Research Interests

I am interested in refining  monitoring techniques so that long-term monitoring is more feasible for certain herptile species in New England.  I am also interested in quantifying multi-scale amphibian and reptile-habitat relationships and investigating the effects of human-induced habitat alterations and urbanization on populations of these organisms in the northeastern United States. The focus of my work, thus far, has been on Fowler's toad (Bufo fowleri) populations on Cape Cod National Seashore.

Recent Publications and Works in Progress 

Tupper TA, McLean MD, Cook RP, Buchanan S. (In prep) Notes on oviposition in  northern clade B. fowleri: implications for conservation. Applied Herpetology 0:00.

Paton PWC, Tupper TA, Cook RP.  (In prep). Assessing anuran detection probabilities during calling surveys in southern New England, USA. Wildlife Society Bulletin 0:00.

Tupper TA, Cook RP.  (In press): Habitat variables influencing breeding effort in northern clade Bufo fowleri: implications for conservation . Applied Herpetology 0:1-19.

Tupper TA, Cook RP, Timm BC, Goodstine A. (2007): Improving call surveys for detecting the Fowler’s toad, Bufo fowleri, in Southern New England, USA. Applied Herpetology. 4: 245-259. 

Paton PWC, Timm BC, Tupper TA. (2003): Monitoring pond breeding amphibians. Long-term coastal monitoring protocol at Cape Cod National Seashore, p. 113. National Park Service. Wellfleet, Massachusetts.