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Research Opportunities within Ecology and Organismal
Biology The Department of
Ecology and Organismal Biology faculty and the affiliated faculty
in Life Sciences, Science Education,
and Geography,
Geology, and Anthropology maintain a large number of active research projects.
Virtually all of our grant and contract funded research as well as
University sponsored research is conducted in close collaboration with our
undergraduate and graduate students.
The Department of Ecology and Organismal Biology has two major areas of research
specialization:
Some faculty members conduct research in more than
one specialization. Please visit individual faculty web pages for more
specific details and for copies of their recent publications (in PDF
format). Click on a faculty name below to go to their home page! Ecology
· Charles
J. Amlaner, Jr. - Chairperson;
Behavioral Physiology: biotelemetry; temporal and
spatial patterns of behavior and physiology in
unrestrained animals. Sleep physiology of free-ranging
animals. Optimality theory as related to behavior.
· Michael
J. Angilletta, Jr. -
Physiological Ecology & Evolution: energetics of
ectotherms; evolution of life histories;
thermoregulation and physiological performance.
· George
S. Bakken - Physiological
Ecology: energetics, biometeorology, thermoregulatory
behavior, evolution.
· Diana
K. Hews - Field Behavioral
Endocrinology: hormonal control of sexual dimorphism in
territorial aggression and color signals; sexual
selection, hormones and alternative reproductive mating
tactics; color signals and social communication.
· Steven
L. Lima -
Behavioral & Evolutionary Ecology;
predator-prey interactions; spatial predator-prey games;
avian ecology; conservation biology.
· William
A. Mitchell
- Behavioral Ecology; community dynamics
and mathematical modeling; determinants of species
richness and spatial predator-prey games.
· Peter
E. Scott - Plant Reproductive
Ecology: interactions of plants and pollinators; avian
ecology; conservation biology.
· John
O. Whitaker, Jr.
- Vertebrate
Ecology: mammalogy, especially studies of food and
ectoparasites of small mammals; bat biology; systematics.
Physiology
· Charles
J. Amlaner, Jr. - Chairperson;
Behavioral Physiology: biotelemetry; temporal and
spatial patterns of behavior and physiology in
unrestrained animals. Sleep physiology of free-ranging
animals. Optimality theory as related to behavior.
· Michael
J. Angilletta, Jr. -
Physiological Ecology & Evolution: energetics of
ectotherms; evolution of life histories;
thermoregulation and physiological performance.
· George
S. Bakken - Physiological
Ecology: energetics, biometeorology, thermoregulatory
behavior, evolution.
· Diana
K. Hews - Field Behavioral
Endocrinology: hormonal control of sexual dimorphism in
territorial aggression and color signals; sexual
selection, hormones and alternative reproductive mating
tactics; color signals and social communication.
Library of PDF reprints for all Ecology
and Organismal Biology Faculty (under
construction) Many recent
publication are available in PDF format at this location.
The PDF files are listed by faculty name, and in some cases,
by author with the EOB faculty name bolded. Feel free
to download any of these publications. Please note
that many of these publications are copyrighted by the
publishing journal; please observe copyright restrictions
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