
Carlton, C. E. Biodiversity analysis of selected taxa from the Ouachita National
Forest. United States Forest Service. $15,000.
1993
Carlton, C. E.
Survey of the endangered American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus, in Arkansas (Coleoptera:Silphidae).
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission. $25,000.
1992
Mangini, A, and Carlton, C. E.
Preliminary survey of regeneration weevils and defoliators in the Ouachita
National Forest. United States Forest Service. $14,992.
Carlton, C. E., and L. C. Thompson. Arthropod biodiversity study in the Ouachita
National Forest. United States Forest Service. $44,000.
1991
Carlton, C. E.
Survey of the American burying beetle, Nicrophorus americanus Oliver, in the Ouachita National Forest
(Coleoptera: Silphidae). United States Forest Service. $1,000.
Carlton, C. E.
Survey of substrate arthropods in deciduous climax forests in the
Ouachita National Forest. United States Forest Service. $3,000.
1988
Carlton, C. E., and T. J. Kring. Biology and rearing requirements of Melitara prodenialis Walker (Lepidoptera: Phycitidae). Arkansas
Science and Technology Authority. $13,595.
1987
Allen, R. T., and C. E. Carlton. Survey of the insect fauna of Mt. Magazine. Arkansas Non-Game
Preservation Committee. $2,200.
Theses/Dissertations Directed
See
“Graduate Student Advising” (p. 2 above).
Major Areas of Research Interest
Areas
of Emphasis
Systematics of Coleoptera, especially the
family Staphylinidae, subfamily Pselaphinae and the family Nitidulidae,
biogeography, larval morphology, forest litter diversity and conservation
biology.
Current Research Projects
Systematics and morphology of nitidulid
beetle larvae (in collaboration with R. A. B. Leschen).
Diversity analysis of selected beetle taxa at
Yasuni National Park, Ecuador (in collaboration with A. K. Tishechkin and M.
Dean).
Revision
of the neotropical pselaphine genus Barroeuplectoides.
Beetle
biodiversity in Great Smoky Mountains National Park (Leader, Taxonomic Working
Group)
Pselaphine Staphylinidae of the Virgin Islands (in
collaboration with M. A. Ivie).
Systematics of the histerid
beetle subfamily Hetaeriinae (in collaboration with A. K. Tishechkin).
Patterns of relationship among relict areas of
mixed-mesophytic forest habitat across the Gulf Coastal Plain (in collaboration
with D. P. Prowell).
Pselaphine staphylinidae of New Zealand (in collaboration with D. S. Chandler and R.
A. B. Leschen).
SERVICE
Student Activities
Coach of Linnaean Team in competition at Entomological
Society of America national and branch meetings
(1997-1999).
Recruitment of Students and Faculty
Recruited graduate student Alexey Tishechkin
from the Institute of Zoology, Minsk, Belarus to LSU (1997).
University Service
Department of Entomology committee memberships
Website Committee (Chair, 2003-2004)
Distinguished Lecturer (1996-97; Chair, 2002-2003)
Courses and
Curriculum (1996-99; Chair, 2001-2002)
Museum (Chair, 1995-2001)
USDA CSREES Review Committee (2000-2001)
Student Awards (1995-97)
LSU
College of Agriculture committee memberships
Agriculture Faculty Policy Committee (1996-98)
Professional Service
Program
review panel
USDA-ARS Systematic
Entomology Laboratory, December 2004, Beltsville, MD.
Peer
reviews
Journal
articles: American Naturalist, American Midland Naturalist, Florida
Entomologist, Journal Kansas Entomological Society, Entomological News, Journal
of Biosciences, Proceedings of the Philadelphia Academy of Sciences,
Southeastern Naturalist, Transactions of the American Entomological Society,
Coleopterists Bulletin, Rajshahi University Journal of Zoology, and BioEssays.
Grant
proposals: Leverhulme Trust, National Science Foundation, and USDA/NRI
Competitive Grants Program.
Coleopterists
Society
Nominated for society
President (1998). Robert S. Anderson was elected.
Editor, Coleopterists
Bulletin (2000-2005)
Entomological
Society of America
Section A Publications
Review Committee (1997-98)
Entomological Society of
America Committee on Education and Youth
(1999-2001)
Judge of Student Display
Presentations (Section A) at National Meetings (1997, 1999)
Other External Service
Responsible for identifications and diagnoses
of insects for public, Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service, and LSU
faculty/students.
Education
Chair, 2002-2004. Baton Rouge Chapter,
National Audubon Society.
Vice-President,
2004-present. Baton Rouge Chapter, National Audubon Society.
Treasurer, 1997-present. Feliciana Preserve Landowners Association (Non-profit organization devoted to
preservation of the Feliciana Preserve in West Feliciana Parish, LA).