Scott Lyell Gardner

Scott Lyell Gardner is a Professor at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, affiliated with the Department of Biological Sciences under the College of Arts and Sciences. His research focuses on parasitology, particularly the taxonomy and ecology of ectoparasitic mites associated with small mammals.

• Primary research areas: Parasitology, Biology, Zoology, Biodiversity, and Ecology.

In 2017, he co-authored a study published in Acarologia describing two new mite species from Peru, highlighting his expertise in Acarology and biodiversity conservation. The research involved detailed morphological analysis of Gigantolaelaps mites infesting Nephelomys rodents in the Manu Biodiversity Reserve, contributing to understanding host-parasite relationships in neotropical ecosystems.