Marshall professor performs research in the Sonoran Desert

The Parthenon - Jeffrey Kovatch, University professor of biology, has been researching how global climate affects amphibians in the southern Arizona desert. Kerry Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University professor of natural resource management, has been working with Kovatch on how climate and animals like mountain lions affect toads living in pools of water.

The Sonoran Desert may sound dry and hot to some people but for one Marshall professor, it's a place of research.

Jeffrey Kovatch, University professor of biology, has been researching how global climate affects amphibians in the southern Arizona desert. Kerry Griffis-Kyle, Texas Tech University professor of natural resource management, has been working with Kovatch on how climate and animals like mountain lions affect toads living in pools of water.

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