Randeep Singh

Wildlife Biologist II
Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science

Office: BICEFS, Georgetown, SC
Phone: 248-986-7028

Email: randees@clemson.edu

Educational Background

Masters Wildlife & Fisheries Resources
Clemson University 2021

BS Automobile Engg.
MDU, Rohtak, India 2012

Courses Taught

Wildlife Damage Management (WFB 6440)
Wildlife Management (WFB 6100)
Natural Resource Measurement (ENR 3020)

Profile

I am a Wildlife Biologist with a strong belief in hard work. My master's degree and professional experience focuses on American alligators, primarily nesting females. As a Teaching assistant during Masters and as a public speaker now it's always great to talk about big reptiles (alligators and crocodiles). This work has given me strong writing and communication skills. So far, I have taken part in ten professional oral presentations and seven poster sessions. Finally, I have worked on five scientific papers.

Research Interests

Reptiles; their behavior, biology, nesting ecology, basking behavior, and growth.

Extension and Outreach

South Eastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE), interact with public on tours at Yawkey Wildlife Center and Hobcaw Barony, where the focus is to inform them about American alligator biology, nesting ecology, behavior, and ecological importance.

Publications

Rainwater, T.R., Randeep Singh, C. A. Tuten, A.M. Given, P. W. Gibbons, B. Song, S. G. Platt, P. M. Wilkinson, C. B. Jachowski. Fauna Associated with American Alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) Nests in Coastal South Carolina, USA. Animals Vol. 14(4)-2024.

Bock, Samantha; Loera, Yeraldi; Johnson, Josiah; Smaga, Christopher; Haskins, David Lee; Tuberville, Tracey; Singh, Randeep; Rainwater, Thomas; Wilkinson, Phil; Parrott, Benjamin. Differential early-life survival underlies the adaptive significance of temperature-dependent sex determination in a long-lived reptile. Functional Ecology FE-2023-00541.

Smaga, Christopher; Bock, Samantha; Johnson, Josiah; Rainwater, Thomas; Singh, Randeep; Deem, Vincent; Letter, Andrew; Brunell, Arnold; Parrott, Benjamin. The influence of incubation temperature on offspring traits varies across northern and southern populations of the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). Ecology and Evolution - Manuscript ID ECE-2023-08-01412.

Steven G. Platt, S. Boutxakitlath, O Thongsavath , S. C. Leslie, L. D. McCaskill , Randeep Singh, T. R. Rainwater. First confirmed reproduction by a translocated female Siamese Crocodile Crocodylus siamensis (Crocodylidae: Crocodilia) with observations of nest attendance and nest-associated fauna. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 2024,16(2): 24760–24768.

Rainwater, T.R., B.J. Miller, J.P. Bogardus, Randeep Singh, P.M. Wilkinson, and S.G. Platt. Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator). Diet and prey guarding. Herpetological Review 53(3), 2022. Pg. 491.

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